Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4923787-20130807230514/@comment-32656-20131001112035

Without Suez being under their control, far less point in the Brits going into those areas. They'd concentrate elsewhere. Not that they would not be in on Suez anyway, though.

If Spain doesn't try to integrate it - not that they would not try - then for all purposes, it is independent.