HW 49061 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER FROM JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM NARA : 176-10036-10004 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : : Leopoldville TO: TITLE : DATE : PAGES : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : National Security Files DOS Rusk a, Incoming Telegram 10/25/1963 3 9/10/2000 Congo Cables; restriction information innacurate/missing; box 1 Docld: 327629351 Page 1
Action AF Info — ‘$s SP EUR: IO .. SIL - AIDA IOP INR SATHTE CATi gre LIP HELD WL - “Ol-O19 - 5 -1-S \rJee SD - ™ OS. raw’ won TELEGRAM =‘ epartment of Sta.” | _punpy anTE _ ATA ANDER CONFIDENTIAL __ERAIBECK 6 Control: 20386 CHASE Rec'd: OCTOBERTEG 3.1963 ‘ TINGAN . 3:23 -PaMe sn FROM: LEOPOLDVILLE —SvRRESTAL TO: Secretary of State a ELEIN _KCMER NO: 2 BER 2 __PABROTT 925, OCTOBER 25, { PM SENDERS __SCHLESINGER | : __SMITH, WM. Yz PRIORITY 1. IN PROCESSION OF ARBITRARY MEASURES SINCE CLOTURE OF SPECTAL SESSION OF PARLIAMENT, ARREST OF LABOR LEADERS AND TENDENCY OF COMMISSIONERS TO SHUNT ADOULA ASIDE, ARE MOST DISTRUBING- GOVT DOMINATED BY ANANY WOULD MAKE SHORT WORK OF NON ALTGNMENT POLICY. WOULD BE VIGOROUS, DECISIVE AND WELL DISPOSED TOWARDS USe ON. _ OTHER HAND, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE OBSCURANTIST, ARBITRARY» PRIMITIVE, TOTALITARIANs WILFUL AND [RRENPC#. EXCEPT FOR BOMBOKO, 1TS MEMBERS WOULD. GENERALLY FAIL TO GRASP THE DECISIVE CHARACTER OF FOREIGN AID AND OPINION IN EVOLUTION OF CONGO. THERE WOULD SEEM TO BE NO ONE IN IT CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH F/X CONTROL» MONETARY REFORM OR THE BUDGET. | 2, THE ARREST OF LABOR LEADERS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN UNNECESSARY AND DAMAGING BUSINESS WHICH, HOWEVER» IS NOT AS SHOCKING IN CONGO AS IT MAY PROVE ABROAD. [| BELIEVE [| HAVE NOW PROTESTED IT ABOUT AS ENERGENTICALLY -AS [| CAN WITHOUT FURTHER J|NSTRUCTIONS « 3. AS TO ADOULAS POSITION 1 TOLD ANANY IN EFFECT, THAT HE WAS NOT SMART ENOUGH TO DO WITHOUT ADOULA BUT | DO NOT -THINK HE UNDERSTOOD. WHAT | WAS SAYING. BOMBOKO DENTES CATEGORICALLY ANY TNFENTION OF COMMISSIONERS TO CUT AWAY FROM ADOULA+ WHEN [ CITED COMMISSIONS ACTION ON COMMUNIST EMBASTES QUESTION AS USURPING . GOVT PEROGATIVESs; BOMBOKO CLAIMED THAT ADOULA WOULD MAKE THE DECISTON- | BELIEVE. BOMBOKO AND AMANY DESPITE THEIR TRRITATIONS . WITH ADOULA STHLL CONSIDER HIM NECESSARY TO. THETR CAUSE i. 4. THERE couLD HOWEVER CONCEIVABLY ARISE A SITUATION IN WHICH COMMIS !ONERS. “Gavi COULD BECOME SO ARBITRARY THAT ADOULA WOULD vs “REPRODUCTION” FROM ‘THIS COPY 1S oo 7 ie —coneupentral PROHIBITED UNLESS “UNCLASSIFIED” - be Lo HW 49061 Docld: 32629351 Page 2
HW 49061 . «25 CONFIDENTIAL -2-925, OCTOBER 25, 7 PM, FROM LEOPOLDVILLE CHOOSE TO DISSASSOCIATE HIMSELF FROM IT. WE KEEPING EYE ON THIS POSSIBILITY BUT IN CONGO OMCE A MAN IS EXCLUDED, HE IS GENERALLY OUT FOR KEEPS, E-G.s EXILE OR PRISON- 5. ALTHOUGH BomBokd's (1 SAW HIM THIS AFTERMOON) ATTITUDE MUCH MORE REASSURING THAN-ANANY'S AND WHILE LATTERS INTENTIONS SEEM TO PROCEED FROM NAIVETE RATHER THAN BAD INTENTION THERE 1S SUFFI-. CIENT CAUSE FOR DIQUIET TO WARRANT OUR CONTEMPLATING APPLICATION oF GRADUATING SCALE OF PRESSURES. THUS FAR | HAVES Ae EXPRESSED TO ADOULA AND MEMBERS OF TRIUMVIRATE MISGIVINGS ON LABOR LEADERS AREST AND BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SECURING THE TR RELEASE - B. CIRCULATED FO ABOVE CLIPPING ON ATTITUDES OF SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS SHOWING INVERSE RELATION BETWEEN FOREIGN AID AND DICTATORTAL ACTS. : : C. MADE. CLEAR To. THEM DANGERS OF COMMISSIONS USURPING ROLE OF GOVT HINTED THAT SPECIAL AID TO GOC MIGHT BE JEOPARDIZED. 6. NEXT SCALE OF ASCENDING PRESSURES AS REQUIRED, MIGHT BE: A+ DEFERRING OR CANCELLING VISIT SUCH AS PROPOSED UAW MISSION- SPAKKS VISIT? RENS TRIP, ETC. (PROVIDED BELGIANS AGREE). B+ . NUMEROUS KINDS OF LEVERAGE CAS AND DEPT CAN APPLY ALSO.IN | SLIDING SCALE (INCLUDING STATEMENTS OF DISAPPROBATION ON GRADUATED: SCALE SUCH AS LEADS, INSPIRED ARTICL, AND FINAL STATE DEPT: SPOKESMAN ETC). C+ HOLDING UP MOBUTU AIRCRAFT. D+ FOOT DRAGGING ON REPLIES TO ADOULAS REQUEST TO NEGOT FATE NEW PL 480 AGREEMENT + a FURTHER HOLD UP OF RELEASE OF COUNTERPART FOR PUBLIC WORKS « F's CONTINUED CONFIDENTIAL Docld: 32629351 Page 3
HW 49061 CONF IDENT TAL -3+-925, OCTOBER 25, 7 PM, FROM LEPOLDVILLE Fe CONT ENUED DEFERRAL OF ALLOCATIONS BF UNPROGRAMMED US AID. Ge CLEAR INDICATION OF PREFERENCE FOR OTHER POLITICAL FIGURES» E+Ge KALONMT + H» RECALL OF US AMB ON CONSULTATION (HE HAS HOME LEAVE COMING) AND FINALLY, I+ ACTUAL OVERT SUSPENSION OF AID AND/OR RELATIONS. 7+ OBVIOUSLY SOMEHWERE ALONG ABOVE SCALE WE REACH POINT WHERE WE MUST CONSIDER WHETHER WE CUTTING OFF NOSE TO SPITE FACEs 8. HALTING OF..FOOD SHIPMENTS FOR EXAMPLE, COULD ONLY PRECIPITATE SOCIAL UNREST AND ENTRY OF COMMUNIST INFLUENCE BY THAT GATE- EXCESSIVELY ARBITRARY ACTIONS BY AUTOCRATIC GOVT COULD HAVE SAME EFFECT BUT PROBABLY CONSIDERABLE LATER IN TIME LEAVING PERIOD © FOR PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND REFORM AND RE EDUCATION OF GOVT. WOULD APPRECIATE DEPT'S THINKING. GP-3.« GULL TION NAR/26 # AS RECEIVED CONF IDENT TAL Docld:32629351 Page 4