Benjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield, 1st25 November 1875
Receives notice that Ismail Pasha's Suez Canal shares are available and moves quickly to secure them for Britain.
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Receives notice that Ismail Pasha's Suez Canal shares are available and moves quickly to secure them for Britain.
Handles diplomatic arrangements after Disraeli decides to purchase the Egyptian shares in the Suez Canal Company.
Manages Treasury implications of the emergency Suez Canal share purchase arranged before parliamentary approval.
Completes the purchase of Egypt's Suez Canal Company shares for £4,000,000 with Rothschild financing.
Supports legislation to regularise the Government's financing of the Suez Canal share purchase.
Presents the Suez Canal shareholding as a symbol of imperial foresight and British influence in Egypt.
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