CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN <SANITIZED>

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06541070
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: March 16, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2016
• Case Number: F-2014-02699
• Publication Date: April 10, 1961

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Congo: Hammarskjold
eels Tshombe's military operations in northern
Katanga--wnich have already resulted in the capture of Manono
and Kabalo�foreshadow intensified civil war in Katane Prov-
blish its authoritl in the
Tshombe's offensive does not stop soon,
his forces will have to be "neutralized." Hammarskjold has
requested that approximately 1,200 Indian troops be airlifted
from Dar es Salaam to Kamina within the next few days; their
arrival could provoke violent incidents by Tshombe's supporters
In Elisabethville. Although military talks between Mobutu and
Stanleyville General Lundula are apparently proceeding as
scheduled, the political conference between Gizenga and repre-
sentatives of the Leopoldville government sCheduled
on 9 April, hals been pstsWoned. The Leopoldville ,emissaries
apparently feared for their safety, and now have suggested that
the confrm
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area.
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Situation in the Congo
Tshombe's recent military moves in northern Katanga were
made to undercut his rival, Jason Sendwe, and to increase
his own prestige so that he could dominate a conference of
Congolese leaders apparently to take place in late April in
Katanga. The danger of spreading the civil war in Katanga
arises from Sendwe's announcement in Leopoldville on 7
April proclaiming himself chief of the Luluaba state and
calling on its people to resist Tshombe's invaders.
Kabalo was reported calm on 9 April, with UN troops
holding the railway station and airport. However, there have
been clashes between UN Ethiopian troops and Tshombe's forces
which have resulted in casualties on both sides, and further
violence could occur at any time.
Elsewhere in Katanga, Tshombe's government is remov-
ing restrictive measures against UN troops, but gradually so
as not to lose face with the public. UN troops on 8 April had
water and electricity in all installations, but food supplies
were still low. The UN commander in southern Katanga
stated on 8 April that continuation of the relatively relaxed
attitude depends on events at Kabalo, reaction to the airlift
of Indian troops to Kamina, and the ability of the Swedish
and Irish UN forces to maintain order in Elisabethville.
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