Aspects of Current Military Situation
Originator: CIA
Document date: 08/11/1962
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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COUNTRY

REPUBLIC OF: THE CONGO

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

United

States

in any manner to an 'unauthorized

erion is promotine

person

marid by late Espionage Laws, THo. 101

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SUBJECT

ASPECTS OF THE CURRENT. MILITARY SITUATION IN DATE DISTR

AND NEAR ELISABETHVILLE

# AUGUST 1962

PRECEDENCE

ROUTINE

-DATE OF

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACO.

APPRAISAL

SOURCE

7-9. AUGUST: 1962.

REFERENCES

CONGO REPUBLIC (7-9 AUGUST 1962)

RETAIN OK

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FIELD REPORT NO. ACE 70%

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

PARAS 15-25:58:6:CEUROPEAN BUSINESSMAN (B) WITH GOOD CONTACTS AMONG AFRICAN

AND. EUROPEAN:MEMBERSCOF THE KATANGA GOVERNMENTS PARA 3: WESTERNER (6): EMPLOYED

BY GOVERNMENT OF KATANGA IN ELISABETHVILLE NATIVE COMMUNES; PARA: 47: EUROPEAN

WITH.GOOD. CONTACTS. IN THE GOK SURETE (F).

1. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF INDIAN TROOPS AT THE NEW UN ROAD-

FF-BUND

•BLOCK ON A ROUTE LEADING FROM THE EUROPEAN TO THE NATIVE QUARTER: DUNCAN

-KAYSEN

OF ELISABETHVILLE AND KATANGA GENDARMES OPPOSITE THEM, A SHOOTING. KILDUFF

.. PETERSAN

INCIDENT COULD OCCUR AT ANY. MOMENT. ALTHOUGH MOST GENDARMES ARE _STELESINCE

-TIYLOR

AFRAID TO DO ANYTHING. WHICH COULD PROVOKE GENERAL FIGHTING WITH

--SELK

FORRESTACL

THE UN, THERE IS RISK THAT AFRICAN WOMEN AND JEUNESSE WILL CREATE JOHNSON:

- KLEIN

ANOTHER INCIDENT.

• SOMER

_RASKIN

.20 AS OF I AUGUST 1500 TO 2000 GENDARMERIE REINFORCEMENTS

SAUNDERS;

HAVE MOVED INTO ALBERT, KENYA AND KATUBA COMMUNES ROUGHLY OPPOSITE

THE NEW ROADBLOCK. THEY, HAVE DUG EXTENSIVE RIFLE AND MACHINE GUN

BOSITIONS INSIDE THESE COMMUNES DURING THE PASI MONTH. THIS

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MAKES 3000 KATANGA TROOPS IN THE IMMEDIATE ELISABETHVILLE AREA.

3. EUROPEAN MERCENARIES, MOST. OF WHOM DISAPPEARED AT THE

TIMÉ: OF THE MID- (PRTN GARBLED BEING SERVICED) ARE READY TO PARTICIPATE

IN CASE OF FIGHTING (FIELD COMMENT: SEE ACE 683 (TDCS-3/517,501) FOR A

PREVIOUS REPORT ON NUMBERS OF MERCENARIES IN ELISABETHVILLE).

4. MILITARY SUPPLIES. ARE NOW BEING SENT TO ELISABETHVILLE

FROM SAKANIA, INSTEAD OF KIPUSHI WHICH WAS THE PORT FROM WHICH

SUPPLIES WERE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL RECENTLY, WHERE A NEW SUPPLY

BASE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. GOODS ARE TRANSPORTED IN TRUCKS OVER

SECONDARY ROADS TO AVOID UN SURVEILLANCE.

5• APART FROM THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING A STRONG MILITARY

DEFENSE POSTURE, THE PRESENCE OF LARGE NUMBERS OF ARMED TROOPS

INSIDE THE COMMUNES IS BECOMING HIGHLY EMBARASSING TO THE KATANGA

GOVERNMENT• GENDARMES ARE ABUSING THE CIVILIAN POPULATION AND

CLASH REGULARLY WITH POLICE WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO BE STRICT

AND ARE TRYING TO KEEP ORDER.

6. SEVERAL HUNDRED GENDARMES ACCUSED OF ROBBERIES AND

SERIOUS INDISCIPLINE HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY AND RETURNED ABOR

TO THEIR VILLAGES DURING THE PAST MONTH. HOWEVER, MORE TROUBLE IS

EXPECTED IN KASENGA IN SOUTHEAST KATANGA WHERE THE GARRISON IS

ABUSING CIVILIANS. GENERAL NORBERT MUKE AND CHIEF OF STAFF MICHEL

KIEMBE AT THE REQUEST OF INTERIOR MINISTER GODEFROID MUNONGO ARE

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PLANNING FURTHER DRASTIC ACTION AGAINST UNDISCIPLINED TROOPS.

TO FIELD DISSEM: STATE, CINCLANT.

8. * HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: MISSING PORTION WILL' BE DISSEMINATED ONLY IF IT

MATERIALLY AFFECTS THE SENSE OF THIS REPORT.

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