UN General Assembly
1956

101. Thanks to pressure exercised by world public opinion, and the valiant perseverance of the Egyptian people and the Support they received, the attackers were frustrated in their attempt to attain their ends, namely, to bring Egypt to heel and to become supreme masters over the Suez Canal. 102. Now that the aggressors realize the failure of their original plan, they are trying to get all they can out of the situation that confronts them. They have put off the withdrawal of their troops, despite the United Nations resolutions, by appealing to untenable arguments, and they are quite evidently attempting to utilize the presence of the United, Nations Emergency Force for their own purposes in an undercover way. This corresponds to the well-known Western plan, which is unacceptable to Egypt because it infringes its sovereignty.