Katanga Military Mission to Angola
Originator: CIA
Document date: 08/17/1962
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CONGO, ELISABETHVILLE (16 AUGUST 1962)

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1. KATANGA DEFENSE MINISTER JOSEPH YAV, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF

MICHEL KIEMBE, PRESIDENTIAL GUARD COMMANDER MAJOR KABAYO AND SEVERAL

UNIDENTIFIED EUROPEANS, SINCE ABOUT 6. AUGUST, HAVE BEEN IN ANGOLA ON

A CONFIDENTIAL MISSION TO ARRANGE WITH PORTUGUESE OFFICIALS

FOR MILITARY SUPPORT FOR KATANGA; INCLUDING ARMS AND

AMMUNITION... THEY WERE RECEIVED BY THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNOR AND WERE

GUESTS IN HIS PALACE AT LUANDA. 'THEY ALSO MET SENIOR PORTUGUESE

MILITARY OFFICIALS AND MERCHANTS. THEY RETURNED VIA VILALUSO TO

KATANGA ON 14 AUGUST. BACK IN ELISAGETHVILLE THEY REPORTED THEIR

MISSION TO ANGOLA A SUCCESS. APPR 3:

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2. THE KATANGAN PARTY RETURNED TO KATANGA FROM VILALUSO

ABÖARD TWO GERMAN BOLKOW AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED BY THE KATANGA

GOVERNMENT. WHICH WERE BEING DELIVERED VIA ANGOLA TO KISENGE AIRPORT

NEAR KOLWEZI.. APPR. 6.

3. (FIELD COMMENT: ACE 673(TDES-3/517,080) REPORTED IN MID-JULY KATANGAN

LEADERS INTENDED TO BARGAIN WITH PORTUGUESE OFFICIALS IN ANGOLA FOR MILITAR

SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT FOR THE KATANGA AIR FORCE IN RETURN FOR KATANGAIS

HEIP IN DISCOURAGING TRIBAL ELEMENTS IN NORTHEASTERN ANGOLA FROM

PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONALIST REVOLTS ACL 934 (TOCS-3/519,519) FROM

LEOPOLDVILLE REPORTED THE PORTUGUESE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN LEOPOLDVILLE

HAD OFFERED TO ASSIST CONGOLESE POLITICAL ELEMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO. THE

ADOULA REGIME.: ISHOMBE AND CONAKAT ARE ALLIED WITH THIS APPOSITION. SEE

ACE 581, (TDCS-3/510,312), ACE 629(TDCS-3/514,002) AND ACE 655 (TDCS-3/515,515).

FOR DETAILS ON THE PURCHASE BY KATANGA OF 7 LIGHT GERMAN BOLKOW PLANÉS

THROUGH BELGIAN ARMS TRAFFICKER COLONEL JEAN CASSART.)

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