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Following the Egyptian dictator Colonel Nasser's nationialisation of the Suez Canal Company on 26 July 1956, Menzies led a delegation to Egypt to try to force Nasser to compromise with the West.

Although, at the time it was seen as confirming Menzies ' status as a world statesman, it was of vital importance to Australia's shipping trade with Britain.

Menzies publicly supported the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt during the Suez Crisis.