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The Potential Threat to the British Position in Egypt

1 Jul 1951

TOP SECRET ANNEX (Cont'd) 5. Recent events in Persia will have served to encourage nationalist feeling and xenophobia. These must inevitably have a repercussion on the attitude of the Egyptian Government to the detriment of Anglo-Egyptian relations. Egypt can count generally on the sympathies of the Moslem world in her efforts to get rid of the British Canal base and gain control of the Sudan. The assassination of King Abdullah will have removed one of the main restraining influences and may encourage her to hope for greater support, at least from the Arab League.
united kingdom egypt sudan united nations air power colonies foreign policy international relations israel military bases naval bases ports public opinion treaties great britain suez canal cold war arab world contingency planning defence british army military intelligence empire persia ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations imperial defence patrick reilly kenneth strong military strength anglo-egyptian relations predicting enemy intentions arthur shortt neill ogilvie-forbes naval strength egyptian armed forces
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Egypt Great Britain Israel Persia Sudan United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 158/13/4
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 158/13
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0013.004
Keywords
Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Arab World Military Bases British Army Defence Public Opinion Anglo-egyptian Relations Foreign Policy Treaties Naval Bases Ports Suez Canal Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Strength Air Power Naval Strength Egyptian Armed Forces War Preparations
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 61-131
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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