Ⅰ．HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 1
Ⅱ．BRITISH INTERESTS 25
Economic Interests 25
Politico-Strategic Interests 28
Ⅲ．OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES 36
Economic Interests 36
Politico-Strategic Interests 39
American Interests 40
Soviet Interests 45
Other European Interests 48
Other Asian Interests 51
Ⅳ．BONES OF CONTENTION 53
Arab Nationalism 53
Social Tension and the Middle Class 54
Conflicting Interests in Arab States 59
The Arab States and Israel 62
Other Problems 66
Ⅴ．BRITISH INTERESTS IN RELATION TO OTHERS 68
In the Economic Field 68
In the Politico-Strategic Field 71
Ⅵ．PROSPECTIVE DANGERS 81
Soviet Expansion 81
Arab Hostility 86
Local Wars or Revolutions 88
Ⅶ．ASSETS AND DRAWBACKS FOR BRITAIN 91
Limitations on Military Action 91
Financial and Economic Limitations 94
Psychological Restraints 94
Obligations to the Commonwealth，OEEC，and NATO 96
Personal and Cultural Contacts 97
Ⅷ．CONCLUSIONS ON POLICY 101