UN General Assembly
1951

98. But the British have never lost sight, not even for a single moment, of their objective, namely, indefinitely to delay all real strengthening of Egypt and the Egyptian army. They did everything possible and imaginable to make a sham of the Egyptian army and to make a shambles of all their commitments to equip and train it. Moreover, whenever and wherever Egypt tried to secure arms from other countries, the United Kingdom always platted to deny to Egypt access to such arms. Nor was this the only violation by the British of the letter and the spirit of the now extinct treaty of 1936. They had no scruples in trampling over it in tearing it to shreds. Never was it felt by Egypt that the United Kingdom lived up to its commitments or respected the so-called alliance established between the two countries. 99. One aggression after another was committed against Egypt; one attempt after another against its sovereignty, by no other party than that which claimed, and still seems to claim, to be an ally.