The United Kingdom opposed de Gaulle's stance, but he viewed the political position of the Igbo in Nigeria as analogous to that of the French Québécois living in Canada.
Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo se protivilo de Gaulleovom stavu, no on je političku situaciju naroda Igbo u Nigeriji usporedio s položajem frankofonskih Kvebečana u Kanadi.