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This cartoon accompanied an article in The Observer that noted that 'Fidel Castro's victory in Cuba has been welcomed with remarkable unanimity in all the free countries of Latin America'. The cartoon shows the representatives of the so-called 'free-world' all as military leaders. These are (left to right): Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek, Pakistan's president, Field Marshal Mohammed Ayub Khan, General De Gaulle of France (then heavily criticised over the war in Algeria), Portuguese dictator Antonio de Oliveria and Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco. Fidel Castro holds a banner emblazoned with the words: 'Long live Democracy!'.
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Cartoon depicts De Gaulle, Macmillan and chancellor Adenauer of West Germany cast adrift on a back seat as President Eisenhower heads off in the front seat towards Moscow in the distance. This comments upon the talks in Geneva between the foreign ministers of the USSR, France, Britain and the US where conlcusions were not reached over east-west relations, nuclear weapons and the problem of Berlin. The US decided to try and negotiate with the USSR alone. President Eisenhower had a summit meeting with Khrushchev in Moscow, signalling that there were now only two 'superpowers' on the world stage.
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Shows Harold Macmillan, António de Oliveira Salazar (Portuguese Prime Minister), De Gaulle and Verwoerd making a toast to partnership with South African sherry. Behind them a poster reads: 'U.N. News: 67 nations voted for resolution on Human Rights in S. Africa, Britain, Portugal and France. Opposed. Nov.10.1959.'
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Cartoon showing Macmillan and Charles de Gaulle sitting on a sofa discussing throwing Soviet leader Khrushchev into the River Seine.
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Cartoon showing Charles de Gaulle and Ben Youssef ben Khedda with their fingers in their ears as a two-minute silence is held for the 150,000 and 17,000 French who died. Refers to the fact that, despite the Evian peace agreement between France and Algeria, ex-General Salan ordered his OAS extremists to make all-out war on Gaullist France.
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Cartoon depicts De Gaulle as a stork delivering a baby Mao Tse-Tung (symbolising the fact that it is the newest member) to the United Nations building in New York.
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Cartoon showing French president Charles de Gaulle dressed as a doctor and telling politician Harold Wilson that his tiredness will be cured if Britain adopt 'an independant policy on Vietnam.'
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Cartoon showing French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle as a caveman with a nuclear missile on his shoulder, and putting up a sign next to Nato (drawn as a dinosaur) to indicate that it is now extinct.
Creator: Abraham; Abu (1924-2002); cartoonist

Embedded text reads: Achtung! It is verboten for Germans to arm themselves of their own accord without asking General De Gaulle's permission. / The West German Vacuum / Russians are requested to Keep Out under pain of Nye Bev[an's] severe disapproval
Depicts Nye Bevan and Charles de Gaulle as ostriches burying their heads in the sand.

Depicts John Selwyn-Lloyd standing by a patient's bed which symbolises the 'British economy' suffering from 'self-indulgence' while in the background Charles de Gaulle is interviewed as candidate for the common market.