Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Ambassador H. T. Andrews of the Union of South Africa, and James Moose, Jr.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Memorandum of Conversation
DATE: March 29, 1949.
SUBJECT:
Visit of the Ambassador of the Union of South Africa to Discuss the
Former Italian Colonies Question.
PARTICIPANTS:
Nr. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State
Mr. H. T. Andrews, Ambassador of the Union of South Africa
Mr. James S. Moose, Jr., AF
COPIES TO:
NEA
SWE
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GERVICE"
EUR
UND.
1-1493
The South African Ambassador called on the Secretary at noon to
talk about the disposition of the Italian Colonies. He expressed (1)
the view of the South African Government that there is a danger of
Communist penetration into Africa by way of Soviet representation in
Ethiopia, and (2) South African solicitude for Italians in Eritrea who
might come under Ethiopian rule. In his opinion, the colonial record
of Italy, up to the establishment of the Fascist régime, was creditable.
South Africans, said Mr. Andrews, are particularly sensitive to Communist
moves in Africa, and they also look with sympathy on the plight of the
Italiens resident in Eritrea.
Mr. Andrews recalled that South African troops had fought in
Ethiopia and in North Africa during the war, and their experience gave
rise to doubt that Ithiopia could properly administer additional terri-
tory. Therefore, his Government favored a British trusteeship over
Cyrenaica, and Italian trusteeship over the other former Italian Colonies.
Mr. Andrews then delivered an covering the points of his
statement.
The Secretary briefly described the position of the US with regard
to the various areas: for Italian Somaliland, Italian Trusteeship; for
Eritrea, cession to ithiopia except for the Western Province; for Cyrenaica,
British trusteeship; for Tripolitania and the Fezzan, postponement for
a year or two. Several proposals for Tripolitania had been consi dered,
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E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter,
Ban NLT- HC NARS Date 4-21-76
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