Family:Georges Lemineur and Marie Dominicy (1)

George and Marie and their family were living in Beirut, Lebannon, at the time of the crisis of 1958. Marcel Dambournet urged them to leave, but they decided to stay, despite the dangers. The family in France lost contact with them.

History: In July 1958, Lebanon was threatened by a civil war between Maronite Christians and Muslims. Tensions with Egypt had escalated earlier in 1956 when pro-western President Camille Chamoun, a Christian, did not break diplomatic relations with the Western powers that attacked Egypt during the Suez Crisis, angering Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. These tensions were further increased when Chamoun showed closeness to the Baghdad Pact. Nasser felt that the pro-western Baghdad Pact posed a threat to Arab nationalism. As a response, Egypt and Syria united into the United Arab Republic (UAR). Lebanese Sunni Prime Minister Rashid Karami supported Nasser in 1956 and 1958. Karami formed a national reconciliation government after the 1958 crisis ended. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lebanon_crisis