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WI the Khedives decided that building a Suez Canal required such a large western investment that it was dangerous for Egyptian sovereignty and begged off on Lesseps' canal schemes?
Would Egypt lose its independence another way? (the canal had much to do with the Khedive's later insolvency) Would Europeans eventually force building of a Suez Canal or not?
Would the Khedives face the serious prospect of a coup by soldiers/ministers believing they could profit from a canal deal?