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Liberians Turn Out
For Sekou Toure.
KWdme Nkrumuh

Kwome Nkrumoh
Monrovia (ANP)-Large crowds
gathered early last week to well
come the arrivals of President
Sekou Toure of Guinea and his
suite, followed the next day by
Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah
of Guinea with his retinue.
The two African heads Of state
are in the country to confer with
President william v. s. Tubman
on the unity Of the African con-
tinent as a whole, West Africa in
particular, and the projected atom
bomb tests by France in the Sahara
desert.
The conference between the AZ
rican big Three" is expected to
have more important consequences
than the two previous pan-African
conferences in Africa. For one
thing, the three leaders Of COM
pletely sovereign countries are ex-
pected to solve problems which
were touched upon during the Ac-
era conferences.
Exactly what the problems will
be is a closely-guarded secret, but
it is felt that the Algerian ques-
ton will be raised, as a result of
the ode facto" recognition Of the
Provisional Government Of the AL
gerian Republic by Ghana.
In addition, it is expected that
DR.. Nl1ruma will seek an agree
ment on the nature and future of
the African personality" which
he has been trying to attract AZ
RIGA opinion since April, 1858.
Another thing, it is expected that
the declaration of the Ghana-
Kuinea union, made last Novem-
Der - designed to form the nucleus
Of a United States Of Africa
will take concrete steps toward at
tracing other African nations into
the fold. Although Nigeria Is def
initely opposed to it, Liberia
through President Tubman has
described the conception as "utop-
IAN"
RainfaIIs Greet TOure
Heavy rains greeted Toure's ar
rival at spriggs Payne airport
aboard a twin-engined Iiberian
National anyways plane. Heading
the official reception group was
President Tubman, thanked by
Vice President william r. Tolbert
Jr., members Of the cabinet and
representatives Of the diplomatic
corps.
Toure was originally scheduled
to arrive aboard the presidential
yacht, NV Liberian, which was al
ready in Conalry, capital Of GUM
ca. However, the Guinean chief
Of state decided it would save time
If he came by plane.
At the airport also were 800
Guineans dressed in national col
ors-red, yellow, green - chant
ing and singing in French, as Toure
alighted from the plane with both
hands in a sly-embracing gesture.
AS he stopped out, a 21-gun salute
doomed and both the Guinean and
Liberian national anthems were
played.
After greeting President Tub
man and associated officialdom,
Toure inspected an honor guard |
composed Of members Of the Lib
erian Frontier force, which had
waited in the rain for two hours
for the plane to arrive.
After being introduced to the
row Of dignitaries present, Toure
received a bouquet Of flowers from
representatives of the Guinean
community in Monrovia, who dis
played banners reading Together
we live in unity, Monsieur lie Pres
ident seItou Toure, Foundateur de
la National Guineene."
Then, with siren screenings, a
mile-iong notorcade wound its
way to a crowded executive man
sion, official residence Of Liberals
president, where both Toure and
Nkrumah win reside during their