But this is Africa...and they were eager to get out from under the British....so they might have done it...
Can’t see how the word Republic on official documents would change anything for them - purely a mind game. One can be eager in other ways but official documents, IMO, is pushing it.
We need others dated Jan or Feb ‘64 to verify. WMD did verify others but not sure what he was exactly verifying - I’m think the names, i.e, E.Lavendar. I’m sure they all did their homework but w/so much at stake, there is a lot of deceit out there which makes me leery.