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261. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
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his full prestige seems out of keeping with his responsibility under Charter. 8. Supplementing work of any mediator could be an individual or group of political-level experts in constitutional law from countries with federal structure such as India, Nigeria, Canada, and Australia…
263. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
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ast in New York.) In addition his reluctance for UN become involved, SYG objected strongly to Wachuku , saying he is “highly controversial figure and other African states would take serious exception to his being named by UN for this important task. Balewa would be all right but…
267. Record of Understanding
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stances that would entail the defensive use of force by United Nations troops or United Nations assistance and support to a more active role by the Congolese National Army. The answers from the governments concerned, most importantly India, Ireland, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Malaya,…
288. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
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G.00/9–462. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Carlucci , Buffum , and Pelcovits; cleared by Williams , Wallner , Burdett , and Ball ; and approved by McGhee . Also sent to Elisabethville, USUN , Léopoldville, and London and repeated to Paris, Rome, Lagos, New Delhi, and Bonn. Wa…
293. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
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ble exercise economic pressure against Katanga and he is therefore simply stalling. SYG mentioned that he has despatched letter to Adoula urging that latter agree to immediate visit to Elizabethville of 4 UN constitutional experts ( Bunche mentioned Nigerian expert has already le…
302. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
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to Tshombe , since this could not be enforced, and Spaak ’s own role would be very restricted.” (Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/9–3062) Wachuku had told Rusk during a September 29 meeting in New York that he thought it was time for the Lagos-Monrovia group to take an…
325. Memorandum for the Record
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r Keating’s trip arose. Keating has already left the country, and the Secretary undertook to call him and write him a letter. Senator Kenneth Keating of New York was planning to visit both Léopoldville and Elisabethville after attending a meeting in Lagos, Nigeria. Rusk telephone…
329. Telegram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
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e of some stature might be more successful in bringing Adoula and Tshombe together on this issue than either Gardiner or a straight constitutional adviser. During this phase of discussion three names were mentioned by Home : Abubakar Reference is to Nigerian Prime Minister Balewa…
339. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
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Congo, rather than serving to bring about unification, has in fact been serving to protect Tshombe , by UN refusing under pressure Western powers to take effective action itself and by denying to GOC means for doing so. As recent demarches from UAM, Nigeria and others indicate, t…
205. Memorandum Prepared by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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our influence will be slow. Moreover, it is unlikely to accelerate if our readiness to help remains a one-way street with the United States essentially “begging” to be allowed to help. Nearby are the friendly, Western oriented countries of Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal…
206. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research ( Hilsman ) to Secretary of State Rusk
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powers are a normal concomitant of sovereignty. Soviet officials incorrectly assured Chad that Niger had already agreed to Aeroflot rights through Niamey. The Sudanese, furthermore, were at first misled into thinking that Soviet air agreements with Nigeria and Liberia had been vi…
244. Paper Prepared in the Office of West Coast and Malian Affairs
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t secretly with President Maga of Dahomey about three weeks ago at Pusiga in northern Dahomey for the purpose of discussing the deteriorating relations between Nkrumah and President Olympio of Togo. Maga reported to his fellow chiefs of state at the Lagos Conference his belief th…
248. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain African Posts
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the Department of State to Certain African Posts Source: Department of State, Central Files, 745J.11/12-1762. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Dorros, cleared by Witman and Ross, and approved by Tasca . Sent to Abidjan, Dakar, Freetown, Lagos, Lome, Monrovia, Tunis, a…
397. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
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. GSA seeking closer relations with other African states but recent overtures to Madagascar turned down flatly as was move toward Japan. 5. FonMin expressed discouragement over political future in much of Africa including deteriorating situations in Nigeria, Kenya, Angola, Tangan…
49. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
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lligence with reduction of 230 in employment. 10. Decentralization of operating authority on administrative matters to geographic bureaus and to the field. 11. Plans formulated for the establishment of a consolidated administrative service center at Lagos for 20 African posts, wi…
201. Airgram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
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ting problem, as usual, is to continue to attract the “liberals” in this group while not losing the “conservatives”. 2. While there was some voting improvement, as indicated above, there was also some deterioration. English-speaking Africans such as Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ethiopi…
215. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
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ilitate US purchase $100 million bonds from UN . End FYI . For all addressee posts except Addis Ababa, Abidjan, Ankara, Athens, Bangkok, Bangui, Brussels, Canberra, Caracas, Colombo, Copenhagen, Dakar, Dublin, Hague, Helsinki, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Leopoldville, Librevill…
220. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs ( Cleveland ) to Secretary of State Rusk
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ncurred in by C. Vaughn Ferguson, Abram Chayes , Richard Friedman, George N. Monsma, James M. Ludlow , and William H. Sullivan . Washington , August 29, 1962 . SUBJECT Enlargement of the Security Council Discussion Following your discussion with the Nigerian Foreign Minister you…
222. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
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sufficiently good permit us continue rely exclusively on enlargement to head off Afro-Asian drive for reallocation existing seats at expense WE and LA . Mission will recall this drive gained substantial momentum at 15th GA under leadership Wachuku (Nigeria) and there every indica…
225. Memorandum of Conversation
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w York , September 29, 1962, 5 p.m. SECRETARY’S DELEGATION TO THE SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PARTICIPANTS US Secretary Rusk Mr. Richard Sanger , USDel Mr. Robert Oakley , USDel Foreign Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku of Nigeria H.E. Chief S.O. Adebo…
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