Word: suez
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...Suez crisis, from its genesis in July through its present monstrous condition, has been a thorough moil of wrongheadedness on all sides. Egypt is breaching its agreement, the U.S. in insisting on doing nothing, and now Great Britain, France, and Israel in doing the wrong thing have all added their bits. But the passing of moral judgment in hindsight does not solve the problem...
...American troops, if they were found necessary and advisable. Although American troops may never be used, the threat of their use is necessary to encourage the General Assembly to take strong action and to convince the British and French that they must cooperate. The use of American troops in Suez would be, indeed, unfortunate, but unless the President of the United States takes the initiative in organizing intervention, nothing will be done...
...General Assembly must pass a resolution censuring the British, French, and Israelis for action in bad faith with the Nnited Nations. It must make clear that none of these countries has claim to control of Suez and that their actions are inexcusable violations of international law. The countries condemned may resent such a resolution, but it is necessary to reassure Egypt that the United Nations is not merely a tool of the colonial powers...
...Troops, preferably neutral ones like the Italians, and Swedes, must be flown into the Suez area with all speed, their purpose being to fight neither the British nor the Egyptians, but to maintain order. Even with United Nations troops in control, however, it is highly unlikely that the British and French will agree to stay out (or get out, if they moved in last night) of the area. For this reason, a United Nations task force could only hope to neutralize the situation until an agreement can be reached...
...question remains--what to do now? At the moment, British are in or almost in the Suez area. The best time for bullying them into inactivity is now past. But neither the British nor the Israelis can remain in Suez. An outright demand, however, would only hurt already touchy British pride. First, the British must be persuaded to accept complete Israeli withdrawal. Then, through the U.N. if possible, it must be made clear to them that the maintenance of troops in the area is indefensible. If the U.N. does not work, then economic sanctions must be threatened (quietly...