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The Flag Officer, Middle East was a command appointment of the
, , John E. Scotland, , August 1962-August 1964 , ,
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Royal Navy
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, established for two distinct periods from 194658 and then from . From the appointment was located in the Suez Canal Zone or, after the Suez Crisis, in the Cyprus area; when reestablished from the post of Flag Officer, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf, the focus was on the other side of Arabia. The headquarters moved from HMS ''Juffair'' in Bahrain to HMS Sheba, Steamer Point, Aden in 1962, and was located there until the British evacuation from Aden in 1967.
In August 1946 the title Commander-in-Chief, Levant was discontinued. Instead the title Senior British Naval Officer and Flag Officer Liaison, Middle East was adopted. In 1958 the last Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
The East Indies Station was a formation and command of the British Royal Navy. Created in 1744 by the Admiralty, it was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies.
Even in official documents, the term ''East Indies Station'' was ...
, hauled down his flag. His former units and establishments were transferred to the joint-service Middle East Command at Aden. In 1959 the former East Indies Persian Gulf Division and Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...
division were amalgamated under the Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf. In early 1962, the Flag Officer moved his headquarters from Bahrain to Aden, and by that time, the title Flag Officer Middle East was in use again.
In October 1967, Middle East Command in Aden was abolished, and the remaining naval forces 'East of Suez
East of Suez is used in British military and political discussions in reference to interests beyond the European theatre, and east of the Suez Canal, and may or may not include the Middle East.
' were transferred to the Far East Fleet
The Far East Fleet (also called the Far East Station) was a fleet of the Royal Navy which existed between 1952 and 1971.
During the Second World War, the Eastern Fleet included many ships and personnel from other navies, including those of the ...
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Flag Officer Middle East, 1946 - 58
Bahrain and Aden, 1959-67
Flag Officer, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf
Post holders included:Flag Officer, Middle East
Post holders included: {, class="wikitable" ! !! Rank !! Flag !! Name !! Term !! Notes/Ref , - , colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#dcdcfe;" , Flag Officer, Middle East , - , 1 , , Rear-Admiral , ,, , John E. Scotland, , August 1962-August 1964 , ,
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, 2 , , Rear-Admiral , , , , Peter N. Howes, , August 1964-September 1966 , ,
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, 3 , , Rear-Admiral , , , , John E.L. Martin, , September 1966-September 1967 , , Then became Commander, British Forces Gulf at ''Juffair'' from Sept 1967 to August 1968.{{Cite web, url=https://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersM2.html, title = Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 -- M
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