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Memorandum by the United States Representative on the Trusteeship Council ( Sears ) to the Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs ( Key )

a This memorandum will report some of the reactions and impressions received during a recent visit to West Africa. My journey began at Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo and continued on through French Equatorial Africa, French and British Cameroons, Nigeria, French and British Togoland, and finally the Gold Coast. The hospitality which was extended to me by representatives of the British, French and Belgian Governments was beyond all expectation. My principal impressions were as follows: Although I have travelled and spent considerable time in many places throughout Asia and Europe, the people…