Compte tenu des circonstances particulières qui régnaient à la fin de l'époque coloniale, la population des pays colonialistes n'était pas favorable à la poursuite des guerres coloniales, refusant de mettre en péril la vie de soldats et d'agents de police pour conserver les colonies.
In those rather extraordinary conditions of the colonial system, there was overwhelming support for the end of colonial war, and the governments were not supported by even public opinion at home, because the public did not really believe it was necessary to go on risking the lives of their soldiers and police officers in those other countries.