January–November 1962: Efforts to find a Peaceful Solution to the Katanga Problem
273. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–1162. Secret; Niact; Eyes Only. Also sent to Paris.
274. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Brubeck Series, Congo. Confidential. The source text bears no indication of the drafter, but the Department of State copy indicates that the memorandum was drafted by Fredericks. (Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–1162)
276. Telegram From the Consulate General in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–1362. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Also sent to Léopoldville and repeated to USUN.
278. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–1562. Confidential; Niact. Drafted and approved by Cleveland; cleared by Fredericks, Buffum, and Ball; and initialed by Cleveland for Ball. Repeated to Léopoldville, Brussels, London, and Paris.
279. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–1762. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Léopoldville, Brussels, Paris, and London.
280. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–1862. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Ball, cleared by Williams and Cutler, and approved by Rusk. A copy sent to the President bears the following note in Bundy’s handwriting: “Mr. President: Ball begins to take charge.” (Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Congo-Security, 1962 (A))
282. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–2462. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hoffacker, cleared by Williams, and approved by Ball.
283. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–2562. Secret; Niact. A copy was sent to Bundy with a covering memorandum from Brubeck. A handwritten note by an unidentified member of the White House staff states that the telegram was a “toned-down version” of a Ball-Gullion telephone conversation the day before, and that Ball thought it should not be shown to the President until they heard from Hoffacker, who would be talking to Gullion that night or the next day. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo Cables) In the Ball-Gullion telephone conversation, Ball urged Gullion to wait and send a telegram after he had an opportunity to talk to Hoffacker. (Memorandum of telephone conversation, August 25, 1:45 p.m.; Kennedy Library, Ball Papers)
284. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–2762. Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by Rusk and cleared by Ball and Williams.
285. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–2862. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.
286. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–3062. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Elisabethville.
287. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/8–3162. Secret; Priority.
288. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/9–462. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Carlucci, Buffum, and Pelcovits; cleared by Williams, Wallner, Burdett, and Ball; and approved by McGhee. Also sent to Elisabethville, USUN, Léopoldville, and London and repeated to Paris, Rome, Lagos, New Delhi, and Bonn.
290. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.54/9–1362. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to USUN, London, Paris, Brussels, Elisabethville, and Brazzaville.
291. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.03/9–1462. Confidential. Drafted by Godley; cleared by Williams, Wallner, Andrews, and McGhee; and approved by Ball. Also sent to USUN and repeated to Brussels, London, and Elisabethville.
292. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–McG/9–2362. Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by McGhee and cleared by Williams, Wallner, and Burdett. Repeated to USUN and Brussels.
293. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/9–2462. Confidential. Repeated to Brussels, London, Paris, and Léopoldville.
294. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/9–2462. Confidential. Repeated to Brussels, London, Paris, and Léopoldville.
295. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/9–2562. Confidential. Received at 3:48 a.m. and repeated to London, Paris, Brussels, and Léopoldville.
296. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–McG/9–2562. Confidential; Niact. Received at 3:13 p.m.
297. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/9–2562. Confidential. Received on September 26 at 1:10 a.m. and repeated to Léopoldville, Brussels, Paris, and London.
298. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–McG/9–2862. Secret; Priority. Also sent to USUN.
299. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/9–2862. Confidential; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Brussels, London, USUN, and Elisabethville.
300. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–McG/9–2962. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Brussels and USUN.
301. Paper Prepared by Acting Secretary of State Ball
Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Congo Security 1962. Confidential. Filed with a September 29 covering memorandum from Ball to the President, which reads as follows: “All evidence indicates that—barring some new major effort—our plans for the Congo are slowly sinking in the African ooze. I have drafted the attached talking paper with the thought that you will wish to make a strong pitch to Lord Home to enlist active British support.” The President was to meet with Lord Home on September 30.
302. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 110.12–McG/9–2962. Secret; Niact. Drafted and approved by Ball and cleared by Cleveland and Williams. Repeated to London, Brussels, and USUN for Rusk.