Evening star., 1960-07-19
CONGO
BeIgions Pull Out Of Leopo|dvi|Ie,
Leave U. N. Forces to Keep Order
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Odh eenCerS taken over by Bel
gian forces after the Congo
won independence June 80.
Even the Leopoldville airport.
an escape hatch for many of
the 25,000 whites who have fed
the Congo, will be taken over
by the U.N. from its Belgian
guards.
A communique on these ar
rangements was issued by DR..
Bunche after he had a long
meeting with Maj. Gen. Carl
Won Horn, commander of U. N.
troops in the Congo, and the
Belgian ambassador and Bel
gian army chief of staff.
DR.. Bunche's announcement,
broadcast to the Congolese
people, promised the U. N.
forces will protect all the
people. European as well as
African"
Full protection of all ele-
'ments of the population is the
deepest immediate concern of
the United Nations operation
here" he said.
Called For in Resolution
The withdrawal of Belgian
troops from Congolese territory
was called for in the u. N.
resolution providing for mill
tary intervention.
The Soviet Union. charging
that the Congo is the target
of imperialiSt aggression, has
threatened counter measures
if the Belgian units were not
withdrawn.
Gen. Won Horn obviously
placed little stock in Mr..
Lumumba's ultimatum-chal-
lenged in the Congolese Parlia-
ment-that he would ask for
Soviet Intervention unless all
Belgian troops were withdrawn
by tonight.
Mr.. Lumumba has issued a
series of conflicting statements,
demands and threats since the
Congolese army mutinied
against its Belgian officers last
week and chaos followed. The
conviction was growing in
Leopoldville that his threat to
turn to the Russians was a
feint to speed U. N. action and
hustle the Belgian troops off
the scene.
Top Officials Return
The Premier and President
Joseph KaSavubu returned to
Leopoldville today from STAN
leyville. IT'S miles northeast of
the capital, where they went
three days ago. after Belgian
troops took control in Leopold
vile.
The Congo Senate in a reso-
luton yesterday repuoiated the
Premier's ultimatum and de-
manded that Mr.. Lumumba re-
turn. The lower house ap-
proved the ultimatum but re-
fused to grant the Premier
special powers to govern with
out parliamentary control.
Despite it's inability to con-
troll its mutinous army and
stop attacks on white settlers,
the Congo government issued
another appeal today to busi-
nessmen to reopen factories
and stores so that workers can
return to their jobs. At least
10000 Congolese-a fifth of
the native population-were re-
ported out of work in Leopold
vile, and it was feared they
would turn violent as the eco
nomic pinch worSened.
Speed Urgently Needed
Reports from throughout the
country emphasize that there
is the greatest need for speed
in restoring stable conditions.
A Belgian industrialiSt said:
There is no time to lose if the
shaky economy of the Congo
is to be saved from a major
disaster. Everything is coming
to a halt. Here is great
opportunity for the U. N. to
prove what it can 90, untan-
Cling the confused situation.
But order is the first essential
and seriously doubt the U. N.
has the slightest conception
Of the major task ahead"
Gen Won Horn. pulled from
his position as chief of the
U. N. truce supervision organi-
zation in Palestine to ccm-
mand U. N. forces in the Congo,
said in an interview he is an
optimist.
In my work you've got to
be an optimist, he said. "Of
all the crazy and puzzling jobs