Evening star., 1960-12-26
2High Officials
Held Como
For Red Links
Accused Of illegal
Contacts With Both
Moscow, Peipinq

Moscow, Peiping
LEOPOLDvMLE. The Con-
go, Dec. 26 (AP).-Two high
ranking Congolese government
oficials are under arrest,
charged with illegal contacts
with the Soviet Union and Red
China.
They are Dominique Tchi-
teya, permanent director Of the
Foreign Trade Ministry, and
Alphonse Makwambala, head of
the National Statistics ONCE.
Gilbert Pongo, security chief
Of Col. Joseph Modulus pro-
Western regime, a n n ounce d
that both were arrested before
Christmas and will be tried for
Grimes against state security"
No courts competent to try
such cases have been function
ing in the Congo since most of
the Belgian judges and court
officials fed in the post-inde-
pendence turmoil.
Had Secret Documents
Mr.. Pongo said both Tchiteya
and Makwambala were found
in possession Of documents in
dicating they were in regular
contact with Soviet and Red
Chinese officials.
"All such contacts are illegal
in the Congo-and particularly
for a governnent official-since
We broke OF all relations with
the Communist bloc" Mr.. Pom
go said.
He added that Tchiteya's
wife was the head Of q leftist
CongoleSe women's movement
and some Of the seized docu-
mentS showed q strong Soviet
interest in this movement. She
was not arrested, however.
Mr.. Pongo said nearly all the
documents vigorously supported
the Communicative rebel re-
gime of former Deputy Premier
Antoine Gizenga in Stanley
vile.
No Formal Recognition
Mr.. Gizenga is trying to take
the place Of imprisoned ex-
premier Patrice Lumumba. He
has declared Stanleyville the
national capital and his re-
gime the nations only legal
government. The Soviet bloc
nations have expressed support
for Mr.. Gizenga's move but
thus far have not given him
formal diplomatic recognition.
Reports from the Congo's
anarchy-ridden eastern areas
said group of Mr.. Gizenga's
military police swooped down
on government Offices in Buka-
WI. capital Of Kivu Province.
yesterday and arrested several
leading members of the pro-
vincial government.
Some reports said the pris-
oners were taken to the rebel
stronghold at Stanleyville. but
these could not be Immediately
confirmed.
Kivu, next door to rebel
Oriental Province, has wav-
cred for some time between
Mr.. Gizenga and Col. Mobutu.
The local police and army are
known to be sharply divided
in their loyalties. but the bal
ance swung noticeably toward
Mr.. Gizenga after a recent six
hour gun battle fought by Nj
gerian United Nations troops
to free the members of an
Austrian field hospital arrested
by the Congolese.
Coalition Rule Urged
The arrest of the Kivu gov
ernment leaders may bring the
province firmly under Mr.. Gil
zenga's control. This would put
another major obstacle in Col.
Modulus drive to extend his
control over the nation.
A new headache for Col.
Mobutu came today from anti
Lumuba political leaders who
demanded that the government
of general commissioners"
named by Col. Mobutu should
give way to a broad coalition
government when the commits
SionerS' original term of Office
expires December 81. Col. Mo-
butu has said he wants the
commissioners to continue in
Office because the Congo has
not yet achieved the political
stability needed for a return
to a parliamentary government.
From the Thysville garrison
in the lower Congo where Mr..
Lumumba is confined came re-
ports that he was permitted to
take his meals in the officers
mess during the Christmas holi-
days.
Mr.. Pongo firmly denied ru-
morS that Col. Mobutu had
granted Mr.. Lum u m b a a
Christmas parole"
Western diplomats expressed
fears that the dynamic former
premier, If ever given the run
lof the Thysville army camp