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23. Memorandum of Discussion at the 438th Meeting of the National Security Council

ns. Countries such as the U.K. were not interested in providing assistance to Latin America, which was regarded as a U.S. preserve, but the U.K. had great interest in Africa. Prime Minister Macmillan after his trip to Africa Macmillan visited Ghana, Nigeria, the Central African Federation, and South Africa, January 6–February 5. had said that the U.K. must contribute to economic assistance to that continent and a recent U.K. White Paper had emphasized British economic aid to Africa. If we want the metropoles to assume part of the burden of assistance, we must induce them to assume this burden …