Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

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The armed attack by Britain,
France and Israel on Egypt has
created a situation dangerous to
the cause Of peace and has con-
fronted the peoples with the
question Of the threat of a
third world war in all its acute
ness.
1t is known that major meas
ures have been carried out in
the above mentioned countries
on the mobilization Of land,
naval and air forces, on the call
ing up Of reservists, on the
mobilization of industry, trans
port, lines of communication to
serve the armed forces. In this
way, an essentially wartime
situation has been created in
these countries. Frenzied war
propaganda has been deployed
in the countries of the North
Atlantic bloc NATO.
Cloud Of War Hysteria
The aggressive action OF
Britain, France and Israel
against Egypt, the military
measures undertaken by them,
the atmosphere of war hysteria
have made real the danger Of an
extension of the conflict with
the use Of means of destruction
of the most up-to-date military
equipment.
AS a result of the heroic re-
sistance Of the Egyptian people,
and faced with the growing in
dignation in the world against
the military adventure in the
Near East condemned by the
United Nations, the organizers
of the aggressive war were
obliged to stop their military
operations against Egypt.
Nevertheless, one cannot con-
slider that the military threat
has been removed and that a
military conflagration cannot
burst out with still greater
force. The basis for the vigil
lance Of the peoples is the fact
that today Britain and France
are accommodating their armed
forces and military equipment in
Cyprus and also in Port Said.
To carry out their military
plans in the Near East. Britain
and France have transferred to
the zone of military action large
military units, including those
situated on West German terri
tory. The French government,
moreover, has transferred a con-
siderable portion Of its army to
North Africa with the object of
suppreSsing the national liberia
ton movement n Algiers.
Suez Knocked Out
AS a result of the military
actions against Egypt the Suez
Canal has been put out of action
for a considerable time, the oil
pipelines passing over the ter
ritories of the Arab countries
have been destroyed, the COM
munications Of Britain, France
and the other European coun-
tries, which are for them Of vital
Importance, have been seriously
dislocated. Serious difficulties
have been created for Britain,
France and other West European
countries in the obtaining of
liquid fuel which is so important
for the industry of these coun-
tries and is Of decisive military
Importance, insofar as without
liquid fuel, under morern condi-
tons, the military machine is
dead and the armies cannot
fight.
Thus, the military adventure
against Egypt has led to a seri-
Gus weakening, not only Of the
political but also of the military
strategic positions of Britain and
France in Europe. to a serious
weakening of all the military
forces of the North Atlantic bloc
on the European continent. 1t is
rot without reason that in off,
cial circles and at the meetings
Of the Western powers it is
noted with alarm that an ex-
tremely delicate situation has
arisen for the organizers Of the
aggression against Egypt, in con-