Repercussions of Israeli attack on Egypt

The file relates to the Israeli attack on Egypt. It contains:

• Discussions on planned alternative naval movements
• The current situations in Kuwait and Bahrain relating to the ceasefire
• The response to Prime Minister Anthony Eden’s statement on the stabilising of the situation and for the re-opening of the Suez Canal, with UN support
• Israel’s refusal to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and its consequences
• Kuwait's support in assisting Egypt
• Allegations that the Egyptian civil population and establishments suffered damage from Britain's operations
• The employment and cost of a helicopter on loan from the Shell Company of Qatar Limited
• Various newspaper cuttings relating the unrest in Bahrain, together with an article titled 'Crossroads of the World' by Lieutenant General Sir John Glubb
• A Summary of incidents and events in Qatar between 31 October and 9 November
• A report on the effect of HMG’s decision to intervene with the French Government to secure a cease fire between Egypt and Israel
• Allied intervention and UN action in the Egyptian-Israeli conflict
• Records of conversations between Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and Dr Jamali on 1 November 1956, between Lloyd and US Ambassador Winthrop W Aldrich on 9 November, and between Lloyd and Loy Henderson at the British Embassy in Washington, DC on 17 November
• The blockage of the Suez Canal
• Figures of casualties sustained by the allied forces in recent operations
• A summary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) relief services
• Public interest in Muscat
• Response to the Daily Mail article dated 21 November on the British evacuation of women and children from Port Said to Delta
• An account by B A B Burrows of the immediate repercussions incurred in the Gulf States resulting from HMG’s action in Egypt from 31 October onwards
• An account of Russia’s situation regarding its support to the Arabs
• A report on a pipeline blown up on 1 November 1956, together with a sketch of the damaged caused
• The developing political situation since the invasion of Egypt
• Palestinians to be reassured, particularly in Kuwait and Qatar, about the fate of their relations and friends in the Gaza Strip
• A report on the situation in Aden and points raised from a discussion with the Sultan of Lahej, Ali Bin Abd Al Karim Al Abdali on 5 November
• The Foreign Secretary’s report on his visit to Port Said on 24 November
• Allegations that French aircraft were equipped with napalm bombs
• The demobilisation of mainly non-operational units
• Texts of statements to be made by the Foreign Secretary on 4 and 18 December in the House of Commons on the situation in the Middle East
• A report on the damage done to the Gray Mackenzie and Company Limited slipway in Bahrain
• Lebanese press reaction to the withdrawal of Anglo-French forces from Egypt
• Discussions relating to the early return of Egyptian prisoners
• D M H Riches' suggestion of the value of sending a personal message from the Foreign Secretary to the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Saleem Al Sabah explaining HMG’s policy; and denying the charge of collusion with Israel and F B Richards' response
• A translation of the Egyptian Commander-in-Chief’s speech broadcast by Cairo Radio on 30 November
• British Embassy's in Tel Aviv report on the occupation of Gaza on 2 November
• An extract from Hansard, dated 19 December on the disorders in Bahrain
• A report on the Egyptians' atrocity stories
• Iraqi reactions to events following the Israeli attack on Egypt on 29 October 1956
• King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan’s message to King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud regarding the withdrawal of Israel
• The suggestion of compensation to be paid to dependants of the victims of the curfew incidents at Kfar Kasim on 29 October
• Transcriptions of local press extracts relating to 'The struggle of the Arabs in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar'.