Egypt-Israel Conflict (1957) | Central Intelligence Agency

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This film is a compilation of numerous short segments relating to the conflict between Egypt and Israel. Egypt-Israel Disturbances (Reel 1 of 3) (1957) story list 0.00 French arrest five Algerian nationalist leaders - plane carrying five from Rabat to Tunis was ordered by radio to change course and head to Algiers; the French pilot agreed to change course and land in Algeria 0.45 Border Incidents Still Threaten Near East Peace - border between Israel and Egypt, Israeli frontier guard patrol - an assault that had to be made because of constant Egyptian attacks - it's a time of border trouble 1.42 Tunisians protest arrest of five Algerian nationalists; action of French is regarded as piracy 2.57 footage of UN discussion on Israeli action in Sinai - a "solemn session"; Britain and France veto US and Soviet resolutions for a ceasefire. "the US in strange company, fighting for peace" 4.51 British and French join Israeli force attacking Egypt; Moshe Dayan inspects Israeli troops on parade ground 5.25 President Eisenhower, speaking from the Oval Office, says no US involvement in the Suez 7.25 Suez crisis causing worldwide concern Israel's advance into Sinai referred to as "punitive"; Israeli men standing by captured Egyptian armored vehicles and and artillery; Egyptian wounded and Egyptian killed; Israel claims control of the Gaza strip; Israelis follow news with anxious concern; girls too young for active duty work day and night assembling kits for the front; Egyptian destroyer Ibrahim al Awal captured and sailed to Haifa; Londoners protest British involvement in the Suez in rally at Trafalgar Square addressed by Labor MP Aneurin Bevan 10.00 British and French ceasefire at Suez after taking Port Said; paratroopers jump onto Egyptian air base; Egypt sinks ship in the canal to block the canal Egypt-Israel Disturbances (Reel 2 of 3) (1957) story list 0.00 British and French land at Port Fuad; shots of landing craft nd men wading ashore with smoke billowing from site on land; hardly any resistance; "sunken ships dotting the canal make the action questionable"; British run into heavy resistance at Port Said; destruction of Port Said; Danish men make up UN Police Force going to Egypt 1.51 Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip fall to Israel - Israeli forces occupy Gaza Strip - "a peaceful occupation that allows the native population maximum freedom"; Israelis in Sharm el-Sheikh with Egyptian prisoners 3.00 UN Force lands to patrol canal - in Jerusalem, the Israeli parliament approves Israeli withdrawal from Sinai; Israel shows off captured Egyptian military equipment, supplied to Egypt by the Soviets; people in Port Said relying on food shipments; hungry children swarm man who has bread; aerial of Port Said harbor shows plethora of sunken ships; British troops withdraw from Port Said in compliance with with UN order; Canadian Major-General E.L.M. Burns, commander of UN Suez Police, on inspection tour of patrol area 5.42 ceasefire at Suez lets UN Observers inspect frontline; members of UN force prepare for tour between front liens of opposing forces UN vehicles take off - British, French and Egyptian armies face each other 250 yds apart; Port Said goes about business as usual - "a triumph for the UN which sees peace instead of panic"; leaders of nine Arab states assemble in Beirut for talks; talks aimed at keeping Soviets out of the Middle East while defending Arab rights in the West 7.14 UN Troops bring quiet to Suez but gas famine looms; UN Police parade through Port Said to a rousing welcome; crowds cheer spontaneously initially, but British forces have to clear a path for the UN Police "when communist agitators in the crowd try to provoke the Egyptians into an unfriendly attitude"; patrol action of UN means release for thousands of Egyptian soldiers; people shown pushing their cars in France because of gasoline shortages; French government orders that gasoline be reserved for essential service works 8.49 British departing as UN Oversees Suez re-opening; first ship sails through Suez Canal; General Burns of the UN Force meets with British General Keightley; British troops depart with all of their kit National Archives - Egypt-Israel Disturbances - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - - DVD Copied by IASL Scanner John Williams. - ARC 646996 / LI 263.398