International records / CIA Reading Room

AN OIL PRICE DROP AND US LEVERAGE

of lower oil prices on US interests in Africa will come in Nigeria . In our judgment, President Shagari will ... the direction their governments take in dealing with the USSR. o Nigeria , the United States' third-largest ... that Nigeria should maintain a certain level of oil production as a condition for large-scale assistance. ... and most direct impact of lower oil prices on US interests in Africa will come in Nigeria . In our judgment, ... with the USSR. o Nigeria , the United States’ third—largest supplier of imported oil, is heading toward ... States, in turn, might encourage the notion …