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

tiously with developing SC res. He commented there already was suspicion of Western motives because it had been West which wanted delay in SC meeting. SYG said everyone’s main concern re res seemed to be problem of detention and release of Lumumba . Nigerians continue to stand with UK and US in rejecting immediate release as military situation not under control. On other hand Nigerians were impressed with argument of other side that prisoners concerned should not have to live at continued mercy of Tshombe and Gizenga . Nigeria was therefore interested in Indian idea of UN protective custody. S…

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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	1961-02-10
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/d26
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Record ID	`frus:frus1961-63v20/d26`

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26. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1961-63v20/d26.