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MISCELLA}'IEOUS RACORDS BOOK

A}MRICAN ruBASSY

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APRIL 22. T959&

Arrived today al I1:3O a.nr. as the first resident Am6rican

Consular representatj-ve assigned to Lorn6, Togoland' Heretofore,

Togoland was pnder the Jurisdiction of the American Consul-ate

General in Dakarr Senegal, French West lfrica'

since Togoland is a u.IJ. Trusteeship adrninistered by France,

and France rnaintains control over the Foreign Relati-ons, Dsfsnss,

and Cur.rency of Togoland, the Consular representatives are acere-

dited to the l'rench Goverrrnnent. It is therefore eustomary to call

first on the resident French representative in Lom6 before contae-

tins the Togolese authorities. The French High Commissioner

received the Anierican Consular Officer very informally w'ithin

one hour after the Of ficerts amival '

The Arnerican representative infornned the French High Coranis-

sioner that t,he principal 0fficer of this post, Inlr' Jesse $lacl{night,

would arrive within two weeks but that the Consulate would not be

offictally open qntil appropriate quarters had been founcl frorn

where to transaet business'

John Gunther Dean (FS0-5)Ameriean Consul

tr,AY 5. 1g5g

The flrst American clerk assigneci to this post, I'iiss Gloria

Carusor arrived.

i,tAY 5. 1959

The Consulate opened its first office in Room 2 of the Annex

of the Hotel- du Golfe.

MAY 7. 1959

The first Prlncipal Officer assigned to this post, FSO

Jesse M. MacKnight, arrived at noon today and assumed charge.

llittr the arrival of the Princi-pal Officer the initial

cadre to open the Consulate was complete. rit this juncture,

the problerns of getting started - a task which it was soon

found was most difficul-t - began. The first i-mpressions of

the newconers, of the beautlful beach, the waving palms and

the colorful native life Yras quickly lulanced by'a realization

that housing, Iiving and workin6 were not going to be easy.

The three staff nlembers, housed temporaril-tr in the ann6x to the

Hotel du Golfe and workiru; in another renteC room there, had

the frustrated feelings at times which must have been felt by

Columbus or Daniel Boone when they lay down at night and pon-

dered the dayrs happenings. Nevertheless, the first days of

the post marked a peri-od of elose and r.rnique kinship which

will be remennberecl by aIt of those who were there.

Jesse Iui. &lacKnigfrt (fSO-2)

liAY 8. rg5g

The Principal Officer, accompanied b)'the Consular Officer,

made his initial pnotocol calls on the French High Comrnissloner,

Monsierrr Georges Sp6na1e, and on the Prime Minj-ster, Mr.Sylvanus

01ymp1o,

l"iAI 10. 1959

(tocal Holiday) Joan of Arc Day. Ceremony and Review at

Anny Camp followed by a High Mass at the Cathedral which was

attended by the two Consulate Officers.

].{AY 11. 1g5g

Consulate sent j"ts initial A-Pouch to the Department.

I4AY 14-15. 1g5g

Principal Officer, accornpanied by Consular Officer, made

protocol calls on the Cabinet Ministers and the I'resictent of

the Charnber of Deputies.

]IAY 15. 1g5g

The Principal Officer called on the Catholic l{rchbishop.

MAY 18. 1959

The Pri:ncipal Officer, accom.panied by the Consular Officer

went to the Alrport when the Hig[ Connissioner departed for Paris

on officlal business.

ryThe Consulate tr:rned over j-ts flrst classlfied pouch to

Courier BARLOhI.

JUI'IE 4. 1959

lihe Frincipal 0fficer gave his first official dinner at the

Annex of the Hote1 du Golfe. The Aqtlng High Connmissloner, the

Prlme I'llnisterr the Presldent of the Chanber of Deputies, the

Attorney General and lrives, the Catholic Archbishop and the Head

of the loca1 Protestant Church were guests.

JUM 1rr,. 1959

S.S. african Sun, .qmeri-can flag vessel (Captain Hdorian

W. Schod1e, comranciing) carrying PL-480 relief supplies con-

signed to lhe Catholic i?.elief Services arrived. r\fter discharge

of cargo, there was a riot on board between Liberian work crew

and Togolese stevedores and surf bcat men. 'Ihe Tooofese claj"med

that thres Togolese were lost overboard. The i'rincipal Officer

was notified dwlng the evening. ri police enquiry at the wharf

was adjourned to following day and then co tinued aboard r.he

vessel. Three Liberians were arrested and the vessel released

during the evening of June 15r I95cJ.

JUNE 18. 1g5g

i'iessrs Ambrose rrdciah and Emmanuel Tobias, the first local

emplolrees EOD to-day.

JUNE 21. 1g5g

Hssistant Secretarlr of Stater Joseph ts. ijatterthwaite

arrived at Af1ao at noon in the autornobile of l.mbassador F1ake.

I'lr. Satlerthwaite was taken on a qr:ick tour of the cit;r. rlt

f8r;CO, Ilr. Satterthwaite, accompanied by the l'ri-ncipal Officer

and the Consular Officer calleci inforrnally on the ltcting Hi-gh

Cor.rrnissioner.

JUNU 22. 1g5g

r\ccompanied by the Principal Offic€r, rrssistant jecretary

Satterthwaite called on Prime lfinister Olympi-o at the latterrs

Office. Afterwards, I'Ia. Satterthwaite departed by plane for

Abidjan.

Julrlr 23. 195?

irS0 Ernest iriayer, DCI4, Accra arrlved via ship with }"irs Mayer.

I'he Consular Officer assisted with teurding and custoras forrnaliiies.

'Ihe liayers departed by auto for Accra on June 24.

JUI\E 27. 1959

The Principal Officer entertalned the mernbers of the Cabinet

at a dinner in the Arrrex of the Hotel du Golfe.

JUrilJ 30. 1g5g

Lease FB0-4: O:r House 68, Avenue de La Victoire (for

Principal Officerts Residence) signed b;r Togo Government and

Consulate.

JULY 4. 1959

The first July Ath reception was held at the itnnex of the

Hotel Cu Golfe from IO:OO to 20:00. ?he receiving line was made

up of the Principal Officer, the Consular Officer ancl the Anierican

Clerk. Due to the inexperience of the guests and the waiters the

receiving line had some hilarious experi-enees in the eourse of

atteurpting to greet the 168 guests who were ln attenclance. After

the playing of the irlational Anthem, the Prlncipal Officer gave a

brief toast to the President of the United States.

JULY 8. !959

tionsulate 0ffi-ces opened at Rue Pelletier and Rue Victor l{ugo.

JULT 14. T959

(Loca1 Holiday) Bastille Day

at 10:OO and morning reception at

attended by American staff of the

Ceremonies at l{ilitar;r S1s61sn

Iii6h ConmissariaL al 11;OO were

Consulate.

JULr 27, l-959

FB0-1 Property occupied by F.S.O John G. Dean.

JULY 30. 1959

The Pnincipal Officer ca1led on

l"{orksr Paul a. AlulEClE, w"ith a letter

PL 4e Leader grantee frcm Togo.

the Piinister of Pubfic

of award as the first

JULY 31. 1959

The rrincipal Officer F.S.O. Jesse i'i. Maclinight departed

for !trheelus Fie1d, Tripoli, Libyia for hospitalization' F'S'0'

John G. Dean assr:me<i charge.

AUGUST 1. 1959

F.8.0-2 Property oceupied by FSS Gloria Caruso.

IUGUST 30. 1959

F.S.O. Guy Spencer (RFBO) ar'ri-ved to inspect Postts Office

and Residential Housing and to make recornendations for construc-

ti-on worlc on Frincipal Officerts Resldence.

siifrliiliilElr 12. 1959

The Principal 0fficer returned froail hospiLalization in

tripoli and 'vriiesbaden and resumed charge.

slrPI'EMBpR 23. 1959

f'SO John l]ean issued the Consulatets first non-inrnigrant

Visa to liini-ster of Public i'iorksr Paul rr. Amegee (I:'.L,402

Leader Grantee).

OcTofiEli 1. 1959_

F.ts.0.-5 Property occupied by FSO Jesso FI' lisslinighf '

ocTOB&,H 4. 1959

!'.S.0. Georg,e liathnon (R50) arrived from liccra for postf s

init,ial securlty inspection.

wTOs,R 9, 1959

Ceremony aL I7:O0 marking

Invj,ted guests were:

FFTEN CI{ PHl SO}iriLITIItli

official opening of Consulate.

i"iashington)

Sp6nale (absent in Paris)

HuSot

Le Coz

Cornel-is

Georgi-n

Dai-ric

TOGOL!]SE P}:liiSONALlTIiIS

Olyrnpio

Trenou

De liermadec

Herv6

!'reitas

Franklin

Rieudmond

De la lJrucholerie

Amegee (absent in

Barnieaud

lslor-un

Coc o

lipotsra

akou6t6

Iiaranoko

SankaredJa

Sarri de TOVE

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OTFNH PERSONA],ITIES

Under Secretary GRItviSS of Li6e11.l q, Good WiIIAmbassador Marshal-l of Lftsils j I'{ission to T0G0

lftre. Langdon (i.andlord)

rV. Amorin

Coustbre (Architect)

Piquelin (Contractor)

Foupart

s]-raldo

Le Poncin

Chambraud

F(NEIGN REPiTESENTATIVES

Ward

Kalife

Ga].lon

AI'IERICANS - in addition to Consular Staff

Chester

Shaw

Giambrone

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I']rincipal ufficer nade fo]Iow'ing re;narks:

rrTransl-ation of trench TexLil

Mr. High Corrnissioner

i,r. Prjme $iinister

I'ln. Mayor

Ladies & Gentlernen:

I would like to thank all of you for having cone to attend

lhis small ceremony wi'Lich marks lhe installation of the American

Qcnsul-ate in its permanent premises in Lorne.

If we were abl-e to overcome the material obstacles and if

we were able to get set up in the conditions which you can see

for yourself today, it is largely due to the help we received

from the Hlgh Cornmissioner, the Prircle }iinister and the Mayor

of Lone. In the nanie of my colleagues and myself, I would like

to thank you for thls valuable assistance.

A1low me also to take this opportunity to repeat publicl:r

what I have said durin the nulerous private conversations I

had 1n Lone. llle have corne here as friends. The young Togolese

itepublic which is noving toward independence can count on the

friendshlp of the lrmerican peopJ-e. As for our sentiments towards

France, our oldest ally, they are well-known and have already

been tested several tinres during the last 182 lgears.

Therefore, it is a real pleasure for us to see the orderly

manner anci the spirit of frank anci niutual understanding whi-ch

animates )rour two countries in the task whi ch leads to Togolese

Independence next year.

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l,lr. High Conrnissioner, l'ip. Prime j"Linisterr we are now

goind to raise the flag of the United States of americarthereb;r

marking the official inauguration of Lhe ^merican Oonsulate

in Lome.

liuests taken on tour of premises and champa6ne served.

NovlliviBEit 25. 1959

!'irst non-professional courler run made to .+ccra by the

Principal Officer. (Courier letters for FSOts ltaclinight and

Dean are dated November l-7, 1959).

pEc!]vitsER 16. 1959

Herr T6r6k, Oonsul of the Feceral itepublic 6f (iemranJr,

arrived to take up residence at Lmr6- Gerrnany is the second

country to be represented in Togo by a career Foreign Service

Officer.

DECEIVibER 24. T959

,' Letters of hollday greeting ano expression of aopreciatlon

for the coopration given by both men ano their staffs were sent

by the r'rincipal 0fficer to the Hlgh Corauj.ssioner and the Pri,rne

Minister.

JNUARY 1. 1960

New Iearrs Day ca1ls at the resiciences of the High Commis-

sioner and at the officlal resj"denee of the Prime hiinister were

made dnring the late morninr; by the Prlncipal Officer and Oonsul

Dean. There were no written invitations. The announcement that

the two calls were necessary was made by radio. loii.ves were

invlted.

JANUARY 4. 1960

Gerald Schwab, FSO, arrived at post to assume responsibility

as ridrninistr:rtive Officer.

JANUARI 7. 1960

Suspected unauthorizecl daybime entry of the lrnbassy building

discovered. There was no evidence of einy tampering w'ith files

anci nothing was missed. The Embassy requested the R.S.O Rabat

to prorride secure YaIe locks for the buildlng.

JANUAINY 9. 1960

Second Secretary Gerald Schwab departed for the U.S. for

personal r€&so[s.

JANUAHY 20. 1960

itoger frovencher, F.5.0., Adrnj.nj-str;rtive ttfficer in

Leopoldville, arrlved on TDY as replacement for i''.S.O. Geral-d

Schwab.

JANUARY 22. 1960

A GRC Trade delegation arj-ved in Lqne for a three day visit.

The Principal and Consular Officerswere among those who met the

group ab the airport. I't the request of the group, the Prlnglpal

Officer discussed various problerLs w'ith the dele6ation. The

group was given a dinner by the Principal Officer and staff and

departed on the morning of January 25.

FEBRUARY 15. 1950

FSO Gerald Schwab returned to Lome to assume cluties as

Itdministrative Officer.

FEBRUARY 17. }960

FSO Roger Provencher departed for Leopo1dville.

FEBRUARY 29. 1960

lrlncipal Officer issued a memorandrxn to the staff (1)

barring nrerrbers of the Consul-aters staff from making any

purchases in Accra for anyone other than arnerican staff members

of the Consulate; ancl (2) barring all members of the staff,

except the Agent Officer froin accepting United States currency

from anyone j-n TOCO.

}|ARCH g. 1g5O

lJmbassy hands to Togolese Governrnent check for 3.675.0OO Cfl

(+ 15.OOO) representin6 partial cost of alterations of FBO-A.

(Ambassadorts Residence) and rent (f Cf'e) for lhe perlod,Iune lO,

1959 - Jwte 29, 1950.

I'j.i\,li,CI-i B. 1960

I'rincipal Officerrs Residence (FB0-6) completect and occupied

by Consul Jesse l'1. MacKnight.

I{ARCH 29. 1960

Principal Officer, Jesse i'i. l':acxnight deJrarted for Cultural

tffairs Offi-cerst Conference at Karnpa1a, llganda. F.S.O. John G.

Dean assumed charge.

APliIL 15. 1960

l'rinci-pal Officer returned and assumed charge.

Prirne I'lini-ster orders cornrnencenrent of alterations on FB0-4

("mbassaclor I s kesidence) .

APitIL 22. 1960

One set each of r*hite drivers uniforns (--iacket and trousers)

issued to FSLS Robert Togan and Alex Adjino.

rlterations of fB0-3 (&nbassy Euilcting) compleled and ner,r

offices in north ano south wing occupied.

APRrL 25. Lg60

The irnerican delegation to the ?ogo In<lependence festivities

arrived aboard a special lviats Fli6ht anci were met at the airport

by L'iinister of Interior, Par:lin Freitasr a Togolese honor guard

and the &nbassy staff and wlves. The clelegation:

Wil-1ian P. Rogers, Special r[rbassador and personal li,epresen-

tative of the President, Attorney General

of the United States.

James K. I'enfield, Speclal Ambassador and Personal- R.presen-

tative of the President, Deputy Assistant

Secretary of State.

Arthur J. lrlssysa, Special Ambassador anci Personal Represen-

tative of the Presldent, Weaver-l{inier

Investment Oonpany, Lincoln, Neb.

Geortje H. Becker rJr., Deputy Asslstant Secretary of Cqnmsr.cs

(norninated).

Dr.Frarrk M.Snor,rden, Dean, College of Liberal Artsr Howard

University.

The group presented their credenLials, as well as a personal

gift from the President of the Unlted States (Stenbenwase) to the

Prime Minister.

APRr1,27. 1960

Togolese Independence proclai:ned at 0O01 this date.

American Oonsul-ate was raisec to lhe status of lanbassy.

l'.S.O. Josse. M. i'laclini6ht, in the presence of the American

delegation and Fmbassy Officers FSOs John G. Dean anct Gerald

Schwab, presented his credentials as Charg6 drAffaires a.i.

(copy of Togo Protocol regulations in Presentation of Creden-

tials enclosed). qn lhis occasion, he made the following

remarks to the Pri:ne l'inister:

Mr. Prime lulj-nister,

I am very happy to have the honor on this solemn occasion

to present my credentials as Charg6 dt^ffaires ad interlm of

the ilnbassy of the United States of *merica at Lome.

I have been charged by my Seeretary of State to conduct

the affairs of the itnbassy rrin a manner to strengthen even

further the friendship of the Republic of Togo and the United

Statesrt. f shall- endeavor to do so to the best of my ability.

lrurin8 the twelve months since the opening of the American

Consulate in Lorne ip r,'pril L959, the first career-staffed con-

sulate in the countryrwe have had the r::nique opportunity and

pleasure of seeing To5o born anci welcorned to the conrnunlty of

nertions. This has been a historic occasj"on for us as well as you.

The interest of my Government i-n assisling in the evoluti.on

of To6;o fpsgl Trust Territory to nationhood is well known to you.

It reflects the genuine and deeply rooted attachment which the

Government ancl the people of the United States have for the ideals

of democracy, freedorn, individual liberty and friendship for others.

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We value ancl cherish or:r

to maintain it because it has

will be your expcrience too.

In the months and Srears

between our two nations will

be to the mutr.ral advantage of

and the people of Togo.

democraey. We have worked hard

served us wel1. ble believe th.is

to cme, I trust the friendship

flourish. This wit1, I an certain,

the people of the United $tates

To this task, vre at the &nbassy dedicate ourselves.

APnIL 29. 1960

The American delegation to the Togo Independence Celebration

departed by car to Lagos at O8:30.

I,iiAY 27. 1960

FSO Jesee M. MacKnight, Ppincipal Officerr departed Lone

to attend the conference of Chiefs of Mission in Tarujler. F.S.0

John G. Dean assuned charge.

JUNS 3. 1960

F.S.O. Jesse PI. MacKnlght entered. Port-Lyauty Naval Hospital

for treatment.

JULY 4. 1960

F.S.O. John G. Dean, Charg6, was the host at a reception

given for approximately JOO lnvited guests at the Hote1 le Benin.

Among those present were Prime l'iinister Olympio and Prime llinister

Slr Abubakar BALEII{A of Nigeria, who was visiting Lme. Or thls

occasion, the 0harg6 made the follotrlng rernarks:

llonsieur le Premier Mlnistre,

Excellences,

Mcsdames,

Piesdemoiselles,

Messleurs,

' ..,e vous remercie dfOtre vcnus

i. Ia communaut6 amdricaine de Lcm6

i{ationaLe.

si nombreux pour vous Joindre

pour c6l6brer notre F€te

Nous voici dans cette salfe ot), iI y a quelques semaines

d peine, une grantle partle dtentre vous c6l6bralent votre ind6-

pendance. Crest notre propre inddpendance que nous, *m6r1cains,

c6l6brons aujourdrhul. En effetr un 4 JuJ-l1et, il y a de cela

I84 ans, nos afeux proclanaient leur ind6pendance. Ce Jour est

rest6 depuis lors notre f6te natlonale que nous appelons aussi

ttlndependence Daytt ce qui 6quivaut i ttAblod6 Nk6k6t'. Comme vous

nous avons requ notre ind6pendance avec l tappui de Ia France qui

maintenant, depuls plus de 1& ans, est notre plus anclenne

alli6e.

Je regrette lnfininent que mon colldgue l{onsieur }4acKnight,

abser$ porrr raison de sant6, ne puisse lui-m6me vous accueillir

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ici ce soi-r, nrais je suis sfir que Jrexprlme ses sentiments

en vous disant que Ie d6sir du Gouvernenent et du peuple

andricain eet de voir se renforcer dans tous les dsnaines

Ies liens qui se sont nou6s au cours de cette ann6e entre le

Togo et les Etats-ilnj-s drAm6rlque.

i'ixceILences,

Iiesdames,

Mesdemoiselles,

Iviessieurs,

Je vous lnvlte i lever vos verres A, Ia prosp6rlt6 du

Togo et A. la sant6 de son Chef dtEtat qui a tout falt pour

son pays - $on Excellencs Sylvanus 011mrplo.

JULI 6. 1960

F.S.O. Jesse M. Macl.night returned and asswned charge.

JULY IL. 1960

A two-man delegation from t,he Hepublic of Korea, headed

by li6slit*1 WOm'i, Korean Ambassador to Borrn, visited Togo.

They rnet with Embassy Officers ancl were guesls at a dinner

given them by Mr. MacKnlght.

JULI 17. 1960

Five U.S. Air Force C-130 ttHerculestr transports landed

at Lome ancl departed for Leopoldville with 15 tons of flour

ea'ch, provid.ed on a loan basi-s fron (latholic R"lief Service

supplies. A loading crervr of one officer and four enListed

men remained in Lome.

JULY 18. 1960

A sixth U.S. Air Force plane landed anci departed with

15 tons of flour for the Congo.

lliss Nadine Shewairy (fSS) new ]frrbassy secretary, arrived.

JULY 19. 1950

A seventh rtir Force plane landed, but was r:nable t,o depart

due to engine trouble.

JULY 20. 19C,0

ir.$.O. John G. Dean departed for Bamako on TDY and

subsequently for leave in Europe.

JULY 22. 1960

Miss Gloria Caruso, FSS }inbassy Secretary, cieparted to

the Unitcd States for resignatj-on.

Mrs. John G. Dean and their two children departed for

leave in Europe and transfer to Bamako.

lJ.S. Air Force maintenance plane and crew arrived to

ci,*rrge the engine on the stranded plane. Iloth planes departed

in the early evening, takln6 w'ith them the last shipnent of

the lOO tons of flour provided for the Congo. The loading

crew who had arived on July 17 also departed.

AUGUST 1. 1960

l'.S.O. George W. 0gg (?trlra Secretary) and fanilSr arived

at the post.

AUGUST 22. 1969

lrmbassador Lel-and Baryows presented his credentj-als to

Prime i,tinister Sylvanus Olyrnpio today as the first American

Ambassador to the R.public of Togo. In lds remarks on that

occasion, the ,*mbassador macie the following statement in

French:

trl have the honor to presenL to your :.lxcellency a letLer

from the President of the United States of i'merica, accreditin6

me as Arnbassador llxLraordi-nary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America, to the Republic of ?ogo.

It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity

to express, on behalf of the President and the Government

anci people of the Un:ited Statesr their sincere wishes for

the prosperity and well-belng of the Republic of Togo and

its Prime i,iinister.

I am happy to have been designated by the President of

the United States as the first rimerican Ambassador to the Republic

of Toto. It g-ives me a long desireo opportunity to become

acquainted with your country and i-ts people. Togo has long

had an enviable reputation for itself abroad.

The warm-hearted hospitality and friendliness of its

people are well-known. Their devotion to and belief i-n demo-

cratic principles, the irnportance of educatlon, anti seli-heJ-p

and cooperatj-ve effort to improve thelr country, has been noted

.with great i-nlerest by the ,"merj-can people for they are lhe

basis on which our ov{n nation and its people have <reveloped

and prospered.

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The statesman-like fashion in which the affairs of govern-

rnent, both in internal anC e,xternal affairs, have been handled

by you has also impressed people in other countries and augurs

well for the role which you r,rlll pJ-ay in world affaire.

The friendship and understanding which has characterized

relati-ons between our two countries provides a solid basis for

the future.

I trust that ue will be able to broaden and deepen this

frienoship and understanding to our muiual advantage so that

the welfare anci prosperity of our people ma;r be advanced and

each rnay contribute to peace, security and progress in the world.

I shall devote my best efforts to this tasktr.

, the Prime itrinister in response, stated:

ttixcellence,

jious sonunes trbs heureux de vous accueil]ir comme preraier

.rmbassadeu: ExLraordinaj-re et Pl6nipotentiaire des Etats-Unis

dt*m6rique auprbs du gouvernement de 1a R6publique Toi;claise.

Votre pays est d6jA repr6sent6 sur place par un Charg6

d rAffaires en Ia personne de llonsieur Jesse I.]ACKI{IGH'| qui a su

Bagner notre estime et notre confiance.

i-.tu rester Ie Gouvernenent et Le peuple Togolais ont toujours

corisid6r6 1es iitats-Unis drAnr$rique comnle Itune des grandes puis-

sances favorables a ltind6pendance des pays colonis6s et,

personnellement, Je ntoublierai jamais lrimportance du r61e qura

jou6 votre liepr$ssntant au sein cie lrrJrganisation cies Nations llnies

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eu cours des nombrer:x d6bats qui ont d6cid6 du sort de notre

jeune iriation.

Vous pouvez donc 6tre assur6 qrtune collalioration franche

el sincbre sera instaur6e entre votre ,+rnbassacie et notre ijouver-

nernent, ce qui facilitera Branc.iement votre t6che au Togo.

Comne tous les jeunes btats qui ont rin imp6rieux devoir

ci.tasseoir leur i-nd6pendance sur un d6veloppentent 6cononique

ad6qu,at, mon pays accueillira avec beaucoup de 6;ratitude toute

l-raicle que 1a grande R6publique des iltats-l-nis dtrun6rique vou-

drait lui apporter dans ce domaine.

Selon les rensei-gnements en notre possessionr vous avez

eu A occuper, d,ans Ie pass6, des foncti-ons trbs importantes

dans Ie cadre de lrassistance technique au( pays sous c6ve1opp6s.

Ctest pourquci nous mettons beaucoup drespoi-r dans votre mission

au Togo.

I'ar ailleurs, [xcellence, nous avons 6t6 trcs touch6 par

Ies boruaes paroles que vous venez de prononcer i 1 | encjroj,t de

notre R6publique et A lrintention de ma propre personne. l'tous

vous en renrercions bien chaleureusernent et vous assurons que,

Ie Togo blen petit, continuera dans Ia mesure de ses moyens, L

tout mettre en oeuvre pour contribuer i Ia paix, A Ia s6curjt6

et au proorls dans 1e monde.

Pour tennj-ner, perrnettez-rnoi-, ilxcell-ence, de vous

demander de bien vouloir transn'rettre A. votre honorable

Fr6sident, Son occellence le O6n6ral D!/IGHT EISitNHOl,l-uR,

nos voeux sincbres de borure sant6 et de longue vie, au

Gouvernement et au peuple des Etats-Unis dtAm6rique, les

souhaits de prop6rit6 et de succbs que nous formulons pour

eux en notre norl personnel, au nffir du []ouverneinent et du

peuple Togolaistr.

The Ambassador assuned charg,e.

In connection with the vislt of the Hmbassador for the

presentation of credentials, the tlounseLlor gave a reception

at his residence. The guests included the Prime l,ilnlsterr

other members of the Cablnet, Government Officials and repre-

sentatives of the diplomatic corps.

!'.$.U. Edward J. Streator, Jr., Second Secretary arri-ved

at Post. His family is to arrive in Septenrber 196O.

SILPTTjlriBlJr 1. 1960

The U.S. granted its agr6ment to the appoi-ntment of .l]octor

Andr6 Akakpo as the first funbassador of the Republic of Togo to

the Unlted States.

The Ambassador departeci for Yaounde. Itr. llacHnight assr:med

charge.

SEPTEMBil1T 6. 1960

The &rbassy sent messages of fellcitations to the Frirne

I,linister on the occasion of his birthday.

,*, srTEI,tBEIi 12. 1g60

The Government of the iiepublic of Togo announced appointment

of Dr. Andre Akakpo as first Ambassador to the United States.

SEIIIEI'IBIR 20. 1960

i"Ir. John R. l{snn6hs appointed Agricultural Attach6.

]4r. Wenmohs wIIL be resident at l,agos.

ocToBsR 11. 1960

In addition to his responsibilities as Bconornic Officer,

Third iiecretary George 0gg rras given responslbllity for Con-

suLar Affalrs.

OCTUBiIR 15. 1960

Ambassador Barror,rs arri.veci at Lorire frorL Yaounde anci assuned

charge.

OCTOilltR 21. 1960

r'mbassador Barrows departed for Yaourde. i.r. iiaclinight

assrxned charge.

NOVll,tBEtR 2. 1950

Ambassador Barrows arrived at Lorne from Yaounde and

assumed charge.

The Chamber of Deputies on November 2r 1960 designated

the following days as legal holici.ays i-n Togo:

January 1

Easter l-ionday

April 27 (Inclepencience)

l'iay 1 (Lauor)

escension Day

!'Ihitlionday

November 1 (A11 Saints Day)

December 25

' The United States Government observes the following legal

holidays:

Janr:ary I

Febnrary 22 (trJashingtonf s Birthday)

ltay lO (Memorial Day)

lebor Day

November 11 (Veteranrs llay)

Thanksgi'rina1

December 25

Joly 4 (Independence Day)

The Embassy, in eonforrence w"ith the usual practices abroad

will observe both Togolese and /rmerican 1ega1 holidays.

NoviiMBIiR 3. 1960

l"ir. tsrodley !lrg'1'ay of the United States Department of

Commerce visited Lqre for several days for discussions on

prwroting United States-Togo trade.

NovIn{BE}r 5. rg50

i{r. Loy W. Henderson, Dsputy Under liecretary of S1,a1"

for Administratlon, visited Lone on Novenber 6 and 7. He

wae accompanied by tsrigadler General Willian H. Cralg,

U.S.A, Mr. C1yde S1iot, Departrnent of llefense, trir. C.Vaugha,m

Ferguson, I'rr. l,ii[la& P. Hugher, Mr. Joseph P. Jova, Dr.

Virgil De Varrlt, Mr. Edward J. Thomas and iuir. John H.Stutesnan.

Mr. Henderson, accorapanied by the Anbassador ard others, pald

a courtesy visit to the Prfune l"iinlster, who received the party

at a reception at the Palace in the evening of Novernber 6.

The Counsellor entertalned the party at dinne:: at hl.s

resldence fo11owir6 the Prirne Ministerrs reception.

NOVllMBilltr 7. 1960

Mr. Robert }tactaughlin, President of the Board of

Comnissloners of the District of Colrrmbia, visited Lome on

November 7 and I and 1n forrnal ceremon-i-es attended by the

Muriicipal Council of Lone, presented the key to the Clty of

l{ashi-ngton to Prime Minister Sylvanus E. Olyrnpio, w}to is

also the Mayor of Lone.

NOVIII'IB;jR 9. 19b0

The Arnbassador anct Prime i'Iinisler iiylvanus Oly:npio

exchanged notes to-day on Nhe provision by the United Stales

as a grant under ICA of highway equipment ar:d spare parts.

I'he fotlowind, cormruniqud was issued on the occasion of the

signatr:re of the accord:

rrThe United States Government, in response to an urgent

request n'iade by the Government of Togo for assj-stance in

rehabi-litating arri enlarging its stock of highway bui-lding

and maintenance equipnr,ent, has agreed to make available to

Togo additional equlpnent and machines of .^r,'Ierlcan design and

manufacture. Includecl in the gift of equipnenl by the llnited

States Government are two eight vehicles and Machlnos of

various TJpes. Spa.rc parts will also be provided to put

into operating condition eleven road worki-ng machines

presently owned by the Togo GoverruiLent but now inoperative

due to the need for parts. An exchange of letters bett'reen

Frirne !-jnister Sylvanus Olprpio and Arneri-can Ambassador

Le1and Barrows on ]Vovenber 9 confirmed thi-s agreeur.ent between

the two Governments. To assure the prwrpt and satisfactory

execution of the project, the United States has inrrited the

Government of Togo, md the Government of Togo has accepted

the invitation, to send two representatives to the United

States to work with Arnerican Government Agencies on the

selection of the equlpnerrt to be provi-ded. Ilinister of

Publlc Works, Paul Anegee and an engineer of the Public

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i'iinistry have been desi-gnated by Ppi-me i.i11is1,gr Olympio for

tlii-s task. They w'i1J proceed to the United States as soon

as appropriate arran6enents can be made for their travel-.

In discussions with the 'rmerican &nbassy in Lorne during

recent weeks, i'rirne i''-inister Olympio and other ToEo Govern-

ment 0ffici-als indicateci a high priorlty has been given in

To€ro economi-c developtrient pLanning, to iltprove(rent anc. exten-

sj-on of highways, particularly in the productive agricultural

areas of the interi-or. ltihile the need fot" j-nrproved highway

corn'nunications is extensive and varied, the Togo Government

recognizes this can be met adequatel;,' only bJr a lorrg term

progran of improvernent and reconstructi-on. Meanwhile, there

,exists a particularly urgent and imniediate need for equlpnLent,

machines anrl spare parts to help rnaintai-n existing highways

facilities. l, list of the required equipnent and jJPTS for

the purpose was made avaj-lable to the rrmerican funbassy

recently with a formal request for assistance. Ambassador

Leland lJarrows, in a letter in reply to this request, said

that the United States Government recognized that an adequate

highway slsterri is essential to lhe economic well being and

growbh of Togo. For thi-s reason, and because j-t desired to

lend support to the Government anc people cl Togo tttheir

adrnirable effort to maintain antj rei-nforce 'logots position

as a free, strong and independent llationrr, the Uniterl States

was providin6 as a gift, the equlprrLent requested. The funbas-

sadorts reply also i-ndi-cated that the United States Government

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was very glad to provice this assj-stance anct wou-l-d be prepared

to examine further the possibility of proviciing other forms

of assistance in the future'r.

NOvlij,iBER 10. 1960

.i[nbassador Baryows departed for Yaounde. Mr.i'liacKnight

assumed charge.

NOVEI4IIUR 15. 1960

Mr. Frank D. I{enson, General $ervices Assi,stant, arrived

at Post.

NOV]friBEB 18. 1960

Itr. Stewart .ilsopr correspondent of the $aturday Eysnlng

Post, visited Lorne to-Cay. He had an interview with the Prlme

I'Iin1s+-sr.

DECI;J,IBUT 2. 1960

The foUo,ring messade from President-elect Keruredy was

forwarded to the Prime }linister:ftNovember 29, l-960

rrliy waru tturnks for your generous wishes upon my eJ-ectlon

to the Presidency. It is my deep hope that our natlons will

share in a continuing and growing associati-on in the buildlr4g

of lasting peace thror:ghout the worldrl

rrSincerely

rrJohn F. Lennedyil

DECEiVISER 2, 1gb0

Louis Arrnstrong and his orchestra played at Loiire otacliuni

to a crowd of about 3rO00, who cheered the,.merica.n jazz musi-

cian. his visit wers sponsored b;r a local comruitlee, headed

by i;i1. Tobias Amori-nr in coll-aboration with the Presidentrs

Fund for Cultural Excharige.

DECEIIEE]]i 3. 1960

Louis r'rrflstrorrg gave a second perfonul.nce at t]:e i{otel le

Benin. lJight hundred were present for the event, a dance and

conc ert .

DECIlr4BliIr 3. 1950+

Senator & I'irs Frarrk Churchr Senator & l.rrs Frank I'ioss,

$enator & l4rs Gale l'icGee and lvjr. Edward l{errrredy, the brother

of the l'resident-e1ect, visiled Lome on December t0 & 11.

fhey were entertained at a reeeption and hinch by

l{r. Jonathan $avi de Tove, President of the cherrnber of Dspu11ss.

The P3!ns liinister and tlie Cabinet receiveci the Senators and

I'ir. I(ennedy at a reception ln the evening.

The party clined r,rith the Charg6 cltr,.ffaires.

lnClli,Rl;it lU. 1960

1'he foUo*ing mernoranCr.rn was circulated to-cla.Jr 'iry lire

Cirar.g6:

Pursuant L,c the authority vesterJ in ne by applicable laws

and regulation, I hereby confirm and conlj-nue the delegation

of authority ano assignment of responsibility to perforrn the

following ftinctions, i-n addltion to their regular duties, to

the persons named below:

Top Secret Control Officer .t-

ALternate Top Ssqast Control Offieer : J.

Crlptographic Secwity Officer : ii.

Alternate Cryptographic Security Officer:G.

Pouch Oontrol Officer

Alternate Pouch Control Officer

lost Library Offig.t

Post Library Acquisilion Ufficer

Protocol Officer

Responsibfe Officer Property

Property Accountable Offi-cer

Autcmotive Vehicle Control- rjfficer

Post Safety Officer

Incentive .uwards 0f ficer

Post Security Officer

ALternate Security Officer

iducation Officer

Lan8uage Trainin8 officer

J. Streator

M. l4acKnight

J. Streator

lI. Ogg

D. Henson

il.0gg

Iri. Ogg

tI. 0gg

.I . Sl1ssX6.

l-1. liacKnight

$chwab

D. Henson

D. llenson

Schwab

$chwatr

hI. Ogg

Ii. l,iacKnight

Schwab

,L

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Leasing Officer

Property lulanagement Officerr\ .liequisitionins 0ffic er

General Serrrice Officer

Authority to Att,66r'ise and Approve Travel

rluthority to Authorlse & Approve Travel Route

liuthority to grant Access to ttofficial- UseOnlvrrMaterial

Telephone Oontrol Officer

Post llecords Officer

Control of Signatures

Telegrarn Control Officer

Publications Officer

Distribution Offi-cer for Representation rill.

Staff Corps Effici-ency Review Panel

Chairrnan, Tort Clai-ms l3oard

Menbers, Tort Clajm lloard

Property Survey Board

Certifying Officer

Deputy Ilaploynent Policy Officer

G. Schwab

F. D. Henson

F. D. Henson

l'. D. Iienson

J.lvi.lriacKnight & Schwab

s:J. M. l"lacKnight

: J. M. I4aclinight

: F. D. Henson

G. Schwab

J. M. IlacKnight

F. D. Henson

G. bI. 0gg

.i. M. I'{acKnight

1) J.PI. Macl(night

2) G. Schwab

3) E.J. Streator

Am&nbassy Accra

ArnEmbassy Accra

Amitnbassy Accra

W, Roberts, Accra

G. Schwab

DECiiilBUl'i 14. l-950

Ambass:.r,dor Barrows arrived fron Yaounde anci assumed

charge.

DLICEI'tiiuR 22. 1960

.rmbassador Barrows departed for Yaounde. iilr.I',ac!'niBht

assuned cherrge.

DECEi'iiJIii:( 22 1960

In an exchange of notes betr,ueen i'rr. Sylvanus li. Olyarplo,

Prj-me I'linister Republic Togo and Lelancl Barows, rr.rnbassador

United States,&n economic and technical assistance agreement

was concluded Decernber 22, 1960, between Governrnent Togo and

Uniteci Startes.

rrccord provides for establi-shment at Lome of an operatiorl

Ivtission of the International Cooperation Adrainislration, iigeney

charged w'ith rtdnr:inistration of American lroreign Assistance

Protirans in the economic, teehnical and related fields.

1'he first members of .l'llss16n w111 arrive Lone in .]anu&ry

1961, and their first task will be to ciiscuss with Togolese

luthorlties specific projects to be realized under the accord.

Highway equitrxnenl, cornprising various vehicles and spa.re

parts, that Government of Unj-ted States agreed grant to Llovern-

ment Togo in exchange of notes lrovember 9, 1960, w111 be

furnlshed under the December 22 agreenent..

Togo I'linister Pub1ic litrorks, accompani.ed by ensineer, w1ll

travel to United States shortly select equipnent to be provlcied.

DECTI"IBIIR 24. 1960

The Charg6 dt..ffaires gave

children of the rrmerican - loca]

a Christna" Party for the

Employees.

oE0uvtutR 31. 196O

the Uharg6 drAffaires gave an

diplornatic corps and United Nations

Egg lJog l(eception for: the

representatives "

JANUnRY I 1961

The C531g6, accompanied by ]"lessrs Schwab, Streator & ogg

call-ed upon l'lr. Jonathan Savi de Tove, l'resident of the Chamber

of Deputies at 9:30 a.m. to wlsh him happy l{ew Year. At 10:00

a.n. they attended a reception at the Palace given by the Prime

I{inister for the Diplomatic Corps.

JgNUERY 9 1961

The Enbassy offered, with the assistance of USIS i\ccra

personnel, a course in the operation and rnaintenance of 16 cm

film projectors to ei6ht representatives of organi-zations and

Iriinistries.

In connection with the course, Second Secretary Streator

accompanied the USIS Accra film van to .inecho and Tsevie for

showings in those tovrns. La::ge crovrds attended both shorrirgs,

the first of their kincj undertaken by the ilmbassy.

JANU]|RY 11. 1951

A Cryptographic machine was received by the Lmbassy.

JANUARY 17. 1951

lulessrs Streator and 0gg toured Northern Togo January I?-23,

visiting the imporbant provincial Centers. 'fh"y showed USIS

fl1ms in several of the towns.

JANUAITY 18. 1961

llr. John Huber of ICA arrived to begin two weeks TDY

to assist i-n preparing ICA prograrn.

JANUARY 19. 1961

U.S.S. Hermi-tage anci U.S.S. Graharn County, under the

tactical command of RAdni. allen L. lleed, OUI',SOLA|I, visited

Lome January L9-22 to lake aboard 5OO tons of corneal and

50 tons of powclered nril-k for Lransport to the Congo on request

of the Llnited i'lations to relieve famine condi-tions in that

country. The flour origlnally was provided to the Government

of T6gs by the Uniteci States riovernment under Titte III of

Public Lar.r 48O. The shipsr personnel visited Lmie, the band

gave a concert, films were shown, a soccer garne played and

a judo demonstration gi-ven. /rmont notable Togolese visitors

to the ships were I'ime Dina OLYI.IPI0, wife of the Prime Lj-nisterr

lir. l'aulin Freitas, It:inister of State for !-oreisn ^ffairs and

I'lr. Gerson KPOTSIUiT I'4.inister of Health, RAdm. Reedr accompanied

by the Charg6 dt affairesr called on the hinister of Stale for

I-oreign 'rffai-rs. Cln behalf of the U.li. itiauy, the Admiral

presented gifts to t he To8olese iied Cross $ociety, the Catholic

Normal School at Togoville, the Lome Hospital ano a Catholic

Elemantary School in Lcme. Uere also on board Fio AGlIANO II,

Vice President of the Ohamber of Dspulies and members of the

Chamber who were in L6ns, various directors of i"iinistries,

Chwch representatives, the Counselor of the French i-mbassy

and the mllitary Attach6 representing the French r'firbassador.

At the conclusion of the visit, the CharE6 sent the

fol1owin6, rnessage to Rlicirn. fteed for rtOperatlon Solant Lrnltyrr:

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ItAmembassy Lone salutes you anci your team for magn:ificent

conlribution in fast loadin, cor6o food relief supplies under

extremely difficult conciitions anc for smashinl; exhi-bition hour

americans can Ineet make friends anci leave reservoir of good will

behind. . . tl

Assi-slance was requested fron'r .r,mbasS$ nCcr"& ancl generOUsly

provided. irso Stephen Gebelt and Ct. col Harry coates, umbassy

miltary r,ttach6 were detached for llre duratlon of the solant

lrmity visit. Botli officers were of invaluable assistance anC

cornmendations were sent to the Dsparttnerrl and lilbassy Accra

concerning this Perforrnance.

I'tr. John Huber, ICe llepresentative, also assisted in

airport control work and a ccrnmendation for his assistance

has also been forrnrarded to liashindton.

USIS rrcera provided a carneranan who took foota6e for the

USrs monthly African newsreel rrTodal/tt ' The lJaw provideci heli-

copter rides to the cornnancl ship and over the cit:,r. Tlckets

for time rides were distributed to selected officlals, organi-

zational representatives and those who were especially helpful

in assisting in the work.

Ji,lritjnty 3I. 196I

!.r. Harvey GUTIT,AIJ, tttached t,o the bmbassy as ICA I'lission

Offlcer, arrlved at post and assumed the duties previously

started by }ir. Joi:n Huber who departed for his post i-n Abidjan.

FHBiiUAIIY 14. 1961

Comprisin€j lviessrs. Adams,

tive tear.m vj-sited the }lmbassy

housing and other arrangenients

i,'iavro ,L Flyers, an ICe administra-

for ten days to asslst in maklng

for the establisLunent of UiiO['lruTOGO

FEBRIJARY 15. 1961

Ambassacior Barrows arrived at Lome and assurned charge of the

&nbassy.

FEBRUAIIY 20, 1961

l.ir. l{enry Dor6, ICa, Contract Technician, arrived to-day.

I-{e wj-ll remaj-n in Togo for several rnontlrs to instruct Togolese

technicians in lhe use of the mobile Unit given the Togo Govern-

ment by the United States on the occasion of Liie formerts inde-

pencience (See belcn"r).

r$snuARY ar. 196r

The mobile fil-rn Unit pronised to the Togolese Ooverrurent

by the United States as a gift on the oct:asion of Togors

accession to independence, April 27, ].96A, was presented by

Ambassador lJarows to the i'iinister of liocial .rffairs, ivir.Paulin

AIiOUETE, in a brj-ef ceremony February 2I. The cerernony, held

at the r'rinj-stry of Social ef fairs, was attended by I'tre. Dlna

OLYhPIO, w'ife of the Prime i'iinisterr i'ir. Jonatn.t"t SllI/1 de T0[S,

I'resi-dent of the Chamber of LJeputies anci by other notables.

The fol-Iow'ini; address was delivered in french by the

rrrabassador:

tti"ir. j':inister,

Lacties,

Gentlemen,

It is a great pleasr:re for me, in the name of the Govern-

ment of the Unllsci States of .imerica, to deliver lo the I':inister

of Soclal liffairs this Van offered by my country to the Togolese

people, on the occasion of the independence of their country.

This van specially equipped for the projection of films rril1

serve as instn-unent for mass education. It will travel throughout

the country to present to the masses not only films of enter-

tainment and news, but also eductional fi1-ns, dest,ined to expand

knowledge of the practice of a better way of life. To lhis endr

my Goverrunent has equipped the vehicle w'ith 50 filrns dealing

with important subjects in the fields of agriculture, health

and education.

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In order to instruct the Togolese i-n the use ol the vehicle

and the prcjection apparatus, an Jimerj-can technician, Mr. Dore,

has arived in Togo and will stay here for several months.

I arn sure lhat you share w'ith us the belief that a well

inforrned people is better equipped to assume its civic res-

ponsibllities. I hope that this vehicle w'ith the methods taught

by the films wlll bring to the citizens of Togo useful- informa-

tion that wil.l- exbend the knowledge of everyone.

I1r. iilinister, it is w'ilh great pleasure that I turn over

to you lhe ke.'r of this vehicle w'ith Lhe best wishes of the

Government and of the people of the Unlted States of rimericarr.

ir.r. akouete stated:

Dxcell-ency,

Ladies,

Genflemen,

'rs I receive thj-s morning the van pronised a few montlis

ago by .,reur li6vgrninent, on the occasion of the proclamatj-on

of the inclependence of Togo, it is lonards the whole r,merican

people t,hert I address my gratitude ancr the gratitude of rny

Goverrunent, as well as that of ali- the Togo]ese people, who

apprecj-ate greatly the continued attentj-on and constant help

of the United States of '.merica from which they profit.

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tr?hj-s vehi-cle, which is cieslined to perforrn tire greatest

service to maBs educatj-on, will provide, I ain sure, very much

pleasure to the Tosolese through the projectj-on of entertainment

and educational films, whj ch wil-l effectively compleruen+- their

information and lessons.

I'Thls vehicle arrirres, in fact, al the right mcrnent to

support the activities of the young rnass education workers

installed in the important centers of the territory' by the

Togolese Goverrur'ent. The To6olese pcprilations of the towns

as well as those of the villages, owing to this modern nethod

of information ano of educati-on, lrill profit in their struggle

against ill-iteracy which is an alaruing scourge of our race.

ttThis opportunity is verlr fortnnate for me, because it

enables rne to address, through you, to yor.u Governrnent and to

your people, the very corciiaL thanks of afl of Lhe Tosolese ,

who did not fail to appreciate the interest you take in their

young nation, their rrrother-country.

rrConsequently, I ask your iixcellency to be kind enough

to transmit our deep gratltude to the .\merican Government and

people and our hope for the continuation of tmerican-Togolese

friendship.rl

A refreshment ended the ceremony, as a means of seaJ-ing

emerican-Togolese friend ship.

FEtsN,UARY 22. 1961

Ambassador llarrows attended lhe extraordinar;r session

of the Togo Chanber of Deputies.

FLiTRUAHY 23. 1961

l,mbassador 'Jarrows departed for Yaounde. l'lr. I'lacl{night

assr.uned eharge "

l:iss Lois Goodrichr FSS-9 arrived al post. She will

serve as the Secretary to the Chief oi }iission.

I'LiUiCH 2. 1961

tr IISIS adnrinlstrative tean arrived at Lorne to-day to

d.ssisi in makins housing and other arrangements for thE: esta-

bl-ishment of USIS operations. The team compri-sed Lessrs.

Hupper, ivicKnew ard Ellington. They remained at Lome qntil

I'iarch 21, f961.

t!ili,ncii 4. Ig61

i{ir. '!'ii[iarn nSTILL, FSR-4, aryiveci at post. i{e rn'i-ll

serve as Afl;16fr6 & Public iiffslrs Officer. Penclin5 the completi-on

of altera.tions to a residence & an office, li1. Astill established

a temporary office in his rooms at the Hotel Ie tsdnfn.

I':p. U6ry1srse Hettinger, Charg6 dtAffairs, a.i. and i-le}:uty

Ohief of l"ii55l6n at ilmbassy Cotonou anci his family visited the

timbassy.

I'IARCH 6. rg6r

The l-rrbassy informed the i'iinlstry of Foreign Affairs

that I4r. Joseph C. AItUNDALii has been designated by the

Embassy as l,iinerals ltttach6. Prior to Togors accession to

independence, Itip. rrrwrdalers designation had been made known

to I he then High Comrrrissioner of the lrrench Republic in Togo.

},,IARCH B. 195I

Ambassador Barrows returned to Lorne and assuned char6e

of t he iirnbassy.

i'lAnCH 10. L961

The Honorable G. I'{enent }'IiUiams, rrssistant Secretary of

,State for Jlfrican Affairs, accompanled by a group of journalists

and United States Government Officers, visited Lome l{arch 10,

t961 for seven hours as part of the ,rissistant Secretaryt s tour

of African States. Separate prograrns were arranged for the

Assistant Secretary, Mr. hli[iams and the press. Governor

Willi-ams rnet w'ith the Pri.rnre lulinisterr }ir. Sylvanus E. Olynipio,

the i,linister of State for Forej-gn ;iffairs, i{r. Paulin Freitas

and the Minister of Pul:lic liorks, Mr. Paul Amegee. Ivir' I{illiams

visited Lome schools, social welfare instituti-ons and health

facilities. The journalists attended a press conference given

by the I'ri:ne l'ilnister & Governor !l1111orns at t,he Palace. The

press conference was followed by an inforrnal luncheon offered

by the Prine i"linister for menbers of the official party-

l"lARCH 12. 1961

The Ambassador entertained members of the diplonatic

corps and Togo Government Offlcials at dinner at the

Charg6rs residence.

ltARcH 13. 196I

Ambassador Barrows departed for Yaounde. I'ir. IdacKnight,

assumed charge.

IiARCir 19. L961

rrn ICA Transportation Survey Teart, led by Brigadier

.*-/ General GLOiln, USA (tlet.) arrived at Lome.

r.fAtlcH 21. 1961

I'1r. Hamilton Fi-sh arrnstrong, Editor of ISig! Affairs,

vislted Lome &larch 2L -25.

I'/,A,IiCH 27. 1961

The inspection of the post by Foreign liervice Inspectors

Spencer M. King and James A. l4cDervritt began to-day. It was

concluded on March 31, 1961. the inspection report was received

on }{arch 3L, I96L. The 0harg6 drsffairesr report on action

taken on Inspectorsr recommenCations was given in unbassy

despatch N"375 of ltay 2, I96L.

UTIRCH 28. 1961

F,rnbassy requested ernd obtained iiisl'sh 31 agreement

for the appoi"ntment of Leon ts. POUL],IDA as U.S. Ambassador

to Togo.

APRIL 1. 19b1

The rynbassyrs hours ofl business were altereo as

follows:

i'ionciay to Friday t 7:00 a-m. to 12:00 noon

2:O0 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

$aturday z 7:C[ a.rn. to 123OO n6en

'APRIL 14. 1961

The lnrbassy fon^arded a nessage from President John F.

Kennedy to }.iir. Olynpio on the occasion of the proclarnation

of the latterts election as President of the Togolese

Republic.

APRIL 15. I9b1

The 0harg6 dtAffalres, I'fr. Iiaci'night, and t'tr. Streator

attended ceremony at Supreme Corirt of Appeals where Sylvanus

E. Olyrnpio was proclaimed First President of Togo.

AFRrL 20. 1961

liiss rinne Clavetter rrecords anci 0onrnunication 01erk,

arived at post.

AFRIL 27. 1951

the Snbassy forwarded to President $ylvanus jtr. 0lympio

a messag,e from President John F. l'eruredy contai-ning the lattelb

greetings and congratulations on the First Anni.versary of

Togots Independence.

APnIL 27. 1961

The Charg6 dtAffaires' accompanied by the Political

Officer, atterdecl ceremonies at the Togo Natlonal lissenbly

cmreriorating the First Anniversary of ToBots Independence.

\,. l,tAY 5. 1961

Ambassador Barrows returned to Lome from Yaounde.

I\,tAr 7. 1961

fhe Anrbassador made a farewell call on President

Sylvanus E. Olynpio.

I,IAY 9. 1961

Mr. Wittiarn B. Hussey and family arri-ved at post.

i4r. Hussey will replace tr{r. I"{acKnight as Deputy Chief of

l"iission.

IvjAY 9. 1961

'rmbassador Barrows, in a cerernony held outside the

Togo irJabional nssembly, presented to la'r' Paul Arnegee,

l,4ini-ster of Put1i6 trrlorks a gift to the Governrnent of Togo

from the United States Government of 18 pieces of highway

equi.prnent and a qr:antitlr of spare parts. 'fhe ceremony was

attended by nany Togo notables'

MAY 9. 19oI

The *tnbassador entertained the diplonratic corps

and Togo officials at a farewell ltrncheon.

'l4AY 10. 1961

The *rmbassador departed for Yaounde. Mr. I{acKnight

assumed charge.

I4AY 11. 1961

liade Misslon organizeci by the U.S. D6p'srtment of

Coryunerce arrived at Lome for visit of }iay 11-15. The I'lissionr

led by Palten D. Allenr held discussion with Togo Government

Official-s and buslness men on ways of atracting U.S. lnvest-

ment and means of developing trade w"ith U. S. firms.

l;iY 14. 1961

l',r" Jesse llj. tl'iacir"nidh'1, Charg6 d trtffaires a.i" departed

Lone for home leirvt: and lransfer. ltr" l{ussey assrrmerj charge

at 12 noon.

pjrtY 2l+,_ ]ji6lriJnbassacior Leon B. Pouflacia ;rmived at posl, and assrxred

charge at 12:3C p.m. Ile was accornpanied by tris wif e and lhree

chi-l-dren "

JUl,m 14. 1961

Ambassador Poutlada rieparLed Togo for Accra. Mr. Hussey

assuned charse at 8:3O.

.ruNE 19. 1961

Itmbassador Poullada returned frorn Accra, and assuned

charge aL 16zh5.

JILY 3, 196r

ti Con,rniltee representing the I\ew York Tr'JorId t s Falr

Lome for discussi-ons wlth Togo Govertunent Officials on

participation in the Fair. Former Governor of New York

Pol-etti headed the grouP.

visited

Togo I s

Charles

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JUi,Y 4. 196]

rr,mbassador ard Mrs. Poullada gai.re a party this afternoon

to about 1O0 unclerprivileged Tog,olese Children. President

Olymplo attended the party, whlch was held l-n the partially

finished USIS building. The Togolese Red Cross Society

cooperated in the event, ed lts President, lirne Savi de Tove

was present. President Olyrnpio, speakin6 in Ewe, explained

to the children the signifieance to Arnerlcans of July 4,

t

I

JULY 21 1951

Ambassador

Conference for

charge at 09:30.

Schwab & Gutman.

Por:l1ada departed for La,gos to attend ltegional

Chiefs of 11.,5. Missions. Mr. Hussey assurned

The Ambassador was accoulpanied by Messrs.

JULY 30. 1951

Ambassador Poullada returned and assumecl charge at 15:30

l-

AUGUST 7. 1961

T\,lo U"S. Nar,ry vessels, U.S.,S. Spiegel Grove and U.S.S. New,

arrived at Lorne for a good will visit of five days. The ships

formed part of Tr'88r/Ptrilgru btr, cornmanded by Rear r.drniral E.D.

Fluckey. Everrts scheduled during the vlsit included: Receptions,

a luncheon offered by Presidsnf liylvanus E. 01yrnpio, filn showings,

band concerts, sports events, vislts aboard ships, helicopter

f1ights, radio broadcasts, presentations of gifts and dances.

SEPTE"iBEn 19. 1(.)61

Ambassador Poullada departed at 8:OC' I1r' Ilussey assumed

charge.

SEPTETUBER 21. 1961

Ambassador Poullada returned at 1?:0O and assuned charge.

ocToBEIr 16. 1951

funbassador Poullada

lligeria and Ferrrando Poo.

departed at 8:lO for a visit

Mr. Hussey assw:led charge.

ocToBER 24. 1961

The foUowing diplornatlc misslons are resident at Lome:

UNITED STATEf; OF' AMERICA

FRANCE

FflDER.AL RI]PUBLIC OF GTI$.{ANT

REPUBLIC CF CHINA

UNTTED ARAB REPUBLIC

UNION OF' SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

GRET,T EA,ITAIN

REPUBLIC OF TJEERII.

REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

In addition, the following countries are represented by

non-resident Arabassadors :

ISRAEL, S{ITffiRLAND, YUGOSLAVIA, ITALY and TID NETHERLANDS.

'J

OCtO;iit Zg. tgot

Arli-,lassador l'cu-llacja r-eti:r'necl at I6:0r.,r frorl a v-i:ij_f foI'iigeria i,rncl Fg3ypindo Po . risslrrreci cLrar,.e.

lio'/iiridiiR 10. tg61

The UiifS Library tras opened lodi;,y w-i th cerei,,oniesj att,encied

by I'resident sylv:rnus E. ol;rrnpio and orher cii-"rint,uishec ,,ur:sls.Thc ,lriibassacior tlelivereci a irrief ad<-1re:;s.

Dli0$ilJltR 9 - 22. 196-1

I".r. Iiarris i.6f1e"4, speciar nssist.rnl to presiiient lienned.r,

visited To.o lr-: r'liscr.:.ss posslbilities o.f a. I:'eace Corps irro'ralrl .

Dgc&liidli 17, lgbl

j.ir. J ohn r''J. Dixon, Sec ond iecret,ar")' o f ilrrrba.s s1r, a.rri-vecl

at post. lle r^Ias accdrLpanied. by his r,r'ife a.nci lwo children.

DECEr'rqliR 20 & 21. 1g6I

'Ihe George Tapps Dancers presented lwo perfo:mances at lire

I'iuriici;x,il- St,adium. The troupers visit was part of llre program

sponsored by tlre Presiientrs Fund for Cullural Exchantes.

JAtil.lgiY 1. 1963

President Sylvanus B. Olympio received the diplornalic Corps

al the Pal-ace of Governnent on the occasion of New Year

JANUART 16. 1962

l.lr. Edward R. MURBCff, Dlrector of USIA, vlsited LG.e.

.IANUART 2l}. 1962

Mles Allce KNEITER, Secretary, arrived at post.

FEBRUARY 1I- 1962

Ambe,ssador Poullada departcd Togo for a vlalt to Dahoey.

FEBRUANY ].q. }952

Aubassador PoulLade rcturned to Togo t,oday and assrned

cherge et l7:@.

FEMUARI T5. L962

lrlr. John DIKON, Second Sccretery of &lbassyrdcpertcd post

for transfer.

FEBRUART 22. L962

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l1r. C'crald SCIIWAB, Sccord Sccretary of hbagsy, departcd

poit for hme leavc and ttensfcr.

UaIFH 10. 1g6a

Anbasasd@ PoulLada dopertcd today at 16:4O fon thc Unltod

$Catcr, rherc hc rrlll accoupaloJr Prcsldcnt Olynpto sn hls vlslt

to thc Unltcd Statcc as the gucst of Prealdcnt Kcnnedy.

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HAnCH rg. 1962

Preeldent oynplo dcparted for the unltcd $tatcs, uhcre he

1yt1t pey a vlsLt ae the guest of Prcaldent Kcnncdy March 2A - 28.

I{ARCH 26. 1962

l{r. Ogden IfILLI.AI{S, Second Secretary of hbagsy, emLved

at post.

APRIL 11. 1962

Anbaesador Porllade returned to Tqgo today and resrned

charge at 18:OO.

April 26. 1952

Assistant Secretary G. SenrranlJill iams and his party arriveri in

connection wj-th the ceremonies marking lhe second anniversary of

lhe inciependsrce of the Republic of To6o. He was received by President

Olyrnpio on the following day and departed on April 28.

Mav 26. 1962

Ambassador Poullada departed on a familiarization trip to northern

Dahomey, Niger ard Upper Volta, a@ompanied by Mrs. Poullada, Po1itical

0fficer Edr^rard J. Streator, Jr., and Mrs. Streator.

Arthur RALL, Second Secretary arr.d Pol-itical Offieer, arrived artd

enLered upon his duties.

t a/adufre t. LYoa

Ambassador Poullada returned and resurned eharp at 16:15.

June 16. 1962

Harold A. PACE, Third Secr.etary and General Services Officer, arrived

at the post.

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JuIv 4. 1962

Ambassador Poul-lada celebratecl Independence Day by hosting a party atAtakpanne for tr00 chiLdnen, assj-sted by Rev. Charles Heln and rembens of

t*re fimbassy staff.

Julv 2O. 1q62

Robert I{AVES, Peace corps country Repnesentative for To€o, amived

for an lnspecti-on vlsit and to nake adnrlnistrative arran€pments for the

anival qf Peaee corps volunteers now ln tralni-ng at washington, D.0.

July 2t. 1q62

Rictlard L. STORCH, Third Secretary ancl Vice Consul, arrived at the post.

Jv]-y 26. 1962

Ray'monct L. PERKINS, Polltical Officer and Second Secretary, apived

at the post.

Auzust A. 1q52

Oharle s H. HALL,OOK, Second Secretary and Economic Offlcer, arrived at

the post.

Peace Corps Repra sentative Robert HAVES departed for Washington to

supervise t,he continuing training of t,he Pea,r Corps Volunteers for Togo.

L"

fFure:

on

by

Ausrst 9, 1962

Geor,"e W. OCG, Econonic i)fficer and Third Secrelary, departed for

home leave and trransfer to ?arrgiers.

Auzust 18. 1952

Wi}liam B" HUllSliY, Deputlr Chief of }iissi-on, departed lor England

rest, and rehabilitation leave. His funeti-ons were lemporarily assumed

ll&rard J. STREATOR, Jr.

Edward J. SIREAIIR, Jr., PQlitica1 Offlcer and Second Secrelary,

dcF.rted for hore Leave and transfer to 1[6 Department. The function

of Acting Deputy Chief of Mlssion was assurred by Baymond L. FERKIIIS.

Septerrber 1. 1952

Robert HAVES, Peace Corps Country Representatlve for ?o6o, arrlved

to assume his duties.

Seoteurber ].'2. 1962

Peaee Corps Educatlonal Volunteer Mlchaol I'OORE arrlved alone ln

advanee of the remainder of the educatlonal teamp dro had had difflctlty

wlth plane connectl,ons ln Parls.

'1.

Seotember ]-5. ]-962

Seventeen npre menbers of

begd-n a short tralnlng Period

posts.

the Peaee Corps Edueatlon Team arrlved, to

ln Lone prior to their assl"gnrent to thelr

;)

September 28

September 22. 1062

Deprty Chief of Mlsslon Willian B. I{USSEY returned to the post

fr"om rest and recuperation Learrc '

Anbassador and Mrs. Leon B, POULLA,DA departed for rest and recuperation

Ieave.

October 14. 1q62

Deputy Peace Corps Count4T Repnesentative Martha GAI.IS arrlved at the

post.

Nineteen members of t,l-e Peace Corps Medical Te4nr to be stationed at

Sokodel arrlved to begln about one month of famlllarlzatLon tralning at

Lorre. They were accompanied by one additional Peaee Corps Educational

Volunteer, M{ss Ruth BECKFORD.

0ctobeE 22. 1962

Eleht members of the Peace Corps Fishlne Team arrived ln lorne. With

the exception of one memben of the nedical tean r*ro remairrd ln the United

States temporarily for nredical reasons, this completed the roster of

Peace Corps Volunteers assigned to Togo.

Novenber 1. 1a62

Ambassador FOULLADA returned from leave and assurpd charge at 1500 hortrs.

November <. 1a62

Senator Al1en J. ET.LENDER vislted the postr amlvlng ln the mornlng frcm

Accra and departlng the next mornjng by autonobl-le for Cotonou.

C. Pa;me LUCAS, Peace Corps Field Representative, arrived at the

post on temporary dutY.

JanrnrJr 1r L963. Miscellaneous Record Ilook di-scontinued per Trarisraittal

Letter: Gen-16, dated Janire.ry 29r 1903.