ISRAELI DESTRUCTION of
KIMA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES of EGYPT

In mid - March of 1956 the nationalized Chemical Industries of Egypt
( KIMA ), floated their stock with an issue of some 8 million shares.
Besides producing chemicals of a mundane nature,
the group also specialized in products for warfare.

So, it was no surprise that on July 26, 1956, when Egyptian President Nasser
nationalized the Suez Canal, that the British, French,
and the Israelis resolved to subdue Nasser.

Israeli General Moshe Dayan, quietly mobilized all of Israel's brigades,
which struck on October 29, 1956 taking the Egyptians by surprise.
Israeli war aims included the elimination of the Egyptian army as an offensive
threat, the capture of the Straits of Tiran & the Mitla Pass and the
destruction of the Egyptian Chemical works.

So, here are the actual certificates as issued by this short-lived organization,
all in very nice condition with a highly decorative border
with lathe work, showing the central plant of KIMA. Each certificate
( blue & gray with red hand - stamps ) of 25 shares is valued at fifty ( 50 )
Egyptian Pounds. And measures 12 x 14 inches or 30 x 35 cms.