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Unless the Soviets provided direct & heavy support to the rebels, they wouldn't have been able to do that much against garrison forces in the zone. All it would likely have achieved would be to give more ammunition to those in London and Paris who were arguing that Britain and France should put in place a new Egyptian King to help restore order in the country (much to the displeasure of the US State Department). However, it would have been interesting to see if a future Labour government had stayed the course with regards as to maintaining control over the canal.Not really, especially given events in Eastern Europe and elsewhere at the time.
Unless the Soviets provided direct & heavy support to the rebels, they wouldn't have been able to do that much against garrison forces in the zone. All it would likely have achieved would be to give more ammunition to those in London and Paris who were arguing that Britain and France should put in place a new Egyptian King to help restore order in the country (much to the displeasure of the US State Department). However, it would have been interesting to see if a future Labour government had stayed the course with regards as to maintaining control over the canal.
Not really, especially given events in Eastern Europe and elsewhere at the time.