Report on the political and economic condition of Sierra Leone tries to assess the way the country will develop.

State is described as peaceful and democratic and the Governor General Sir Maurice Dorman says it "got off to a good start" after independence in April 1961. He is satisfied that the present coalition government does not rule out constitutional opposition but warns that unless Britain invests more capital in Sierra Leone other countries (including Russia) may move in and disrupt the present harmony. Prime Minister Sir Milton Margai is also convinced that the Westminster model of government suits Sierra Leone which he says has no intention of becoming a republic. Interviews with the Principal of the University College and its students reveal developing interest in African affairs and non-Commonwealth forms of government. Country registered no economic growth between the two world wars and the increasing profits from Sierra Leone's diamond mines, her main asset, have not been translated into new development projects. Instead Japanese tuna fishers managed by an American company hint at how the newly independent nation may continue to be exploited by outsiders.