The Suez Crisis 1956
Episode 49 min 6s

The Suez Crisis 1956

From Background Briefing ABC Australia
Sir Robert Menzies was at the centre of the Suez crisis - one of the great failures of western political history. He was sent into negotiate with Nasser, but behind the scenes the UK, Israel, France and the USA all had other agendas. Were they treating Menzies as a mere tool in their wider game? Reporter Stan Correy.

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