Item PYMAN 7/1/19 - Diary, Aug 1948, with related papers, on subjects including the future of former Italian colonies and the defence of the Middle East in the event of war with the USSR

Diary containing daily entries by Pyman with memoranda, telegrams and copy correspondence, including minutes of Chief of Staff's meetings; papers relating to the future of the former Italian colonies and the possibility of their return to Italian trusteeship; text of talk by Pyman on a visit by the Imperial Defence College relating to the recent events in the Middle East and the impact of these on British strategy in the Middle East; paper surveying current affairs and future trends in the Middle East; paper on defence co-ordination in the Far East; papers relating to SANDOWN, an outline operational and administrative plan for the defence of the Middle East and control of Middle East communications in the event of hostilities breaking out between Russia and the Allied forces. 1 file