Office of the Historian

Congo, 1960–1968

241. Memorandum From the Acting Chief of the Africa Division, Directorate of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Waller) to the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Helms)

Washington, August 26, 1964.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 1, [cryptonym not declassified] Development & Plans. Secret.

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

New York, August 28, 1964, 7 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, PS 7–6 US–THE CONGO. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Leopoldville Priority and Geneva.

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

Washington, August 29, 1964, 10:24 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Schaufele and Operations Center Director Lewis Hoffacker; cleared by Palmer, Brubeck, O’Sullivan, Fredericks, and Helman; and approved by Harriman. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Conakry, Accra, Lagos, London, Brussels, and Paris.

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

Washington, August 31, 1964, 4:16 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 12 THE CONGO. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hoffacker and John R. Clingerman of AFC; cleared by O’Sullivan, Williams, Colonel Gall, Davis, and Harriman; and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Leopoldville.

245. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, September 1, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 218, JCS Files, 9111 (25 August 64). Top Secret.

246. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, September 1, 1964, 8:13 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Secret. Drafted by F. Virginia Montague in AF/AFI; cleared by Schaufele, Deputy Assistant Secretary for EUR Robert C. Creel, and Palmer; and approved by Fredericks. Sent to Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Algiers, Baida, Bonn, Brazzaville, Brussels, Cairo, CINCMEAFSA for Ramsey, Conakry, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Freetown, Kampala, Khartoum, Lagos, Leopoldville, Lisbon, London, Lusaka, Monrovia, Nairobi, Paris, Pretoria, Rabat, Rome, Tananarive, Tunis, and USUN. Sent by pouch to Bamako, Bangui, Blantyre, Bujumbura, Cotonou, Fort Lamy, Kigali, Libreville, Lome, Mogadiscio, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Niamey, Tripoli, and Yaounde.

247. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, September 1, 1964.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, DCI/McCone Files: Job 80B01285A, DCI Meetings with the President, 01 May–31 October 1964. Top Secret. Drafted by McCone on September 2.

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

Washington, September 2, 1964, 8:48 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Hoffacker and Palmer; cleared in substance by Brubeck, Harriman, and Williams; and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Brussels and Addis Ababa.

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

Washington, September 4, 1964, 5:14 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Top Secret; Flash. Drafted by Palmer; cleared by Fredericks, Brubeck, and Ball; and approved by Harriman. Also sent to Addis Ababa and Brussels and repeated to CINCSTRIKE for Ramsey.

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

Washington, September 8, 1964, 11:43 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Confidential; Flash. Drafted by Schaufele; cleared by Brubeck, Lang, Fredericks, and O’Sullivan; and approved by Rusk. Also sent to Addis Ababa and repeated to Brussels.

251. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ethiopia

Washington, September 8, 1964, 11:53 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Secret; Flash. Drafted and approved by Palmer and cleared by Brubeck, O’Sullivan, and Fredericks. Repeated to Brussels and Leopoldville.

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

Brussels, September 10, 1964, 6 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Secret; Immediate. Repeated to Leopoldville and passed to the White House, DOD, and CIA.

253. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, September 10, 1964.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 89–00195R, Box 1, [cryptonym not declassified]—Development & Plans, [text not declassified]. Secret.

254. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, September 10, 1964.

Source: National Security Council, Intelligence Files, 303 Committee, Minutes – 1964. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared on September 11.

255. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, September 12, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 68 A 4023, 510 Congo 12 Sep 64. Top Secret.

256. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, September 12, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Congo, Vol. V. Secret.

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

Washington, September 12, 1964, 4:28 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Palmer and Schaufele; cleared by McKillop, Fredericks, Lang, Brubeck, Palmer, and O’Sullivan; and approved by Harriman. Also sent to Brussels.

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

Washington, September 14, 1964, 8:10 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, PS 7–6 THE CONGO. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by AFC Deputy Director Mathew J. Looram and Curtis C. Strong, cleared by McKillop, and approved by Palmer. Also sent to Brussels.

259. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, September 18, 1964, 3:56 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Palmer and Strong; cleared by Lewis in USIA, Harriman, Carl H. Peterson in AF/P, and Tasca; and approved by Palmer. Sent to Accra, Addis Ababa, Algiers, Bamako, Bangui, Brazzaville, Brussels, Bujumbura, Bukuvu, Cairo, Conakry, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Elisabethville, Freetown, Kampala, Khartoum, Kigali, Lagos, Leopoldville, London, Mogadiscio, Monrovia, Nairobi, Ouagadougou, Paris, Tunis, Yaounde, and CINCMEAFSA for Ramsey.

260. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Central African Affairs (Looram) to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Williams)

Washington, September 19, 1964.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Confidential.

261. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Kenya

Washington, September 22, 1964, 7:37 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Secret; Flash. Drafted by Williams and Palmer; cleared by Brubeck, Williams, George S. Springsteen, Jr., and Fredericks; and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Leopoldville, Brussels, Lagos, Cairo, Accra, and Conakry.

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

Washington, September 22, 1964, 10:24 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Secret; Flash. Drafted by Palmer, cleared by Fredericks and Brubeck, and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Nairobi and Brussels.

263. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Kenya

Washington, September 23, 1964, 5:16 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Secret; Flash; Exdis. Drafted by Palmer, cleared by Williams, and approved by Rusk.

264. Letter From Congolese President Kasavubu to President Johnson

Leopoldville, September 25, 1964.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL THE CONGO–US. No classification marking. The original is attached to an October 1 transmittal memorandum from Read to Bundy which states that the letter was delivered to Williams by Congolese Chargé Mario Cardoso.

265. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Kenya

Washington, September 25, 1964, 11:16 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Confidential; Flash. Drafted by Williams; cleared by Brubeck, Harriman, and Palmer; and approved by Williams. Also sent to Leopoldville and repeated to London, Brussels, Accra, Conakry, Lagos, and Cairo.

267. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Kenya

Washington, September 26, 1964, 1:55 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Confidential; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Palmer and Strong in AF/CWG on September 25; cleared by Williams, Brubeck, and Rusk; and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Accra, Addis Ababa, Brussels, Cairo, Conakry, Lagos, Leopoldville, Mogadiscio, Ouagadougou, Tunis, and Yaounde.

268. Telegram From the Department of State to Embassy in Kenya

Washington, September 26, 1964, 11:49 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Palmer, cleared by Williams, and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Accra, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Conakry, Lagos, Mogadiscio, Ouagadougou, Tunis, and Yaounde.

269. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria

Washington, September 28, 1964, 8:16 p.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 3 OAU. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Strong and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Accra, Addis Ababa, Brussels, Cairo, Conakry, Leopoldville, Mogadiscio, Nairobi, Ouagadougou, Tunis, Yaounde, and USUN.

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

Washington, September 29, 1964.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 23–9 THE CONGO. Secret. The memorandum does not indicate the drafter, but the memorandum was cleared in draft by Harriman.