The Suez Canal: Its History and Diplomatic Importance

Abbas affair agreement Alex Alexandria April attitude Austria Britain British Government Bulwer to Russell Cairo Canal Company Clarendon Colquhoun commerce concerning Concession Const Constantinople construction Convention declared dispatch Drouyn de Lhuys Duc Decazes East Egypt Égypte Egyptian Government England English Europe European favor Ferdinand de Lesseps Foreign France French Consul-General French Government Freycinet Grand Vizir Granville HHSA Ibid India interest Ismail Isthmus J. C. T. Roux July June Khedive Laurin letter London Lord Derby Lord Palmerston Lord Stratford Majesty's Government maritime canal Mediterranean Mehemet Mehemet Ali Metternich Minister navigation negotiations neutrality opposed opposition Ottoman Empire Palmerston Paris Pasha political Porte Powers Prokesch proposed purchase question railway Rechberg Red Sea Russia Sabatier sanction scheme Schreiner secure shareholders shares Suez Canal Suez route Sultan Thouvenel tion tonnage trade traffic treaty troops Turkey Turkish Turquie vessels Viceroy