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Through scholarly framing tied to military history and intelligence studies, the text positions the unit within broader Middle East and archival research traditions. The material emphasizes academic guidance, library and archive support, and the intellectual collaboration behind the study’s conclusions.","The Arab Bureau: The Story of Britain's Most Ingenious Intelligence Unit  \nEamonn Gearon  \n[https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197851234.001.0001](https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197851234.001.0001)  \nPublished: 01 April 2026 Online ISBN: 9780197851838 Print ISBN: 9780197851234  \nSearch in this book  \nFRONT MATTER  \nCopyright Page 􀀈 Eamonn Gearon  \n[https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197851234.002.0004](https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197851234.002.0004) Page iv  \nPublished: 01 April 2026  \nSubject:  Military History  \nCollection: Oxford Scholarship Online  \nOxford University Press is a department of the  \nUniversity of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective  \nof excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.  \nOxford New York  \nAuckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto  \nWith of􀁿ces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore  \nSouth Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam  \nOxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press  \n546 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036, United States of America Copyright © Eamonn Gearon 2026  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above.  \nYou must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available  \nEamonn Gearon.  \nThe Arab Bureau: The Story of Britain’s Most Ingenious Intelligence Unit.  \nISBN: 9780197851234  \nPrinted in the United Kingdom on acid-free paper  \nTo my wife, for her boundless love, constancy, and support, and my son, for his endless curiosity and for helping me see the world anew. Thanks for joining me on this literary adventure.  \nAlso in loving memory of Roger Owen (1935–2018), my dear friend and mentor. He inspired this scholastic quest, and I like to think he would have  \nenjoyed the result.  \nThe Arab Bureau: The Story of Britain's Most Ingenious Intelligence Unit  \nEamonn Gearon  \n[https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197851234.001.0001](https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197851234.001.0001)  \nPublished: 01 April 2026 Online ISBN: 9780197851838 Print ISBN: 9780197851234  \nSearch in this book  \nFRONT MATTER  \nAcknowledgements 􀀈 Published: 01 April 2026  \nSubject:  Military History  \nCollection: Oxford Scholarship Online  \nAlthough my DPhil was written by me alone, the myth of such an undertaking being an entirely solitary pursuit is belied by the following list of people from whom I received invaluable guidance, encouragement, insights, and corrections, and who all have my heartfelt thanks.  \nIt is perhaps customary to acknowledge and give thanks 􀁿rst to the living, not the dead, but I wish to record my deepest thanks to the late Professor Roger Owen, former Director of the St Antony’s College Middle East Centre at the University Oxford, as well as A.J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard University. Roger was the 􀁿rst person with whom I discussed my ideas for this research, and he offered support and stimulating suggestions from the start. 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