Protocol of Sèvres
E303469
The Protocol of Sèvres was a secret 1956 agreement between Britain, France, and Israel outlining their coordinated plan to attack Egypt and seize the Suez Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Protocol of Sèvres canonical | 1 |
| Sèvres Protocol | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2836399 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Protocol of Sèvres Context triple: [Tripartite Aggression, hasSecretAgreement, Protocol of Sèvres]
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A.
Élysée Treaty
The Élysée Treaty is a landmark 1963 agreement that cemented postwar reconciliation and close political cooperation between France and West Germany.
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B.
Pact of Paris
The Pact of Paris is the common name for the 1928 international agreement in which signatory states renounced war as an instrument of national policy.
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C.
Plombières Agreement
The Plombières Agreement was a secret 1858 understanding between France and the Kingdom of Sardinia in which Napoleon III informally promised military support to Count Cavour against Austria in exchange for territorial concessions in Italy, paving the way for Italian unification and later formalized in the Treaty of Turin.
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D.
Peace of Rueil
The Peace of Rueil was a 1649 treaty that temporarily ended the first phase of the Fronde civil wars in France by reconciling the royal government with the rebel nobles and Parisian Parlement.
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E.
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a 1951 agreement that founded the European Coal and Steel Community, laying an early cornerstone for what would become the European Union and its institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Protocol of Sèvres Target entity description: The Protocol of Sèvres was a secret 1956 agreement between Britain, France, and Israel outlining their coordinated plan to attack Egypt and seize the Suez Canal.
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A.
Élysée Treaty
The Élysée Treaty is a landmark 1963 agreement that cemented postwar reconciliation and close political cooperation between France and West Germany.
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B.
Pact of Paris
The Pact of Paris is the common name for the 1928 international agreement in which signatory states renounced war as an instrument of national policy.
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C.
Plombières Agreement
The Plombières Agreement was a secret 1858 understanding between France and the Kingdom of Sardinia in which Napoleon III informally promised military support to Count Cavour against Austria in exchange for territorial concessions in Italy, paving the way for Italian unification and later formalized in the Treaty of Turin.
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D.
Peace of Rueil
The Peace of Rueil was a 1649 treaty that temporarily ended the first phase of the Fronde civil wars in France by reconciling the royal government with the rebel nobles and Parisian Parlement.
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E.
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a 1951 agreement that founded the European Coal and Steel Community, laying an early cornerstone for what would become the European Union and its institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic protocol
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historical document ⓘ secret international agreement ⓘ |
| agreedPlan |
Britain and France would intervene militarily on the pretext of separating the combatants and protecting the Suez Canal
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Britain and France would issue an ultimatum to Egypt and Israel to stop fighting ⓘ Israel would invade the Sinai Peninsula ⓘ |
| archivalStatus | text later declassified and published ⓘ |
| characteristic |
clandestine
ⓘ
secret ⓘ |
| confidentiality |
kept secret from parliaments of the signatory states
ⓘ
not publicly acknowledged at the time ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryTargeted | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateSigned |
1956-10-24
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October 1956 ⓘ |
| field |
diplomatic history
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sèvres Agreement
ⓘ
Protocol of Sèvres ⓘ
surface form:
Sèvres Protocol
|
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to political crises in Britain and France after disclosure
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revealed collusion between Britain, France, and Israel during the Suez Crisis ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | secret treaty ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sèvres ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
representatives of France
ⓘ
representatives of Israel ⓘ representatives of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| placeSigned |
France
ⓘ
Sèvres ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt in 1956 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate a military attack on Egypt
ⓘ
to overthrow or weaken the government of Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ to regain Western control or influence over the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Suez Crisis ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Suez Crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
1956 Suez Crisis
|
| resultedIn |
Suez Crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956
|
| signatory |
France
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| topic |
Anglo-French-Israeli military cooperation
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Middle East geopolitics ⓘ Suez Canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Protocol of Sèvres Description of subject: The Protocol of Sèvres was a secret 1956 agreement between Britain, France, and Israel outlining their coordinated plan to attack Egypt and seize the Suez Canal.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Sèvres Protocol