Item PYMAN 7/1/12 - Diary, Dec 1947, with related papers, on subjects including Palestine, Egypt, and the possibility of relocating MELF HQ to Kenya

Diary containing daily entries by Pyman with memoranda, telegrams and copy correspondence, including minutes of Chief of Staff's meetings; Pyman's comments on the possibility of locating General Headquarters in Kenya; various papers relating to the future location of the Middle East headquarters; move of troops from Palestine to Cyrenaica and the effect of this on British relations with Egypt; presentation on 'The evacuation of Palestine, redeployment of the evacuated troops with consideration of the consequent regrouping of military headquarters'; note on reorganisation of headquarters in Aden and Sudan; letter to Pyman from Brig (Hon Maj Gen) James Malcolm Leslie Renton, Head of the British Military Mission to Iraq relating to the mission; paper on the forecast strength of troops in Egypt under British command; Commanders in Chiefs' views on the political and military situation in Egypt; paper on decisions made by FM Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery Of Alamein, Chief of the Imperial General Staff relating to the location of MELF headquarters and organisation of British garrisons. 1 file