As I read it, the Op Order text includes some of the changes that "events" forced upon us. For example, I was there on 105 Sqn (Argosies) for which the original plan was a move to Muharraq at the end of 1967, with a reduction to 6AE and a Sqn Ldr command. I did a ferry back to the UK at the end of June 67, shortly after the Crater revolt. I got back around 21 July to discover that local events had brought the move forward, with some aircraft and crews already gone, and that I should pack and clear my room as I was going on the next day. As I recall, that was just the start of an early rundown and redeployment of Khormaksar-based aircraft.