Word: bengurion
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lloyd's denial did not cover what the real accusation of collusion was about (TIME, Nov. 12). This was that Britain and France knew in advance that BenGurion was going to attack Egypt, though they expected the invasion to take place nearer U.S. Election Day, a few days later than it actually did (thus accounting for the initial slowness of the Anglo-French operation). France viewed with enthusiasm, and Britain with at least equanimity, an Israeli attack on Nasser, and both France and Britain conspired to keep the U.S. in the dark about their Israeli intelligence and their...
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