TUNISIAN PERIODICAL SPECULATES ON CIA PLANS IN CONGO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700580025-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 2007
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: June 29, 1964
• Content Type: TRANS

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TUNISIAN PERIODICAL SPECULATES ON CIA PLANS IN CONGO;
[The following statements about CIA were contained'
in an article entitled "Tshombe Is Replacing the'UN
Troops in the Congo," in the 29 June 1964 issue of th
e
Tunis weekly Jeune Afriq_ue.]
u
esome. Tshombe is exploiting the benefit of the doubt.
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of these things are true at the same time, and this is what is so'
tro
b 1
rono is oeni]Xd Tshombe? The CIA? Is it the secret weapon of,
the "rebelstl
America has' 'become too involved in the Co
t
ascertained that these planes have been modified so: that
th
b
p V a government had employed several
civilian American pilots. However, the US State Department
ppokesman,.Richard Phillips, refused to say whether the depart-
ment:approved this type of private activity or not. Never-
theless,.he asserted that no American was taking part in'the
operational flights.
We have been able to confirm through indirect information
that six planes of the T-28 type were recently sent to the Congo
Ond that among the pilots are anti-Castro Cubans. It has also
been
a so wit the surprising-incident of the American,
pilots, where we find once again the activity of the CIA.
For some weeks the Department of State had.consistently
denied that there were any US pilots in the air force which was
suppressing the tribal disorders of the Bafulero in the Eastern
Congo. A few days ago, however, Washington officials decided to
admit that. the Leo old 11
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ened the authority of the Katanga lobby,' whichohasenevertdisbanded,
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ance,and then the growth ofguerrillas in the rovin
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has been considered a guarantee of Congo stabilit Th
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to be
affected by the Ops and downs which stir it. America is to a
great extent the'CIA. In Washington u t
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