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Telegram 5026 From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State, June 4, 1969, 1540Z
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June 4, 1969, 1540Z
The Embassy reported that Special Coordinator Clyde Ferguson had asked major General Gowon, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, if there was any change in policy toward relief flights. Gowon stated that the policy had not changed--all night flights were “illegal" and those flying did so at their own risk.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Geneva, London, Addis Ababa, Cotonou, Lisbon, Kaduna, and Ibadan.
The Embassy reported that Special Coordinator Clyde Ferguson had asked major General Gowon, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, if there was any change in policy toward relief flights. Gowon stated that the policy had not changed--all night flights were “illegal" and those flying did so at their own risk.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Geneva, London, Addis Ababa, Cotonou, Lisbon, Kaduna, and Ibadan.
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Editor: Azuka Nzegwu.
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