Email this article Telegram 16759 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria, Washington, February 3, 1969, 1511Z
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Washington, February 3, 1969, 1511Z
The Department reported on Secretary William Rogers' and Assistant Secretary Joseph Palmer's meeting with Nigerian Ambassador Iyalla, during which they assured him that the United States's main interest in Biafra was feeding people. Palmer indicated that inspection procedures were not yet completed with Joint Church Aid U.S.A., Inc. (JCA) for the C-97 flights. There also was discussion of ICRC flights and visas for relief experts.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Geneva, London, USUN, Lome, Yaounde. Drafted by G.B. Sherry (AF/W), cleared in S/S and S; and approved by Palmer.
The Department reported on Secretary William Rogers' and Assistant Secretary Joseph Palmer's meeting with Nigerian Ambassador Iyalla, during which they assured him that the United States's main interest in Biafra was feeding people. Palmer indicated that inspection procedures were not yet completed with Joint Church Aid U.S.A., Inc. (JCA) for the C-97 flights. There also was discussion of ICRC flights and visas for relief experts.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Geneva, London, USUN, Lome, Yaounde. Drafted by G.B. Sherry (AF/W), cleared in S/S and S; and approved by Palmer.
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