CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY: CONGO

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: CONGO
• Keywords: KATANGA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0000202789
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2011
• Case Number: F-2009-00914
• Publication Date: May 25, 1961

CURRENT
INTELLIGENCE
WEEKLY
SUMMARY
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OCI NO. 0281/61
25 May 1961
APPROVED FOR RELEASED
DATE: 11-02-2011
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCEDOCUMEN; NO. A7
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The government in Leopold-
ville has remained firm in its
decision to reconvene parlia-
ment there, although the Stan-
leyville regime continues to
demand that it meet at Kamina.
Kasavubu appears to regard Gi-
zenga's claim to represent the
legal government as ruling out
any compromise. The Leopold-
ville radio has said the Congo
crisis is "in its final stages"
and has warned that "no delaying
tactics will prevent. . .the
convocation of parliament" by
Kasavubu.
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In contrast, there are in-
dications that Leopoldville may
be negotiating with Tshombe's
successors to assure Katanga's
participation in parliament. The
Munongo triumvirate in Katanga
reportedly has indicated that
it is prepared to accept a Congo
federation as proposed by Kasa-
vubu. A Congolese politician
has informed
ment has received a proposal
from Munongo and is drafting a
counterproposal.
Leopoldville probably feels
that its success in blocking
the return of UN representative
Dayal to the Congo has strength-
informed
returned to Leopoldville be-
cause of the latest expressions
of Congolese hostility toward
him. Hammarskjold stated
that Nehru had been informed
and had agreed to recall
Dayal.
The Stanleyville regime--
confronted with the political
threat of a rapprochement be-
tween Leopoldville and Elisa-
bethville and with deteriorat-
ing economic conditions in
Orientale Province--has moved
to bolster its military position.
According to press reports,
troops from Stanleyville have
appeared in force in Kasai Prov-
ince. There is no firm in-
formation that Gizenga plans
any major offensive action.
Reports of military activ-
ity in Kasai appear to have led
Kasavubu to place Albert Kalonji
under surveillance in Co uil-
hatville- F_
cently that he did not ieve
Gizenga had enough votes in
parliament to become premier.
Rahman speculated that if Gizen-
ga persisted in seeking the pre-
miership he would merely weaken
the "nationalist" position and
pave the way for a dictatorship
by some member of the present
Leopoldville government.
Relations between the UN
and Katanga authorities have
continued strained as a result
of UN moves to retain control,
by force if necessary, of key
areas in northern Katanga. Al-
though Munongo threatened armed
resistance if the UN moved to
take over airfields at Albert-
ville and Nyunzu, he confined
himself to a formal protest
of the UN action and appeared
anxious to avoid a serious
rupture with the UN Command.
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