Congo, 1960–1968
61. Memorandum From the Ambassador to the North American Treaty Organization (Burgess) to Secretary of State Herter
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 6, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops. Secret. This memorandum was sent via backchannel.
62. Telegram From [location not declassified] to the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, [text not declassified], Folder 3. Secret; Routine. Repeated priority to Leopoldville. Received at 0135Z.
64. Dispatch From the Station in the Congo to the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 82–00450R, Box 6, Folder 6, Leopoldville, 3 Feb 54–Dec 65, [cryptonym not declassified]. Secret; Rybat.
65. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the Station in the Congo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 6, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops. Secret; Rybat; [cryptonym not declassified]; Priority. Drafted and authenticated by Fields (C/AF) and released by DD/P.
66. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 6, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops. Secret.
67. Paper Prepared in the Embassy in the Congo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 6, [cryptonym not declassified]. Ops. Secret. The original is attached to a February 2 memorandum from Acting Chief of the Africa Division Glenn Fields to Deputy Director of Plans Richard Bissell, stating that the paper was drafted by Ambassador Timberlake with the assistance of Ambassador to Belgium William Burden and the Chief of Station in Leopoldville.
68. Central Intelligence Agency Information Report
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 79–00149A, DDO/IMS Files, African Division, Senate Select Committee, Volume II, Box 23, Folder 1. Secret; Priority; Noforn; Continued Control.
69. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the Station in the Congo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 6, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops. Secret; Rybat;[cryptonym not declassified]; Priority. Drafted and authenticated by Fields (AC/AF) and released by DD/P.
70. Telegram From [location not declassified] to the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, [text not declassified], Folder 3. Secret; Routine. Received at 1952Z. Repeated to Leopoldville.
71. Memorandum for the Special Group
Source: National Security Council, Intelligence Files, Congo, 1960–1965. Secret. No drafting information appears on this memorandum.
72. Telegram From [location not declassified] to the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, [text not declassified], Folder 3. Secret; Routine. Received at 0328Z. Repeated to Leopoldville.
73. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the Station in the Congo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 82–00450R, Box 6, Folder 7, 40 Committee, Congo (K), 1960–1964. Secret; Rybat;[cryptonym not declassified]; Routine. Drafted and released in draft by Bissell; coordinated in draft with Fields.
74. Telegram From the Consulate in Elizabethville to the Department of State
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, [text not declassified], Folder 3. Confidential; Priority. Received at 11:22 a.m. Also sent to Leopoldville; repeated (information) to Brussels.
75. Central Intelligence Agency Information Report
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 79–00149A, DDO/IMS Files, African Division, Senate Select Committee, Volume II, Box 23, Folder 1. Secret; Noforn; Continued Control; Routine.
76. Telegram From [location not declassified] to the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00801R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 8, [cryptonym not declassified], Vol. I. Secret; Routine. Received at 0912Z. Repeated to Leopoldville.
77. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the Station in the Congo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 6, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops. Secret; Rybat; [cryptonym not declassified]. Drafted and released by Fields. (C/AF).
79. Memorandum From the Chief of the Africa Division, Directorate of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Tweedy) to the Deputy Director of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Bissell)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–01450R, DDP Subject Files, Box 1, Folder 7, Area Activity—Africa. Secret.
82. Memorandum for the Special Group
Source: National Security Council, Intelligence Files, Congo, 1960–1965. Secret; Eyes Only. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The political action program outlined in the memorandum was developed by the Station in Leopoldville at the CIA’s request and then presented to the Department of State in a memorandum drafted in CIA on May 29. (Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 76–00366R, DDO/ISG Files, Box 1, Folder 10, [text not declassified], 1961–62) Following talks between CIA and the Department of State, the latter submitted its views on the proposed program to CIA in writing. The views were incorporated into the June 5 memorandum to the Special Group and were transmitted to Leopoldville by CIA in telegram 43140, June 2. (Ibid., Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 7, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops) Both the CIA in its May 29 memorandum and the Department of State in its written comments indicated that they favored Cyrille Adoula for the position of prime minister. Regarding Antoine Gizenga, the Department of State commented that given the choice between his continuing to control a separated Orientale and gaining admission to the central government, the latter appeared to be the lesser evil, but neither he nor his radical lieutenants should obtain a politically sensitive ministry.
83. Memorandum for the Record
Source: National Security Council, Intelligence Files, Special Group, Minutes and Approvals, 1961. Secret; Eyes Only.
84. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 82–00450R, Box 6, Folder 7, 40 Committee, Congo (K), 1960–1964. Secret. No drafting information appears on the original but it is attached to a transmittal slip dated June 14 from Glenn Fields to Thomas A. Parrott, Secretary of the Special Group, that reads: “More background re Congo paper. Copy of this being handed to State.”
85. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the Station in the Congo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 82–00450R, Box 6, Folder 7, 40 Committee, Congo (K), 1960–1964. Secret; Rybat; [cryptonym not declassified]; Operatial Immediate. Drafted and released by Tweedy (C/AF).
86. Memorandum for the Record
Source: National Security Council, Intelligence Files, Special Group, Minutes and Approvals, 1961. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Parrott.
87. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 7, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops. Secret. There is no drafting information on the original.
88. Memorandum for the Record
Source: National Security Council, Intelligence Files, Special Group, Minutes and Approvals, 1961. Secret; Eyes Only. Approved by the Special Group on July 20.
89. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to the Station in the Congo
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 78–00435R, DDO/ISS Files, Box 1, Folder 7, [cryptonym not declassified] Ops. Secret; Rybat; [cryptonym not declassified]; Priority. Drafted and released by Tweedy (C/AF).