English subtitles for clip: File:1956-08-06 Suez Crisis.ogv

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At the Portsmouth naval base, Britain prepares for the worst

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in the Suez crisis. Part of her mothballed fleet, idle since

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Word War II, is hastily made ready for action.

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President Nasser continues to defy the Western powers in his

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seizure of the Canal and seeks the support of Russia and

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the Arab League countries. The aircraft carrier Theseus is the first

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to leave for the Mediterranean, to be quickly followed by the

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carriers Bulwark and Ocean. Preparations are also made

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to ferry 20,000 reservists to the area if necessary.

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Meanwhile, a French fleet sails from Toulon as diplomats

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desperately seek a conference that will head off war!