STATUS OF OSCAR KAMBONA'S HEALTH

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06712113
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-01799
• Publication Date: December 24, 1964

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STATUS OF OSCAR KAMBONA'S HEALTH
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FIELD REPORT NO.
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IN 48247 (b)(3)
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1.. .0SCAR KAMBONA, THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF TANZANIA IS
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DOCTOR IN...TANZANIA. KAMBONA (b)(3)
SEEMS TO TRUST THE DOCTOR AND TALKS QUITE FREELY TO HIM.
20. THE
DOCTOR CONSIDERS KAMBONA AN IMMATURE AND
� VERY, EXCITABLE PERSON WHO HAS. SOME. FEMININE CHARACTERISTICS*
HE SUFFERS FROM ,A. CIRCULATORY AILMENT WHICH: IS BEING TREATED
.WITH, INJECTIONS� HOWEVER, HIS REAL TROUBLE IS.HIS:-NERVOUSNESS.
.HE IS VERY MUCH OVERW6RKED AND CANNOT SLEEP. MORE .THAN. FOUR OR
.FIVE HOURS-Ar.NIGHT
3. KAMBONA. TOLD THE DOCTOR THAT. NYERERE.PERSONALLY'
This material con ins information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning Of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. sem and 794.. the transmission: or. _retelation of Which in any manner to an Unauthorized person is .prohibited by law.
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APPROVED THE RECENT PUBLICITY IN TANZANIA CONCERNING AN ALLEGED'
AMERICAN PLOT. NYERERE FELT THE PUBLICI TY , WOULD STRENGTHEN
NATIONALISTIC FEELING IN TANZANIA AND HIS OWN POSITION. HE
EXPECTED THE AMERICANS TO BE VEXED FOR A-- � SHORT.... TIME.; BUT
BELIEVED THE MATTER � WOULD . SOON BLOW . OVER WITH NO LASTINUiLL
EFFECTS ON HIS .RELATIONS � WITH THE UNITED.' S.,.TATES,. � *i
..4 IN HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE DOCTOR, (K:AMBONA ...FREQUENTLY
EXPRESSED A SYMPATHETIC . VIEW -TOWARD THE GERMANS .AND :AMERICANS
BUT ANTIPATHY TOWARD THE B RI TISH .
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