Latest Proposal of Katanga President
Originator: CIA
Document date: 07/27/1962
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This material contains information affecting the National Defenso of the United. States within the meaning of-the Espiohage Lows, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs

793 and 794.

the transmission or revelation of which in. any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

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REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

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LATEST PROPOSALS OF KATANGA PRESIDENT

DATE DISTR. 28 JULY 1962

THSOMBE TO PRIME MINISTER ADOULA DESIGNED

TO EXPLOIT THE BRITISH-AMERICAN DIFFERENCES

PRECEDENCE PRIORITY

ON KATANGA ACTION

DATE OF

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INFO.

27 JULY 1962

IN 36242

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, „EL ISABETHVILLE

DATE ACQ. (28 JULY 1962)

APPRAISAL 2

FIELD REPORT NO. ACE 693

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE

EUROPEAN BUSINESSMAN (B) WITH GOOD CONTACTS AMONG EUROPEAN ADVISORS TO

THE KATANGA GOVERNMENT

RETAIN OR DESTROY

-DUNGIN

. -KAYSEN

10 KATANGAN LEADERS AND THEIR EUROPEAN ADVISORS ARE ELATED = KILDUFF

- PETER-*

AND ENCOURAGED BY RECENT EVIDENCES THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT - SCHLECT

— TAYLO!

STRONGLY OPPOSES USE OF FORCE AGAINST KATANGA. GUIDED BY HIS

-BELK

UNOFFICIAL POLITICAL ADVISOR, BELGIAN PROFESSOR RENE CLEMENS, -JOHN

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KATANGA PRESIDENT

/ TSHOMBE SEEKS TO EXPLOIT THE SEEMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE

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-SAUNDU?S

BRITISH AND THE AMERICAN OFFICIAL VIEWPOINT WHICH APPEARS. TO

KATANGA TO FAVOR ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND EVEN THE FURTHER USE

STATE

OF MILITARY FORCE TO END THE SECESSION. TO LEND SUPPORT TO

BRITISH ARGUMENTS AND TO ANTICIPATE THE 31 JULY MEETING OF THE

UN CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION ON THE CONGO, TSHOMBE AND HIS

ADVISORS ARE TAKING IMMEDIATE STEPS TO PROVE TO THE WORLD

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KATANGA'S DESIRE TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT.

2. SPECIFICALLY, CLEMENS ADVISED TSHONBE TO PROPOSE TO

THE ADOULA GOVERNMENT IN LEOPOLDVILLE VIA THE UNITED NATIONS

CHANNEL THAT A FIFTH MIXED COMMISSION BE IMMEDIATELY SET UP

TO DISCUSS CONGÓ FEDERATION AND/ PREPARE A DRAFT FEDERAL

CONSTITUTICNO THIS ISHOMBE DID ON 27 JULY. AS FURTHER PROOF

OF HIS"SINCERITY", AT CLEMENS SUGGESTION, TSHOMBE PROPOSED

THẠT ALL FIVE COMMISSIONS MUST COMPLETE THEIR DELIBERATIONS

WITHIN THREE MONTHS: REACTING TO CLEMENS' ARGUMENT THAT TSHOMBE.....

WAS LOSING WORLD SYMPATHY BY DENYING THE LEGALITY OF THE ADOULA

.....: i.

REGIME, TSHUMBE HAS PHRASED HIS PROPOSAL TO LEOPOLDVILLE SO AS

TO MAKE CLEAR THAT HE RECOGNIZES ADOULA AS HEAD OF THE CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT•

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30 (FIELD COMMENT:: ACE: 689( TDCS-3/517,919 REPORTED. CLEMENS WAS HURRY-

"ING BACK TO KATANGA TO POINT OUT TO TSHOMBE THE DANGER TO KATANGA

IF HE DID NOT ADOPT. A LESS INTRANSIGENT ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE ADOULA REGO

IME. CLEMENS ARRIVED IN ELISABETHVILLE O/A 25 JULY. SEE ELISABETHVILLE

CONTEL 18T•TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR OTHER EVIDENCES THAT KATANGA SEEKS

TO PLAY ON AMERICANT: AND BRITISH DIFFERENCES OVER THE NEXT STEP TO BE TAK-

EN TO SOLVE THE CONGO-KATANGA PROBLEM.)

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