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United States Embassy to pick
them up. He has said he wants
to attend the U. N. General
Assembly.
None of the ministries of the
central government has been
operating since Mr.. Kasavubu
fired Mr.. Lumumba. Mr.. Lu-
mumba refused to accept the
presidential order. and as a re-
suit the Lumumba and neo ad-
ministrationS have remained
nominally in existence side by
side for more than two weeks.
Government at Standstill
All normal government ac-
tivities came to a standstill in
the resulting chaos and only
technical work continued under
the guidance of U. N. experts.
U. N. sources reported a Con-
eolese police major was foiled
last night in an attempt to
reach and kill Col. Mobutu. It
was the second attempt in
three days. Congolese troops
arrested the assailant. The
majors name was not an
nounced.
A Congolese army supporter
of Mr.. Lumumba was subdued
Sunday in another assassina-
ton attempt on Col. Mobutu.
He was identified as Mai. Vital
Pacasa, a former friend OF
Mobutu.
Mr.. Kasavubu had given Mr..
Lumumba a chance to stay in
the government if he would
take a back seat. 1t was an
nounced last night the pro-
Western president offered him
a cabinet post in an effort to
bring peace in the country.
1t was assumed Col. Mobutu
named Mr.. Bomboko rather
than Mr.. leo to head the tech
r1ical commission to maintain
his announced naturalization OF
the leading politicians locked
in a bitter struggle for power.
The radio announcement
said the commission will in
clude specialists to run the
various ministries until Janu-
airy /, but these specialists were
not named.
Mr.. Ileo's information min
lister, Jean Bolikango, told a
news conference yesterday Mr.
Ileo had not taken over control
of the government machinery
because he was still hoping Mr.
Lumumba would agree to a re-
conciliation Of the rival fac
tions and join the Ileo govern
ment in a ministerial post.
Sources close to Mr.. Lu-
mumba told newsmen today
that Mr.. Lumumba would moi
accept this offer under any cir
cumstances and would join the
government only as Premier.
Lumumba Claims Power
Mr.. Lumumba later con.
vened a news conference in the
official Premier's residence
where he has been living under
the protection of Ghana U. N
troops for the past few days.
He repeated his claim to bt
the Congo's only legal Premier
and scornfully rejected the Ilec
appeal to join him in a subor.
dinate post.
Mr.. Lumumba waved a docu.
ment which he said was a con.
ciliation agreement signed BY
himself and President Kasavu.
bu. The newsmen were no
permitted to inspect the docu'
ment closely.
Mr.. Kasavubu promptly re-
peated his previous denials tha
any such document had evel
been signed.
Mr.. Kasavubu said he hac
discussed a possible reconcile.
alton with sources close to Mr.
Lumumba but that he had re-
fused to sign any agreement
leaving Mr.. Lumumba in tht
Premier's office.
A U. N. spokesman said unit
Of Mr.. Lumumba's troops which
tried to invade Katanga prov
ince have agreed to a U. N.
supervised truce and are with
drawing.
More than 1900 Congoles
soldiers are to be returned II
their bases at Stanleyville, Leo
poldville and Thysville.
Virtually every plane at tn
disposal Of the United Nation
in the Congo was dispatched t
the invasion area on both side
of the Katanga border.
Meanwhile, II Russian Ilyu
shin planes which had bee
operating in the Congo arrive
in Cairo en- route back to tn
Soviet Union. The planes ha
been sent to Mr.. Lumumba
transport Congolese troops