Symbol of peacefrom Kruschev ASWAN , UAR ; As a symbol of peace and friendship , Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev releases a white dove from the deck of a Nile steamer , ' Lotus ' as the vessel arrived at the site of the Aswan High Dam on the River Nile today . On the right is President Gamal Abdul Nasser and on the extreme left the Iraq President , Abdul Salam Aref and the Algerian President , Ahmed Ben Bella . 16 May 1964