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FREEDOMWAYS      THIRD QUARTER 1966

Without his political vision, his desire for progress for his people and his country, and his capacity to direct these aspirations towards a well-defined and economically sound purpose - in short, without the decisiveness and strength of will of President Nkrumah - this project would not have been accomplished. 

Adjacent to the dam so as to receive a large portion of the power produced and not far from Ghana's rich deposits of bauxite, Kaiser Industries Corporation is constructing the largest aluminum plant in the world. Mr. Edgar F. Kaiser, President of Kaiser Industries, came from the United States for the inauguration of the project. In his address he congratulated the people of Ghana on the tremendous progress they had made and the bright future which lay ahead. Then, turning to the president, he said:

This project, Mr. President, was one of your primary goals for an independent Ghana. The concept of harnessing the powerful and limitless energy of the mighty Volta had hovered in men's sights, but beyond their reach, for nearly two generations.

When you reached out for it, however, your effort was strengthened by three new elements -faith, vision and determination. Your efforts were further strengthened by the faith you inspired among your people. The people of Ghana have demonstrated this faith not only by joining in the difficult reach for this goal, but also by fulfilling every commitment made for the project's completion.

He then delivered the message from his father, Mr. Henry Kaiser:

Completion of the Akosombo Dam is a great tribute to your courage, foresight and faith in the future of your country. In Kaiser Organizations our tradition is to build and we are proud to be partners with you and the people of Ghana in building together towards peace and a better world.

It must have been with a feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment that President Nkrumah now turned to another matter - a matter outside Ghana, indeed, outside Africa, but one which lay heavy on his heart. For Kwame Nkrumah believes that peace is indivisible, and that war in any part of the world threatens the whole and must be the concern of all men of good will.

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