UN General Assembly
1956

74. The facts prove that the aggression in Egypt was intended not only for the seizure of the Suez Canal, but was part of a vast plot against the independence of Egypt and the other Arab countries, against the peace and freedom of nations. The indomitable Egyptian people, with the moral support of all peaceful peoples, stopped the aggressors. There can be no doubt that they will achieve victory because their cause is just. The critical situation created in the Near East and the Middle East by the aggression against Egypt is now threatening the independence of other Arab countries. A vast political and military propaganda campaign is in full swing against Syria. Public opinion is rightly alarmed and demands that the aggressors should be stopped in time.