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Egypt. Prepared to Attack Israel in November, Documents Show

November 9, 1956
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Israeli soldiers discovered important documents in Egyptian headquarters in the Sinai Peninsula confirming that Egypt had been preparing an assault on Israel in November, it was revealed here today.

(In Paris, French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau today told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly that Egypt was planning to attack Israel within six to eight months. In London, the Daily Sketch reported today that Anglo-French forces has discovered vast caches of Russian military supplies in Egypt, confirming secret documents they had that Egypt and the USSR had been planning to swoop down on Israel and destroy her.)

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