CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM LEOPOLDVILLE RE DOUBT (SANITIZED) WOULD BE BEST CANDIDATE FOR NEXT PREMIER

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: CONGO
• Keywords: LUMUMBA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001366112
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2011
• Case Number: F-2009-00914
• Publication Date: November 3, 1960

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APPROVED FOR RELEASED
DATE: 11-02-2011
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LEOPOLDVILLE
NOV 3 16482 6o-.
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
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OPIM PIR CITE LEOP 0229
1. NO ACTION TAKEN 1XEF PROGRAM VIEW INSTRUCTIONS TO DELAY.
2, ALTHOUGH CANNOT PREDICT NEXT PREMIER, DOUBT
BE BEST CANDIDATE, HE RELATIVELY ABLE BY LOCAL STANDARDS BUT
LACKS*DRIVE'AND FORCE NECESSARY FOR GOVT CHIEF.. HAVE. ASKED'MANY
1MaAS.~y~
LOCALS,t PERSONNEL AND EUROPEANS WHO. THEY BELIEVE WOULD
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BE BEST PREMIER ITED BY MAJORITY AS BEST QUALIFIED
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ALTHOUGH HE LACKS 'BROAD POLITICAL SUPPORTOT MIGHT
PROVIDE ALTERNATE CANDIDATE BUT MANY CONSIDER HIM BE TARR-ED WITH
. BELGIAN BRUSH AND LACKING IN COURAGE,
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER TH 1. THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. CoQy No: ,_..__.
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STATION BELIEVES PLAN 6UTLINED BY SYG WILL GREATLY HINDER
AND COULD.RENDER IMPOSSIBLE REF PLAN..
A. IF UN ASSUMES DE FACTO CONTROL CHAS 4ALI-ItN WILL
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LOSE ITS PRIMARY' WEAPON,
MILL BECOME JUST ANOTHER
ANTI LEADER (AND ONE WITH LITTLE INFLUENCE AS HAS NO
POLITICAL P^RTY) AND WAY WOULD BE OPEN FOR CIVIL WAR AND/OR.
RETURN POWER. IN SHORT,
CONTROL CNA
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIA UN CONTROL ARMY WOULD
PLAY INTO HANDS FORCES. IF ODYOKE/IVES IN ON THIS POINT,
ROGRAM~WILL HAVE LITTLE IF ANY CHANCE IN NEAR FUTURE.
IN SUCH CASE IT WOULD BE JUST AS WELL TO SOFT PEDDLE
STATION HOPES THIS:WILL-NOT.BE CASES FORIRETURN
WILL
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MEAN TROUBLE FOR WEST AND ADVANTAGES FOR BLOC. DESPITE REPORTS BY
LIMITED NUMBER JOURNALISTS LEOP, NEITHER STATION.NOR'EMBASSY HAVE
REASON BELIEVE_POWER WANING IN ARMY. .ALSO WE DISCOUNT EXAGGERATED
STORIES RE CNA'TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE INCIDENTS BUT
SOME JOURNALISTS EXAGGERATED THEM OUT OF ALL PROPORTIQNS,
B. AGREE POLITICAL REALITIES REQUIRE'SOME FORM CONSTITUTION-
...,_. ....REPRODUCTION 13Y. OTHER THAI THE..ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHISITED..
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ALITY FOR NEW GOVT. HOWEVER' It. 14E TO BE REALISTIC, MUST BE
SATISFIED WITH DEMOCRATIC FACADE ASS WITH POSSIBLE EXCEPTION
NIGERIA, THERE NO REAL DEMOCRACY IN. AFRICA AND CONGOLESE ARE LESS.'
PREPARED 'THAN MOST AFRICANS FOR TRUE DEMOCRACY. WE HAVE ' AL-TERNAT.I
BETWEEN DICTATORSHIP WHICH WOULD BE ANTI-WESTERN AND
PRO-WESTERN COALITION WHICH WOULD-TRY GIVE CONGO STABLE IF NOT
FULLY DEMOCRATIC GOVT. '
KATANGA DEPUTIES).. ALTHOUGH RECOGNIZE POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES UN
WHICH WOULD RESULT IF PREVENTED FROM. ATTENDING.,PARLIAMENT.,
A
HIS PRESENCE'PARLIAMNT WILL ENDANGER OUR PROGRAM.. HE IS A
CONVINCING DEMOGOGUE. l1JN PROTECTION PARLIAMENT MEETING.4tJLL REMOVE
LEVER STATION PLANNED USE. HAD PLANNED PLACE CNA AROUND PARLIAMENT
AGREE PARLIAMENT MEETING MUST BE "FULL".CTHAT IS INCLUDE
BUILDING IN EFFORT CONVINCE. HESITANT DEPUTIES IT NOT HEALTHY SUPPORT
HOWEVER PLACING UN TROOPS AROUND PARLIAMENT BUILDING IS
DEPUTIES
,NOT SOLUTION TO INTIMIDATION PROBLEM. MANY ANTI
AFRAID COME LEOP OR AFRAID TAKE OPEN STAND AGAINST
AS THEY
?THE;..J .SU(.NG,.OF@1CE, IS PR.OW8TT A..-.,.....:,.,._:.
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FEAR MNC AND PSA GOON SQUADS$ A!FTACKS ON FAMILIES IN PROVINCES,.
AND DESTRUCTION PROPERTY,' VIEW .THIS, BELIEVE IT ESSENTIAL guTo
GUARANTEE ANTI DEPUTIES PROTECTION WHILE LEOPs, PERHAPS
RESERVING AND GUARDING-HOTEL FOR THEM. ALSO BELIEVE HE MUST FORM
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CIVILIAN GOON SQUADS TO COUNTER PRO SQUADS;
D.
OPERATION CANNOT SUCCEED IF WE DO NOT "PUT '?S01t T INGi,_??'; IN' POCKET"
OF MANY PEOPLE.
4, -STATION GREATLY CONCERNED BY MANEUVERING '' WITHIN' UN OF NATIONS
SUPPORTIN LAND APPARENT COOPERATION IF NOT AC'T'UAL CONNIVANCE'
OF DAYAL,? RIKHYE AND OTHER UN PERSONNEL. THEY HAVE MADE NO SECRET
OF THEIR DISLIKE AND CONTEMPT FO AND RIKHYE HAS STATED ON MANY
OCCASIONS UN OBJECTIVE IS'TO DISARM CNA AND QUOTED BY SOME AMERICAN
CORRESPONDENTS AS "LOOKING FOR PRETEXT" EFFECT SAME. ALTHOUGH
RECOGNIZE NEED DISCIPLINE.?CNA, RIKHYE AND OTHERS KNOW THIS WOULD
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GIVE BIGTRUMP CARD. ?N -APPF S ODYOKE,,BEING.-OUTMANEUVERED,
IN UN. OUR POLICY OPPOS BEING BLOCKED BY SMALL GROUP
POWERS CLAIMING SPEAK FOR AFRO-ASIAN BLOC,, DESPITE FACT WE
REPROOUCT,f.ON...BY.:OTHER.:,7HA91',THE;,J,SSV1.NG...OFF,1%E .-IS_ PROHI BITgD ~.14 ... ,
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PROVIDING LARGEST PART.FINANCIN(1'FOR.UNOC. EXAMPLE OF-MANEUVERING
HLOC IN UN IS EIGHT NATION RESOLUTION TO SEAT
CONGOLESE DELEGATION AND RECOMMEND OPENING RARLIAMENT SOONEST.
USUN HAS SUGGESTED COMPROMISE RESOLUTION AND EMBASSY.HAS RECOMMENDED
DELAY,, FOR IF RESOLUTION-CALLING FOR EARLY OPENING PARLIAMENT
PASSED'UNGA, DAYAL COULD AND PROBABLY WOULD USE IT?VORCE OPEN
PARLIAMENT WITH UN. TROOPS. , jJCH ACTION' IN -NEAR FUTURE WOULD. '
PROBABLY RETURN
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5. IF ODYOKE-CONTINUES"?PtEJRM'IT TAIL TO WAG UN DOG, STATION BELIEVES
(PS~tNiVG
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WE WILL SOON FINI
BACK. IN SADDLE, BLOC REPS. WILL RETURN IN FORCE; CO
NGO
WHICH' IS KEY TO CENTRAL AFRICA WILL'FOLLOW CUBAN PATH WITH RESULT THAT ALL'
AFRICA MAY SOON FALL UNDER INFLUENCE IF NOT CONTROL OF ANTI-WESTERN NATIONS.
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IN SHORT, STATION BELIEVES.ODYO MUST TAKE STRONGER UN POSITION, EVEN AT.RISK
7.
TEMPORARY.LOSS POPULARITY AMONG NEUTRALS. IF WE CONTINUE COMPROMISE AND PER
MIT
.
POLICY WILL FAIL AND ANOTHER-
AREA WILL HAVE GONE DOWN THE DRAIN.
6. VIEW.MANEUVERYING WITHIN UN, STATION IN COORDINATION WITH AMBASSADOR WILL
ENDEAVOR IMPLEMENT REF PLAN. IF UN WERE NOT IN ACT, OUTCOME WOULD BE'IN THE BAG.
HOWEVER, VIEW UN PRESENCE AND ROLE, HQS MUST REALIZE THIS UPHILL FIGHT.
7. REGRET DELAY REPLY DIR 09026 (OUT '8717). rlAS NOT ABLE OBTAIN NIACT
1112 UNTIL (PORTION GARBLED-BEING SERVICED) NOV. .
8. AMBASSADOR READ CLEAR TEXT -VERSION %" S MESSAGE AND FULLY APPROVESHE
REPRODUCTIQN BY-OTHER TH&N THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
TO POWERe .ALSO.A COMPROMISE WHICH'WEAKENED 4
FORCES-WOUD DEFINITELY UNDERMINE STATION RELATIONS WITH
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RECEIVED ROGER CHANNEL MESSAGE AUTHORIZING REF PLAN 3 NOV. WILL COORDINATE
ALL STEPS PLAN PER DIR O9643 (OUT 8 E2~.~$).. `W"' j
**.Queried- whether any action was taken on Leopoldville's
prior to receiptdc request-to hold off,,on..the proposal.
C/S comment: * Station's suggested program of .22 October fo e t
END OF ME SAGE
*** :iAuthorized Leopoldville to implement program of support to
** ** OCR/CS notified 'of reference.