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BUN ACR1S/TG1657/CN22/96 63 STNALYVILLE 7 4 11 1130 DAG HAMMAR KSJOELD NY NO 86 VOTRE NEUTRALITE VIS A VIS DU GOUVEKNEMENT LEGAL DU CONGO EN LAIS5ANT SON CHEF PATRICE LUMUMBA A LA MERC! DE VOS SUPPORTEURS JUSQU A SA DISPARITION A ATTEINT SON BUT STOP JE VEUX CONNAITRE IMMEDIATEMENT CE QUI EST ARRIVE AU PREMIER MINISTRE ET A SES COMPAGNONS STOP QUANT AUX CONSEQUENCES ELLES DEPENDERONT DE CE QUE LA REALITE NOUS DIRA STOP HAUTE CONSIDERATION FULLSTOP ANTOINE GE7ENGA VICE PREMIER MINISTRE YK 953PM FEB 11 ' ACK ;", 17-18 OK 1001 E3T RH ~~* YC1 S NY 563/559 10 2331Z PI/57/55 * ^ : ETATPRIQRITE QNUC LEO V 962 IMMEDIATE DAYAL FROM SECGEN. FOLLOWING LETTER RECEIVED TODAY FROM USSR DELEGATION COLON QUOTE 10 FEBRUARY 1961 MO. 51 DEAR MR. SECRETARY-GENERAL, TO SUPPLEMENT OUR TELE- PHONE CONVERSATION OF TODAY, I ONCE AGAIN WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NECESSITY OF THE MOST URGENT CHECK OF THE NEWS TRANSMITTED BY THE PRESS * P2 » REGARDING THE ASSASSINATION OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE RE- PUBLIC OF THE CONGO, MR. PATRICE LUMUMBA, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SERIOUS INTERNATIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH AN ACT. TOGETHER WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL, WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED BY THESE REPORTS IN VIEW OF * P3 « THE EXCEPTIONAL ROLE WHICH IS PLAYED BY MR. LUMUMBA AS AN OUTSTANDING NATIONAL LEADER STANDING IN THE VANGUARD OF THE STRUGGLE OF THE CONGOLESE PEOPLE AGAINST COLONIALISM, AND THE COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY. THE MISSION OF THE USSR TO THE UNITED NATIONS EXPECTS THAT ON YOUR PART * P4 » ALL NECESSARY MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT DELAY TO VERIFY, THROUGH UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS IN THE CONGO AND IN PARTICULAR IN KATANGA, ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE FATE OF MR, LUMUMBA AND HIS COLLEAGUES IN ORDER THAT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL BE INFORMED WITHOUT DELAY. V. ZORIN P5 » PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE ALSO FOLLOWING LETTER RECEIVED TODAY AND ISSUED AS DOCUMENT S/4682, WITH MY COVERING NOTE COLON QUOTE IN CIRCULATING THE ANNEXED LETTER AT THE REQUEST OF THE SIGNATORIES, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL WISHES TO INFORM THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL THAT. BEFORE THE RECEIPT OF THE LETTER . * INSTRUCTIONS. TO THE EFFECT ENVISAGED BY THE SIGNATORIES • HAD BEEN ISSUED TO THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE , NEWYORK, FEBRUARY 10, 19S1. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL UNITED NATIONS, NEWYQRK. • WE HAVE HEARD WITH GRAVE CONCERN NEWS REPORTS OF THE ESCAPE OF M, LUMUMBA, MR. MPOLO AND » ^ v fPf • a + MR, OKITO WHO, AS YOU ARE AWARE, HAD EARLIER BEEN FORCIBLY AND ARBITRARILY SENT IN DETENTION TO KATANGA BY THOSE WHO, • IN OUR VIEW, HAD ILLEGALLY TAKEN THEM PRISONERS IN LEOPOLDVILLE. IT IS ALSO KNOWN THAT THEY HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO BRUTAL TREATMENT ON THEIR * * PS * ARRIVAL IN KATANGA. IN VIEW OF PERSISTENT RUMORS DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS OF MR. LUMUMBA HAVING BEEN KILLED IN DETANTION, + WE ARE GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY. WE FEAR THAT THE NEWS OF THE ESCAPE MAY BE A CAMOUFLAGE AND MAY HAVE BEEN INSPIRED IN PREPARATION * * P9 « FOR ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF MR. LUMUMBA. IT IS NEEDLESS TO REPEAT OUR APPREHENSION THAT THE LIQUIDATION OF MR. LUMUMBA • AND HIS COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE THE GRAVEST CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CONGO AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE U.K. OPERATION IN THE • CONGO.WE REQUEST YOU TO TAKE ALL « * P10 = » • " * ^FIND.OinV THE JRUtH_m JDTHERMSI _QF_THE_ * AND WE EXPRESS THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL INFORM US ON THIS SUBJECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL CIRCULATE THIS LETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL, THE LETTER = r .PI1/34 * WAS SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING COLON ALFRED EDWARD (CEYLON) KENNETH K.S. DADZIE (GHANA) ACHKAR MOROF (GUINEA) C.S. JHA (INDIA) SUKARDJO WIRJOPRANOTO (INDONESIA) ABDOULAYE MAIGA (MALI) DR. EL MEHDI BEN ABOUD (MOROCCO) OMAR LOUTFI (UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC) MISO PAVICEVIC (YUGO- SLAVIA) DR. MOHIEDDINE FEKINI (LIBYA) * SECGEN + COL 962 SA6S2 10 1961 51 10 19S1 + FEBli) 1961 riLL NO. UHATIONS RC9/TB BNSUSrf 3AKWAN&A 43 1,) 0935 « ETATPRIORITE » LGSE SECURITE NEHYORK j5 A?puvor;s FEHMEKENT TELEGRAMFE yoos ADHESSE P^R PRESIDENT TSKOKiiE STO? JVOUS OPPOSOK'S FORT'-ELLErEKT TO'JTt TENTATIVE SESAR«£M£NT ILLEGAL PR ISA NT MIOCOLQMALlSr'SL STOP KOBILISONS TOUTES FORCES 711TES SUDKASAI POUR PARER TO'iTL B?£NTUAL!TE STOP HAUTE CONSIDERATION FULL STOP * PRESIDENT KALO^JJ *• UMATIGNS --ivw r \J FEB10 FILE NO. 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ENFIM P4 * ^ *• CONSCIEHT BE SES RESPONSABILITES BEVART LE PAYS, LE FROMT DES NATIOMALISTES N1ACCEPTS BE PARTICIPES A CE SOUVERNEMENT PROVISOIRE SU'A CONDITION B'UN RETOUR A LA LEGALITE* A SAVOI8 : - LA LIBERATION BE TOUS LES PARLEMENTAIRES DETENUS a - PRESEMTATIOH By GOUVERNEMENT DEVAHT LES * PSAS * CHAMBRES POUR INVESTITURE A^ANT ENTREE EN FONCTIQN.- FAIT A LEOPOLDVILLE, LE 9 FEVRIER 1961, POOS LE FROM DES NATIONALISTS CONGOLAIS : M.N«C* P*S.A., BALUBAKAT, >M»U»B,, UtMIBAT, CEREAy €OAKA - # ? MAHAMBA ALEXANBUE MSKWIDI THOMAS KIMVAY FELICIEN.
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