The threat that caused Gordon, diplomat and military officer, to publish the article was resumption of work on a railway from Russia to the Persian Gulf. Gordon, a published author, had not used the term previously, but he was to use it from then on.
గతంలో ప్రచురణల్లో "మిడిల్ ఈస్ట్" అనే పదాన్ని ఎవరు ఉపయోగించలేదు?
Gordon