`Picking out the detailed threads of this story has clearly been a hugely laborious task in which the author has trawled archives in both Britain and France. ... most historians of empire interested in post-war decolonization will need to read this volume, and one can say without bathos that it is a valuable addition to the literature.'Inst. of Commonwealth Studies

• Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1. The MacDonald-Mandel conversations on Anglo-French Colonial co-operation ; 2. Anglo-French relations and the war in West Africa 1939-1942 ; 3. Wartime policy in West Africa: The effects on relations between the European Colonies, 1940-1942 ; 4. The conversion of AOF and the problems of supply and wartime organization in West Africa, 1942-1945 ; 5. Inter-territorial relations, 1942-1945 ; 6. Regional commissions and the origins of post-war Anglo-French Colonial co-operation in Africa, 1942-1945 ; 7. The progress of Colonial co-operation in London and Paris, 1945-1949 ; 8. Anglo-French Colonial co-operation and its impact in West Africa, 1945-1949 ; 9. The Ewe Question: Origins and impact, 1945-1949 ; 10. The Ewe Question and the future of Togoland, 1950-1956 ; 11. The creation and development of the CCTA, 1950-1956 ; 12. Ministerial discussion and the Anglo-French Colonial co-operation, 1950-1956 ; 13. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index

`Picking out the detailed threads of this story has clearly been a hugely laborious task in which the author has trawled archives in both Britain and France. ... most historians of empire interested in post-war decolonization will need to read this volume, and one can say without bathos that it is a valuable addition to the literature.'Inst. of Commonwealth Studies

• Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1. The MacDonald-Mandel conversations on Anglo-French Colonial co-operation ; 2. Anglo-French relations and the war in West Africa 1939-1942 ; 3. Wartime policy in West Africa: The effects on relations between the European Colonies, 1940-1942 ; 4. The conversion of AOF and the problems of supply and wartime organization in West Africa, 1942-1945 ; 5. Inter-territorial relations, 1942-1945 ; 6. Regional commissions and the origins of post-war Anglo-French Colonial co-operation in Africa, 1942-1945 ; 7. The progress of Colonial co-operation in London and Paris, 1945-1949 ; 8. Anglo-French Colonial co-operation and its impact in West Africa, 1945-1949 ; 9. The Ewe Question: Origins and impact, 1945-1949 ; 10. The Ewe Question and the future of Togoland, 1950-1956 ; 11. The creation and development of the CCTA, 1950-1956 ; 12. Ministerial discussion and the Anglo-French Colonial co-operation, 1950-1956 ; 13. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index

`Picking out the detailed threads of this story has clearly been a hugely laborious task in which the author has trawled archives in both Britain and France. ... most historians of empire interested in post-war decolonization will need to read this volume, and one can say without bathos that it is a valuable addition to the literature.'Inst. of Commonwealth Studies

• Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1. The MacDonald-Mandel conversations on Anglo-French Colonial co-operation ; 2. Anglo-French relations and the war in West Africa 1939-1942 ; 3. Wartime policy in West Africa: The effects on relations between the European Colonies, 1940-1942 ; 4. The conversion of AOF and the problems of supply and wartime organization in West Africa, 1942-1945 ; 5. Inter-territorial relations, 1942-1945 ; 6. Regional commissions and the origins of post-war Anglo-French Colonial co-operation in Africa, 1942-1945 ; 7. The progress of Colonial co-operation in London and Paris, 1945-1949 ; 8. Anglo-French Colonial co-operation and its impact in West Africa, 1945-1949 ; 9. The Ewe Question: Origins and impact, 1945-1949 ; 10. The Ewe Question and the future of Togoland, 1950-1956 ; 11. The creation and development of the CCTA, 1950-1956 ; 12. Ministerial discussion and the Anglo-French Colonial co-operation, 1950-1956 ; 13. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index