![Britain's Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, broadcasts from the BBC Studios in London, Aug. 8, 1956, in a combined TV and radio statement on the Suez Canal situation. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy Britain's Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, broadcasts from the BBC Studios in London, Aug. 8, 1956, in a combined TV and radio statement on the Suez Canal situation. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NG8BYE/britains-prime-minister-sir-anthony-eden-broadcasts-from-the-bbc-studios-in-london-aug-8-1956-in-a-combined-tv-and-radio-statement-on-the-suez-canal-situation-ap-photo-2NG8BYE.jpg)
Britain's Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, broadcasts from the BBC Studios in London, Aug. 8, 1956, in a combined TV and radio statement on the Suez Canal situation. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy
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