The French sponsored association against the U.P.C such as ESOCAM in the Bassa land, Ngondo in douala, kumze in the bamilike region
The encourage the formation of the BDC part in 1951 to fight against the U.P.C
The French ragged the 1951-1952 election making sure the U.P.C did not win a single blat.
The French abstracted the U.P.C several times from presenting oral petition in the UNO against the French when Um nyobe was allowed to address the UN in 1952 the French sponsored- pro French moderate politician like Charles Okala, Alexander,Doual Manga Bell to argue against U.P.C call for immediate independence and reunification as premature.
The French high commissioner Roland Pre banned U.P.C in July 1955.
The French also influenced the british to banned the U.P.C in british Cameroon in 1955.