THE CONGO ARRESTED FORMER PRESIDENT AL PHONSE MASSAMBA-DEBAT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00498R000100080015-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 21, 1977
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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The ConKo arrested former President Al-I
phonse Massamba-Debat on charges of or-
ganizing the assassination Friday of the
man who overthrew him nine years ago,
E'~~esident Aiarien Ngouabi. Another alleged ~
plotter is being sought. In Washington, CIA
~ Director Stansfield Turner said on CBS-TV's
"Face the Nation" that the Congolese killing
I appears to be p~irely an internal matter.
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