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86. Editorial Note

On November 28, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania became independent. A message dated November 25 from President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Moktar Ould Daddah was delivered on November 28 by Ambassador to Senegal Henry S. Villard, when he presented his credentials as the first Ambassador to Mauritania (resident at Dakar). For text of the message, see 2 Whiteman 204.