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88. Memorandum of Conversation

te of 89 to 0 with 9 abstentions, including the United States. The Congo, said Prime Minister Dia, is an example of what he meant. There is reason to believe that Belgium’s sudden grant of independence was responsible for current difficulties there. Nigeria had had an opportunity to prepare, as had Ghana. In the case of Senegal, the French had never set timetables, but it had been understood that autonomy would come first and independence two years later. As for the UN , it is a very fine institution which we should all seek to strengthen, but it will enjoy authority only to the extent that it…