Name
Dumont, Donald A. (Donald Albert), 1911-1996 (Interviewee)
Mason, John T., 1909-1998 (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Donald A. Dumont, 1972
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Donald A. Dumont, 1972
Abstract
United States Foreign Service, Dakar, 1940-1943, situation in World War II: vice consul, Dakar and Rabat, consul, Tunis, Istanbul and Stuttgart; United States adviser to United Nations delegation, 1955; Consul General, Dakar and Senegal, 1958-1962; emergence of independent African nations, troubles in Congo; French West Africa: social, economic, political developments, tribal differences; United St ates attitudes towards independence and role in United Nations
Collection Name
Eisenhower administration project
Subjects
Africa Politics and government 1945-1960; Africa Politics and government 1960-; Africa Social conditions; United States Foreign relations 1953-1961; Dumont, Donald A. (Donald Albert), 1911-1996; United Nations; United States. Foreign Service
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1972
Physical Description
76 pages
Note (Biographical)
Foreign Service officer
Note
Interviewed by John T. Mason, Jr. on December 28, 1972
Note (Provenance)
Donald A. Dumont, Gift 1972
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13753743
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-nqss-8h74
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.