1.
GV EXT. CONGRESS BUILDING IN ABIDJAN
0.03

2.
SV INT. M. ABELIN WELCOMES DELEGATES AS THEY ENTER
0.11

3.
SV MINISTER DESIRE BONI (IVORY COAST)
0.16

4.
SV DELEGATES SEATED
0.19

5.
GV DELEGATES AROUND TABLE
0.26

6.
CU MINISTER BONI OPENS CONFERENCE
0.35

7.
SV PAN DELEGATES FROM TOGO, CHAD & OTHER COUNTRIES SEATED
0.48

8.
CU MALI DELEGARTES
0.50

9.
SV OTHER DELEGATES
0.56

10.
SV M. ABELIN WITH FRENCH DELEGATION
0.59

11.
SV PAN FROM DAHOMEY DELEGATION TO ALL DELEGATES APPLAUDING
1.05



Initials CL/2036 CL/2053



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Background: THE AFRO-FRENCH AIR NAVIGATION SECURITY AGENCY (ASECNA) APPOINTED AFRICANS TO A SERIES OF SENIOR POSITIONS DURING A TWO-DAY MINISTERIAL MEETING WHICH ENDED IN ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, ON FRIDAY (29 NOVEMBER).

THE OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE FROM THE MEETING DID NOT DETAIL THE APPOINTMENTS, BUT IVORY COAST PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER, DESIRE BONI, WHO CHAIRED THE MEETING, SAID THE AFRICANISATION PROCESS WOULD INCREASE THE AGENCY'S AUTHORITY.

A WORKING COMMITTEE WAS SET UP LAST MONTH TO STUDY A PROJECTED TRANSFER OF ASECNA HEADQUARTERS FROM PARIS TO DAKAR, SENEGAL.

MINISTERS FROM NINE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND A FIVE-MAN DELEGATION FROM FRANCE, LED BY CO-OPERATION MINISTER PIERRE ABELIN, ATTENDED THE MEETING.

THEIR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD IN NIAMEY, NIGER, IN JULY NEXT YEAR.