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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW: CONGO
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CURRENT
INTELLIGENCE
WEEKLY
REVIEW
SC No. 01167/61
Copy No. 283
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY REVIEW
Gizenga's reported willing-
ness to attend a meeting of
parliament in Leopoldville sug-
gests that major Congolese fac-
tions are favorably disposed
in principle toward a federa-
tion as outlined -.at the
Coquilhatville conference. Ne-
gotiations between Elisabeth-
ville and Leopoldville concern-
ing the terms under which Ka-
tanga would "rejoin" the Congo
reportedly began in late May.
Gizenga?s decision prob-
ably stemmed from misgivings
over his isolation from the
mainstream of events in the
Congo, as well as from doubts
regarding long-term prospects
for his regime. Although he
still claims to represent the
legal Congolese government, the
refusal of the Kivu provincial
assembly to give a vote of con-
fidence to his hand-picked pro-
vincial president was a serious
setback. In addition, Gizenga
continues to have diffi
controlling his troops.
observed that Gizenga, by a -
tending parliament, probably
could sow dissension in the
ranks of the moderates, but
that it is a moot question
into session, and that parlia-
He added that the Leopoldville
government planned to bbtain,
through the UN, foreign special-
ists to prepare a new constitu-
the new constitution would be
ratification by referendum; he
parliament would continue even
stitution, since the country
tions.
The situation in Kivu
whether he could gain power for
himself. Gizenga?s concilia-
tory posture, however, may be
designed in part-, to gain time
sition to the provisional gov-
Bashi tribesmen appears to have
resulted in clashes with pro-
to tribal grievances, several
has urged that Omari take a con-
detained ri.
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