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12/3/1958 - The Economics of Balkanization by Smith Hempstone Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION SH INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAecember The Economics Balkanization Lambarene Gabon Walter S Rogers Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York N Y Dear Rogers The Barthelemy Boganda failed attempt single unitary republic ritories French Equatorial Africa SH It almost certain Boganda would bring Gabon But outside chance bring Chad iddle Congo along Ubangi Shari Fail seemed probable F E A would split ministrative units Republic Gabon United States Central Africa federation other three states This proposal Abbe Fulbert Youlou mayor Brazzaville leading politician vliddle Congo But failed Now equatorial African state Nor But French Equatorial Africa place autonomous republics Chad iddle Congo Gabon Central Africa Ubangi Shari Although these governing units within French Community sovereign independent states They eligible membership United Nations althoUgh I surprised least these governments apply admission France continue responsible foreign affairs defense currency general conomic planning republics Each state direct relationship France Gone federal structure which linked other In future example Chad Gabon except through Paris What seems happened Gabon stated earlier newsletter determined sever Equatorial Africa establish direct relationship Paris Gabriel Lisette leads Chad wanted reasons RDA party principle opposes federation lieved prefer eventual Niger French West Africa iddle Congo Ubangi Shari former willing herself poorer neighbor Hence smash This development poses economic problems interesting political Almost development taken place iddle Congo Gabon Presumably there financial settlement relative installations services formerly shared territories docks railroads airports public buildings A hassle should about Brazzaville former SH II9 capital place French Equatorial Africa Plenty money poured there division assets Brazzaville situated iddle Congo presumably revert state It furnish iddle Congo pleasant capital republic government decides shift Pointe Noire French Equatorial Africa country Its fractionalization enhance economic prospects least three calabash republics The which approach solvency Leon Colorado sized Gabon Gabon population about total population F E A accounts roughly combined exports value states Last exports worth million Imports valued million Gabon contains almost F E A valuable timber cutting plantations magnificent stands mahogany limba ekoume false mahogany world Forest products alone recent statistics I worth million Since production upped And Gabon barely scratched surface logging resources It estimated territory mediately exploitable Less tenth exploitable under In stand timber commercial value unless enough river manhandled water which could floated Iodern lumbering equipment coupled efficient reforestation could forest Gabon In addition hardwoods Gabon shares iddle Congo areas F E A The Gabon plantations moreover miles closer coast accessible palms iddle Congo In Gabon another million kernels She coffee cocoa worth about million monds million milllon million Potentially Gabon wealth greater Oi found being exploited coast Production still small believed event ually amount several million A refinery planned Vast deposits total billion found The grade running between content Bethlehem Steel French Bureau Bank Paris Netherlands formed syndicate investigate ossibilities Although deposits fairly inland miles inaccessible great fields Labrador Venezuela Nearer coast Gabon another deposit about million grade Another Gabonese source wealth exploited SH II9 world biggest manganese deposits estimated Franceville Iiddle Congo border Work underway extend railway Dolisie liddle Congo Franceville In addition railway Gabon dependent sister republic another exploit these posit Gabon hopes build ferro manganese plant Franceville which would power planned unbuilt Sounda Gorge hydro electric project Kouilou River across border If Gabon hopes producing manganese reach million manganese ferro manganese To Gabon potential industrial Dr Schweitzer SH 0gowe River valley The 0gowe basin which already producer future potential cellulose manganese industries Electrification feasible under study So Gabon shape She miles coast water ports Libreville capital Gentil reasonably diversified actual potential economy based hardwoods coffee cocoa diamonds manganese backed light industry possibilities Her roads railroad building Her neighbor iddle Congo doesn She several assets start miles coast water Pointe Noire capital miles railway Pointe Noire Brazzaville capital federation navigable water Brazzaville Congo Ubangi rivers Bangui capital Central African Republic hydro electric plants F E A But Finland sized liddle Congo although twice population Gabon earns million ports contrast latter million She deficit imports valued whacking million Aside immense patch palms liddle Congo little which support herself She grows little coffee cocoa sugar small diamond deposits backed light industries Brazzaville textile plant foundry brewery tannery All Congo hopes pinned Kouilou It As compared other African development jects Kouilou seems pretty sound It shouldn expensive build Sounda Gorge yards river level narrowest point fifty yards yards height yards above point The river walls granite should anchor When completed estimated Kouilou generate billion Access roads built studies SH II9 completed final acing arrangements remain Kouilou ready market power France ville manganese fields which should consume about million nually In addition third total output would consumed proposed aluminum plant iddle Congo hopes remainder power develop general industrial Sand quartz abundant ferro silicum industry could blished Limestone deposits could converted calcium carbide region contains dolomites magnesium production Also contemplated phosphate fertilizer cellulose industries On shores three times Lake Geneva which created there cultivation bananas sugar Kouilou means everything liddle Congo knows Up north situation encouraging The Republic Central Africa Ubangi Shari population million earns million exports mostly cotton peanuts Imports about million Central Africa diamonds little sisal potential coffee cocoa The country locked takes steamers river coast Bangui capital small hydro electric installation brewery tannery There railroad although Ba navigable water leading Ft Lamy under study weather roads population pretty backward There seems almost developing soundly based economy With bottom dropping market small wonder Barthelemy Boganda trying unitary republic The situation about Peru sized Chad With population million Chad earns million nually exports mostly products Thus Chad lowest capita earning power states Imports about million Iuoh northern Chad desert manioc starvation Africa country She railroad roads backward areas Her asset million cattle That situation Gabon could become fairly prosperous little country Iiddle Congo swing Kouilou chance Central Africa Ubangi Shari shakey economic ground Chad almost hopeless Together French Equatorial Africa might amounted something sectionalism personal jealousies resulted Balkanization which Sincerely Received New York December Smith Hempst9 Jr