For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Price $1 Chief, African Section, Near Eastern and African Division, in collaboration with Richard V. Fischer, U. S. Foreign Service Officer on detail to the Division, and Joyce L. Lebois, International Economist, Near Eastern and African Division. Both the text and appendixes draw heavily on information supplied by Federal and Regional Government officials in Nigeria and by private business groups operating industrial and commercial establishments in the Federation of Nigeria. Ralph H. Hunt, Consul General at the Consulate General, Lagos, rendered invaluable assistance by supplying basic information and by offering constructive suggestions for improving the initial draft of the manuscript. Acknowledgments are due to the United Africa Company (Nigeria), Ltd., for their courtesy in providing a chart on their activities in Nigeria; to the Nigerian Federal Information Service for basic maps and photographs; and to the International Economic Analysis Division, Bureau of Foreign Commerce, for their aid in preparing certain statistical tables and charts. Every effort was made to include the most current information available at the time this handbook went to press. Generally, the cutoff date for most of the material was late 1956, but every attempt was made to include important changes through March 1957. APRIL 1957. H. C. MCCLELLAN Assistant Secretary for International Affairs |