Evening star., 1962-08-20

or black, opposed to U. N.
policy in Katanga.
The resolution also termed
Katanga's secession as lille
gally carried out" and a
United States amendment
rejecting" Katanga's inde-
pendence was passed, thus
clearly violating the canon
Of international law which
d e m a n d S non-intervention
when rebels have established
themselves in a geographical
area.
Mr.. Deane asserts that
Tshombe was in Elisabeth
vile after I reported (pre-
Sumably a reference to page
1867 that he had left the
city and cites the fact that
no attempt was made to ar
rest him.
AS even Mr.. Deane must
know, Kipushi, to which
Tshombe'S government with
drew, is only 25 minutes by
road from Elisabethville.
Tshombe frequently reen-
tered the city to give press
conferences and to view the
fighting after the Katangan
government had moved to
Kipushi.
To assert that the q. N.
could have arrested Tshombe
is the most blatant nonsense.
There was. If Mr.. Deane will
remember, a small war going
on at the time.
Mr.. Deane asserts that
General Lundula's $500
troops were not flown into
Kiyu by U. N. planes on No
vember l.. He may be right.
General Mobutu stated Gas
reported in the London
Times Of December q that
the troops were flown from
Stanleyville to Kindu. Who
flew them? The non-exist-
ent Congolese air force?
Since I was unable to con-
firm that the troops had
been flown in U. N. aircraft
but could find no other ex-
planation for their transport
by air. I added the qualifier
presumably"
Mr.. Deane tries to make
it appear that I have said
page 1870 that the United
Nations attacked the Ka-
tangan roadblock in Decem-
ber minutes after it was es-
tablished.
Had he given Rebels,
Mercenaries and Dividends
more than a curSory reading,
he would have seen (page
1867 that I state the road
block was established on
December 2 and that fighting
did not begin there until
December S. On the same
page, I state that the U. N.
asked to have the roadblock
removed.
AS to who was the first to
open fire on whom, that is
a matter of controversy. The
Katangan government claims
the U. N. fired first; the U. N.
maintains that the gen.
darmerie fired first.
What is unarguable is that
the U. N. killed 38 gendarmes
at the roadblock within a
matter of less than an hour;
obviously the U. N, even if it
did not fire first, was ready
and willing for combat.
Mr.. Deane questions my
statement (page 1867 that
both sides acted provoca-
lively on December 2. The
record is clear: In arresting
Katangan soldiers (as was
done at the airport) the U.
N. invited attack; the gen.
darmerie gave it to them.
In addition, the postures
adopted by the q. N, not only
in Elisabethville, but in New
York and in Leopoldville,
made 1t obvious that a test
of strength was in the offing.
Is Tshombe to be criticized
because he refused to let the
U. N. choose the time and
the locale of that test?
Mr.. Deane next asserts
that the reports Of Lewis
Hoffacker, American consul
in Elisabethville, whom ]
praise (page 184), flatly
contradict me.
Firstly, I am not aware
that the reports of an Off
cial of the United States
State Department are. OF
ought to be, available to Mr.
Deane, who is an employe Of
the United Nations, not OF
the United States Govern
ment.
Secondly, I fail to see the
revelance of whether or not
l.