Telegram from the British Embassy in Cairo on reactions in the press following the nationalisation of the Suez Canal (Cairo, 29 July 1956)
Text In a telegram dated 29 July 1956, the British Embassy in Cairo informs the British Foreign Office of the press reactions to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company. The press particularly reports on the address given on 26 July by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the initial British reactions and the attitude of the United States and the Commonwealth countries.
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Source: Great Britain. Embassy (Egypt). [Telegram from Cairo to Foreign Office (29 July 1956)]. 29-07-1956. No 1309. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). FO - Records created or inherited by the Foreign Office, FO 371 - Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence from 1906-1966. Egypt. FO 371/119079 - Nationalization of Suez Canal: international repercussions; London Conference; intervention by UK and France. Nationalization of Suez Canal Company and related consequent events: summary of Egyptian press coverage, FO 371/119079/14211/42.
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