International records / Foreign Relations of the United States

544. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant ( Rostow ) to President Johnson

oviet Ambassador to Congo (B)—there is now no Soviet representation in Congo (K)—has asked Mobutu to give him a list of his military requirements, with the strong implication that the Soviets are prepared to help him. In the light of their action in Nigeria, it seems likely that they would jump at the chance, particularly since 150 mercenaries do not represent a very difficult problem for any reasonable military force. The Algerians are also waiting in the wings. Mobutu has given us several signals that he can’t hold out much longer against his internal critics unless he has some further token…

No file is held for this record yet. The catalogue entry and the link to where it was published are kept.

Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1967-08-31
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/d544
Archived copy	Look it up in the Wayback Machine
Record ID	`frus:frus1964-68v23/d544`

Cite this record

544. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant ( Rostow ) to President Johnson. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1967. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1964-68v23/d544.