POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNIST DISTURBANCES IN ACCRA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002600440003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 22, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 14, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL IN -LLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
ANF R A REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Cold Coast
SUBJECT Possibility of Communist
Disturbances in Accra
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DATE DISTR. 34 Apra. 1949
NO. OF PAGES 1
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. Source states that two ringleaders of the riots which took place in'Accra
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eaghtoon Deno ago rare in touch with ea r,.ist elemeats? Hovt vertu
the riots themselves wore inspired by strong nationalist feelings and
ware actually irplemented by bandits c
On 1 April 1949.9 according to source, some of the ringleaders spoke
of taking further action against the British,. but it now appears
that any oontei lated action has been put off indefinitely,
3a Source does not feel that this latest agitation is inspired by
Corraunists, or that there is any izediate dangers but that the
situation bears Purther close observation,
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