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Sovereignty Dispute

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1956

Anthony EdenAugust 1956

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Rejects Nasser's nationalization as a threat to international control and British interests in the canal.

Names involved

Anthony Eden

Provenance

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