Telegram from the British Embassy in Brussels on Belgian reactions following the nationalisation of the Suez Canal (Brussels, 31 July 1956)

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In a telegram dated 31 July 1956, the British Embassy in Brussels informs the British Foreign Office of the Belgian reactions to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company. While the Belgian press supports the United Kingdom and France, the Belgian Government seems reluctant to take a stance and refuses to comment on possible measures to be adopted.

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Source: Great Britain. Embassy (Belgium). [Telegram from Brussels to Foreign Office (31 July 1956)]. 31-07-1956. No 164. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). FO - Records created or inherited by the Foreign Office, FO 371 - Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence from 1906-1966. Egypt. FO 371/119081 - Nationalization of Suez Canal: international repercussions; London Conference; intervention by UK and France. Belgian views on Col Nasser's action over Suez, FO 371/119081/14211/135.

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