The neutrals' decision to send their message to Khrushchev by both Nkrumah and Nehru threw Moscow into turmoil. Flags and banners welcoming Nehru were hastily torn down when the Russians learned that Nkrumah would arrive first in his Ghana Airways jet. The Russians then worked furiously to get them all back up again for Nehru's arrival a bare 50 minutes later. Nkrumah himself was discreetly spirited away from the airport in a Bentley so as not to intrude upon Nehru's red-carpet welcome by Khrushchev, and he stayed in Moscow only long enough to join Nehru to deliver the Belgrade letter to...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
