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35. Memorandum of Conversation

esolution that would cover the Cubans and Asians. President Senghor pointed to the need for a defensive capability for the moderate states. He had asked for a defense arrangement at the last ECOWAS meeting The ECOWAS summit took place April 21–22 in Lagos. but this depended on Nigeria and he solicited US backing with Nigeria on this. President Senghor opposes an OAU force and prefers regional arrangements because the OAU is too diverse. Even though Senegal is sending a Battalion to Zaire Senegal contributed troops to the inter-African peacekeeping force in southern Zaire after the Shaba II con…