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219. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

to lead these troops. Fifty such officers have or are being dispatched to the Congo for this purpose. In addition the French Government has been requested similar assistance. However, to date the French have not been forthcoming with direct support. Nigerian troops have also been requested for garrison duty but the response to this request has not yet been received. It is further understood that Tshombe has asked the Government of the Central African Republic ( CAR ) to provide troop units. The army of the CAR is largely officered by former French Foreign Legionnaires. As of this date it is no…

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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	1964-08-13
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/d219
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Record ID	`frus:frus1964-68v23/d219`

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219. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1964-68v23/d219.