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May 05, 1953 - SILENCE AT SUEZ: Anglo-Egyptian talks over the protection of the vital Suez Canal have been suspended without agreement. The single land bridge between the Eurasian land-mass and Africa, with front and back doors on two seas, the Canal Zone has unsurpassed port and transportation facilities, is a fully equipped technical and military base, and is a vital 90-mile natural pivot of defensive-offensive strategy for the Middle East. Picture shows: Corner of the huge British arms dump of Tel EL Kebir in the Suez Canal Zone
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13164584
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46148207
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5060px x 4040px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Agreement Anglo-egyptian Dump Equipped Facilities Fully Kebir Pivot Silence Strategy Suez Suspended Unsurpassed Vital
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