Papers and correspondence on subjects including JA's visit to Aden [Adan], Jan 1965, his visit to Saudi Arabia, Apr 1967, conflict between Egypt and the Yemen and the withdrawal of British troops from Aden [later part of Yemen], with correspondents including: Catherine Amery; Sir [Gerald] Kennedy Trevaskis, former High Commissioner of Aden, on subjects including the failure of talks on the future of South Arabia and events in Aden (11); the Sultan of Muscat [Oman]; [(Arthur) Anthony Greenwood], Secretary of State for the Colonies, on subjects including JA's visit to Aden and avoiding a debate on South Arabia while negotiations were going on between South Arabia and Aden (8); Sir Alexander Douglas-Home on subjects including his distrust of Greenwood's intentions over Aden (3); Sir Richard Turnbull, High Commissioner for Aden, on his concerns about JA visiting Aden before he arrived there himself; Sir William McLean, Colonial Office (2), enclosing papers on Parliamentary liaison in the Colonial Office and the new Commonwealth parliaments; Sir Arnold Hall, Director of Hawker Siddeley Group Limited (2), enclosing a note on the Group's interests in Saudi Arabia and promotional material on various aircraft; Sir [William] Reginald Verdon-Smith, Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited; 2nd Lord Caldecote, Deputy Managing Director of British Aircraft Corporation Limited; Duncan Duncan-Sandys [former Secretary of State for the Colonies] writing to the Amir of Beihan; the Amir of Beihan, on attacks against his country by Egypt; Sir William Luce [Political Resident in the Persian Gulf]; Sir [John] Hugh Boustead [British Political Agent, Abu Dhabi].

Also includes: note of a conversation between JA and Duncan-Sandys on whether JA should visit the Yemen, and also on the future leadership of the Conservative Party; statement by Greenwood on his visit to Aden, Dec 1964, and Parliamentary questions from JA to Greenwood on subjects including elections in Basutoland [later Lesotho], on Gibraltar and on Aden; Red Cross report on the use of chemical weapons in the Yemen; proposals from the Conservative Commonwealth and Overseas Council on negotiations with the Federation of South Arabia; notes for JA's talks with King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and Prince Sultan at Riyadh and Jeddah [Jiddah], Apr 1967; note of a meeting between JA and the Secretary of State for Defence [Denis Healey] on his impressions of Saudi Arabia from a defence viewpoint; galley proofs from JA's "Nasser's War in the Yemen"; notes on talks with Turkish ministers on Cyprus, Jan 1964.