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Power Gamble in the Middle East
November 17, 1956 issue

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Great Britain and the United Nations are moving towards a new collision over the Middle East. While they agreed last week to establish a U.N. police force for Egypt, there is a tacit but deep difference between them. Britain accepted the plan in the belief that the U.N. military units are to assume control of the Suez Canal. However, the United Nations concept is that its forces shall be assigned only to protect the canal against aggression and against continued disruption of traffic. When British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and his cabinet made their adventurous decision to invade Egypt together with the French, their principal aim was to wrest from Egyptian President Nasser the mastery of the canal.

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GREAT Britain -- Foreign relations; MIDDLE East -- Politics & government; UNITED Nations; EDEN, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977; PRIME ministers -- Great Britain; SUEZ Canal (Egypt); GREAT Britain; EGYPT
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