United States withdraws offer of aid for Aswan Dam

Secretary of State John Foster Dares announced that the US has withdrawn its financial assistance to Egypt to help build Aswan Dam in the Nile. This action urged Egypt a further alliance with the Soviet Union and contributed to the Suez crisis since 1956.

In December 1955, Secretary of State Dulles announced that the United States and the UK provided nearly $ 70 million aid to Egypt to build Aswan dam on the Nile. Dulles reluctantly agreed with this aid. He is deeply suspicious of Egyptian leader Jamal Abdul Nasser who regards him as reckless and dangerous nationalist. But other people of the Eisenhower administration let Dulles believe that US assistance might allow Nasser to recover from its relationship with the Soviet Union and prevent the Soviet Union from growing in the Middle East. But just 7 months after the announcement, Dulles announced that the US proposal was canceled. He cited the difficulties in coordinating the monetary details of the US grant with the Egyptian government, but his real motivation was the continued attack of Nasser against Western colonialism and imperialism and the Egyptian and Soviet Union It is a continued condemnation of.

Dulles may believe that the dam project will collapse without US support. At this point, he is wrong. As Soviet express to Egypt, Aswan Dam was officially opened in 1964. Of course, Nasser is angry with American behavior. Likewise, the UK also believes that US aid withdrawal will provide space for the Soviet Union to invade Egypt. In October 1956, British army, French army, Israeli army insisted on protecting the Suez Canal, attacked Egypt. Although this incident caused most of the conflict between America and the Soviet Union, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a stern warning against any military operations of the Soviet Union, refusing to support the invasion of the UK, France and Israel It is. In early 1957 the invading troops withdrew from Egypt. However, the destruction of the relationship between the United States and the Middle East has been completed and the area will be a hot spot of the Cold War in the next 35 years.

In July 1956, the UK and the US retreated their proposal and angered Nasser by funding the construction of the Aswan High Dam of the Nile. Nasser decided to nationalize the Suez Canal. He ordered the Egyptian army to grab the canal. In the night, Nasser Army totally dominated the Suez region. I will regain management of the canal. Israelis join the UK and France and welcome the opportunity to get rid of Nasser. On 29th October 1956, the Israeli army advanced towards Suez. In the case of aviation assistance from European allies the Israelites quickly beat the Egyptians. Within 10 days British and French troops occupied canals. Other world powers say that the Suez Canal should be managed by the Egyptian, as long as ships from all countries allow it to use it. The Suez Canal returned to Egyptians

In 1902, a dam was built in Aswan 500 miles south of Cairo. The first Aswan dam provided precious irrigation during the drought, but it did not stop the mighty Nile's annual flood. In the 1950s Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser envisaged building a new dam on the Nile. One of them was enough to end the flood and deliver electricity to every corner of Egypt. He gained financial support from the United States and the UK, but in July 1956 both countries canceled the proposal after learning about the Secret Weapons Agreement with the Soviet Union. In response, Nasser will nationalize the Suez Canal owned by Britain and France and intend to use a toll to pay for his high dam project. This action contributed to the Suez Canal Crisis, Israel, the United Kingdom and France attacked Egypt in a joint military strategy. The Suez Canal was occupied, but the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Nations forced the withdrawal of troops in Israel, the UK and France Suez Canal stayed in Egypt in 1957.