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377. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

he Embassy in the United Kingdom Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–9 NIGERIA. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Smith and Melbourne , cleared in substance by Thomas M. Judd in EUR /BMI, and approved by Trimble . Repeated to Lagos and Accra. Washington , March 11, 1967, 3:44 p.m. 153489. Nigerian Crisis. 1. We had agreed with UK on need to allow Ankrah initiative re easing of Nigerian tensions to run its course before urging him to broaden it in any way or we and UK attempt new ones. However, failure Ojukwu to attend Benin meeting and his scheduled press conference Mar…

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