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Folder Title: Travel Briefings: Nigeria, and Ghana - Travel briefs, Ghana (01/05/1971-31/05/1971)

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Sub-Fonds: Records of President Robert S. McNamara Fonds: Records of the Office of the President

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DATE

May 15 •(Sat.)

May 16 (Sun.)

May 17 (Mon.)

May 18 (Tues.)

May 19 (Wed.)

May 20 (Thurs)

ITINERARY

TIME GMT

1530 1930 1628 2028

1745 2145

1125 . 1025

0900 1000

1100

1500

1630 2000

0730 0930 1130 1200 1300

1430

1630 1800

1930

0800 0930 1130

1500 . 1530

1630 1730 2000

0900 1000 1100

1700 1650

1600 1650

1830-2000

FOR VISIT TO NIGERIA AND GHANA, MAY 15-23 I 1971

Depart Washington--National AA386 Arrive New York--La Guardia

Depart New York--JFK

Arrive Lagos--met at airport by Mr. Ayida, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance Remainder of day free

Meeting with Resident Mission Chief Awolowo, Federal Commissioner for Finance Joint meeting with Permanent Secretaries of Economic Ministries Lunch free Lagos Chamber of Commerce and business leaders UNDP ResRep Dinner hosted by Chief Awolowo

Depart Hotel by car

PA182 (B707)

Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) Governor of Western State University of Ibadan Working lunch at University (Vice Chan­cellor and professors) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Depart Ibadan by plane Arrive Kana--meeting with Governor of Kano State Reception by State Government Dinner free

Visit city of Kano Depart Kano by plane Arrive Port Harcourt--visit to industrial area and meetings with government and industry personalities Lunch free Depart Port Harcourt by plane· Arrive Benin Meeting with Governor of Mid-Western State Depart Benin by plane Arrive Lagos Dinner hosted by Mr. Ayida

Commissioner for External Affairs Secretary to Federal Military Government General Gowan Lunch free Depart Lagos Arrive Accra--met . by Minister of Finance and others

Reception hosted by Minister of Finance Dinner free

GH555

REMARKS

Non-stop Met by PanAm car for transfer to JFK

Via Casablanca

Federal Palace Hotel

Non-stop

Bleell Sta£ Hotel

DATE TIME GMT REMARKS

May 21 0900 President of Ghana ,. (Fri.) 1000 Prime Minister 1045 Joint meeting with Ministers of Finance,

Agriculture, Transport, Communications and Education

1130 Minister of Finance .:s

~215 Depart AcGra by helicopter I330 Arrive Akosombo (Volta River Dam)

Lunch on board Presidential Yacht 1630 Depart Ak.osombo by helicopter 1745 Arrive Accra 1930 Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Block Star Hotel

May 22 0045 0045 Depart Accra LH551 Non-stop (Sat.) (B 70 7)

0800 0700 Arrive Frankfurt 1000 09'00 Depart Frai!!kfurt LH498 Non-stop

(B707) 1335 1735 Arrive New York--JFK 1425 1825 Depart New York--JFK DL915 Non-stop 1656 2156 Arrive Houston 1720 2220 Depart Houston TT607 Non-stop 1805 2305 Arrive Austin

May 23 1600 2100 Depart Austin BN168 Non-stop (Sun.) 1640 2140 Arrive Dallas

1800 2300 Depart Dallas BNlO Non-stop 2146 0246 Arrive Washington--Dulles

LEC May 13, 1971

OFFICIAL VISIT OF MR. ROBERT S. McNAMARA PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD B.ANK GROUP

TO GH.ANA

M~ 20 - 21, 1971

Thursday, May 20

1700

1650

1830 - 2000 -yb ~-

1330

1630

1930

2345

Leave Lagos - GH (50 min. flight. Time change results in one hour time gain) •

Arrive Accra (Kotoka DLternatianal Airport) - GH 025. Mr. McNamara will be received by Minister of Finance, Minister of State Protocol and Ministerial Secretar,y of Planning and conducted to VIP lounge. Mr. McNamara is expected to make short press statement.

Reception by Minister of Finance (Dinner free } . ])~- f~ . -v?~.

at Castle.

Departure for Akosombo •

Chief Exe.cutive of Volta River Authority to receive Mr. McNamara at dam site -Lunch on board Presidential yacht.

Leave Akosombo for Accra •

Dinner given by Prime Minister (Block Star Hotel) •

Leave Accra - liZ 837 Brief departing remarks for press.

Saturday, May 22

0600 Arrive Rome - liZ 837

1000 Leave Rome - TW 811 (via Paris and Boston)

1820 Arrive Washington (Dulles)

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PROPOSED VlSIT TO GHANk OF MR. ROBERT MCNAMARA, PRESIDENI' OF THE

INTERNATI<EAL BANK FOR RECON&rRUCTI ON AND DEVELOPMENT t

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20TH -21ST MAY, 1971

CONFIDENTIAL

All times are local tine 0

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1~ ·-<~A--1~ ·~ ?-Thursday, 20th May.

16.00

16.50

18.30 - 20.00

(i)

(ii)

Friday, . 21 st May

7.30

7.45 8.30

9 - 9.45

9.45 - 10.30

10.45- 11.30

11.35

12.05

12.30

13.30

')]-]) : t.J~L - Departure from Lagos Flight OOJ.025. _ f-1./'-i.~ 1 ,.{

Arrival at Kotoka International Airp ~..,..;:t'~

Mr. McNamara will be received by the Minister!,)~--, J,.. , of Finance, Minister of State and Chief of , hA1 : State Protocol, Ministerial Secretary J,~ (Planning) and conducted to the V.I .P. Lounge. ~ .J*~

A short press statement by Mr. McNamara. ~ ~/z..;j ::._ (Director of Civil Aviation to be present). ~~~ ~~·

- Reception by Minister of Finance - (State House) ~ (state Protocol) 1i ~. ~ . /)~ ·

(Guest List- Minister's Office}- ~5-w/~f . ; ~·tJj~ .

Leaves Accra for Legon (state Protocol) -b· ~ y ' ~ (Prof. Kwapong} <::.....~~/ ,

- Legon ~~~ ~ J - Departure Legon ~ (I - Meeting with Cabinet Ministers, (mmistry of <! • 4_.,;t;t - .

Finance) (Minisiers of Agriculture, Works am ~-t..... ftc.-I' - _J,f

Housing, Transport and C onmunicatian s, L 1 J r ~PJ< Education, Trade, Industries and Tourism, }~J:;J:I~ t. Ministerial Secretary, Development Planning..,~

Secretariat). ,/. ~ ~~ ...

Meeting with Minister of Finance and Senior ~· ~ _ officials of Ministry of Finance and Financial Institutions, Ministry of Finance~~-. ~. (Dr. Jones Ofori-.Atta, Mr. n.o. Nyanor, . c· 6-J'~~-~ Governor, Bank of Ghana, Mr. K. Gyasi Twum, .~...L~ ":;;; Mr. E. N • .Afful, Mr. E.P .L. Gyampoh, ~·, ~ "T~~ ~~ Dr. Amon Nikoi, r.1r. H.P. Nelson, ?!], ~~<-h) ~ ~--Mr. J.H.K. Folson, Dr. Kwame Fordwor, r-:i._'l1ff.:CA _j • Mr. Alex Jj,shiabor, Mr. B. K. Mensah , <i.' ·--~LA"-~ Mrs. Gloria Nik:oi). ~

lrJ ·---r: ~ - Business meeting with the Prine Minister at the -;-"~ 1 J 1"'1

Castle, (Minister of Finance) (Ministerial ~ L.r/..t. Secretary, Flaming) ~ -~~

Departure Castle for Peduase -,i A("'-~~· Courtesy call on President at Peduaae ~ -~. (Secretar~ to the President & Office of state_~ "r Protocol). r~' ~

~ Departure for Akosombo -:J:_~ j ~ Chief Executive of the V.R.A. to receive ~r.~

Mr. McNamara at dam site. Lunch on board · Presidential Yacht (Ministeria l Secretary,~

1 State Protocol, Ministerial Secret~ Pla!Ul~· g, . M f~ Governor, Bank of Ghana). :y;JJIJ~: ; <l'rf ~

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16.30

"<R:~ 19.30

23.45

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Leave Akosombo for Accra

~6t-rr·7f· Dinner by the Prine Minister (Black Star Square) (Informal~ Guest List from P.M.'s Office, state Protocol).

Departure (Kotoka International Airport).

(Pre-departure remarks for the Press)

(Minister of Finance, Minister of state ani Chief of state Protocol, Ministerial Secretary (Planning)).

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5/20/71 (Accra)

5/21/71 (Accra)

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5/21/71 (Ak.osombo)

GHANA

J .H. Mensah., Minister of Finance

Meeting with Cabinet Ministers: J .H. Mensah, Minister of Finance R.A. Quarshie, Minister of Trade Industries and Tourism R.R. Amponsah, Minister of Education S. W. Awuku Darko, Minister of Works and Housing T.D. Brodie-Mends, Minister of Lands and Mineral Resources Jatoe Kaleo, Minister of Transport & Communications A.A. Munufie, Minister of Rural Development and Social Welfare Dr. Jones Ofori- Atta, Ministerial Secretary, Planning Secretariat

Meeting with Minister of Finance and Senior Officials of the Minis try of Finance, the Development Planning Secretariat, Bank of Ghana and State Financial Institutions:

J. H. Mensah, Minister of Finance Dr. Jones Ofori-Atta, Ministerial Secretary, Planning Secretariat C.O. Nyanor, Governor, Bank of Ghana K. Tyasi Twum: E.N. Afful E.L. Gyampoh Dr. Amon Nikoi H.P. Nelson J.H.K. Folson Dr. Kwame Pordwor Alex Ashiabor B.K. Mensah Mrs. Gloria Nikoi

Prime Minister Dr. K.A. Busia J .H. Mensah, Minister of Finance Dr. Jones Afori-Atta, Ministerial Secretary, Planning Secretariat

President Edward A. Akufo-Addo

E.L. Quartey, Chief Executive, The Volta River Authority O.K. P.oku, Ministerial Secretary, State Protocol Dr. Jones Ofori-Atta, Ministerial Secretary, Planning Secretariat C.O. Nyanor, Governor, Bank of Ghana

Others possibly met:

Prime Minister's office: A.A. Abedi, Information Oheneba Kow Richardson, Information S.K.C. Osei-Baidbo, National Service Corps.

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Cabinet Ministers: J.K. Lamptey, Minister responsible for Parliamentary Affairs

William Ofori-Atta, Minister of Foreign Affairs S.D. Dombo, Minister of Health Victor Owusu, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General N.Y.B. Abado, Minister of Internal Affairs Dr. W.G. Bruce-Konuah, Minister of Labour and

Cooperatives K.G. Osei-Bensu, Minister of State and Chief of

State Protocol Dr. K. Safo Adu, Minister of Agriculture D.K. Adams, Minister of Defense

Ministerial Secretaries and Deputies: Shanni Mahama, Agriculture A. Antwi-Kusi

Kwaku Baah, Defense

J.K. Fynn, Education and Sports Carl Reindorf

J.A. Kuffour, Foreign Affairs

Badu Nkansah, Health

Abdul Saaka, Internal Affairs Justice Boateng

A. Appiah-Menkah, Justice and Attorney-General

A.A. Aboagyo de Costa, Labour and Cooperatives

K.P. Agyekum, Rural Development & Social Welfare s. Opon

Stephen Krakue, Trade, Industries and Tourism Adam Amandi

Yaw Manu, Transport and Communications Osei Akoto

M.K. Osei, Works and Housing Kofi Sakey

Saki Schedk, Parliamentary Affairs

· I v o. I TRAVEL ORDER AND ITINERARY

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t11AY : 22 SAT FRANKFURT NEH YORK 1000 1335 LH 498 F OK 5 I (Kennedy) I

I ., HAY I 22 SAT · NEt,.l YORK HOUSTON '1425 1656 DL 915 F OK 6 I (Kennedy) (Intl.) ' I

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RQ =ON REQUEST, NO REPLY YET AGENT: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. WL =WAIT LISTED CATEGORY OF TRAVEL.

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A. Y.T.U.L.S.K. =LESS THAN FIRST CLASS

REMARKS: * FLIGHT OPERATES (T) CLAss· ONLY. (FOR CONTROLLER'S USE ONLY) CHARGED TO:

FARE (r~R. ). $ 1,569.70 ·-H TAX $ 3.00 ~

D TAX $ 17.89 FARE (NRS.) $ 1 ,569.70 TOTAL FARES cs 3 13() 40 H TAX $ 3.00 $

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REMARKS AT AIRPORT UPON ARR!V.AL IN GHANA

It is a great pleasure indeed for me to be here. I particularly look

forward to meeting President Akufo-Addo and seeing Prime Minister Busia agQin.

Fron ~y talks ~.;ith them and w·ith other Ghanaian leaders, I hope to acquire a . ('

deeper understanding of your developmen~ problems, and how they are being ~,fl. c~_.. / 1;

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.. ...,... ..... ~ c..kled..~ ·~.ri-s-i-t-s-s-u c-h--a-s-tn e8 e-cc--=-e_.o.~r_e_a..Lv.a...,.,ue.-t..o .... me-a s--<ln"'"'"opp'o r""tUni:ty-t o

hns a~ready made some contribution to Ghana's efforts to build a more prosnerous

fut~re for its people . During this v~sit, I expect to learn how we might be

eo~e to support these efforts more fully and more effectively.

~~Y interest irr being he=e is he:ghtened by our growing participatidn in

p=o~ccts for Ghana's social and economic progress. The World Bank Group . ~ ~s .... n

the ~idst of a prog~am for greatly expanding ihs activities round the globe.

~-~~cr the program, we expect that in the five years through 1973, we will le~

t-..r· ce as much \vorlchvide as we did ..::1 the previous five years. While the g .. oba:

~otnl 't.J"ill double , the Africa:1 to~al w..:1.,~ triple. And, 't·7e hope that the :.nc-case

in the case of Ghana 'tvill be more than the average for Africa as a Y7hole.

Our progra.-rn for Ghana will go hand in hand r.vith your grm·7ing capacity to

p~ep~~e and implement sound, high- priority projects, and with your readiness to

~~ke the difficult decisions that cons~itute the foundation of any serious

dcve~opment effort . For our part, we look forward to being able not on_y to

p-ov..:de a larger volume of assist~nce, but also to provide it for a broader

r.a~ge of purposes .

The process of diversification in our le~ding to Ghana has in fact a~~eady

0cg~~ . Our first operation ~n this country was a loan of $47 million in

Fcb~uary 1962 for the Volta Da~ project, which • w~ll be visiting. Until 2

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cou?:e of yeaYs ago, our sunport continued to be concentrated on electric po~er.

3~t , no~e recer.tly, we have d:versif~ed the flow of our assistance by supporting

pro~ccts re~ating to cocoa, fisheries, water supply and highway engineering. In

the years to come, we hope to study the possibilities for further development not

o'Qly in these sectors, but also in other agricultural activities, in educntio!l,

~elec0~~unications and industry.

In providing &ssistence, our aim ~s to forge a · closer partnership dediceted

to css~sting the people of Ghana to achieve the goals they themselves have chosen.

~ ~~ convinced that your country, despite :ts problems, has a great potentie_

f r ccono~ic develop~ent . It is my hope that you will find that cooperation

be~-;·7een the Bank Group and you:-.se ... ves has an impo:-tant role to play in your

e.Lforts to cope ~.;ith your problems and to realize the potential that Ghana clen:-ly

has .

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CABINET AND MINISTERIAL SECRETARIES

Hon . Dr. K.A. Bussia

Hon. J.K. Lamptey

Hon. \villiam Ofori Atta

v/ Hon. R.A. Quarshie

Hon. S.D. Dombo

/ Ron. R.R. Amponsah

Hon. Victor 0Husu

v"_ I-;or. . J. H. Hensah - ~ v Hon. S.vl . Av-ruku-Darko

v Hon. T.D. Brodie-Mends

\/ Hon. Jatoo Kaleo

Hon. N.Y.B. Abado

Hofi. Dr. W.G. Bruce-Konuah ·

Ho~. K.G. Osei-Bensu

/ Hon. A.A. Munufie

Hon. Dr. K. Safo Adu

Hon. D.K. Adams

CABINET HINISTERS

Prime Hinister

11inister responsible for Parliamentary Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mintster of Trade, Industries and Tourism

Minister of Health

.Minister of Education & Sports

Minister of Justice & Attorney-General .

Minister of Finance

Vunister of Works & Housing

Minister of Lands & Mineral Resources

Minister of Transport & Corrununications

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister of Labour & Cvcpcr[l.ti ~Tee

Minister of State and Chief of State Protocol

Minister of Rural Development & Social Welfare

Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Defende

MINISTERIAL SECRETARIES

Agriculture

Defence

Education & Sports

t/.Finance

Foreign Affairs

Health

Internal Affairs

Justice & Attorney-General

labour & Cooperatives

Lands & Mineral Resources

Rural Development & Social vlelfare

Trade, Industries & Tourism

Transport & Co~~unications

Parliamentary Affairs

Protocol

Ron. Shanni Mahama Ron. A. Antwl-Kusi

Hon. Kwaku Baah

Ron. J.K. ~.;nn

Ron. Carl Reindorf

Ron. c.o. Nyanor

Ron. J .A. Kuffour

Hon. Badu Nkansah

Hon. Abdul Saaka Hon. Justice Boateng

Ron. A. Appiah-Menkah

Hon. A.A. Aboagyo de Costa

Hon J. G. Amamoo

Hon K.P. Agyekum Hon. S. Opon

Ron. Stephen Krakue Hon. Adam Amandi

Hon. YaH Manu Hon. Osei Akoto

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Hon. Kofi Sackey

Hon. Saki Scheck

Hon. O.K. Poku

PRD·fE HI~·JISTER ' S OFFICE

V'Hon. Dr. Jones Ofori Atta Planning

Hon. A.A. Abedi Information

Hon. Oheneba Km.; Richardson Information

Hon. S.K.C. Osei-Baidbo · National fervice Corps.

The Prime 11inister has assumed Hinisterial responsibility for Economic Planning and for Inform~tion.