Item PYMAN 7/1/6 - Diary, Jun 1947, with related papers, on subjects including Exercise Spearhead, in preparation for possible long range assault

Diary containing daily entries by Pyman with memoranda, telegrams and copy correspondence, including minutes of Chief of Staff's meetings; a copy of a letter to Pyman from Lt Gen Sir Frank Simpson, Vice Chief of the General Staff relating to the withdrawal of British troops from Egypt; paper entitled 'A few notes on SPEARHEAD' an exercise to prepare for a possible long range assault, possibly with atomic weapons; letter to Pyman from Maj Gen Sir (William) Ronald Campbell Penney, Foreign Office regarding the repatriation of German prisoners of war in Egypt; text of speech on the occasion of the dining out of the British Army of Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey; printed message of thanks to Middle East Land Forces (MELF) from Dempsey on his retirement; accommodation in the camps for illegal Jewish immigrants in Cyprus; possible deployment of formations and major units in the Middle East Jul 1947 - Jan 1949; paper on the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 and the British withdrawal from Egypt. 1 file