Telegram from the British Embassy in The Hague on the measures taken by the Netherlands Government following the nationalisation of the Suez Canal (The Hague, 6 August 1956)
Text In a telegram dated 6 August 1956, the British Embassy in The Hague informs the British Foreign Office of the measures that the Netherlands Government is intending to take following the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company. The Government will suspend transfers of arms and ammunitions to Egypt and will no longer grant credit facilities. However, it emphasises that it is unable to freeze all Egyptian assets in the Netherlands.
Source and copyright
Source: Great Britain. Embassy (Netherlands). [Telegram from The Hague to Foreign Office (6 August 1956)]. 06-08-1956. No 155. 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 371/119082 - Nationalization of Suez Canal: international repercussions; London Conference; intervention by UK and France. Nationalization of Suez Canal: comments by Dutch press and officials, FO 371/119082/14211/176.
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