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20. Memorandum of Conversation

s goal in West Africa as the initial phase of their long-range strategy. Mr. Wilson foresees a future Chinese presence in West Africa resembling their current presence in East Africa—if they are successful in their efforts. Ambassador Le Quesne sees Nigeria as Chinaʼs prime target in West Africa, but Mr. Wilson noted that the Nigerians have so far displayed commendable caution in their dealings with the PRC. In response to Mr. Newsom ʼs observation that the Chinese had an advantage in being able to respond quickly to African requests for assistance, whereas we were inhibited in our responses b…

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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	1972-03-06
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969–1972
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve05p1/d20
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Record ID	`frus:frus1969-76ve05p1/d20`

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20. Memorandum of Conversation. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1972. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1969-76ve05p1/d20.