BRIEFING ITEM ON THE FRENCH ROLE IN AFRICA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00401R002400010017-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: October 28, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director
FROM
SUBJECT : Briefing Item on The French Role in Africa
1. The following items are included in this package on France
and Africa:
A. A thorough paper on French Foreign Policy, for which
hard covers are being prepared.
B. Briefing Paper on French role in Africa.
C. Backup papers on the French role in Africa.
D. DDO paper on French African policy.
E. Graphics on the French role in Africa
F. Tables you've seen before on the dependence of Europe on
imports of African Minerals and tables on French foreign
aid.
G. Backup material from last week's briefing item (not given)
on French Communism.
H. Answer to your question on the French two-round election
system.
2. As with the Saudi paper, I suggest that you brief the
President on the French role in Africa and give him the paper on
French Foreign Policy.
Attachments:
As Stated Above
~GI
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