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...Suez group's hard core of 30-odd members felt a desperate need to prove that the Egyptian invasion was or could somehow still be made a success. They were supported by some who deplored the initial assault, yet now felt that an ignominiously fast withdrawal might make things worse. Others were rankled by the painful dependence on the U.S. They grumbled of "American blackmail." Editorialized the Daily Telegraph: "Some American comment on the oil situation sounded very much like a threat of economic sanctions...
...objective in the Middle East was to restore the situation that existed before the fighting started in Egypt. Reporting to the U.N. Advisory Committee on his conversations with Nasser, the quiet Swede indicated that he had freely accepted two fundamental Egyptian positions: 1) UNEF must withdraw from the Suez Canal Zone as soon as British and French troops leave Egypt; 2) repairs to the canal must await the Anglo-French withdrawal...
...British and French notes amounted to a declaration that Anglo-French forces would remain in Port Said until Egypt had been pressured into surrendering unilateral control of the Suez Canal. The Israeli government would surrender Sinai only after the U.N. found some way "to ensure Israel's security against the recurrence of the threat ... of attack" by the Arab nations...
...vote of 63 to 5, with ten abstentions, the resolution passed. A few minutes later the Assembly, by an even more one-sided vote (65 to 0 with nine abstentions), authorized Hammarskjold to continue the negotiations he had begun with Dutch and Danish firms for clearance of the Suez Canal. With this vote went all Anglo-French hopes of getting the canal open on their own terms...
Gamal Abdel Nasser, no longer talking about "a role wandering the Arab world looking for a hero," last week issued a conciliatory statement designed to show that he 1) is not a Russian pawn, 2) is willing to respect international law (though he did not mention the Suez Canal) and 3) has no ambitions to dominate an Arab empire. Excerpts...