INFORMATION OF THE WHEREABOUTS AND ACTIVITIES OF FORMER PRESIDENT MOBUTU, SOME FAMILY MEMBERS AND SENIOR ADVISORS

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-00031
• Publication Date: May 23, 1997

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INFORMATION OF THE WHEREABOUTS AND ACTIVITIES OF FORMER
PRESIDENT MOBUTU, SOME FAMILY MEMBERS AND SENIOR
ADVISORS
THIS REPORT IS CLASSIFIED SECRET US ONLY IN ITS ENTIRETY.
SUMMARY: NONE
TEXT: 1. FOLLOWING THE ORDER OF FORMER ZAIRIAN PRESIDENT
((MOBUTU)) SESE SEKO THAT ONLY 11 PERSONS, INCLUDING HIS SON,
KONGOLO, BE PERMITTED TO DISEMBARK FROM THE CONGOLESE AIRLINER IN
LOME, TOGO, THE 74 PERSONS REMAINING ABOARD DEPARTED THE EVENING
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OF 20 MAY FROM LOME AND TRAVELED TO CHAD WHERE THEY REMAIN. THE
AGREEMENT, APPARENTLY REACHED WITH CHADIAN AUTHORITIES, IS THAT
THE PLANE COULD LAND IN NDJAMENA FOR FUEL AND A BRIEF STOPOVER BUT
WOULD THEN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO AN AS YET UNKNOWN
DESTINATION.
2. MOBUTU REMAINS IN LOME AND, HAS NOT
CONTINUED TO TRAVELED TO MOROCCO BECAUSE HE IS TOO SICK (NFI) TO
FLY THE NEXT LEG OF THE TRIP. COMMENT: DETAILS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, THE IMPRESSION BEING GIVEN IS THAT THE FORMER
PRESIDENT'S MEDICAL CONDITION IS "SERIOUS.")
3. MOBUTU'S SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR NATIONAL
SECURITY AFFAIRS, HONORE ((NGBANDA)) NZAMBOKO ATUMBA, THE FORMER
PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF, FELIX ((VUNDUAWE)) TE PEMAKO, AND
MOBUTU'S BROTHER-IN:LAW, GENERAL ((BARAMOTO)) KAMA KPATA ARE IN
SOUTH AFRICA. FORMER PRIME MINISTER GENERAL.((LIKULIA)) BOLONGO
IS BELIEVED TO BE IN LOME WITH MOBUTU.
4. ON 26 MAY, NGBANDA PLANS TO TRAVEL FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO
BRAZZAVILLE, CONGO, WHERE HE INTENDS TO "TAKE CARE OF" THE PROBLEM
OF THE ZAIRIAN AIRCRAFT, BELONGING TO FORMER PRESIDENT MOBUTU,
WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE TARMAC AT MAYA MAYA AIRPORT.
COMMENT: ALLIANCE AUTHORITIES IN KINSHASA HAVE BEEN PRESSURING
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CONW(GOTC).TO IMMEDIATELY TURN OVER THE
AIRCRAFT TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KINSHASA. TO DATE, THE GOTC HAS
NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION ON THE MATTER DESPITE APPARENTLY INCREASING
THREATS (NFI) BY THE NEW REGIME.) AFTER 24 HOURS IN BRAZZAVILLE,
NGBANDA PLANS TO TRAVEL TO LOME TO MEET WITH MOBUTU.
COMMENT: NGBANDA STILL ACTS AS THOUGH HE IS TAKING CARE OF -
MATTERS FOR THE ZAIRIAN PRESIDENT AS THOUGH MOBUTU WERE, IN FACT,
THE CHIEF OF STATE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ON THE PART OF SOME PARTIES OF THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION; I.E.,.
THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE THE SAME PRIVILEGES AND PROTECTION AS A
WEEK AGO.)
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