THE political situation in Paris caused the elder de Lesseps to return there, and Ferdinand was left in charge of the consulate. One day, while riding with Toni, he was trapped in a storm. When the rain ceased, the old Gulf of Pelucium was flooded. in a flash, he saw that it would be possible to connect the gulf with the Mediterranean and the Red Sea by a canal without locks.
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Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 33, 27 January 1939, Page 20
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71THE political situation in Paris caused the elder de Lesseps to return there, and Ferdinand was left in charge of the consulate. One day, while riding with Toni, he was trapped in a storm. When the rain ceased, the old Gulf of Pelucium was flooded. in a flash, he saw that it would be possible to connect the gulf with the Mediterranean and the Red Sea by a canal without locks. Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 33, 27 January 1939, Page 20
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