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Telegram from the British Embassy in Cairo on the reactions of the Arab countries to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal (Cairo, 28 July 1956)

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On 28 July 1956, the British Embassy in Cairo sends a telegram to the British Foreign Office in which it outlines the positive reactions in the Arab countries following the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company. They welcome the action taken by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and express their support to Egypt.

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Source and copyright

Source: Great Britain. Embassy (Egypt). [Telegram from Cairo to Foreign Office (28 July 1956)]. 28-07-1956. No 1300. 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 371/119078 - Nationalization of Suez Canal: international repercussions; London Conference. Arab support for Col Nasser: report by Sir H Trevelyan, FO 371/119078/14211/34.

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Subject files: Decolonisation: geopolitical issues and impact on the European integration process

Metadata

Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: [Telegram from Cairo to Foreign Office (28 July 1956)]
Sender: Great Britain. Embassy (Egypt)
Recipient: Great Britain. Foreign Office
Creation date: 28/07/1956
Number of pages: 1 p.
Country: Egypt
Object number: No 1300

Location

Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: FO - Records created or inherited by the Foreign Office
Archive sub-collection: FO 371 - Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence from 1906-1966. Egypt
File name: FO 371/119078 - Nationalization of Suez Canal: international repercussions; London Conference
Folder name: Arab support for Col Nasser: report by Sir H Trevelyan
Folder number: FO 371/119078/14211/34