British interest in the Middle East in the 1950s; Israeli interests in the Middle East; the Anglo-Israeli relationship; from apprehension to co-operation, January-October 1956; from the Sinai War to the Israeli withdrawal, March 1957; beyond Suez - the Israeli withdrawal and the search for a new status " before the storm - from the Jordanian crisis to the Lebanese turbulence, April 1957-June 1958; the end of an era - the crisis of 1958 and Anglo-Israeli relations.