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318. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ( Mann ) to President Johnson

negotiating position and objectives are in circular telegram 2239, May 14. (Ibid.) Discussions and negotiations toward an agreement have been taking place off and on for the past ten years in various UN forums. The pressure comes mostly from Ghana, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon who account for 75% of world exports and whose economic development and political stability are bound up with cocoa. Brazil, the major producer in Latin America, also wants an agreement. Since the U.S. accounts for one-third of world cocoa consumption, our participation is essential to any agreement. Our negotia…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1966-05-21
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume IX, International Development and Economic Defense Policy; Com
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v09/d318
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318. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ( Mann ) to President Johnson. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1966. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1964-68v09/d318.