| Description | The diary covers the period 10 June 1958-19 September 1958. It begins when Shuckburgh returns to the Foreign Office: 'I will do odd jobs until my new post abroad becomes available, whatever it is'. He is asked to work on 'negotiations with the Sultan of Muscat', while his new job (either Ambassador in Tehran or a post in NATO) is decided. Events in the Middle East are dominating the Foreign Office, and there are comments on and descriptions of, among others, Foreign Office reaction to the invasion of Lebanon and the revolution in Iraq. On 16 July, Shuckburgh's appointment as Political Advisor to the Secretary-General of NATO, Paul-Henri Spaak, is confirmed. The rest of the diary describes his arrival in Paris, his first meetings with Spaak and other NATO officials, and a series of calls on NATO Ambassadors. |