GHANA: HARLLEY OPENS TRAINING COURSE FOR SENIOR OFFICERS.

Record ID: 230318

  • Title: GHANA: HARLLEY OPENS TRAINING COURSE FOR SENIOR OFFICERS.
  • Date: 24th September 1969
  • Summary: 1. GV AUDIENCE OF CENSUS OFFICERS. 0.03 2. MV MR. ADOO, MR. NUWORSU, DR. DE GRAFT JOHSON SEATED 0.08 3. MV. AND CU OTHER CENSUS OFFICERS IN AUDIENCE (3 SHOTS) 0.16 4. REAR VIEW HARLLEY ADDRESS OFFICERS 0.24 5. MV OFFICERS 0.27 6. MV HARLLEY SPEAKING 0.35 7. MV. OFFICERS 0.38 8. SCU HARLLEY 0.46 9. SV OFFICERS 0.50 10. MV HARLLEY 0.57 11. MV OFFICERS 1.01 12. REAR VIEW HARLLEY ADDRESSING OFFICERS 1.06 13. GV PAN AUDIENCE APPLAUD 1.10 Initials KM/VS/BOB/PS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 9th October 1969 13:00
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  • Location: ACCRA, GHANA
  • Country: Ghana
  • Reuters ID: LVACPM337H7UCZLQZN8BO7G8B8WS
  • Story Text: MR. JOHN HARLLEY, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF GHANA'S PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CENSUS COMMITTEE, OPENED A ONE-WEEK TRAINING COURSE FOR SENIOR FIELD CENSUS OFFICERS ON SUNDAY.;
    MORE THAN 100 OFFICERS FROM THE VOLTA, EASTERN, GREATER ACCRA, AND WESTERN REGIONS ATTENDED THE COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA IN ACCRA. IT IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE OFFICIALS FOR NEXT YEAR'S POPULATION CENSUS.

    ON HAND FOR CEREMONY WERE MR. J.S. ADOO, CENSUS FIELD ORGANIZER, MR. NUWORAU, DEPUTY FIELD ORGANIZER AND DR. K.T. DE GRAFT JOHNSON, CENSUS CO-ORDINATOR.

    MR. HARLLEY TOLD THE OFFICERS THAT THE FORTHCOMING POPULATION CENSUS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROJECTS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE. HE ADDED THAT IT WOULD PROVIDE ESSENTIAL GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE PLANNING.

    ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER OPENING THE COURSE, MR. HARLLEY A FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL LIBERATION COUNCIL RESIGNED AS THE COUNTRY'S POLICE CHIEF. A STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SAID HE HAD DECIDED TO RESIGN TO AVOID ANY CONFLICTS THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM HOLDING TWO POSITIONS.
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