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accepted agreed agreement Alexandria allowed already appeared approval Arab asked authorities become Britain British Cairo called canal company carried close company's completed Constantinople construction Egypt Egyptian Emperor enterprise Eugénie fact Ferdinand forces Foreign France French fresh further given hand interest Ismail issue isthmus Italy Khedive labour Lake land later Lesseps letter London Lord means Mediterranean meeting million million francs Minister Napoleon Nasser never night Nile November Nubar official once opening operation Panama Paris Pasha passage passed political Porte present proved reached reason received Red Sea regarded remained representatives result route Said's scheme sent shareholders shares ships Suez Canal suggested Sultan took Turkish turned Viceroy waterway whole wrote