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- page four interior in 28 tribes. These natives are absolutely primitive, hate the citizens, are of ct DE fe egy vigour and absolutely uncon$pollable by the governem e They continue their tribal wars, speak their languages, and are a hassa a | explosive force if organized. Deprived of almost every right except for the right to pay taxes, these natives are, in their pos tion of inferiority, a potential great force at disruption, especially 4f they are approached via their primitive superstitions. The control of their area by the Liberian governement exists in name only. With a degenerate and corrupt group of 5% ruling all the rest, conditions are ideal for the start of a subversive movement e The second reason of grave danger is the unbelievable corruption of the overstaffed administration and justices Everytsing can be bought in Liberia, in most instances even the court decisions. Under these conditions a heavily financed sub versive movement would have every opportunity at purchasing decisive complicities in governement, parliament, edministra= tion and justice. Finaly, despite the fact that everything in Liberia has been made by the Whites, from the country itself to its present progress, the hatred against the Whites in general is very much alive and is kept go by the regime of President Tubmann. Whites are held up to public losthing time and again, and the Xenophobia is todsy one of the most potent weapons in the country. Knowing this, the Communist agents are without exception Negroes, who therefore enjoy a favourable prejudice and will receive meny fecilities. In fact the Commnists count very heavily on the anti-white feeling to farther their cause. These three basic weaknesses of L.beria are the points on which Moscow counts heavily. They render the country very vulnerable to Communist action, and will show that way in a very short while. The Communist offensiv4y as our observers have authoritatively stated, ís completely ready to start. And unforttinately L,beria is in its present conditions a potentially easy prey to the efforts of Moscow. It 48 very important that the Atlantic Powers should know this. 31.
