Hahn, Peter L. United States, Great Britain, and Egypt, 1945-1956: Strategy and Diplomacy(en inglés). UNC Press. pp. 187. ISBN0807819425. «In late 1954, the Anglo-Egyptian base agreement and American plans to promote a Northern tier security arrangement generated tension between Israel and Egypt. Israeli officials feared that British troop withdrawal from the Canal zone ... would encourage Egyptial aggressiveness toward Israel and remove Western leverage to modify Egyptian behavior on issues such as Suez Canal restrictions».
