BACKGROUND - BANDUNG CONFERENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000300290018-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: March 29, 1955
• Content Type: BRIEF

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1. Alphabetical list of accepting and sponsoring*) powers:
Afghanistan
*Burma
Cambodia
*Ceylon
China
Egypt
Ethiopia.
Gold Coast
*India
*Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Libya
Delegate
Pri.Min,. U Nu
ex-King Sihanouk
Prim.Min. Kotelawala
Pri.Min. Nasr?
For. Min. Aklilou?
Min.State Botsio
Pri.Min. Nehru
Pri.Min, All
Fin.Min. Amini
ex-For.Min,. Jamali
For,Min, Salah
Pri.Min. Katay?
Pri.Min. Solh
act,Sec.State Dukuly
Pri,Min, Ben Halim
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Political History
Protectorate of British
India until I.
Ex-colony (UK); Republic - 1948.
Ex-protectorate (France) - 1950.
Ex-colony (UK); Dominion - 1948.
"People's Republic" - 1949.
Ex-protectorate (UK);
Republic - 1953.
Italian conquest: Empire
restored WW II.
Self-governing colony (UK),
Ex-colony (UK); Republic - 1951.
Ex-colony (Holland);
Republic - 1949.
Anglo-Russian "Zones";
Monarchy back post WW II.
Ex-protectorate (UK.);
Monarchy back post WW II.
Empire; Axis Power, II:
occupied until 1952.
Ex-mandate (UK); Kingdom - 1946.
Ex-protectorate (France) - 1950.
Ex-mandate (France);
Republic - 1943.
Republic - 1842.
Ex-colony (Italy): occupied,
Monarchy -.1951.
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Nepal For.Sec. Thapa Indian-"influenced" Kingdom,
*Pakistan Pri.Min. All Ex-colony (UK); Dominion - 1947.
Philippines ex-For.Min. Romulo Ex-protectorate (US);
Republic - 1946..
Saudi Arabia For.Min. Prince Faisal Ex-possession (Turkey):
Kingdom - 1926,
Sudan Pri,Min. Azha.rd. UK-Egyptian condominium.
Syria, For.Min, Azm
Thailand For.Min. Prince Wan
Turkey dep Pri. Min..Zorlu
Viet Minh President Ho
Vietnam
Yemen For.Min. Prince Hasan
Ex-mandate (France);
Republic - 1943
UK-French "buffer" Kingdom
pre-WWII.
Republic - 1923.
"People's Republic" - 1945
Ex-protectorate (France) - 1950
Ottoman fief pre-WW I: indepen-
dent Kingdom - 19
II. 17 of 29 conferees are United Nations members: two (Gold
Coast and Sudan) ineligible for membership.
A. Remainder,, except for three Communist China, "People's
Republic of Vietnam", and South Vietnam, have been
endorsed for Un membership by General Assembly, vetoed
by USSR.
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