Letter from Norman Brook (Cabinet Office) [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] to WSC on developments in the Suez [Canal crisis], 4 Oct 1956

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/2/2/31/20-23

Scope and Contents

Reporting on subjects including the Prime Minister's [Anthony Eden] visit to Paris and negotiations with the French Government, [Gamal Abdel] Nasser [President of Egypt] and the fear that the Middle East will fall under the influence of [the Soviet Union] if Nasser succeeded in [nationalising the Suez Canal], the position of the United States and [John Foster] Dulles' [United States Secretary of State] "far from helpful" statements at a press conference, and upcoming discussions in the [United Nations] Security Council.

Dates

Creation: 4 Oct 1956

Conditions Governing Access

From the File:

Folio 59 is closed on instruction of the Cabinet Office. The rest of the file is open.

Extent

1 item(s)

Additional Description

Custodial History

On cataloguing this item was attached to a piece of paper annotated "2/181" [CHUR 2/181].

Related Materials

Related to the Churchill Papers [from CHUR 2/181]. Particularly related to CHUR 2/181/272-317, correspondence with Norman Brook and related correspondence, Aug 1952-May 1959.

Bibliography

An extract of this letter is published in 'Winston S. Churchill' volume VIII 'Never Despair' by Martin Gilbert, pp.1213-1214 and the full letter is published in 'The Churchill Documents' volume 23 'Never Flinch, Never Weary, November 1951 to February 1965' by Martin Gilbert and Larry P Arnn, pp.2134-2135.