Closing address by René Pleven at the Brazzaville Conference (8 February 1944)
Texte On 8 February 1944, in his closing address, René Pleven, Commissioner for the Colonies in the French Committee for National Liberation (CFLN), gives a positive assessment of the Brazzaville Conference. This conference between the governors of the French colonies of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, which took place from 30 January to 8 February 1944, was convened by the provisional government of General de Gaulle to determine the future relations between France and its colonies.
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Source: PLEVEN, René. Discours prononcé par M. PLEVEN, Commissaire aux Colonies pour la séance publique de Clôture de la Conférence de BRAZZAVILLE - le 8 Février 1944. 08-02-1944. Conservé à: Archives nationales d'outre-mer. Affaires Politiques (XIXème siècle/1962), Ministère des Colonies. Direction des Affaires politiques. Afrique équatoriale française. Administration générale et économie. Administration générale de la colonie. Conférence de Brazzaville, 1944. FR ANOM 61COL2295.
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