In a conscientious effort to limit violence and tension between the Israelis and the Egyptians after the 1956 Suez War, Canadian Secretary of State, Lester Pearson receives the prize for his proposal to station UN troops in the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip. Canadian troops become part of the new UN peace-keeping mission.
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