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334. Memorandum for the Record
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e-work the circulated draft along the lines he favored. This will go to Under Secretary Katzenbach and possibly be on a future SIG agenda. 6. The White House representative on the IRG / NEA , influenced by recent policy decisions in regard to aid to Biafra, favored a recommendati…
579. National Intelligence Estimate
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er erratic and occasionally enthusiastic fashion. He clearly relishes attendance at OAU summit gatherings, where he mingles with other African chiefs in prestigious surroundings. Though he has little interest in more distant parts of Africa, such as Nigeria, he seems to be acquir…
432. Summary Notes of the 591st Meeting of the National Security Council
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t advance toward accomplishing the objectives of the November 22 resolution, he may quit. The problem then becomes even more difficult for us because it will be returned to the UN Security Council. The subject is complicated by the U.S. election. 3. Biafra a. The sad situation in…
434. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
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He singled out our support for Asian Bank, IDA , PL 480, and our hope there will be a substantial contribution made to UN development program. 6. In response to Secretary’s query, Thant had no new ideas to offer regarding possible UN involvement in Nigerian matter. Expressed hope…
437. Action Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant ( Rostow ) to President Johnson
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his would deprive the new Administration of flexibility later in the year. Tying up even $5 million more from this year’s reduced AID appropriations now would restrict the new Administration’s flexibility in meeting serious unfunded contingencies in Nigeria, the Indus Basin, Domi…
268. Airgram From the Embassy in Lebanon to the Department of State
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of State, Central Files, 1967–69, PET 3 OAPEC . Limited Official Use. Drafted by R. Wright and cleared by N.K. Pratt. Also sent to Jidda, Kuwait, Tehran, Tripoli, and Dhahran, and passed to Algiers, Amman, Ankara, Brussels, Cairo, Caracas, Djakarta, Lagos, London, Paris, Rome, Te…
292. Memorandum From the Counselor-Designate ( Pedersen ) to Secretary of State-Designate Rogers
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should be a real alter-ego of the Secretary. He should take on some of the Secretary’s conference responsibilities. He should receive many ambassadors. He should participate in policy decisions and he should undertake special responsibilities (e.g. Biafra). 2. Under Secretary for…
225. Summary Notes of the 572d Meeting of the National Security Council
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in a way we cannot accept. 2. There is no solution to the Southwest African problem. 3. The Portuguese cannot hang on forever to their African colonies. 4. Developments are favorable to us in East Africa, i.e., Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya. 5. In the Nigerian civil war, we are rem…
226. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
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t the south there is the complex of issues arising from colonial control and racial discrimination. Without ignoring a number of other issues in Black Africa, there are three areas in the middle belt of the continent which present critical problems: Nigeria, the Congo, and East A…
229. Memorandum From Edward Hamilton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant ( Rostow )
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d for most of West Africa; the World Bank has undertaken to play a special role—welcomed by the African Bank—in promoting regional and subregional development of shared resources. Obviously, none of these hopeful developments obscures the tragedy of Nigeria, the chronic chaos in…
270. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ghana
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271. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant ( Rostow ) to President Johnson
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olicy, and become good neighbors toward the rest of Africa as well as the West. Ghana is now a voice for reason and moderation in the UN and the Organization of African Unity. ( Ankrah is a prominent and respected member of the OAU mediation team on Nigeria.) The General’s only p…
371. Telegram From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State
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372. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria
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373. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ghana
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y in Ghana Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–9 NIGERIA. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Robert Smith in AF /AFW, cleared in substance for EUR by Country Director for Canada Rufus Z. Smith, and approved by Trimble . Repeated to Lagos and London. Washington ,…
374. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria
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375. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria
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376. Telegram From the Consulate in Enugu to the Department of State
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377. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
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he Embassy in the United Kingdom Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 23–9 NIGERIA. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Smith and Melbourne , cleared in substance by Thomas M. Judd in EUR /BMI, and approved by Trimble . Repeated to Lagos and Accra. Washington ,…
378. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria
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