Colonel Nasser ''Grabs'' the Suez Canal. Military police beside bust of its creator: The ~~~~ Minister told the House of Commons yesterday that the situation must be handled with ''firmness and cars'' following the grab by Egypt's Colonel Nasser of the Suez Canal. Photo shows Military Police seen as they look at the bust of Vicomte Ferdinand de Lesser who was responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal - at malia after Nasser had announced he had taken over he Canal yesterday.
Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.
Photo is dated 07-07-1956.
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