December 1962–January 1963: Collapse of the Katangan Secession
407. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rusk and Secretary-General Thant
Source: Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Telephone Calls. No classification marking. Drafted by McGhee based on attached notes by Bernau. Secretary Rusk was in Washington; Secretary-General Thant was in New York.
408. Telegram From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–963. Secret; Niact. Received at 8:25 a.m. on January 10 and repeated to Elisabethville, USUN, Brussels, London, Lagos, and New Delhi.
409. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–1063. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Léopoldville, Elisabethville, Brussels, London, and Paris.
410. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 65 D 533, CF 2216. No classification marking. The source text, which is headed “Mac Godley’s debriefing—Secretary’s Conference Room,” does not indicate the drafter. Godley had just returned from an information-gathering trip to the Congo. Participants in the meeting not previously identified include Robert C. Good, Director of the Office of Research and Analysis for Africa in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; Edward Streator of that office; Philip Merrill, Special Assistant to the President’s Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs; and the Secretary’s Staff Assistant William E. Knepper.
411. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Congo.
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–1463. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Cleveland and Sisco, cleared by Williams and Beaudry, and approved by McGhee. Also sent to USUN, Brussels, and Elisabethville and repeated to London.
412. Memorandum by the Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs (Sisco)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 770G.00/1–1663. Limited Official Use. Copies were sent to Rusk, Kaysen, McGhee, Williams, and Tyler. The source text bears Rusk’s initials, indicating that he saw it.
413. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Congo. Confidential. The source text does not indicate a drafter, but the Department of State copy indicates the memorandum was drafted by Cleveland. (Department of State, Central Files, 332.70G/1–2463)