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Telegram 2674 From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State, March 26, 1969, 1150Z
Abstract
March 26, 1969, 1150Z
The Embassy reported on Special Coordinator Clyde Ferguson's mission, including his meetings with Lieutenant Colonel Ojukwu, Military Governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, and Major General Gowon, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria. Ojukwu objected to daylight relief flights but supported a new airstrip, which Ferguson would not support. Gowon noted that Ojukwu's position blocked relief efforts. Ferguson told Gowon that civilian bombing had unified Ibo resistance.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated immediate to Addis Ababa. Also repeated to Geneva and USUN.
The Embassy reported on Special Coordinator Clyde Ferguson's mission, including his meetings with Lieutenant Colonel Ojukwu, Military Governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, and Major General Gowon, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria. Ojukwu objected to daylight relief flights but supported a new airstrip, which Ferguson would not support. Gowon noted that Ojukwu's position blocked relief efforts. Ferguson told Gowon that civilian bombing had unified Ibo resistance.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated immediate to Addis Ababa. Also repeated to Geneva and USUN.
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