U.S. foreign policy and the Belgian Congo in the 1950s. From: The Historian | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Helmreich, Jonathan E. | COPYRIGHT 1996 Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

US policy on the Belgian Congo during the 1950s was independent of, sensitive to and cooperative with both Brussels and nationalist Africans. Office of African Affairs Deputy Dir. Fred L. Hadsel submitted a special report in 1955, which stated that the US needed to adopt an independent policy so that it can exert more influence on African affairs. In response to Hadsel's report, the US government increased its consular representation and promoted programs on direct private investment, technic...

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