Message from Anthony Eden to Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Suez Crisis (London, 27 August 1956)
Texte On 27 August 1956, the British Prime Minister Anthony Eden sends the US President Dwight D. Eisenhower a letter in which he welcomes the results of the London Maritime Conference on the Suez Crisis. However, he is concerned at the foreign policy of the USSR, particularly the establishment of closer relations between Moscow and Cairo. He also outlines the measures he would like to take if Nasser refuses to negotiate, and explains that the United Kingdom and France are continuing their military preparations.
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Source: EDEN, Anthony. Top Secret. From Foreign Office to Washington. 27-08-1956. Conservé à: 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. Nationalization of Suez Canal: international repercussions; London Conference; intervention by UK and France, FO 371/119119. Payment of Suez Canal transit dues: draft message from UK prime minister to President Eisenhower, FO 371/119119/14211/1155G.
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