UN General Assembly
1959

We appeal once again to all Governments and to the United Nations, which is responsible for the Cameroons until 1 January 1960, to put an end to the explosive crisis which is plunging the Cameroons into civil war. The United Nations must ensure the transition of that country from trusteeship to Independence in peaceful conditions which can only be assured through a complete national reconciliation, and this in turn, in the view of all the African peoples, can best be achieved by an honest consultation of the Cameroonian people before the date fixed for its independence. In making this appeal we know that we are voicing the true feelings, anxieties and hopes of the Cameroonian people whose fate is our only concern.