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Memorandum Prepared by the Officer in Charge of West, Central, and East Africa Affairs ( Feld )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
political stability in this enormous and diverse area would be very adverse to the interests of the United States. It is obvious that the rapidity with which developments are taking place in the British West African territories of the Gold Coast and Nigeria (population 5,000,000…
Address by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs ( Byroade ), October 31, 1953
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
situation of a territory in relation to its neighbors, and the political maturity of the people and their leaders. I believe this approach is paying dividends. In all British areas there now exists a considerable amount of autonomy at local levels. Nigeria and the Gold Coast, for…
The Director, Office of Transportation and Communications Policy ( Barringer ) to the Director, Bureau of Air Operations, Civil Aeronautics Board ( Fitzgerald )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
hdrawal of Pan American’s service would be interpreted as an indication of lessening American interest. It would most likely result in an approach to other non-British countries for moral and material support. A similar attitude could be expected in Nigeria and Sierra Leone which…
The Consul at Accra ( Cole ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
nference”. COPAIO itself is not, however, involved in the Kumasi meeting, which may to some extent represent a move on Nkrumah ’s part to seize the initiative from COPAIO. So far as the Ministry is aware, Nkrumah has invited some 11 “delegates” from Nigeria; six from Sierra Leone…
The Consul at Accra ( Cole ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
g conference West African nationalists at Kumasi, December 5 and 6. This evidently an abridged version of proposed meeting mentioned my despatch 151, May 22. About 30 persons believed invited from 4 British colonies and Liberia. Amongst invitees are Awolowo and Azikiwe , although…
The Consul at Accra ( Cole ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
had not invited nationalist figures from French possessions and that had simplified matters, since possible repercussions in the international field were avoided. Mr. Saloway added that Nkrumah had taken a poor view of certain remarks made by Nnamdi Azikiwe , the Nigerian nationa…
The Consul at Dakar ( Ferguson ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
erest on the part of French West Africans, particularly having in mind, as recalled by Mr. Chambard , that several of their more important African political personalities such as Leopold Senghor and Apithy were present at London in 1946 alongside of Azikiwe , Awolowo , Nkrumah an…
National Intelligence Estimate
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
for self-government without regard for differences in the stages of development of the various territories. Interracial tensions are almost certain to grow, especially in British East and British Central Africa. British West Africa: the Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Gamb…
The Consul at Dakar ( Corrigan ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
d, are really imbued with any conviction that their destinies are necessarily allied with the White man’s. Liberia, geographically practically a part of French West Africa, remains an example of government by Blacks, and events in the Gold Coast and Nigeria, and perhaps even the…
The Consul General at Lagos ( Keeler ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
745H.5 MSP /3–1353 The Consul General at Lagos ( Keeler ) to the Department of State confidential No. 220 Lagos , March 13, 1953 . Ref: ConGen ’s. Despatches No. 623, April 13, 1951; Not printed; it discussed the attitude of Nigerian officials toward ECA . (103.02 ECA /4–1351) No…
The Second Secretary of the Embassy in the United Kingdom ( Tibbetts ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
ions made have not wrecked the original plan. Among non-Governmental people with deep knowledge of Africa the weight of opinion has come down narrowly against Federation. Miss Margery Perham The author of, among other works, Native Administration in Nigeria, Lugard: The Years of…
The Second Secretary of the Embassy in the United Kingdom ( Tibbetts ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
inst Mr. Lyttelton on the general question of his handling of Colonial problems. As the Manchester Guardian pointed out in a not unfriendly editorial, the record of the Colonial Secretary in recent months is not good. He has had his successes in the Nigerian Conference and the We…
Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State ( Webb ) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council ( Lay )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, General: Economic and Political Matters, Volume I, Part 2
rd felt that the Special Interagency Committee for this subject should continue to study the problem with particular attention to the security of the Indonesian oil facilities, the Mexican petroleum industry, and mining facilities in the Gold Coast, Nigeria, and Trinidad. The Cou…
Draft Memorandum Prepared in the Office of Dependent Area Affairs and in the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, United Nations Affairs, Volume III
granting freedom of choice to their colonial peoples at a stage early enough to be psychologically advantageous. The British have very nearly learned this lesson and have practiced it successfully in India and more recently in the Gold Coast and in Nigeria. For documentation on B…
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Officer in Charge of West, Central, and East Africa Affairs ( Feld )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
esources and needs every kind of help, public and private), Ethiopia, Liberia, the Internat’l. Zone of Tangier, where the French cannot interfere with outside efforts, and the British territories, particularly British West Africa (the Gold Coast and Nigeria) and, to a lesser exte…
The Ambassador in Liberia ( Dudley ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
Africa In Particular I. Purpose of this despatch . The reporting officer, presently Assistant Public Affairs Officer for Liberia and Sierra Leone, was assigned by the Department in the reference airgram to two weeks of duty in Accra, Gold Coast, and Lagos, Nigeria. Together with…
Memorandum of Conversation, by John W. McBride of the Office of African Affairs
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
or which no market would be available. He also criticized the slowness with which the British were moving forward on the Volta River project which they have been studying since 1939. For additional documentation on developments in the Gold Coast and Nigeria, including the project…
Editorial Note
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
The Consul General at Dakar ( Blake ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
vernor emphasized, become almost overnight a very serious threat to the security of French West Africa and its continued existence as an integral part of the French Union. The Governor added that, in his opinion, British policy in the Gold Coast and Nigeria, and the UN’s action i…
The Second Secretary of the Embassy in the United Kingdom ( Tibbetts ) to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1
Embassy in the United Kingdom ( Tibbetts ) to the Department of State This despatch was approved by the First Secretary of the Embassy in London, Benjamin M. Hulley . restricted No. 4146 London , March 13, 1952 . Subject: Colonial Office Comments on Nigeria. There are summarized…
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