1956
Monckton Expresses Concern About Intervention
London
Monckton has reservations about resorting to military action as diplomatic efforts continue.
World History Database / Suez War / Those involved
Walter Monckton
Great Britain
Minister of Defence
7 archival records
1956
Monckton Leaves Defence Ministry
London
Monckton leaves the defence portfolio during the Suez crisis and subsequently takes a different cabinet position.
1956
Monckton Weighs Suez Military Options
London
Defence Minister Walter Monckton is involved in government discussions about possible force following the canal seizure.
July 27th, 1956
Cabinet Debate
London
Questions the risks of military action during early Cabinet discussions of the canal crisis
August 1st, 1956
Defence Minister Weighs Military Response Risks
London
Walter Monckton expressed reservations about the use of force as ministers considered how to respond to Nasser's actions.
September 18th, 1956
Monckton Reservations Complicate Ministerial Consensus
London
Walter Monckton's reluctance toward war exposed differences inside the British leadership over the appropriate response to the canal crisis.
October 1956
Cabinet Opposition
London
Expresses serious reservations inside government about the resort to force over Suez