Norman on British and French in Suez Crisis

Norman residence, Cairo, Roger Bowen, 1984, University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, BC2124-124

Canadian Embassy
Cairo

January 3, 1957

Rev. W.H.H. Norman,
Kwansei Gakuin University,
Nishinomiya City,
JAPAN

Dear Gwen & Howie:

[…]

It has been a very hectic (but not necessarily depressing) period. The work has been intense & exacting, but from a professional point, most interesting. What we miss most is any relaxation […] I have been encouraged by friendly comments on my work from Ottawa — & by the practical support they have given me. The most alarming & discouraging feature is that neither the British nor French seem to have taken their bitter lesson to heart. I fear we are in for a long unsettled & tense period. […]

love — as ever --
Herbert

Source: University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections, Roger Bowen Collection, Box 1, File 1-12, E. Herbert Norman, Norman on British and French in Suez Crisis, January 3, 1957

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