This documentary looks at the African side of the 1956 Arab-Israeli conflict—the British-French attempt to safeguard their economic interest in the Suez Canal. It explains the Anglo-French intervention of 1956, rapidly and forcefully put to an end by President Eisenhower; it also goes back in time to explain Britain’s role in the Suez area, its history in Egypt, and its condescending view of Egyptian competence. (20 minutes, b&w)

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