Telegram from the British Embassy in Rome on Italian reactions to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal (Rome, 31 July 1956)
Text On 31 July 1956, the British Embassy in Rome sends a telegram to the British Foreign Office in which it outlines the reactions in Italy to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company. The Italian Government expresses its deep concern for its economy and its maritime transport companies.
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Source: Great Britain. Embassy (Italy). [Telegram from Rome to Foreign Office (31 July 1956)]. 31-07-1956. No 508. 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. Italian anxiety over situation in Suez: summary of statement issued by Italian government, 31 July 1956, FO 371/119081/14211/140.
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