Editorial Note

United States and United Kingdom representatives, headed by John D. Hickerson, Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs, and Sir Gladwyn Jebb, United Kingdom Representative to the United Nations, held an informal conversation in Washington on September 25, 1952 regarding general colonial policy. While the talks were focused on the colonial question in the United Nations context, some attention was paid to various aspects of specific African matters including the Gold Coast and Kenya. For the minutes of the conversation pertaining to the Central African Federation, see page 310. For the full text of the minutes, see volume III, page 1258.