THE SECOND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ALL-AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A001200020008-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 3, 1960
• Content Type: BRIEF

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3 February 1960
THE SECOND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ALL-AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE
I. Tunis gathering, 25-31 January, attended by some 150 political.
and labor leaders from 30 African countries /~
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representative meeting of.-A?rica's nationalists yet held.
A. Important elements, e.g. from French Community, Cameroun,
agn absent but proceedings revealed growing confidence
of nationalist leaders as well as increasing determination
to come to grips with common post-independence problems.
B. Less stress on political "liberation" than at December
1958 meeting in Accra, more on economic independence and
creation of institutions for projection "African
personality."
II. Numerous observers from bloc countries--including two Chinese
Communists--present but this time they apparently made little
effort influence delegates. Were reportedly frozen out of
private meetings.
A. However, active, well-financed exiled Communists from
Portuguese Angola participated as full delegates and were
represented in steering committee elected to supervise
organization's activities until next plenary in Cairo a
year hence.
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III. Basic divergences in problems and interests separating North and
sub-Saharan, Eastern and Wester'; Africa appear to have impressed
themselves on participants more clearly than heretofore.
A. Clashes between impatient militants (Guinea, Ghana, UAR,
Moroccan and Camerounian leftists) and more moderate leaders
(East and Central Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia) impeded unity
quest.
B. Outcome inconclusive but demonstrated movement not now
monolithic or ready accept preponderant leadership any
country or personality. Guineans lost stature by pushing
too hard.
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