| Arabs Back Nasser On Suez Canal | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1621 |
| Catalog #: | 354267 | |
| Clip Number: | 354267-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-067-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:29:22 - 00:30:21 | |
| Location: | Egypt, Cairo | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Egypt, Cairo PERSONALITIES: Nasser, Gamel Abdel TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military WAR & CONFLICT: Suez Crisis 1956-1957 | |
| Description: | President Nasser receives the solid support of the Arab nations for his seizure of Suez Canal, as the London conference opens, with representatives of 22 nations seeking a peaceful settlement of the explosive issue. Britain airlifts troops to the near east, ready to use force if the conference fails. Establishing shot - President Nasser attending the Suez conference in London. MS - Arab men sitting on assigned benches. MS - A huge delegation from Moscow getting off the plane. MS -England's luxury air liner, Britannia has landed to air lift British troops to near Eastern bases. British queue in line boarding Britannia. MS - British troops boarding the plane waving to the other British soldiers who are waiting their turn. | |
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