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Suez Canal
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Britain became the largest [blank] in the canal in 1875, purchasing its interest from the Egyptian khedive. The Convention of Constantinople signed by the major European powers in 1888 declared the canal a [blank] waterway to remain open to all nations in time of peace or war. Britain became the [blank] of the canal's neutrality and management was left to the Paris-based Suez Canal Co.
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Britain became the largest shareholder in the canal in 1875, purchasing its interest from the Egyptian khedive. The Convention of Constantinople signed by the major European powers in 1888 declared the canal a neutral waterway to remain open to all nations in time of peace or war. Britain became the guarantor of the canal's neutrality and management was left to the Paris-based Suez Canal Co.
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