Jerry, Yes, Nasser closed the canal to the Portuguese. > --- Jerry Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all > > Have read a lot on this subject but no where anyone > mentions of the > involvement of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the then Egyptian > President and a very > good friend of Pandit Jawharlal Nehru. I have heard > that on Nehru's > instructions, Gamal Nasser had closed the Suez > Canal, so that no > reinforcements from Portugual could reach Goa. > > Could someone shed some light on this? > > Jerry Fernandes > >
