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Word: damietta (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...full year after Israel's line is due to go into operation. Under plans drawn up by a British engineering firm, the $150 million line would carry 50 million tons per year from the Gulf of Suez to one of three terminals-Alexandria, Damietta and Port Said. Despite the greater distance involved, the Egyptians will most likely decide on the 190-mile Alexandria route on the theory that it would be more secure from possible Israeli attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oil: Race Across the Sand | 7/5/1968 | See Source »

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