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The Consul General at Dakar ( Blake ) to the Department of State

vernor emphasized, become almost overnight a very serious threat to the security of French West Africa and its continued existence as an integral part of the French Union. The Governor added that, in his opinion, British policy in the Gold Coast and Nigeria, and the UN’s action in encouraging and facilitating the establishment of Libya as an independent state, Libya achieved its independence on Dec. 24, 1951. were cardinal mistakes, which would be bound to have an adverse effect on the stability of all of the dependent African territories. The stability and security of these territories should…