January–August 1961: The Problem of Lumumba and the Gizenga Regime
61. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/4-2661.Secret;Priority.
62. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/4–2861. Confidential. Repeated to Brussels, Elisabethville, London, and Paris.
63. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.55/5–561. Confidential. Repeated to Léopoldville, Paris Topol, and USUN.
64. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/5–961. Confidential. Drafted by Tron, cleared by Dumont, and approved by Cleveland. Repeated to Léopoldville and Elisabethville.
65. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 855.0070G/5–1661. Confidential; Priority; Noforn. Repeated to Léopoldville, USUN, and Paris.
66. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Bowles to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Confidential.
67. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/5–2261. Confidential; Priority; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Léopoldville.
69. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 855.0070G/6–561. Confidential. Received at 5:41 p.m. and repeated to Léopoldville, Elisabethville, USUN, and Paris.
70. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/6–561. Secret. Drafted by Woodruff; cleared by Wallner, Deputy Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs Milton C. Rewinkel, and David Korn of the Executive Secretariat; and approved by Williams. Repeated to USUN and Brussels.
72. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/6–1361. Confidential. Also sent to Elisabethville and Léopoldville and repeated to Brussels.
73. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 855.0070G/6–1761. Confidential. Drafted by Robert H. Miller of the Office of Western European Affairs; cleared by Woodruff, Blue, and Sisco; and approved by Wallner. Also sent to USUN, Léopoldville, and Elisabethville.
74. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/6–2061. Confidential. Drafted by Deputy Director of the newly-created Office of Central African Affairs Robert Eisenberg; cleared by Blue, Wallner, Williams, and Andre J. Navez of the Executive Secretariat; and approved by Bowles. Repeated to Brussels, Léopoldville, London, Paris for USRO, and Elisabethville.
75. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/6–2261. Confidential; Priority. Also sent to Léopoldville and Elisabethville and repeated to Brussels, London, and Paris.
77. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/6–2661. Secret. Drafted by Woodruff, cleared in draft by Wallner and Officer in Charge of Swiss-Benelux Affairs Galen L. Stone, and approved by Director of the Office of Central African Affairs Sheldon B. Vance. Also sent to Brussels, Paris, London, USUN, and Elisabethville and repeated to Khartoum by pouch.
78. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–261. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Tron and Woodruff; cleared by Blue, Vance, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs J. Wayne Fredericks, and in draft by Sisco; and approved by Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs U. Alexis Johnson. Repeated to Léopoldville, Paris, London, USUN, and Elisabethville.
79. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–1361. Confidential. Drafted by Blue and approved in S on August 8. The time of the meeting is taken from the Secretary’s appointment book. (Johnson Library) Other topics discussed were recorded in separate memoranda of conversation.
80. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7– 1561. Confidential. Drafted by Vance and Officer in Charge of United Nations Congo Affairs Jerome Lavallee, concurred in by Tron, and initialed by Williams.
81. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–1561. Confidential. Drafted and initialed by Cleveland.
82. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–1861. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Léopoldville, USUN, Elisabethville, London, and Paris.
83. Telegram From the Consulate in Elisabethville to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2061. Secret; Niact. Also sent to Léopoldville and repeated to Brussels, USUN, Paris, and London.
84. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2061. Secret. Repeated to Brussels, Elisabethville, USUN, London, Paris, and Brazzaville.
85. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2261. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Vance; cleared by Fredericks, Tasca, and Cleveland; and approved by Johnson. Repeated to USUN.
86. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2561. Secret; Niact; Eyes Only.
87. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2661. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Vance, cleared by Buffum and in draft by Fredericks and Blue, and approved by Rusk. Also sent to London and Paris and repeated to Brussels and USUN.
88. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2861. Secret; Niact. Received at 9:55 a.m. and repeated to USUN, Brussels, London, and Paris.
89. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2861. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Vance, cleared by Buffum and Miller in draft, and approved by Fredericks. Also sent to Elisabethville and USUN and repeated to Paris, London, and Brussels.
90. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/7–2961. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Vance, cleared by Fredericks and in draft by Cleveland, and approved by Johnson. Repeated to London, Paris, Brussels, and USUN.