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7. Briefing Paper Prepared in the Department of State

hombe , for the moment at least, the invaders are supported by local Baluba leaders who violently oppose Tshombe . The United Nations has attempted to block the pro- Lumumba invasion of the Katanga and we have reports of serious fighting between UN (Nigerian) forces and Congo National Army ( CNA ) units at the Manono airport. Tshombe has refused to attend the round-table conference of political leaders called by Kasavubu for January 25, but talks aimed at rapprochement are continuing. The situation is equally bad in Kivu with anti-white activities reported. UN contingents have been reinforced,…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1961-01-18
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XX, Congo Crisis
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v20/d7
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Record ID	`frus:frus1961-63v20/d7`

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7. Briefing Paper Prepared in the Department of State. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1961-63v20/d7.