Sir Kennedy Trevaskis was the last High Commissioner of South
Arabia - a role he held from 1963-1965, which provided the pinnacle
of his career and yet also his ultimate failure. Trevaskis's
imperial credentials were impeccable. He was a District Officer in
Northern Rhodesia, followed by service in the Rhodesian Regiment in
World War II, District Commissioner in the British Administered
Eritrea after Italy's defeat, and finally High Commissioner in
South Arabia and Aden colony. But here the British ambition to set
up the Federation of South Arabia with Aden was ultimately
frustrated by the rise of Arab nationalism and the British Labour
government's decision to withdraw `East of Suez'. The Deluge is the
memoir of a glittering career ending in ultimate failure and
ignominy, but full of incident, humour and irreverence. Published
for the first time, and with an extensive introduction by Wm. Roger
Louis, this unique account sheds significant light on British
foreign and imperial policy in the post-war era and particularly
the end of empire in the Middle East.
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