Office of the Historian

January–November 1962: Efforts to find a Peaceful Solution to the Katanga Problem

183. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (McGhee)

Washington, January 2, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 870G.00/1–262. No classification marking. Drafted by Ball. Filed with McGhee’s memorandum in reply, also dated January 2, which states that much of the information in Ball’s memorandum was covered in McGhee’s conversation that day with the Belgian Ambassador (see Document 184), but that he was taking the remaining points up with AF and IO.

184. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Washington, January 2, 1962, 9:24 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–262. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Miller, cleared by Whitehouse and Wallner, and approved by McGhee. Repeated to USUN, London, and Paris.

185. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Washington, January 2, 1962, 9:25 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–262. Confidential. Drafted by Miller, cleared in draft by Vance and Wallner, and approved by McGhee.

186. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (McGhee) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, January 5, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 870G.00/1– 562. Confidential. Drafted by Miller. Also sent to Under Secretary Ball, who initialed and forwarded it to Rusk.

187. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Washington, January 6, 1962, 11:27 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.70G11/1–662. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Whitehouse and Carlucci, who was now in the Office of Central African Affairs; cleared by Williams, Wallner, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations Frederick G. Dutton, NSC Executive Secretary Bromley K. Smith, and McGhee; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Brussels and USUN.

188. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Washington, January 13, 1962, 5:47 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–1362. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Tron, cleared by Williams, and approved by Cleveland. Repeated to USUN and Brussels.

189. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Washington, January 16, 1962, 1:01 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–1562. Secret; Niact; [distribution indicator not declassified]. Drafted by Whitehouse and Carlucci, cleared by Williams and by Deputy Director for Coordination in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research Joseph W. Scott and in substance by Wallner, and approved by Rusk.

190. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Washington, January 16, 1962, 2:46 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 332.70G/1–1662. Confidential. Drafted by Colonel M.J.L. Greene, of the Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense; cleared by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Haydn Williams, Deputy Politico-Military Adviser in the Bureau of African Affairs Lynford Lardner, and Buffum; and approved by Wallner. Also sent to USUN and USCINCEUR.

191. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Washington, January 17, 1962, 7:36 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–1762. Confidential. Drafted by Tron, cleared by Fredericks and United Nations Adviser in the Bureau of European Affairs Henry J. Kellerman, and approved by Wallner. Also sent to USUN and repeated to London, Brussels, and Paris Topol.

192. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Washington, January 17, 1962, 10:20 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–1362. Confidential. Drafted by Assistant Legal Adviser for African Affairs Alan W. Ford; cleared in draft by Robert M. Beaudry of the Office of Western European Affairs, Williams, Wallner, and McGhee; and approved by Fredericks. Also sent to USUN and repeated to London, Léopoldville, Salisbury, and Paris.

193. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Washington, January 21, 1962, 1:36 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–2062. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Ferguson; cleared by Wallner, Williams, and Eisenberg; and approved by McGhee.

194. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, January 23, 1962, 4:36 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–2362. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Stanley M. Cleveland of the Under Secretary’s office and George R. Kenney of the Office of Central African Affairs and approved by Ball.

195. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State

Léopoldville, January 25, 1962, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–2562. Secret. Repeated to USUN, Brussels, Paris, and London.

196. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, January 26, 1962, 8:16 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–2662. Confidential. Drafted by Sisco and Buffum; cleared by Harlan Cleveland, Eisenberg, Kellerman, and in substance by Ball; and approved by Wallner. Also sent to Léopoldville and repeated to London, Paris, Taipei, Caracas, Santiago, Dublin, Cairo, and Accra.

198. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Washington, January 31, 1962, 4:14 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–2862. Confidential. Drafted by Eisenberg and Kenney; cleared by Fredericks, Burdett, Ford, and Wallner; and approved by McGhee. Repeated to London, USUN, Elisabethville, and Léopoldville.

200. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 5, 1962, 2:30–4:15 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Confidential. Drafted by Glenn. The source text is labeled Part I of two parts; Part II is printed as Document 201. Both are filed with a covering memorandum of February 12 from Battle to Bundy. The time of the meeting, which was held at the White House, is taken from Kennedy’s appointment book. (Kennedy Library)

201. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 5, 1962, 2:30–4:15 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Confidential. Drafted by Glenn. The source text is labeled Part II of two parts; Part I is printed as Document 200.

202. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams) to the Under Secretary of State (Ball)

Washington, February 7, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.70G11/2–762. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Vance.

203. Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, February 8, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Confidential. Notes on the cover sheet indicate that the paper represented a consensus in the Department of State of steps that might be taken with regard to the Congo and that it was submitted for discussion to the NSC Standing Group on February 9. The Record of Actions at the Standing Group meeting states that Williams presented the proposed program and it was discussed and “approved in general.” (Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265, NSC Standing Group, February 9, 1962) For information concerning the NSC Standing Group, see Bromley K. Smith, Organizational History of the National Security Council During the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, p. 51.

204. Telegram From the Consulate in Elisabethville to the Department of State

Elisabethville, February 9, 1962, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/2–962. Confidential. Repeated to Brussels, Léopoldville, London, Paris, Salisbury, and USUN.

205. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

New York, February 16, 1962, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/2–1662. Confidential. Repeated to Léopoldville and Brussels.

206. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, February 19, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 332.70G/2-1962. Confidential. The memorandum bears Rusk’s initials, indicating that he saw it.

207. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo

Washington, February 20, 1962, 6:37 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/2–2062. Confidential. Drafted by Kenney, cleared by Stanley Cleveland, and approved by Eisenberg. Repeated to Brussels, London, Paris, Elisabethville, and USUN.

208. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Washington, February 21, 1962, 9:21 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.55/2–2162. Secret. Drafted by Beaudry; cleared by Tasca, Acting Director of the Office of Dependent Area Affairs R. Austin Acly, and Stanley Cleveland; and approved by Tyler. Repeated to USUN, Léopoldville, Usumbura, London, and Paris.

209. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State

Léopoldville, February 22, 1962, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/2–2262. Confidential. Repeated to USUN, London, Paris, Brussels, Elisabethville, and Brazzaville.

210. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State

Brussels, February 24, 1962, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/2–2462. Confidential. Repeated to Léopoldville, Elisabethville, London, Paris, and USUN.

211. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium

Washington, March 3, 1962, 5:02 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/3–162. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Vance; cleared in draft by Tasca, Fredericks, Williams, Burdett, Wallner, and McGhee; and approved by Ball, who initialed for Rusk. Also sent to London and Léopoldville and repeated to Elisabethville, USUN, and Paris.

212. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State

Brussels, March 4, 1962, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/3–462. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Léopoldville, London, Paris, Elisabethville, and USUN.