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28. Memorandum of Discussion at the 441st Meeting of the National Security Council

sided at the meeting. The following remarks were made during the discussion of item 4, “Future NSC Agenda Items.”] Mr. Lay asked whether there were any other suggestions for new agenda items. The Vice President said he had an obsession about Africa. Nigeria, Togo and a host of other African countries would soon become independent. He asked whether the Council was satisfied that there was nothing more concerning Africa to be discussed prior to the end of the present Administration, recalling that the President had expressed the desire to leave a neat shop for the next administration. The Vice P…