The entire ordeal embarrassed the French who in turn, called the Bloc leaders into independence talks in Paris.

On 29 July, Smith fielded questions from the press, commenting on both Lisbon and the independence talks in general.

In 1977 Bradshaw travelled to London for independence talks with the United Kingdom government.

During independence constitutional talks in London in 1960-61, Nkumbula played only a secondary role.

He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1983, when he resigned due to a lack of progress in independence talks.

A senior Bloc delegation was invited to Paris for independence talks in March-September 1936.

He served as a delegate for Sierra Leone during independence talks in London in 1960.

Wallace-Johnson was a delegate to the independence talks in London.

"In the Malaysian independence talks last year, he kept delegates up all night again and again, until they finally slumped together in blinking unity."

In 1959, he participated in independence talks in London.