Evening star., 1960-07-22
CONGO
Lumumbo Drops PIeo to Russia
After Prompt Action by U. n.
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regular Pan American plane
through United States Em-
rassy officials. This apparently
was difficult because of his
large party-10 Congo officials
including. some members of
Parliament.
In the meantime, Mr.. Lu-
mumba said, President Khru-
nah offered a plane and the
offer was accepted.
Mr.. Lumumba announced he
has concluded an agreement
with the Congo International
Management Corp. an Ameri-
can investment firm headed by
Mr.. Detwiler, for development
of his nations mineral end
power resources.
:. The agreement, subject to
ratification of the Congo Par
lament. involves several million
dollars. he said.
z Mr.. Lurnumba said he will go
to Canada as well as the United
States and his whole trip win
last from week to 10 days.
1t will be his first look at the
American continent.
He did not explain his visit
to Canada except to say that
he is seeking technicians of all
kinds.
The Congo, he said, also
greatly needs physicians. There
is not a single Congolese doc
tor in the entire country.
; Seeks to Clarity Opinion
: The purpose of his trip 10
New York, Mr.. Lumumba said,
is "to clarity world opinion re-
garding our country - some
people have presented us as
bandits and dishonest.
z He made it clear that he is
looking for international help.
= I'VE have political independ-
ence and now we need economic
independence" he said. I'VE
need bread and happiness for
our people. We want to create
a national economy"
The rift with Belgium, Mr..
(Iumumba said. was due to
the great faults they commit
ned here" and to the present
Brussels government, but 1T
was the Belgians who built the
Congo, with the Portuguese
Snd the Greeks and other for
eigners."
I'VE hold no rancor toward
Belgium, he said. I'VE consider
them as our friends"
Mr.. Lumumba pinpointed
Ambassador van den Bosch and
Gen. Emile JansSens, former
commander in chief of the Con-
go Army, as the two villains so
far as he is concerned-the
Ambassador for the reports he
had sent back to Brussels and
Gen. JanssenS for insisting on
control of the army after inde-
pendence.
The Ambassador" he said,
must leave this country i'm
mediately."
Mr.. Lumumba contended the
elements who harmed whites
in the Congo can be found in
every country"
Sees Many Friends
The agreement signed with
CIMCO, he said, would permit
the immediate tapping of the
mineral and power potentiali-
ties of the Congo to improve
the standard of living and plo-
vide employment for the Con-
golese as we'll as stabilizing the
young republics money.
1--WE live in a critical period"
Mr.. Lamumba said. THE nu-
merous offers of aid we have
received show that we dc not
lack friends. They have ac-
cused me of being against the
whites. 1t has been said that !
want to expropriate all the pri-
vate investments in the Congo,
None of that is true"
During Mr.. Lumumba's alb
sence, Deputy Premier Antoine
Gizenga is to head the govern
ment.
President Joseph Kasavubu
once the bitter political oppo-
nent of Mr.. Lumumba and more
recently his constant compan-
ion on trips around the country
will not make the trip.
1t is difficult to explain Mr.
Lumumba's quick about-face
his Irritation with the Soviet
Union in recent days and now
his desire to contact the Amer
lean people.
When asked if he expected
to attend a meeting of the Sc
curity Council, he said he viii,
if it is still in session when he
arrives.
1t appears the very serious
dislocation in the Nations
economy caused by the depar.
ture of so many Belgian tech
nicians may have persuaded the
Premier to make his dramatic
flight in search of help.
Mr.. Lumumba's s aide said the
Russians had offered to fly the
Premier to New York in one Of
the three Soviet planes thai
yesterday brought in 2 tons o.
food and troops from Ghana.
A U. N. spokesman an.
nounced today the U. N. ha,
no present plans to send any Of
its troops or even technical of
ficers into Katanga Province
whose Premier and provincial
assembly have declared the ricf
eastern provinces independ.
ence from the rest of the Con-
go.
The spokesman indicated
however, that U. N. official;
would try to mediate the dis.
pute between Mr.. Lumumbs