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cuss his governments position
with Mr.. Bunche.
The U. N. announcement
stunned the white population
Of Elisabethville, which had re-
turned to normal pursuits un-
der the protection of the Bel
gian troops. Despite earlier
talk Of o mass flight when U. N.
troops were ordered in, there
was no sign today Of any exo-
dus, however.
1T seems most of them will
wait to see what happens when
U. N. troops arrive" a Belgian
official said.
Wide Shutdown Possible
It seemed possible the whites
might stay If the U. N. sent
white troops to Katanga. But
the arrival of colored troops
would cause great consterna-
ton.
Mass departure of the $4,000
Belgian civilians in Katanga
would bring a quick shutdown
Of the PROVINCES copper and
uranium mines, the Congo's
economic mainstay, and would
bring Katanga to the same
state Of economic paralysis now
afflicting the rest of the
country.
Mr.. Hammarskjold had an
nounced he was sending Mr..
Bunche to Elisabethville for
initial talks on the withdrawal
Of Belgian troops to their bases
as the first step toward COM
plete execution of the Security
Council resolutions so far as
Katanea is concerned"
BelgianS Annoyed
In Brussels, a source close to
the Belgian government ex-
pressed annoyance at the de-
cision to send in the U. N.
troops so swiftly. This source
said 1t is likely to open Ka-
tanga to "the Lumumba agita-
tors" and provoke. as else
where, a flight Of European
technicians and doctors.
This move will come sooner
than we expected and sooner
than we feel opportune," he
said. THE U. N. has more
urgent tasks to tackle else
where in the Congo"
Though a U. N. spokesman
in Leopoldville said he did not
know the nationality of the
troops to be employed, a Brus-
sells government official said
the job will be shared by Irish,
Swedish and Moroccan units.
King Baudouin reviewed in
Brussels the first $50 Of the
1900 troops Belgium is flying
home in a partial withdrawal
from the Congo.
The Secretary General said
Mr.. Bunche would be followed
on Saturday by the first U. N.
military contingents. "and the
withdrawal of Belgian troops
from the places where United
Nations troops are stationed
must begin Immediately"
Mr.. Hammarskjold'S an
nouncement made no mention
OF Tshombe or his announce
ment that he would not per-
NIT U. N. troops into mis-
province. But presumably it
will also be Mr.. Bunche's mis-
sion to secure his agreement.
The Secretary General pre-
dicted that by the beginning of
next week, or about two weeks
after the Security Councils
second call for Belgian with
drawal, U. N. troops would be
"in control Of the security of
the whole territory of the
Congo"
He reported that the U. N.
now has more than 1000
troops in the Congo, deployed
throughout the vast territory
with the exception of Katanga.
"All Belgian troops have
been withdrawn from all re-
gions Of the territory where
troops of the United Nations
now are Stationed" he said.
Wants African Troops
A difference of opinion was
reported on the racial makeup
Of the force to be sent to Ka-
tanga. Congolese Justice Min
ister Remey Mwamba said the
U. N. command wanted to send
in white troops - presumably
the Irish battalion on duty in
kivu Province. Mr.. Mwam-
ba indicated his government
wants African troops.
Mr.. Hammarskjold mean
: while postponed his departure
: for South Africa a second time.
He had been scheduled TO leave
) today. His new departure date
. was uncertain.