Evening star., 1960-08-16
CONGO
Lumumbo's Police Seize Members
Of U. N. Stoff in New Dispute
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and Immediately went into ses-
sion with his cabinet. Steel
helmeted Congolese soldiers
chased newSmen away from the
Lumumba residence.
In a predawn swoop Congo
lese police arrested Pierre Mar
chal, diplomatic counsellor of
the Belgian Embassy. The en-
bassy was closed about a week
ago and the ambassador was
expelled. The status of en-
bassy personnel has never been
officially made clear.
Rooms Searched
For some time the Congolese
have been accusing the U. N.
Of harboring Belgians under
the cover of the U. N. arm
band. The U. N. command
announced that all of its en-
ployes would be given a pink
card as proof of their U. N.
assignment.
The rooms Of several news
men and U. N. officials in the
Regina Hotel were searched.
Congolese police in gray
helmets and uniforms searched
cars in the city and on the
approaches.
Several days ago the U. N.
warned Mr.. Lumumba that
maintenance of order in the
Congo was a U. N. mandate,
ordered at the request of his
government.
The Lumumba regime ap-
pears to have ignored the U. N.
position. MIR. Lumumba has
declared he is giving "all
power" to his army, COM
manded by ex-noncommis-
stoned officers to ."re-establish
order in the country"
Belgian Troops Ousted
About 200 soldiers of the
Congolese Army also expelled
a platoon of 33 Belgian para
troopers from Leopoldville Air
port.
The paratroopers offered no
resistance and marched of
smartly to a Belgian plane
and took off for the Belgian
base at Kitona. They were
the last Belgian troops in Leo
poldville.
The paratroopers had been
stationed in a hangar at the
airport to help with the move
ment Of Belgian troops back
70 Belgium.
Thirteen Belgian civilian
members of the Belgian mill
tary mission were expelled on
the same plane. They had
been found in the Belgian EN-
bassy as Mr.. Lumumbas army
and police began their crack
down on Belgians today.
Congolese troops also ar
rested CASTOR Dieu, deputy
president of the Belgian Air
line Sabena.
May Meet Tomorrow
Mr.. Hammarskjold, due in
New York tonight, sent word
ahead asking Council President
Armand Berard of France to
schedule q session. But he
asked him to Ak the date SO
a delegation of four Congolese
ministers would have time to
arrive from Leopoldville -
probably tomorrow. U. N.
headquarters indicated the
meeting would be called for to-
morrow or Thursday.
Mr.. Hammarskjold turned
down a request from Mr.. Lu-
mumba that he hold up his
departure "a hours so the Con-
golese delegation could accom-
pany him. He suggested that
Mr.. Lumumba make the trip
with him and said anyway the
Council would wait for the
mission to arrive.
Mr.. Lumumbas anger with
Mr.. HammarskJold stemmed
from the Secretary Generals
strict observance of Security
Council instructions that the
U. N. troops should stay neu-
tral in internal political ois-
puteS.
The Premier had counted
particularly on the U. N. force
to put his government IN con-
troll of Katanga Province, whose
mines furnished most of the
Congo's pref n d epen dcnc e
wealth and whose Premier
Noise Tshombe proclaimed the
province independent. He ac-
cused Mr.. Lumumba of being a
Communist puppet and called
in Belgian troops to maintain
order. Mr.. Tshombe's defiance
touched off demands from lead
ers in other provinces for au-
tonomy and a loose federation
rather than the strong central
government Mr.. Lum mum b a
wants.
"Hands Off" Pledged
Mr.. Tshombe admitted U. N
troops to Katanga to replace
the Belgians after Mr.. Ham
marskjold assured him the Sc
curity Councils hands off
promise would be strictly en-
forced. Acceding TO demands
from Mr.. TShombe, the Secre-
tary General refused TO trans
port officials of the Lumumba
government to Elisabethville
the Katanga capital, and die
not send to Katanga U. N
troops from Ghana and Gui.
nea, whose governments back
Mr., Lumumbas claim to con.
troll of the province and lis
charge that Mr.. Tshombe is a
Belgian puppet.
Accusing Mr.. Hammarskjolc
of ignoring the completely
legal government of the repub.