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

iable military force or capacity to prevent takeover. Additional Steps US is Taking: —Sending seven more T–28s immediately ( ETA about three weeks). —Supplying C–130 airlift to Belgian military logistics. —Offering airlift and assistance to bring in Nigerian and (possibly) other troops. Steps Under Consideration: — CINCSTRIKE has operational plan (not yet approved) to put four C–130s plus two helicopters with armed escort platoon into Leopoldville on 38 hours notice. —Sending two or three of seven Agency B–26s [ less than 1 line not declassified ] to Leopoldville for armed recon (10 day lead t…

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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	1964-08-11
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXIII, Congo, 1960–1968
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v23/d209
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Record ID	`frus:frus1964-68v23/d209`

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209. Memorandum From William H. Brubeck of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Bundy ). Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1964-68v23/d209.