Evening star., 1960-09-19
CONGO
CONGO
Mobutu FoiIs Attempt on His Life,
Lumumbo Comes Out Of Hidinq

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butu's Office in Camp Leopold
II rushed into the room on
hearing the commotion and
found the two men graphing
on the floor,
Maj. Bakasa was overpowered
and handed over to the Con-
golese army.
Col. Mobuto, who seized con-
troll Of the government in a
bloodless coup last Wednes-
day, said that Mai. BakaSa
had made a full confession.
Col. Mobutu said "the army
will know how to deal with
Bakasa" and with the other Of
f1cers he said were in the plot.
He did not give the names
Of the other conspirators or
their number.
'Congolese forces invading
seceSsionist Katanga Province
meantime agreed to withdraw,
dealing Mr.. Lumumba another
blow in his struggle for power.
The United Nations peace
mission said the commander
of Lumumba's striking forces
yesterday approved creation Of
a 60-mile wide no-man's land
along the Katanga-Kivu bor-
der. The no-man's land, if OBJ
served, would go a long way
toward restoring peace to this
civil war-threatened land.
Mr.. Lumumba, ousted as Pre-.
mier by President Joseph Ka-
savubu, came out Of three days
hiding shouting defiance but
Col. Mobutu appeared to have
the situation in hand in the
capital.
Mr.. Lumumba, who disap- /
peared Wednesday when Col.
Mobutu siezed power, showed
up at his house yesterday and
placed himself under the pro-
lection of U. N. troops. He was
believed to have hidden out in
the Guinean mission after at
temptS to lynch him.
Lumumba Appeals to U. N.
From his residence, flying the
U. N. flag, Mr.. Lumumba in
sisted to newSmen he was still
premier. He said he had ap-
pealed to the United Nations
for air transport to New York
to take over the CongoleSe dele
cation before the General AS
sembly but had gotten no I
answer.
Mr.. Lumumba summoned
parliament for another meeting
today. But troops under Col.
Modulus command easily
squelched Sunday session
Mr.. Lumumba had called by
turning back the two dozen
Senators and Deputies who
showed UP.
CongoleSe sources said agents
Of the deposed premier were
circulating in the capital trying
to stir up tribal strife but that
Mr.. Lumumba's strength was
weakened by the hasty depart
ure over the week end of Soviet
and Czechoslovak diplomats ex-
PEELED by Col. Mobutu.
The Soviet-backed Lumumba
declared it was mot right" to
GUST the Communist diplomats
and declared II will take steps |,
soon to put this right" /,
Troops Flight Blocked
He said the U. N. had blocked
his attempt to fly into the capi-
tai troops from Stanleyville, his
home town and stronghold IT'S
miles northeast of Leopoldville. I
The Soviet Union accused [
foreign monopolieS," supported
by the United States, of setting
up a "puppet regime" in the
Congo and declared the with
drawal Of Russian diplomats
was only temporary.
The Moscow radio announce
ment to the Russian people
blamed dirty provocations by
colonizerS" and undue U. N. in
tereference in Congolese inter-
nal affairs in explaining the
retreat Of Soviet diplomats
from the young African re-
public.
Within the shadow Of U. N.
headquarters. Antoine Bolamba,
secretary Of state for informa-
tion and cultural affairs in the
Lumumba government, rolled
out tracts and pamphlets in an
attempt to rally support behind
the ousted premier.
One communique issued by |,
Mr.. Bolamba's Office said Mr.. Il
Lumumba and Mr.. Kasavubu
had settled their differences.
But Mr.. Kasavubu said they
had not reached any agreement
and declared "it is the practice
of Lumumba to go beyond
reality"