 In order to obtain cooperation from the new African governments, the British government would need to decolonise and leave them to self-rule, which was thought to be a good substitute for direct and total control of the area.By 1960, Macmillan's Conservative government was becoming worried about the effects of violent confrontations with the African nationalists in the Belgian Congo and French Algeria.The Conservatives were fearful of this violent activity spilling over into British colonies.