CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM LEOPOLDVILLE RE TROOPS AND POLICE MOST RESENTFUL BECAUSE PAY LOW AS COMPARED OFFICERS AND GOVT LEADERS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: CONGO
• Keywords: LUMUMBA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001366114
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2011
• Case Number: F-2009-00914
• Publication Date: January 12, 1961

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DATE: 11-02-2011
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OPERATIONAL I WED I ATE.
SITUATION DETERIORATING RAPIDLY. TROOPS AND POLICE:
MOST RESENTFUL BECAUSE PAY LOW AS COMPARED OFFICERS AND GOVT LEADERS.
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PEI' CABLES, POLICE.WERE ON VERGE'MUTINY 10 JAN. MANY LOCAL
SOURCES SAY DISCONTENT CONTINUING M.OUN.T BUT STATION NOT. ABLE.
SUBSTANTIATE AT PRESENT.
2. 4RETURNED LEOP ?MO`RN.ING 12 JAN ON SAME PLANE
LATTER TALKED. WITH`
BY PHONE 11 JAN. SAID IT HIS OPINION
LEOfP GARRISON WILL MUTINY WITHIN TWO OR THREE DAYS UNLESS DRASTIC
ACTION TAKEN SATISFY COMPLAINTS IN REPLY QUESTION SAID 'ONLY
SUGGESTION AT PRESENT IS OFFER TROOPS SPECIAL COMBAT BONUS TO PUT
DOWN GIZENGA "REBELLION". HOWEVER SAID NO GOC FUNDS AVAILABLE THIS
PURPOSE. LITTERALLY BEGGED
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NEED, POINTING OUT TROOP MUTINY ALMOST' CERTAINLY WOULD END
CIF NECESSARY.
WILL . CABLE? STATION AND VIEWS ON REQUEST SOONEST..
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CONTROL CNA? AND BRING ABOUT
ROU ING.
LEOP. 0625. 1 N 30 . 010 .
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RETURN. POWER.
'ESTIMATES
WOULD''TAKE 'ABOUT- ONE M.ILLI.ON. DOLLARS .PE.R.-.MONTH FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
TO ACHIEVE '(OBJECTIVE. HE RECOGNIZES
THIS NOT' GOOD SOLUTION FOR IN.
WAY THIS IS ACCEPTING CNA BLACKMAIL. BUT. BELIEVES IT BETTER THAN
LETTING MATTERS DRIFT. AND FACING CERTAIN FAILU'REF----4 JECTIVE
URGE IMMEDIATE KUBARK~LIAISON AND DISCUSSION THIS P ROBLEM. ELIEVE
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READING. THIS MESSAGE SENT WARN .HOS SERIOUS PROBLEM EXISTS AND TO.
COULD INSERT .FUNDS CLANDESTINELY VI
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