IVORY COAST: FOUR PRESIDENTS LEAVE FOR OCAM CONFERENCE.

Record ID: 183017

  • Title: IVORY COAST: FOUR PRESIDENTS LEAVE FOR OCAM CONFERENCE.
  • Date: 23rd June 1966
  • Summary: PRESIDENTS LEAVE ABIDJAN AIRPORT AND CEREMONY OF DEPARTURE. Initials JRG/VS/JH/ES EDITORS: ALSO REFERS: 6052/66 "FOREIGN MINISTERS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE." 23. JUNE 66 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th July 1966 13:00
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  • Location: ABIDJAN -- IVORY COAST
  • Reuters ID: LVA1DNP1841YH38TXKONDMNPTVQH
  • Story Text: THE PRESIDENTS OF NIGER, UPPER VOLTA, DAHOMEY AND IVORY COAST HAVE LEFT ABIDJAN FOR THE SUMMIT MEETING OF THE AFRO-MALAGASY COMMON ORGANISATION (OCAM) WHICH OPENS IN TANANARIVE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

    PRESIDENT DIORI OF NIGER, PRESIDENT LAMIZANA OF UPPER VOLTA, PRESIDENT SOGLO OF DAHOMEY AND PRESIDENT HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY OF THE IVORY COAST LATER MADE A BRIEF STOP AT LIBREVILLE TO BE JOINED BY PRESIDENT MBA OF GABON.

    IN A STATEMENT BEFORE LEAVING ABIDJAN, PRESIDENT DIORI SAID THE SUMMIT WOULD MARK A DECISIVE STEP TOWARDS AFRICAN UNITY.
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