When Nasser seized control of the Suez Canal, Anthony Eden was appalled. Eden saw Nasser as a dictator whose claim to represent all Arabs was a direct threat to British interests in the Middle East. Eden was determined to make Nasser reverse his decision by force if necessary. Programme two explains how Britain plotted with France and Israel to gain back control of the canal. The plan was for Israel to invade Egypt, its neighbor, allowing Britain and France to issue an ultimatum to each side to stop fighting or they would intervene to "save" the canal.
