‘/i76-10036-10009 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-10036-10009 - RECORD SERIES : National Security Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 00 0 oe a He HH ane a a A Ew A a a A RF SD ES HDD GD Pr AD aN aE wD aD kn PD ED DAR ARR se REE SS nD MIO SD ED EE DDD SRT ORIGINATOR : DOS FROM : Leopoldville TO : Rusk TITLE : Incoming Telegram DATE : 4/28/1962 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : _ DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : . COMMENTS : Congo Cables; restriction information innacurate/missing; box 1
44-M ' Action Id Info SS SR “noone TELEGtAM Department of State OA ExXEM MLK 78-72 SECRET Control: 19051 : Rec'd: APRIL 28,1962 ..-.; 4:20 a.m. - ae FROM: Leopoldville . TO: Secretary of State NO: 2714, April 27, 6 p.m. PRIORITY ACTION DEPARTMENT 2714, INFORMATION USUN 1846, LONDON 1166, BRUSSELS 1700, PARIS 1202, ELISABETHVILLE 909, BRAZZAVILLE UNNUMBERED. | Following ‘based on copy of memo of conversation | | and should be used with utmost discretion: Following meeting with Adoula on evening January 25 (Embassy telegram 2713), Gardiner and Adoula went to see Kasavubu. After reviewing what ‘he -had. told Adoula, Gardiner said SYG had asked him make urgent appeal to President for collaboration so real progress might be accomplished during month of May, noting that otherwise resulting situation might be beyond capabilities.UN or ANC to cope with. Gardiner stressed. this. “connection UN desires have closest possible coordination as to policy, publicity, and action in order to avoid. appearance UN interference in Congolese internal affairs. Kasavubu assured Gardiner of his desire for such coordination: and said that agreement between Gardiner and Adoula. governments would automatically be agreement with him as Chief of State. He expressed full confidence in UN but said activities other countries extremely nefarious and foreign interference in Tshombe- GOC .talks should end. He said UN should proclaim full support for Central Government and deplored fact that. insufficient . collaboration. between UN and GOC had resulted in misunderstandings. He noted unilateral decision of UN to permit departure of. Tshombe could have had severe repercussions among Congolese people who did not ; REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY IS : SECRET PROHIBITED UNLESS “UNCLASSIFIED” SAN TILED NUR: 01: 030°4. 3 -
anne ew /0 _ SECRET -2- 2714, April 27, 6 p.m., from Leopoldville did not understand guarantees that had.been given. At this point Adoula stated if Tshombe returns to Leopoldville, he will give him every guarantee of security, but Tshombe and delegation must be confined to Royal building and only allowed leave it.to go to meeting. Also no one would be permitted visit Tshombe, With reference Tshombe's doctor, Adoula. noted latter is still under expulsion order. dating from pre-independ- ence time and questioned that Tshombe really sick. Kasavubu reiterated importance of excluding foreign influences in talks and.added action should be taken to implement SC resolutions on ousting of mercenaries and prevention of arms shipments into Katanga. Gardiner noted physicalimposibility for UN with : present forces to fully control lengthy Katangan border despite best efforts. , Kasavubu voiced growing anxiety over Belgians who he thought were a real danger to Congo and should not be trusted until certain problems between Congo and Belgium settled. He requested UN not employ any Belgians in Congo and stated categorically his government would cease all collaboration with UN if a Belgian were employed by the UN in a responsible capacity. Adoula _ interjected that it most important to liquidate the past so far ‘as Belgium concerned and to devise forms of cooperation with Belgium and other countries. He stated Congo: wants.to prove to Belgium that "we can live very well without them". ..GULLION LM: CJ/1 ' SECRET