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Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser calls for a strike protesting the 22 nation foreign ministers' conference in London.

Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser calls for a strike in Cairo. A large crowd cheers the President in Cairo as he makes a public appearance following his seizure of the Suez Canal. President Nasser speaks into a microphone. Deserted streets in response to Nasser's call for a strike protesting the twenty-two nations foreign ministers' conference in London. Thirteen year old Denis Prioti of Massapequa, Long Island had been invited to Egypt as Nasser's personal guest before the Suez seizure and returned for a letter of good will. Denis Prioti shakes hands and talks with President Nasser. Delegates arrive at the conference in London. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dallas in discussion with other officials. Delegates seated around a table in conference.

Date: 1956, August 20
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047753
British Prime Minister Eden suggests peace measures in Middle East, during Israeli armies advance during Israel-Egypt war.

British Prime Minister Anthony Eden suggests peace measures during Israel-Egypt war. Israel infantrymen and commanders advance towards the Sinai Peninsula. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier with rifle checks an empty house. Soldiers on trucks advance towards Egyptian mainland. British Prime Minister Eden offers withdrawal of Anglo-British forces from Suez Canal zone in favor of a United Nation's Police Force.

Date: 1956, November 5
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036663
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and representatives of 22 Nations participate in the Suez Canal Seizure in Cairo.

Arabs back Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser on seizure of Suez Canal, in Cairo. President Gamal Abdel Nasser speaks over the microphone. Indian Diplomat Krishna Menon disembarks from an Air India flight. Russian delegates disembark from the aircraft. Representatives of 22 Nations attend the London Conference. British troops at airport ready to use force if the Conference fails.

Date: 1956, August 16
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064648
Scenes along shore of the Suez Canal in Egypt from ship enroute to Yalta Conference (WW2)

What appears to be a military encampment on shore of Suez Canal, in Egypt, during World War II. People outside tents along the Suez Canal. Railroad train behind the camp. Large homes in a neighborhood. A water tower and a playground for children. Egyptian women and children at canal edge, watching as ship passes.

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033772
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and King Farouk of Egypt aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in the Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal.

King Farouk of Egypt visits USS Quincy (CA-71) underway in Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt to meet U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt following the Yalta Conference during World War II. U.S. Honor Guards of marines and sailors await arrival of King Farouk. King Farouk boards ship's ladder followed by U.S. Admiral William Leahy. Both walk on deck and greet U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and daughter Anna Boettiger. President Roosevelt and King Farouk seated on deck of ship hold a conversation.

Date: 1945, February 13
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075144
People gather for a celebration of the second anniversary of independence and the signing of the Suez Pact in Egypt.

People gather for a celebration in Egypt. The celebration for the second anniversary of independence and the signing of the Suez Pact. Under the Suez Pact, Britain will evacuate the Suez Canal Zone. Soldiers aboard tanks driving past the streets. People gather along the sides of the streets to watch them. Buildings along the sides of the street. A man runs holding a fire torch. Several people run with fire torches.

Date: 1954, July 30
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062759