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August
United States Delegation Named to Cairo Committee
John Foster Dulles was the American member of the five-nation committee, with Loy Henderson designated to represent him during the Cairo talks.
American Alternate Prepares for Cairo Talks
Loy Henderson prepared to serve in place of John Foster Dulles in the five-nation mission to the Egyptian government.
Henderson Coordinates American Committee Position
Loy Henderson worked with the five-nation delegation to advance the United States preference for an agreed canal management system.
September
American Delegate Explains Canal Operating Framework
Loy Henderson supported the mission's presentation of proposed international safeguards for navigation and management.
American Diplomats Assess Failure of Cairo Mission
Loy Henderson reported the difficulty of securing Egyptian acceptance of the proposed canal governance scheme.
Canal Users Association Proposal Developed
Dulles develops the Suez Canal Users Association proposal as a non-military alternative to confrontation.
People-to-People Programme Launched
Launches the People-to-People initiative to encourage citizen-level international exchanges.
Dulles Announces Canal Users Association Initiative
John Foster Dulles proposed an association through which shipping nations could cooperate over canal operations without immediately resorting to military force.
Dulles Clarifies Shipping Traffic Coordination
John Foster Dulles described the association as a body that could help organize the movement of vessels belonging to participating countries.
Dulles Explains Pilot Recruitment Plan
John Foster Dulles said the proposed association could organize qualified pilots for member shipping, an important practical issue after the withdrawal of foreign pilots.
Proposed Association Explains Compensation Mechanism
John Foster Dulles envisioned a system in which canal dues helped meet association costs and provided compensation for services supplied by Egypt.
United States Emphasizes Egyptian Cooperation
John Foster Dulles argued that the users association should seek practical cooperation with Egypt rather than assert sovereignty over Egyptian territory.
American Delegation Presents Cooperative Users Strategy
John Foster Dulles urged a nonmilitary association approach as governments reconsidered their options following Egypt's rejection of the earlier proposals.
Second London Conference Strategy
Dulles presses for the users association while trying to restrain British and French moves toward force.
Dulles Advocates Users Association at London
John Foster Dulles supported a voluntary canal users association during the second London meeting as a possible alternative to coercion.
User States Debate Funding of Canal Services
John Foster Dulles promoted arrangements under which participating shipping states could finance common services while making appropriate payments to Egypt.
Voluntary Membership Central to Association Debate
John Foster Dulles advocated an organization of willing canal users rather than an authority imposed directly on Egyptian territory.
Canal Users Proposal Remains Diplomatic Alternative
John Foster Dulles continued to promote organized user cooperation as an alternative to the military action favored by some British and French policymakers.
Suez Canal Users Association
Promotes the Suez Canal Users Association as an alternative to immediate military action over the canal dispute.
Association Lacks Egyptian Operating Agreement
John Foster Dulles's proposed organization faced the fundamental difficulty that Egypt had not consented to transfer control of the canal to a users body.
US Treasury Reviews British External Payments Risk
George Humphrey's department considered Britain's vulnerability to balance of payments pressure and the political implications of American assistance.
Arlington Heights High School Dropout
Lee left Arlington Heights High School on September 28, 1956, less than a month before entering the Marine Corps.
October
Bank Relationship Suffers From Funding Collapse
The World Bank's failed Aswan financing initiative left lasting distrust in Egypt about the institution's independence from major shareholders.
Socialist Party Information Request
Oswald wrote to the Socialist Party of America on October 3, 1956, describing himself as a Marxist and requesting information about its youth league.
American Policy Retains Negotiation Over Compulsion
John Foster Dulles's approach continued to favor negotiated cooperation rather than forcibly replacing Egyptian control with the proposed association.
Marine Corps Enlistment
Oswald enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on October 24, 1956, six days after his seventeenth birthday.
Washington Faces Simultaneous Regional Crises
Dwight Eisenhower's administration confronted the Hungarian revolt while also trying to prevent the Suez dispute from becoming an armed conflict.
Marine Recruit Depot Arrival
Oswald reported to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego on October 26, 1956, for basic training.
Israeli Intentions Assessed before Attack
Dulles receives reports indicating that Israeli military action against Egypt may be imminent.
Israeli Mobilisation Warning Sent
Eisenhower warns Israel against widening the Middle East crisis as mobilisation becomes evident.
Sinai Attack Complicates Hungarian Diplomacy
Israel's invasion of Egypt presented Eisenhower with an additional emergency while Soviet forces and Hungarian protesters remained in confrontation.
US Opposition Raises British Financial Exposure
Eisenhower's opposition to an attack on Egypt created uncertainty over American financial support as the Israeli invasion began.
American Delegation Proposes Immediate Cessation of Hostilities
The United States urged international action to stop Israel's attack and avert further fighting involving Britain and France.
American Draft Demands Israeli Withdrawal
United States representatives sought Security Council approval of demands for an end to attacks and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Egyptian territory.
American Secretary Challenges Ultimatum Legality
John Foster Dulles pressed for United Nations handling of the fighting instead of unilateral Anglo French occupation of the canal zone.
Marine Recruit Aptitude Testing
Marine aptitude testing found Lee above average in reading and vocabulary but below average in arithmetic and pattern analysis.
United Nations
Brings the crisis before the United Nations after the Israeli invasion of Sinai.
United States Seeks Halt to Sinai Fighting
The American delegation brought proposed Security Council action to stop hostilities following Israel's attack on Egypt and the escalation of the crisis.
United States Seeks UN Response to Threat
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr brought American objections to the United Nations as the ultimatum threatened to widen the war.
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