BACKGROUND--ASIAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000300300003-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 5, 1955
• Content Type: BRIEF

NSC BRIEFING 5 April 1955
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BACKGROUND--ASIAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
Y. The conferees fall into four political categories--Communist,
neutralist, anti-Communist and pro-West. The following is a,
complete list of the countries attending and their chief del-
egates (sponsors marked--*):
A. Communists (2)
China (Prime Minister Chou)
N. Vietnam (probably Foreign Minister Pham Van Dong)
B. Neutralist (6)
Afghanistan (Foreign Minister Prince Naim)
*Burma (Prime Minister Nu)
*India (Prime Minister Nehru)
*Indonesia (Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo)
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 C. Anti-Communist (9)
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Egypt (Prime Minister Nasr)
Gold Coast (Minister of State Batsio)
Jordan (Foreign Minister Salah)
Cambodia (ex-king Prince Sihanouk)
Laos (Prime Minister Ka.tay)
Libya (Ambassador Muntasser)
Saudi Arabia (Foreign Minister Prince Faisal)
Sudan (Prime Minister Azhari)
Yemen (Foreign Minister Prince Hasan)
D. Pro-Western (12)
*Ceylon (Prime Minister Kotelawala)
Ethiopia (Foreign Minister Aklilou)
Iran (Finance Minister Amini)
Ira.q (ex-Foreign Minister Jamali)
Japan (Minister of State Takasaki)
Lebanon (Prime Minister Sohl)
Liberia. (Acting Secretary of State Dukuly)
*Pakistan (Prime Minister Mohamad Ali)
Philippines (Minister without Portfolio Romulo)
Thailand (Foreign Minister Prince Wan)
Turkey (Deputy Prime Minister Zorlu)
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