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Memorandum by the Vice Consul at Leopoldville ( Drew )

Africa, They maintain that the French Cameroon people desire political independence as a whole; that they would not be influenced politically by neighbors, although they might be affected economically, more by F.E.A. than by the British Cameroon or Nigeria. Mr. Sears did not get a satisfactory answer to his oft-repeated questions on plans and time element French had for bringing natives to self-government. The French recognized the danger of going too fast or too slow but also stressed their belief that the length of time depended on too many factors of evolution, within and without the territ…