Field Coverage

U.N. Force (UNEF) in Port Said

22 December 1956

The Anglo-French forces today completed the total evacuation of Port Said today and the city was left under the control of the U.N. Emergency Force (UNEF), which is jointly protecting it in cooperation with the Egyptian police. The departure of the Anglo-French forces ended the 48-day occupation which started 5 November when the first paratroopers descended over the city.
A British tank rolling thru the streets of Port Said on its way to the waiting landing crafts. The evacuation was completed at 6.54 p.m. local time.

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