CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC II. ASIA-AFRICA

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• Publication Date: August 19, 1960

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19 August 1960
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
IL ASIA-AFRICA
*Republic of the Congo IJN forces in the Congo have re-
portedly been authorized to shoot in their own defense follow-
ing new anti-Western and anti-white incidents which were
apparently instigated by Lumunaba. On 18 August, a Canadian
officer of the UN force was injured and other Canadians sub-
jected to indignities by Force Publique soldiers at the Leopold-
ville airport. US Ambassador Timberlake�who was barred
by Congolese soldiers from Lumumba's residence on 18 August--
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ms that the Force Publique could be incited to action against (b)(3)
e UN troops, or to new depredations against whites in general.
Secretary General Havamarskjold, meanwhile, has stated
hat he will invite any nation in the Security Council which dis-
grees with his recent actions in the Congo to present its views,
ossibly in the form of a resolution. He appears confident that
critical resolution will obtain only the votes of the two Commu-
'etnations. The British, meanwhile, are exploring means of A
verting a showdown between Lumumba and Hamma.rskjold, be- (b)(3)
lieving that UN operations could not continue in the face of a
determined Congolese demand for withdrawali
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The Situation in the Congo
[Premier Lumumba's fulminations against Secretary Gen-
eral Hammarskjold and against non-African contingents of the
UN occupying force have led to new anti-Western and anti-
white incidents in Leopoldville. On .18 August, a Canadian of-
ficer was clubbed and other Canadians forced to lie down and,
be. searched by members of Lumumba's Force Publique during
a "security check" at Leopoldville airport. UN troops were
subsequently authorized to shoot if necessary. in their own de-
fense. On the same day, US Ambassador Timberlake was
barred by Congolese soldiers from entering Lumumba's resi-
dence:,
(ambassador Timberlake observed on 17 August that the
physical presence. of a. UN force in the Congo Vras.by itself in-
sufficient to maintain. order. He reported that "thousands" of
armed and undisciplined Force Publique soldiers were still
at large in the Congo.and that the .situation had become criti-.
cal in. Leopoldville, where such units had come under. the per- -
sonal authority of Lu.mumba. He-.added that the Force Publique
could be incited to action: against the UN troops or even against
whites in genera9
kiumumba's most recent anti-UN proclamations .have coin-
cided with. seemingly stepped-up bloc and Communist activity
in the Congo. . Two leading officials of the Belgian Communist.
party reportedly plan to arrive in �Leopoldville on 23 August
to supervise the establishment of a "true" Communist party .in
the: Congo. --On 16-AUgust, a four-Man delegation from the East
German ,Foreign Ministry -left. Berlin unannounced for Prague,
from where-it was to fly to the Congo on an unstated mission.
- At the same time, members of the Czech delegation to the In-
ternational Labor Organization. in Geneva stated that Prague
was, prepared to assist the Congo "in all possible ways," includ-
ing personnel, materiel, and finances. The Czech interior
minister had stated on 13 August that Prague was -sending, the
Congo "immediate" aid worth about $300,009)
an New York; Secretary General Hammarskjold has stated
that he will invite any nation, in the Security Council which
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disagrees with his recent actions in the Congo to present its
views, possibly in the form of a resolution. He appears con-
fident that a critical resolution will obtain only the votes of the
two Communist members.)
oncerning a possible UN withdrawal from the Congo,
Hammarskjold professed to regard such a demand by Lumum-
ba as unlikely. He expressed the conviction that Lumumba is
being advised by Communists in Leopoldville, but stated that
he could see no alternative to Lumumba at this time.3
ate British Foreign Office is exploring means of averting
a showdown between Lumumba and Hammarskjold, believing
that the UN operations could not continue in the face of a deter-
mined Congolese demand for withdrawal. The preliminary
British views are that the best way of supporting the UN effort
would be by tackling the constitutional dispute between Lumum-
ba and Tshombe , perhaps by having the UN Security Council
appoint a committee of three African nations to seek to resolve
the issue.?
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