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

attracted from Congolese and others who believed UK supporting Katanga against UN . UK also studying possibility attempt elicit similar action from Federation Government, Belgian Government and prominent moderate African states, possibly Tunisia and Nigeria, all whom may have some influence Tshombe , as well as Union Miniere and British companies with Katanga interests. Instructions have been transmitted UK HICOM Salisbury to make appropriate demarche to Welensky following which demarches to be made Elisabethville and Brussels. In response question, UK EmbOff stated Federation Government would…

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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	1961-09-26
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/d124
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Record ID	`frus:frus1961-63v20/d124`

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124. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Belgium. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1961-63v20/d124.