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nationalists. Britain had just completed the long-awaited evacuation treaty with
Egypt and was not prepared to antagonise Nasser, knowing of his possible support
of nationalist movements abroad. The British still hoped that Nasser was the
missing piece of the puzzle needed for making peace in the region and participation
in anti-Communist alliances. However Nasser’s honeymoon with the West was
reaching its conclusion and competition with Iraq over Arab supremacy would
cause Cairo to gradually move its attention eastwards.
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