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Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State

ther war, it would be necessary to supply a base in Kenya largely by sea around the Cape of Good Hope. The British Government, however, is giving consideration to plans for creating road, rail, air, and communication links across Central Africa from Nigeria, on the West Coast to Kenya on the East Coast. The present status of these plans is not known. British troops and material, however, have recently been moved to Kenya from India. Conversations are reported to have been held between British and French representatives to discuss proposals for connecting Kenya Colony by air lines, railroads, a…