Minhinnick Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992 :The latest pyramid. Arms debt of $5977 million. N.Z. Herald, 21.7.72 [1972]

Shows President of Egypt Anwar Sadat as a stylised profile Egyptian figure, ordering uniformed soldiers to leave, while two smiling Egyptian figures approve of his actions. In the background is a huge pile or pyramid of military weapons, bombs and tanks. The Giza pyramids are shown in the far right distance.

In 1972, Sadat appealed to the Soviet Union to provide Egypt with more offensive weapons to attack Israel. The Soviet Union was more interested in maintaining the appearance of detente with the United States than in confrontation in the Middle East; therefore, it rejected Sadat's demands. Sadat's response was to abruptly expel approximately 20,000 Soviet advisers from Egypt. (Information retrieved 23 February 2011, from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/73_War.html) This may be the incident referred to in this cartoon.

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Physical Description: Bromide photograph, 255 x 373 mm