When Nasser [the Egyptian leader] nationalized the canal [the Suez Canal] , Eden erupted with egotism, bluster, and outrage. “What’s all this nonsense about isolating Nasser,” Eden berated his foreign affairs minister. “I want him destroyed, can’t you understand? I want him murdered, and if you and the Foreign Office don’t agree, then you’d better come to the cabinet and explain why."
— Stephen Dorril, Inside The Covert World Of Her Majesty's Intelligence Service, 2002, p. 613
— Stephen Dorril, Inside The Covert World Of Her Majesty's Intelligence Service, 2002, p. 613
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