United Nations’ Biggest Test (1956)

Various. GV. Pan, HMS Forth with supply ships, troopships and hospital ship in Port Said harbour. Angle shot, British flag flying from a tank landing craft. GV. The 45th Marine Commandos boarding the LST at the harbour entrance in Port Said en route for Malta. SV. Marine Commandos boarding LST. GV. Mass of commandos onboard the ship waiting to move out of harbour. LV. The ship loaded with commandos moving away from quayside. GV. From air, Suez Canal. GV. Side view, the Canal and a British minesweeper at work moving up the Canal. SV. Sweeper trail minesweeping. GV. Minesweeper moving up the Canal. GV. Interior, Israeli Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Moshe Dayan (with patch over one eye) about to hold a press conference somewhere in Israel. CU. General Dayan. SV. Members of the press taking notes. SV. General Dayan pointing to map of Israel. CU. Map. GV. Interior, American President Dwight Eisenhower walking to the conference room to hold press conference - this is the first press conference