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Joint Statement Following Discussions With Prime Minister Nyerere of Tanganyika.

July 17, 1961

PRIME MINISTER NYERERE today concluded a series of talks with the President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the International Cooperation Administration. The Prime Minister came to Washington on an informal visit following discussions last week at the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations.

The talks covered African problems of common interest and Tanganyika's economic development plan. Prime Minister Nyerere emphasized that his country's political and social future depended upon the attainment of the development plan's objectives.

President Kennedy expressed the friendly interest of the United States in Tanganyika's future and made clear the intention of the United States to join the UK and others in helping Tanganyika to meet the objectives of its three-year development plan.

John F. Kennedy, Joint Statement Following Discussions With Prime Minister Nyerere of Tanganyika. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/235143

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