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LONDON INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2017

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Historical UN Security Council London International Model United Nations 18th Session | 2017

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Table of Contents

Introductions from the Chairs ....................................................................................... 3

Introduction to the UNSC .............................................................................................. 4

Topic A: The Suez Crisis 1956 ................................................................................... 5

Topic Introduction ............................................................................................... 5

Topic History ...................................................................................................... 6

Suez Crisis ................................................................................................. 6

Tensions in the region. Arab-Israeli Conflict ........................................... 7

British semi-Colonial relationship with Egypt ......................................... 8

Egyptian Nonalignment Policy ................................................................. 9

Timeline of the events prior to the conflict ....................................................... 10

Statement of a problem ..................................................................................... 11

Current situation ................................................................................................ 12

Israel and Egypt ...................................................................................... 12

Britain and France ................................................................................. 13

The United Nations ................................................................................. 13

Bloc and Country Positions............................................................................... 14

Questions a Resolution Must Answer ............................................................... 15

Further Research ............................................................................................... 16

Additional information about the conference.............................................................. 17

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The Chairs

Greetings delegates and welcome to the Historical UN Security Council at LIMUN 2017!

It is my pleasure to be your Director this year, and I am certain that the topic we have selected for

you will prove an exciting chance to change or re-write history to your own preference, and I am

interested to see where you take the subject.

I am currently undertaking an MSc in Conflict Studies at the London School of Economics, having

finished my BA in History at King’s College London last year. I have been involved in MUN since

I started university, competing in conferences around the UK, as well as at several global

conferences at Harvard WorldMUN. This will be my 4th LIMUN, and 3rd time as a chair. While I

have debated a great number of topics in my career, historical committees are my personal favourite

as they allow greater freedoms and challenge delegates to adapt their policies to past eras of global

politics.

I look forward to meeting you all at the conference, and hope you enjoy your research on the topic.

Joseph Carroll

Director HSC

Honorable delegates of the Historical UN Security Council,

My name is Viktoriya and I am very excited to be your Assistant Director for the 18th edition of

LIMUN! I come from Kazakhstan, but for the past 5 years I have been living and studying in

Paris. My MUN path started 3 years ago, and ever since then I have participated in more than 11

conferences as a delegate, chair and organizer. It will be my second time being a chair at LIMUN,

and I can’t wait to share this experience with you.

Viktoriya Shevtsova

Assistant Director HSC

Committee Email: [email protected]


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Introduction to the Committee

Welcome to the Historical UNSC at LIMUN 2016. The United Nations Security Council is one of

the vast organization’s chief decision making bodies, and deals with crises and emergencies, as well

as security issues worldwide.

The UNSC is composed of 15 members, 5 of whom hold power of Veto over any decision the

Council wishes to make. These 5 nations (Britain, France, USA, USSR, and Republic of China)

were granted this power at the establishment of the UN at the end of the Second World War. The

other 10 members are elected from the geographic division groups of the UN, and serve 2 year

terms on the Council.1 The sharp among you may notice that in 1956, when this committee is set,

the UNSC only had 11 members. For the purposes of inclusion and to encourage balanced debate,

we have increased the size of the Council to 15 to include several key actors in the crisis.

The resolutions of the Security Council can take several forms. These can be recommendations, if

adopted under Chapter IV of the UN Charter, or of binding measures under Chapter VII.2 This gives

the UNSC broad scope to both influence and directly act in situations worldwide, and this power

should not be underestimated by the committee.

This committee will be set in a historical time period which will alter the course of the committee,

the actions it will take and the subject of debate. The specific date that the committee will be set on

will be detailed later in this guide, however we ask delegates to remain conscious of the time period

throughout their research. Certain solutions and paradigms that exist in the UN of today were

extremely different in the early days of the UN, and we expect delegates to be conscious of this

throughout debate and to avoid defaulting to modern solutions.

References to ‘future’ events will not be permitted. We want you to re-write history as you would

like to see it play out, and how you think the conflict can be resolved best. This is your opportunity

to simulate the dilemmas faced by policy makers at the time, and we are interested in where your

negotiations take you, not in a verbatim repeat of history.

1 http://www.un.org/en/sc/

2 http://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/chapter-vii/index.html


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Topic A: The Suez Crisis 1956

Topic Introduction

The Suez Canal is a critical strategic and economic region for all of the powers involved in the

conflict. Connecting the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean beyond that, the canal is

a key trade route between Europe and the East, cutting out thousands of miles of shipping lanes

around the southern coast of Africa.

Additionally, oil tankers from the Middle East headed for Europe travelled through the canal,

supplying oil for Britain and France. Thus, its control or at the very least openness to trading

nations is critical, and at times like these a source of conflict.

Conflict over the Suez Canal contains high stakes for all those involved, and as such the UN’s role

as an international mediator has never been so important. With the UN only 10 years old this year,

this is a key opportunity for it to display its ability to foster dialogue and diplomacy between

nations that would otherwise use violence to solve their disputes.

As the delegations to the UNSC, it is now your job to negotiate peace in this tense time of crisis.

Your skills of diplomacy, negotiation and mediation will be stretched to their limits as national

interests clash with security of trade and resources, while attempting to de-escalate a conflict.

The date has been carefully chosen to allow you to change history to follow the course you desire.

We ask that you bear the time period in mind when conducting your research and stick firmly to

your country’s policies of the 1950s, rather than those of it in 2017. While you may use the real

events of the crisis to inform your choices in committee, we encourage you to embrace the

challenge of creating a new path for history in your own vision, for better or for worse.

Please note, at various points through the conference the timeline may move forward and events

will unfold that delegates will be required to react to. This will be facilitated by the chairs, and may

involve real or fictional events.


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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10278671/Failed-terrorist-attack-on-Suez-Canal-ship.html

Topic History

Suez Canal

The Suez Canal was proposed as a project to Mohamed Said, the Viceroy of Egypt, by French

former diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1854. This ambitious project aimed to connect

Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea through 100 miles of desert between Africa and Asia via shipping

canal, which would significantly ease the trade between two different parts of the world. The

official construction started in 1958 with the establishment of the Universal Company of the Suez

Maritime Canal, which was set to supervise canal’s work for the next 99 years. In the beginning of

its operation French and Egyptian interests owned the shares of company. Despite the colonial

influence in the region, Britain refused the offer of shares and even boycotted the entire

construction of the canal, fearing the growing influence of French in Africa. However, the death of

Said in 1867 and the ambitious plans of his successor Ismail significantly increased the debt of

Egypt and the decision was made to sell all of the revenue shares of the channel. British Prime

Minister Benjamin Disraeli did not miss another opportunity to gain influence over such an

important waterway and purchased the shares for £400 0003. In 1988, almost 20 years after the

opening of the channel the terms of an international convention signed in Constantinople allowed

‘vessels of all nations without discrimination, in peace and war’ to cross the canal4.

3 http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/egypt.htm

4 https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/sc.aspx?show=8

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10278671/Failed-terrorist-attack-on-Suez-Canal-ship.html

http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/egypt.htm

https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/sc.aspx?show=8

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Tensions in the region. Arab Israeli Conflict

The 1947 UN Special Committee on Palestine

recommended the division of Palestine into an Arab state,

a Jewish state, and the city of Jerusalem under

international trusteeship, to be implemented by Britain;

and the recommendations of the UN Partition Plan5 were

approved on 29 November 1947 under UN General

Assembly Resolution 181. Arab states remained opposed,

refusing to accept the imposed state on the nation of

Palestine. In its turn, Britain refused to implement a

resolution which did not have the support of both parties,

and set a date for its prompt withdrawal from the mandate

on 14 May 19486.

On the day of British withdrawal, David Ben-Gurion

declared the independence of the State of Israel, and was

immediately recognised by President Truman of the

United States7. The following day, Transjordan, Egypt,

Syria and Iraq intervened on behalf of the Arab League,

launching expeditionary forces against Israel and thus

beginning the First Arab-Israeli War8. The Israeli army

was able to win the offensive, conquering the vast amount

of territory. The 1949 Armistice Agreements9 established

Egyptian occupation of the Gaza strip and the Jordanian

occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel

gained 78% of the Palestine mandate. Later on the State

of Israel was admitted to the United Nations10, while no

Palestinian state was ever established. During the

following years, both sides were performing raids and

military offensives along the borders, provoking each

other to a bigger military conflicts with guerrilla warfare,

terroristic attacks on the civilians and air strikes.

5 http://www.un.org/Depts/dpi/palestine/ch2.pdf

6 http://time.com/3445003/mandatory-palestine/

7 https://www.trumanlibrary.org/israel/palestin.htm

8 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/arab-israeli-war

9 http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/arm03.asp

10 http://www.un.org/en/member-states/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Suez-Crisis

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpi/palestine/ch2.pdf

http://time.com/3445003/mandatory-palestine/

https://www.trumanlibrary.org/israel/palestin.htm

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/arab-israeli-war

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/arm03.asp

http://www.un.org/en/member-states/

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British semi-colonial relations with Egypt

At the time of the construction of the Suez Canal Egypt was an autonomic province of the Ottoman

Empire with the Ali Dynasty in power. Theirs struggle to become independent from the Ottoman

Empire went hand in hand with excessive expenses, which lead to the considerable financial

troubles. Even British purchase of the Suez Canal shares did not provide sufficient amount of funds

to cover those debts. Thus by the end of 19th Century, British and French, but mostly British

advisers were penetrating in the financial and governmental structures of the Egyptian Province.11

Furthermore, The Suez Canal allowed Britain an easy access to its Colonies as well as provided a

short sea route to the oilfields of the Persian Gulf as the oil production increased in importance at

the beginning of 20th century12. Britain was therefore committed to protecting the canal. During the

two World Wars, the Suez Canal, as a vital route for ships and arms, was constantly attacked. Right

after the outbreak of World War I, Britain declared Egypt an official protectorate and British and

Indian forces, such as 10th and 11th Indian Divisions and the Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade13,

were sent to protect the Suez Canal. The troops remained there even after the war, when Britain

gave Egypt nominal independence as the Ottoman Empire ceased to exist. Later in 1936, the Anglo

– Egyptian Treaty of Alliance signed in London officially proclaimed Egypt a sovereign state, but

British troops were authorized to remain in the Suez Canal for the protection of the British trade

interests14. The term of their stay was limited to 1956 when they were set to be examined and if

necessary removed.

With British troops still present in the Suez Canal, Egyptian authorities and population in general

were in deep frustration. After World War II, such frustration burst into a very strong Nationalist

movement15, further fueled by the creation of the state of Israel. In 1951, Nahas Pasha, the leader of

the recently-elected nationalist Wafd party, revoked the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936. Attacks on

the British garrison soon followed and in January 1952 the British government authorized an

operation to disarm the Egyptian paramilitary police force in Ismailia which was orchestrating the

violence. This was successful, but the violence continued. Riots in Cairo of an unprecedented scale

followed16, culminating in attacks on Saturday 26th January on British property and the expatriate

community.

British threats to occupy Cairo prompted King Farouk of Egypt to dismiss Nahas Pasha, but in July

1952 Farouk was replaced due to a military coup and General Mohammed Neguib seized power.

With such a turn of events, Anthony Eden, the British foreign secretary tried to negotiate with the

new government instead of enforcing the rights under the 1936 Treaty. In 1954, Colonel Gamal

Abdel Nasser replaced General Neguib. His nationalistic approach was very radical and his three

main policies were:

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http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/egypt.htm 12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/suez_01.shtml 13

http://www.1914-1918.net/suez.htm 14

https://web.archive.org/web/20120924110414/http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/treaties/TS1/1937/6 15

http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/egypt.htm 16



http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/suez_01.shtml

http://www.1914-1918.net/suez.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20120924110414/http:/www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/treaties/TS1/1937/6



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1. Full independence of Egypt from any sort of British occupation;

2. The build-up Egyptian forces for a potential attack on Israel;

3. The Aswan Dam, an ambitious economic project that was sent to improve the economy of

Egypt17.

Because Nasser needed an extensive funding for his

Dam project, he decided to use a diplomatic

approach with the Brits. Thus, on 19th October 1954,

another British-Egyptian treaty was signed by

President Nasser and Anthony Nutting, British

minister of state for foreign affairs. The agreement

set to last for seven years, accordingly British troops

were to be withdrawn from Egypt by June 195618,

and the British bases were to be run jointly by British

and Egyptian civilian technicians. Egypt agreed to

respect the freedom of navigation through the canal,

and it was agreed that British troops would be

permitted to return if the Suez Canal was threatened

by an outside power19. http://www.oocities.org/yahia_al_shaer/

Egyptian Nonalignment Policy

After seizing the power in 1954, Nasser pursued an international approach of nonalignment20 as the

Cold War unfolded around the world. His idea was to balance both the United States and its allies

and at the same time favour the potential relationship with the Soviet Union block. This way,

Nasser planned to fulfil his ideas for prosperous Egypt. As it was stated before one of his most

ambitious projects was Aswan Dam, to which he was seeking funding form both the West and the

Soviet Union at the same time. Months after his election Nasser has signed arms deal with

Czechoslovakia, who was a part of Soviet Union Block21. In December of the same year both the

United States and Britain have proposed a sufficient funding for the dam, promising to give as

much as 70$ million22, this is regarded as an attempt to turn Nasser in favour of West again. Even

though Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was highly suspicious of Nasser, the U.S. policy of

containment could not allow the spread of Soviet Union influence in the Middle East. However, just

months after the initial proposal, Dulles pulled back and annulled the promise, in part due to

Nasser’s recognition of Communist China, in part because he was sure that Soviet Union would not

provide financial means to Nasser’s project23. This provoked series of events that lead us to the

situation around Suez Canal.

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/mar/14/past.education1 19


“Nonalignment in the Arab World”, Don Peretz, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social

Science Vol. 362, Nonalignment in Foreign Affairs (Nov., 1965), pp. 36-43 21

“Czechoslovakia in Africa”, 1945-1968, Philip Muehlenbeck, Google Book 22

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-withdraws-offer-of-aid-for-aswan-dam 23

http://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/this-day-in-politics-078678

http://www.oocities.org/yahia_al_shaer/


https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/mar/14/past.education1


http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-withdraws-offer-of-aid-for-aswan-dam

http://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/this-day-in-politics-078678

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Timeline of the events prior to the conflict

June 1956

Soviet Union offers Nasser $1.12 billion at 2% interest for the construction of the dam.

19 July 1956

The US State Department announced that American financial assistance for the High Dam was "not

feasible in present circumstances”.

26 July 1956

The Egyptian President, Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, declares the nationalization of the Suez

Canal as a response to the backtracking of an agreement by the American and British Governments

to finance the construction of the Dam24.

27 July

The British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, forms the Egypt Committee, to coordinate Britain's

intent to recover her access to the Suez Canal.

16-23 August

A conference of nations meets in London in an attempt to find a diplomatic solution and adopts

eighteen proposals which include an offer to Nasser of Egyptian representation on the Suez Canal

Company board and a share in its profits.

3-9 September

The Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, travels to Cairo to offer Nasser the eighteen

proposals, which he rejects. At the same time, the US Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, seeks

to distance the US Government from support for military intervention, in the view of President

Eisenhower's hopes for re-election in the November US Presidential election.

19-21 September

A second conference of nations is held in London to discuss American proposals for a Suez Canal

Users Association to ensure continued international use of the Canal, though this is later vetoed by

the USSR.

14 October

Sir Anthony Eden holds secret discussions with French officials over a military operation to recover

use of the Canal. The talks result in the formation of a scheme by which a planned Israeli invasion

would offer a pretext for an Anglo-French attack.

22-24 October

The British Foreign Secretary, Selwyn Lloyd, concludes the agreement with French and Israeli

officials at Sevres, France.

29 October

Israeli forces invade Egypt.

30 October

Nasser rejects the ultimatum to end the hostilities proposed by British and French authorities.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/26/newsid_2701000/2701603.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/26/newsid_2701000/2701603.stm

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Statement of the Problem

Thus, the current situation around Suez Canal is caused by both external and regional factors. The

problematic relations between Egypt and Israel create a potential full scale military conflict that

needs to be prevented. At the same time, the major involvement of big powers such as France,

Britain, the United States and recently the USSR could potentially push this regional power’s clash

into an even bigger international military conflict. Therefore, delegates are expected to search for

and come up with diplomatic approach to the situation at hand, keeping in mind the complexity of

the issue.

Current Situation

Israel and Egypt

As of the moment of our committee taking place, the situation is tense in the region and conflict has

broken out between Israel and Egypt.

Israel and France are believed to have been in negotiations for several months on joint plans to

reopen the Suez Canal by force. Since September 1956, it has been suspected that the two states and

their armed forces have been collaborating on joint war plans given their aligned aims of having the

canal open for their ships. Additionally, the majority of Israel’s military equipment is French,

including their Dassault Mystere IV and Ouragon aircraft, and the AMX-13 battle tanks.25 Britain’s

role in the hostilities is more ambiguous, given reported differences in policy opinion between the

UK and their French and Israeli counterparts.

On the 29th October, only 3 days ago, Israel launched Operation Kadesh and landed a paratrooper

battalion in the Sinai, just east of the Suez Canal. The paratroopers are being supported with French

airdrops of supplies and weaponry and have advanced towards the Suez Canal.26

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5195068.stm

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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/egypt2.htm 26

http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/History/Pages/The%20Sinai%20Campaign%20-%201956.aspx

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Additionally, several branches of Israeli forces are advancing through the Sinai towards the canal

area. On the 31st October, the key strategic village of Abu Uwayulah fell to the IDF and Israel now

have effective control of the road network across the Sinai. On the same day, there were battles on

the Ruafa Ridge and at Umm Qataf, the former a success for the IDF despite all of their attacking

armour being destroyed and the latter a victory for the Egyptian defenders.27

Israel has also been conducting assaults on the key strategic city of Rafah, which connects the Sinai

and the Gaza Strip. After several days of fighting, the city fell to the IDF yesterday morning on the

1st November, and Egyptian forces are now retreating from there back to the canal area. According

to local sources, Israeli forces killed around 100 refugees in a camp outside the city on their way

into the city. Also on the 1st November, Israeli forces took Gaza City, killing around 3500 Egyptian

forces in the process. Israeli forces are currently believed to be advancing on the key port of Sharm

al-Sheikh in southern Sinai.28

Israeli naval and air power has also clashed with Egyptian forces. Israeli aircraft have cut Egyptian

phone lines in the Sinai inhibiting communication, and have almost established total air superiority

in the area. Egyptian withdrawal of air forces is expected in the next few days. Egypt launched a

brief naval attack on the Israeli city of Haifa, but was chased away by French and British forces.29

Britain and France

The day following the Israeli invasion, 30th October, Britain and France issued a 12-hour ultimatum

to Egypt and Israel demanding that both sides withdraw from the canal area or the two powers

would enter the conflict as peacekeepers.30 With no response given, the two nations launched a

bombing campaign as part of Operation Musketeer on 31st October, with the aim of destroying

Egyptian air force capabilities. Yesterday on the 1st November, British air strikes from various

aircraft carriers destroyed around 200 Egyptian planes.31

It is not clear yet what the scale of Anglo-French involvement in the conflict will be, but there have

been reports that First Sea Lord Admiral Mountbatten has expressed his concerns over the British

involvement in the conflict to the Prime Minister Anthony Eden, suggesting the UK’s desire to

continue its involvement.

The United Nations

On the 30th October, the UN Security Council called a special emergency session and failed to pass

a resolution sponsored by the United States that called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces behind

armistice lines. This was due to Britain and France using their veto powers.

At this point it is worth noting the UN General Assembly Resolution 377 (1950), known as the

‘Uniting for Peace’ Resolution. If the UNSC fails to act accordingly due to lack of consensus with

the permanent members, this resolution allows an emergency session to be called within the

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Ibid. 28

http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1870148,00.html 29

Norton, Bill, Air War on the Edge – A History of the Israeli Air Force and its Aircraft since 1947, (2004) 30


Ibid.

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General Assembly to enable the body to make recommendations as it sees fit in the

situation, effectively bypassing the UNSC in order to establish peace.32

On the 31st October, the Security Council passed Resolution 119 calling for the first ever

emergency session of the General Assembly to be called to deal with the crisis, given that Britain

and France were seen to be blocking UN action on the conflict. This means that the special session

is currently ongoing alongside our own Security Council session, and while the UNSC may struggle

to achieve consensus on the issue, any documents produced in committee may be passed on to the

Emergency GA for approval and may be able to avoid the veto obstacle.

Bloc and Country Positions

The USA is in a difficult situation at present, jostling for power militarily and ideologically with the

USSR. At present, there is a revolution ongoing in Hungary where the US is focusing much of its

efforts into supporting.33 This also makes it difficult for the USA to support its allies Britain and

France, given that the hypocrisy of supporting their actions in the Middle East while opposing

similar actions by the USSR in Hungary would be damagingly hypocritical. Additionally,

supporting Britain and France could swing the local Arab nations against the USA as an ally and

push them towards aligning with the Soviet Union.

The USSR is currently preoccupied with the Hungarian Revolution; however it opposes Britain,

France and Israel’s action around the canal. Threats have been made over intervening on the side of

Egypt. The USSR has supplied the majority of Egyptian war machinery, including tanks and

warplanes.

Britain and France have distinct national interests in the Suez Canal, given that their supplies of oil

from the Middle East come through it. Additionally, Britain’s primary trade access to the remnants

of its empire is through the canal, and therefore having it open to its shipping is vital to its national

interests. Both countries are suspected of having worked with Israel on formulating alliances and

battle plans for reclaiming the Suez Canal, and both have supplied Israel with resources and

weaponry.

Israel’s interest in the conflict primarily stems from its desire to reopen the Straits of Tiran that

Egypt closed to it before the crisis cutting off a vital Red Sea trade route to Israel. Additionally, the

Egyptian-held Gaza strip has been a major cause of trouble for Israel for many years, with attacks

coming from the area for several years targeting civilians. A war to weaken Egypt would strengthen

Israel’s southern border and remove a key regional rival.

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http://legal.un.org/avl/pdf/ha/ufp/ufp_e.pdf 33

http://www.historyextra.com/article/international-history/nutshell-hungarian-revolution

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Questions a Resolution Must Answer

● How will all-out war in the region be avoided? What peacebuilding measures will you

deploy?

● Who is the aggressor in the conflict? How will they be punished if at all?

● Should a neutral force be sent to the area? Who will provide troops? What will their

mandate be?

● How will the veto power play into negotiations? Will you attempt to bypass it?

● What should happen with the canal after the conflict has ended?

● How will trade be conducted after the conflict?

● How will an agreement leave the politics of the region?

Further Research:

These links lead to further information on the Timeline of the Suez Crisis, relevant Facts and

Figures as well as certain country positions. You are more than encouraged to look for further links

and sources.

Suez Crisis Facts and Figures

http://www.suezcrisis.ca/summary.html

The Protocol of Sevres

https://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/about/troen1/TheProtocolOfSevres.pdf

Encyclopedia Britannica


Documentary on the Suez Crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETOUALw2EIs

Timeline of the Suez Crisis


US Department of State Summary of the Crisis

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/suez

http://www.suezcrisis.ca/summary.html

https://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/about/troen1/TheProtocolOfSevres.pdf


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETOUALw2EIs


https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/suez

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