Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Africa, Volume XIV

40. Editorial Note

A Task Force on Africa created at the request of President-elect John F. Kennedy presented its report on December 31. Robert Good of the Washington Center of Foreign Policy Research, Johns Hopkins University, served as the secretary of the task force, composed of 15 nongovernmental experts on Africa, with 22 consultants. The report, entitled “Report to the Honorable John F. Kennedy by the Task Force on Africa,” consisting of six sections and nine appendices, is in Department of State, Central Files, 611.70/12–3160.