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Current Intelligence Weekly Summary
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY
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uneasy peace In the Congo has been broker, by Lustlea between central covornncDl forces end Katangan troop* aloog tbe Katanga-Kasal border. Onctober, UN authorities In Leopoldv11lo informed Prunler Adoulaatangan aircraft had bombed tbe railroad line between Kamlna and Luluabourg lo Kaaal Province. On tha same day Adoula, anile stopping abortnnil declaration of ear,police action" aimed at destroying tha Tshombe regime.
Sporadic skirmishing along the Katangan border had begun as early aaongolese Army battalionompany ottroops. Onctober, Congo Amy headquarters in Leo-poldvllle admittedf Its battalions bad crossed into Katanga, The fightingnn exchange of noteaTshombe* and Adoula which showed none pronlse of leading to "summit" negotiations; Tshombe Informed Adoula In late October tbat he would notnegotiations untilforces had withdrawn from Katanga. UK officials quoted Adoula onctober as assuring Tshombe that he would not invade Katanga.
In Stanleyville, Meanwhile, Oizenga continued to recruit for bis "Lumumbist" party and to strengthen his positionounterpoise to Adoula, On
ctober he ellnlnated arival with the arraat of the president of OrientalsJean fcaazlkala. There are indications tbat Glzenga'a tacit break with Adoula is notby some of bis former associates, including Interior Minister Gbenyo. Gleengaappears to control General Lundula, whose Congolese Army forces in Oriental* and Kiwi provinces total
Both Adoula and Giaenga appear apprehensive tbat tbe other may prove capable oftbe prestige which would go with ending Katanga's secession. During tbe last half of October, while central government andforces skirmished along tbe Kaaal border, Glzenga moved large numbers of troops townri" northern flafsmmmmmmmmma peajjaajB reportedBTrf^Tftnce aid-October Glzenga bad airliftedroops from Stanleyville to Kindu, in addition to dispatching dally truckloads of "soldiers,and beer," Rumors of Glzenga's preparations may have prompted Adoula's announcementpolice acLloe" agalaat Tshombe.
CURRENT IrfTELUGErlCE WEEKLY SUMMARY
Ita attack on tho Kamlna-Luluabourg rail Una. Although Swedish jetsatrol of the border area onctober with orders to shoot down any Kataagan aircraft.Culllon hasUN officials aa seemingly unconcsrnsd about ths war threat. In treating the Katangaiolation ot Ihslr agreement vlthus officials appear to be Interpreting thewhich aeaures Kstsnga ot tbe right of self-defenss sgaleat an attack frost "tbea not applicable to Adoula'a campaign to end Katanga'a
Onctober, Tshombe* flew from Ellsabethvllle to Genevaisit of one tosoaks, ostensibly forol health.
Onctobsr, Soviet UN representative Zorln ststod that the USSR vlll shortly raise the Congo Issue In ths Security Council, whars tbe USSR will preside during November. Stsrsnaoa observes that tbe USSR can be expected to denounce tbe Katangaendorse ths centralmilitary action In Katanga, and publicize Tshombd's purchase of aircraft in Western Europo.
Because most uf Tsf forces are located in southern Katanga, large-scale fighting along the Kasai-Katanga border appears uDllkely at this time. Should GizengLat forces move Into northern Katanga, whers Tshomba has garrisoned certain towns, battalion-level clashes could result. Tshoab* bas never exercised firm control of northern and northwestern Katanga, andunlts--svon though of small slze--could possiblyonsiderable distance toward Ellsabethvllle. Such incursions would probably hava little effect od tbe stability of Tsuombe's regime, and In view of tbeinvolved would probably lose the characterilitary operation.
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3 Nov923
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