Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, The Near East and Africa, Volume V

Editorial Note

Regional command problems within NATO and the creation of a Middle East Command were discussed at length during the Eighth Session of the North Atlantic Council at Rome, November 24–28, 1951, documentation on which is in volume III, part 1, page 693 ff.

The possibility of “revamping” the Middle East Command proposal in such a way as to “give more flattery to the Egyptian vanity” was raised by Berry during the course of a brief report on conditions in Egypt during the State–Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting of December 12. For the portion of this meeting dealing with Egypt and the Middle East Command, see page 434.