Evening star., 1960-09-08

ton as an annulment Of MIR.
Kasavubu's custer order.
It also indicated that the
Premier intends to pursue his
policies despite mounting in
dfgnation over his acceptance
of Soviet aid to the troubled
Congo.
Showdown Near
1.-THE government confirms
that the army and the police
have not obeyed the order of
the chief of state to lay down
their arms" said the commu-
nique. "On the contrary, the
army and police remain loyal
to the republic. The latter has
the situation in hand"
The announcement indicated
a showdown was at hand with
the u. N. which has silenced
Leopoldville radio, and shut
down traffic at air1ields despite
the premier's protests.
THE government this evening
will take important decisions
concerning relations with the
United Nations" the communi-
que said.
The U. NJ, acting under its
Security Council mandate has
taken q stronger stand in the
past few days to try to avert
civil war in Kasai Province
where Mr.. Lumumba's troops
have been trying to stamp out
a secessionist movement with
Soviet aid.
Albert Delvaux, Lumumba
cabinet minister who detected
to. join the Kasavubu ranks,
charged in the Senate today
that Soviet arms had been de-
livered by Russian planes to
Stanleyville in the northeast
Congo. y
Soviet planes have also been
used to transport Mr.. Lumum-
ba's troops to Luluabourg and
Bakwanga the center Of his
fight with followers Of Albert
Kalonji who has set up a self
styled Mineral State in Kasai
Province, in eastern Congo.
Should Mr.. Lumumba de-
mand the departure of all
United Nations troops at once,
the Congo could become one
of the most dangerous spots in
the cold war in view OF obvious
Soviet insistence on gaming a
foothold here. ..-s1
The Russians are known to
have IA troop-carrying planes
in the country already. They
are manned either by Russian
or other East European crews.
The Soviet Union also has
delivered 100 trucks for trans
porting troops and supplies for
Mr.. Lumumba.
Just what quantities of arms
and ammunition have been de-
livered is uncertain. AZ
n Cenciliatory Tone Dropped
The tone of today's COM
was in sharp contrast
to the conciliatory note adopted
by Mr.. Lumumba yesterday
when he called on the Assembly
to set up committee to iron
out his differences with Mr.,
KaSayubu. The legislature said
it would appoint such a COM /
fnittee. ~.
Meanwhile, the U. N. Congo
Command, which has. silenced
Radio Leopoldville and blocked
airports to prevent all-out civil
war, made plain it instends to
take any further steps neces-
sary to prevent trouble from
spreading. = ....,...
Anything that can be done
to save Congolese lives is within
the spirit and letter of our
mandate a u. NJ spokesman
said.
The U. N. spokesman said
the airports will remain closed,
despite Mr.. Lumumba's de-
mands to reopen them. The
closing has halted flights of
Soviet Ilyushin transports the
Premier was using as troop
carriers in efforts to put down
secession.
Belgium Sends Arms
A spokesman for secessionist
Katanga disclosed. meanwhile,
that Belgium has been sending
arms to the province.
In the past few days at least
five DC-7 aircraft have brought
arms from Belgium to Elisa
bethville. A reliable source said
a plane carrying 9 tons OF
arms landed there yesterday.
Victor Tignee, Katanga Sec
retary of State. said the arms
had been earmarked for the
Congo army before inde-
pendence, but that now they
were coming only to Katanga.
Ghana U. N. troops joined
Congo military police in guard
ing the new national palace for
yesterdays table pounding AS
sembly deliberations.
Mr.. Lumumba played a star
role in the six-hour debate. /
The Premier urged unity and
CO. operation after r ailing g
against an alleged Kasavubu
plot to partition the country
and charging that U. N. troops
are robbing the Congo of its
independence. t
Il have never been nor will /
I be a Communist" shouted
Mr.. Lumumba.