De-throning
What I know is that the World Wide Helicopter contact was terminated shortly after the 6 day war between Egypt and Israel. The situation deteriorated and all Westerners had to leave the country. This was in 1967. We (our family) had gone back to Holland just before it all started to escalate. My father however was was held prison for 4 days when he went back to Tripoli, together with a group of non-Libyans. Luckily they were all put on a plane for Europe. During these days the American Air Base Wheeles was surrounded and Italian and Jewish shops set a-light. But the king was still in power, although the people where turing against the West and against him.
Fortunately, just being a boy, it all passed me by. What did I know?
So only fond memories remain of my stay in Libya.