Repercussions of Israeli attack on Egypt. Includes 10 photographs depicting: Damage to pipeline and oil fire at Umm Bab, Persian Gulf. Dated [1956].

The file relates to the repercussions of the Israeli attack on Egypt. It includes correspondence concerning:

• Justification for the intervention of Anglo-French forces in the Suez Canal area
• The potential negative effect of HMG's actions against Egypt on their relationship with Kuwait and Qatar
• Israeli forces capture of Egyptian troops in Sinai and UN attempts to organise a truce
• A situation report for the Gulf 5 November 1956
• Guidance from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Harold Macmillan on HMG strategy
• The boycott of British and French shops in Kuwait
• HMG policy relating to the persuasion of Israeli forces to withdraw from Egyptian territory
• 10 black and white photographs depicting damage to an oil pipeline and an oil fire at Umm Bab, dated 1956
• The balance of public sympathy with the Egyptian cause
• The take-over of a BP fuel tanker fleet.