Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called in his military chiefs today for a review of the Middle East situation.
A Foreign Office spokesman said today that the British Government shared the anxiety felt about Middle East developments and Syria. The spokesman recalled that Britain had welcomed the Eisenshower Doctrine and said that the British Government is glad the President has reaffirmed this policy. “We are, of course, in touch with the U.S. Government,” he stated.
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