In a note dated 18 November 1954, George Crombie from the Commonwealth Relations Office expresses his concern at the holding of an Afro-Asian Conference, particularly since anti-colonialist views will undoubtedly dominate discussions. He also fears the potential participation of the British colonies.

On 4 February 1955, a note sent by the British Foreign Office to the United Kingdom High Commissioners in the Commonwealth outlines the United Kingdom’s concerns surrounding the conference, to be attended by the representatives of 23 Asian countries and six African countries. The Foreign Office suggests that there is a risk that the Afro-Asian Conference will be influenced by communist hostility to the West and by neutralism.

From 18 to 24 April 1955, 29 Third World countries met in Bandung, Indonesia. This conference was at the origins of the non-aligned countries movement.

The delegation from Liberia, one of the 29 countries participating in the Conference of non-aligned nations held from 18 to 24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

In April 1955, on the margins of the Asian-African Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia, the non-aligned leaders (from left to right) — Colonel Gamal A. Nasser, the Burmese Prime Minister, U Nu, the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Nasser’s adjutant, Major Salah Salem — celebrate the Burmese New Year in traditional costume.

On 18 April 1955, the Indonesian President Sukarno declares the Bandung Conference open. With some 29 African and Asian countries in attendance, the Conference calls upon all the participants to unite in the fight against colonialism.

On 18 April 1955, in his opening address, the Prime Minister of Ceylon, John Kotelawala, calls on the countries of Africa and Asia taking part in the Bandung Conference to unite against colonialism.

On 18 April 1955, at the opening session of the Bandung Conference, the Egyptian Delegation looks at the issues involved in the process of decolonisation and self-rule in Asian and African countries.

In a telegram dated 26 April 1955, the British Embassy in Djakarta provides a summary of all the introductory speeches that were given on 18 and 19 April at the Bandung Conference.

In his closing address, given on 24 April 1955, the Indonesian Prime Minister, Ali Sastraoamidjojo, claims that the Bandung Conference has been a success.

At the closing session on 24 April 1955, the Indian Delegation celebrates the success of the Bandung Conference as regards the right of self-determination of colonised peoples.

On 24 April 1955, the delegations of 29 countries from Africa and Asia, meeting at the Bandung (Indonesia) International Conference, publish a Final Communiqué containing the principles adopted at the Conference.

Anlässlich des zehnten Jahrestages der Bandung-Konferenz veröffentlicht der französische Journalist Arthur Conte ein Buch mit dem Titel "Bandung, tournant de l'histoire" (Bandung, Wendepunkt in der Geschichte), in dem er die Rolle dieses Ereignisses auf der Weltbühne beschreibt.

Am 18. April 1955 berichtet die französische Tageszeitung über die anstehende Eröffnung der Konferenz afrikanischer und asiatischer Staaten in Bandung und untersucht die wichtigsten Aspekte des Ereignisses und der Politik der Blockfreiheit.

On 19 April 1955, the French Socialist daily newspaper Le Populaire paints an optimistic picture of the work carried out at the Afro-Asian Conference held in Bandung from 18 to 24 April 1955.

As the Bandung Conference opens on 18 April 1955, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera outlines the growing political awareness of the Asian-African peoples and highlights their various demands.

On 25 April 1955, the Soviet daily newspaper Pravda publishes a report on the outcome of the first conference of non-aligned nations, held in Bandung, Indonesia.

On 26 April 1955, the Dutch daily newspaper Het Parool assesses the Bandung Conference and marks the position of Chinese diplomacy on the international scene.

Am 26. April 1955 kommentiert die deutsche Tageszeitung Süddeutsche Zeitung die Konferenz von Bandung und analysiert die Rolle und Haltung der asiatischen Länder auf internationaler Ebene.

On 27 April 1955, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro paints a critical picture of the Bandung Conference (18–24 April 1955) and doubts whether the decisions taken will be implemented.

On 27 April 1955, Renaud Sivan, French Ambassador in Jakarta, writes a letter to Antoine Pinay, French Foreign Minister, in which he sets out the highlights of the Bandung Conference.

Am 27. April 1955 analysiert die Tageszeitung Luxemburger Wort die zögerlichen Bemühungen auf der Konferenz von Bandung, sich auf eine Politik des Non-Alignment zu verständigen, auf der sich vom 18. bis 24. April 1955 Vertreter aus 29 Ländern Afrikas und Asiens versammelten.

On 28 April 1955, General Paul Ely, French Commissioner General in Indo-China, sends a letter to Antoine Pinay, French Foreign Minister, in which he gives his first impressions of the Bandung Conference, held from 18 to 24 April 1955.

On 11 June 1955, the French External Documentation and Counter-Intelligence Department drafts a note in which it outlines the various reactions to the Bandung Conference.

Commenting on the Bandung Conference held from 18 to 24 April 1955 and attended by delegations from 29 African and Asian countries, French cartoonist Mitelberg takes an ironic look at the misunderstandings surrounding decolonisation.

On 28 April 1955, the British Ambassador to Djakarta, Oscar Morland, sends a letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Harold Macmillan, in which he encloses a memorandum on the working and achievements of the Bandung Conference.

On 25 May 1956, Maurice Couve de Murville, French Ambassador to Washington, informs French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau of an address given by the US Senator for Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, in which he gave his views on colonialism and US foreign policy. Kennedy believes that his country must take a stance against the colonial policy of Western powers, in particular so that the colonies, which are currently gaining independence, will not turn towards the East.

On 24 April 1958, the French daily newspaper Le Monde analyses the positions taken and the agreements reached by the independent African states which took part in the Accra Conference, held from 15 to 22 April 1958 on the initiative of Ghanaian Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah.

On 12 May 1958, the Sub-Directorate for Africa in the French Foreign Ministry reports on the Conference of Independent African States held from 15 to 22 April 1958 in Accra, Ghana, on the initiative of Ghanaian Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. The states participating in the conference presented their nationalist objectives and strongly criticised French colonialism.