Incoming Telegram
Originator: DOS
From: Leopoldville
To: Rusk
Document date: 04/28/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FROM : Leopoldville

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TITLE : Incoming Telegram

DATE: 4/28/1962

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INCOMING TELEGRAM

Department of State Cig

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Control: 19051

Rec'd:

APRIL 28, 1962

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FROM: Leopoldville

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Secretary of State

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2714, April 27, 6 p.m.

PRIORITY

ACTION DEPARTMENT 2714, INFORMATION USUN 1846, LONDON 1166,

BRUSSELS 1700, PARIS 1202, ELISABETHVILLE 909, BRAZZAVILLE

UNNUMBERED.

Following based on copy of memo of conversation obtained by

CAS, and should be used with utiost discretion:

Following meeting with Adoula on evening January 25 (Embassy

telegram 2713), Gardiner and Adoula went to see Kasavubu.

After reviewing what he had told Adoula, Gardiner said SYG

had asked him make urgent appeal to President for collaboration

real progress might be accomplished during month of May,

noting that otherwise resulting situation might be beyond

capabilities UN or

ANC to cope with. Gardiner stressed this.

connection UN desires have closest possible coordination as

to policy, publicity, and action in order to avoid appearance

UN interference in Congolese internal affairs.

Kasavubu assured Gardiner of his desire for such coordination

and

said that agreement between Gardiner and Adoula governments

would automatically be agreement with him as Chief of State.

He expressed full confidence in UN but said activities other

countries extremely nefarious and foreign interference in Ishombe-

GOC talks should end. He said UN should proclaim full support

for Central Government and deplored fact that insufficient

collaboration between UN and GOC had resulted in misunderstandings.

He noted unilateral decision of UN to permit departure of. Ishombe

could have had severe

repercussions among Congolese people who

did not

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did not understand guarantees that had been given.

At this point Adoula stated if Tshombe returns to Leopoldville,

he will give him every guarantee of security, but Tshombe and

delegation must be confined to Royal building and only allowed

leave it to go to meeting. Also no one would be permitted

visit Ishombe. With reference Ishombe's doctor, Adoula noted

latter is still under expulsion order dating from pre-independ-

ence time and questioned that Tshombe really sick. Kasavubu

reiterated importance of excluding foreign influences in talks

and. added action should be taken to implement SC resolutions

on ousting of mercenaries and prevention of arms shipments into

Katanga. Gardiner noted physical impossibility for UN with

present forces to fully control lengthy Katangan border despite

best efforts.

Kasabubu voiced growing anxiety over Belgians who he thought

were a real danger to Congo and should not be trusted until

certain problems between Congo and Belgium settled. He requested

UN not employ any Belgians in Congo and stated categgrically his

government would cease all collaboration with UN if a Belgian

were employed by the UN in a responsible capacity. Adoula

interjected that it most important to liquidate the past so far

as Belgium concerned and to devise forms of cooperation with

Belgium and other countries. He stated Congo wants to prove

to Belgium that "we can live very well without them"

GULLION

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