“14-00000 .^• , CLASSIFIED MESSAGE ROUTING DATE 1 BCUACl 1 2 4 5 76, 3 6 FROM • ACTION:, INFO PAGE 2 IN 38501 LEOP 1200 -Nell ■ yf 52 s ** zee •■ , . " - ■ %. . . : 3. AT THIS POINT DIRECTION GOC, AND MIN DEFENSE GOING HIGHLY CONFUSED. NO SINGLE AUTHORITY WIL”
“TYPE AND PRICE OF !MATERIAL NOT KNOWN TO SOURCE. ANOTHER CONTACT (F) STATED BELGIANS NOW BRINGING IN EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL TO HELP TRAIN CAF.) •3 2. FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY NAVY AIR CINCLANT. (END OF MESSAGE) CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL STATE A”
“14-00000 r SECRET 15/004 THAT SAME DAY, BELGIAN ARMY COLONEL WAS "EXTREMELY COOPERATIVE," ALLOWING HIM TO EXAMINE AVAILALBE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. HOARE WAS ASTOUNDED TO DISCOVER 20 NEW AMERICAN-BUILT ASSAULT BOATS AND 15 NEW 25-HP ENGINES, WHICH HE WILL USE IN THE ASSAU”
“SECRET 8 THAT THE MEN HAD BY 7 SEPTEMBER THERE WOULD SE A TOTAL OF 789 MERCENARIES AT KAMINA; < 440 ALREADY THERE, 260 To ARRIVE. L(E IELD COMMENT: A MERCENARY ROLL CALL FROM daksq-e. BASE DATED 38 AUGUST SHOWED A TOTAL STRENGTH THEN OF 216.) 2. HOARE DESCRIBED THE GENERA”
“14-00000 Ghazi TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Till material „codtjlms information effecting thevNefionat dalomia de ie’uliisa MM einis The mpanlog cf the Explonsie Laws, Tate IK U.S.C. Soca. 79‘and 79 the framimusion or eovolafioa of which b any ma”
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“14-00000 A • CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 438 Srghn] ROUTING DATE « 28 MAR 61 Dolto CRCYF 4 . --------- - TO FROM ■ i I DIRECTOR LEOPOLDVILLE L Tapy 3 6 5 .MAR 28 1900Z 61 ACTION: C/AF.3 (TEMPO COPY SLOTTED FOR AT AT 1420 28 MAR) INFO 1 COP, c/ca, c/ci,C/FI 2,S/C 2 '”
“14-00000 CAS SECRET TDCS-319/01739-60 51492 cussn Buatizna % • RECR BSS MO HOPE FOR." AMONG THE VARIOUS ADVANAGES ARE THE FACT THAT "NO BELGIANS ARE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE ARC COMMAND AND THAT HE WILL HAVE Add HOT LINE DIRECT TO MOBUTU. HE NOTED THAT ADEQUATE WIRELESS se”
“14-00000 keah CLASSIFIED MESSAGE D 625 DATE : 19 APR 61 00 SE CR ET 11 - ROUTING' 14 FIRIFE 2- CO Tw 15 TO DIRECTOR 3 0 16 - fROM .• LEOPOLDVILLE APR 19 2230Z 61 MACTION Af.7 VAX (*, INFO : Cop, ca2, . CA/EAG, CA/PMG, CA/PRG, CA/PROP, iw 2, ROUTINE ft, fi/int 2, ”
“BELGIAN OFFICERS HAD REFUSED HIM DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO KAMINA, MOBUTU GAVE HIS AGREEMENT TO THEIR USE, ON 20 AUGUST, LOGIEST ’ENTIRELY APPROVED" OPERATION "WATHCHAIN", HE THEN WENT ON TO DISCUSS WITH HOARE THE CRITICAL SITUATION OF THE BELGIANS IN ALBERTVILLE. WHERE PRIS”
“14-00000 7 gty SECRET +78 ‘ OH PROVIDED THE FORCE HARD SKINNED VEHICLES. THESE ARE REGARCED FORCF COM ALDE RS INDISPENSABLE IN THE FACE OF IMPROVED HAS BEEN SUPPL REBEL FORCES AND. WHICH HAS ALREADY INFLICTED UNNECESSARY CASUALTIES ON MERCENARIES US ING CONVENT UONAL TR”
“)0000 messide foem’* retar corvish J. so. - ' s. 7 SECRET 9 12 van .. 11 if* • . . 10 - avun are - * socesracat puszecianou more a 2976 3220 PH saance Cl.cesreov■ —.0 sodiees.I mas m chnils no. . 68 smos DU Ou”le: mo corv.. 10 -.she ldomiticatinn)... vend fooxe”
“14-00000 SECRET IN 314/13352 UNIT WAS LATER SEEN LEAVING BARAKA APPARENTLY wiT THE INTENT OF UNLOADING BARGES WHICH WERE ARRIVING NORTH BARAKA. SOURCE: PILOT DEBRIEFINGS). ON 27 SEPT A FATAC AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN ALBERTVILLE TO SUPPORT THE ANC OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE CONGOLES”
“1COaTeois SECRET roes-341/00385-66.-219355 0(Chan Puin’ter.. "r 2. ON 5 AUGUST, MICHAEL HOARE, MERCENARY CO MUDER, SAID PRIVATE • LY THAT KAL IB IONA HAD TOLD HIR CN 3AUCUSt mir Mceumu INTENDED vo-5 SH -USE THE ML MERCCHMRIES IN THE DEFENSE Of STANLEYVILLE. (FIELD) COMMENTS ”
“0 1100000 - ******* nos MERGE SNERcENRirs tits crridp wgutebr :: BY LATE, rouaric. .F atae setoid up ex MAICON OF10E IN JOHANNESBURG,‘ ulr Reason ron sxi pegs: To Sours AFRICA TEN DAYS. IT JMILL OCCUPY Firs slot. wE Not duzAR VHETSER CADES RECRUITS AND USE S/.20 E HAS E”
“-^ CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 399 DAE #22 MAY 62 NEB SECRET 08 2 ROUTINGS 4 5, TO .8 DIRECTOR 6 3.j 2232. FROM 8 FRANKFURT 1 MAY 22 18512 62 ACTION. C/AF 3 (AF CABLE DESK NOTIFIED AND COPY SLOTTED 145c, 22 MAY) INFO 1 ADDP, c/ci, coc, c/ec 3 s/ca OPERATIONS, IMEDIATE 9. / e/Der0 ”
“45 95pt Dve.0 Jet : eissrey fo Cle,Go.2 .CLASSIFIEDwe ssas -ntoratdecditsn_______ Mlavice to File mo: ------------ ‘ - FL* roller ro animco 0 43 SECRET edsresy • sis: ----------—- —osex’umit motir est. ’1 80 fson t: 01 «:I Artica- LEOPOLDVILLE DCEGQPY4 30697 fist AF ”
“14-00000 t DFa’s 29.2 SECRET Toc-114/0920-65P.OE WICKES PLACED THE BLAME FOR THE RL ON SELGIUM INFLUENCE AND MACHINATIONS AND NITED THAT HOARE BE EXTREMELY DISPLEASED WITH DEVELOPMENTS. N THE AGREEMENT IBERTV?LLE1 THE MOVOENT OF THE VHAD NOT BEEN PLANNED TO SUPPORT TO A”
“14-00000 SECRET Mt1 REFERRING TO CONVERSA SA IAL THAT THE WHOLE TOWN BE TAKEN AT D NOT PIECEMEAL, SINCE OTHERWISE THE REBELS WILL HAVE TIME TO KILL THE EUROPE ANS. REVEALED, IN STRICTEST CON R-PC ON ALBERTVILLE AS 0300 HOURS 30 AUGUST ONE HAS THIS INFORMATION NOT EVEN M”
“14-00000 100 'CLASSIFIED MESSAGE / TD ORG • Dan Niesciur:mye UNIT, AF/W/2 1651 TabHO ROUTING Britton3 Amn31 23 32 z SECRET 14 Ext4618 E 3 April 1961 Win 5 16 ‘ to FROM = LEOPOLDVILLE DIRECTOR L Tcopy PRIORITY. TX 0 OFFERED bi * CON ROUTINE INFO : C/CA, C”
“g. u S s S t-B t: F0 FGelin eritel SECRET ARCA CENTEAL INTELLIO INCE AGENCY • ROUTINE‘ o1 • I -- Intelligence Information Cable — COUNTRY , CONGO RPBulc TDCS-314/01684-64n DATE OF La es7 1964 Diste. 16 aucose 1964 INFO _______ -_____________ SUBJECT “E CONN*GGSANCE”
“1 4-00000 .109 3 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE ROUTING DATE ,14 MAY 62 SECRET 1 5 Cep. 4 TO , DIRECTOR 2 3 Cover 5 6 FROM 1 LEOPOLDVILLE MAY 14 1109Z 62 'ACTION, C/AF 3(AF TEMPO COPY SLOTTED AT 0805 14 MAY) INFO ADDP, c/c1 „C/EE j, s/c PRIORITY diasb par COM 43-43 encroty”
“AUTHORITY TO USE APPROXIMATELY 10 EUROPEANS. INFORMANT COMMENTS PRESUMABLY THE NUCLEUS OF THIS GROUP WOULD BE THE MERCENARIES ALREADY •: / t .ins*. * - M.sa 1710 " - us ■. IN LEOPOLOILLE.****-09-2*2-S-rn ** THE PLAN WOULD INVOLVE THE USE OF THE LAKE TANGANYIKA' STEANER, "BAR”
“■S5 FLAISY DISSES SECRET CENTRAL INTELIC ENCE AGENCY . .@PA TO 17V Intelligence Information Cable COUNTRY RESDEL t or THE Congo* TOCS -313/01482-64" - DATE OF 1l auqust.1964 DISTR 13 AuGusr 1964’/. INFO. :____ —____ 2_____ - SUBJECT —___ _ INSTRUCTIONS or sower AND MOBUT”
“-00000 293 .RLG CLASSIFIED MES^AC - VERDET 9/a .ROUTING DATE 1.7 APR 6: 2 4 TO FROM I DIRECTOR t LEOPOLDVILLE Lolcopr 21. 3 Afe Cshly APR 7 13012 61 5 6 - ACTION , C/AF 3 (TEMPO COPY SLOTTED FOR AF AT 6835, 7 AFR,61) INFO s COP, CC/CA, c/ci, C/fl 2, $/”
“£ , 1 vines SECRET ENCE AGENCY Intelligence Information Cabl here: DATA 17-20 AUGUST AUQBy 8 KEPECTEO ARDIVAL 40-60 MERCEMANIS »« JECTED CRGADIfAfICN OF TAK MERCENARY STATE1=3 FORCE PLAM POR.ATTACE C# ALGASTVILLE AND BUBSQuENt O3J€ COOPERATION FROM 1^ IM»1 TO 1 DATE”
“SECRET AMD PUSS’BLY CONTINUE ON TO MOBA, WHICH IS ON THE NEAR BAUDOU IM.LLF. (FIELD COMMENT: THE PLAN, AS RECEIVED AND OBVIOUSLY INCOMPLETE, IS CONFUSING. DVIRA IS IN REBEL HANDS. KTGOMA IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE IN TANGANYIKA, PERHAPS, MOARE MEANT THAT TH FORCE ABOA”
“14-00000 ‘€ ham. "CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 35 .BOUTING .DAYE 117 DEC 60 SECRET t 2 1 5 To DIRECTOR 3.3 Chess 6 Yom LEOPOLDVILLE 999-897 DEC 17 18562 60 Acton . c/af 3 (MR HOUCK AF DIV NOTIF IED 1515 17 DEC) - hub, com, c/ci, c/r 2, C/Et 3 5/6 8 21-95 OPERATIONAL IM EDIATE”
“CAS1T A furacua SECRET IKS'?5/01739-84, •51-97: iwisi’raies.ths‘ NIci vadklyln. , WiENtfi QSSTION F. T CONTRACT CAME up, TsHover APPEARED UwiLLN To core with Tl ano kipt ANOTHER APPODMENT FOR. THEN, FOR-1003 S HOURS ON is AUCLST. TSHOMSE SEEMED TO HOARE IT ET EXTTEMCLY: S”
“14800000 klocateailbeinn THEMSELVES 00 ON THE FLIGHT AS SCHEDULED. LEFT, WILL "PRESUMABLY" FOLLOW ON 19 AUGUST, THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLIGHT HOARE EXPLAINED THAT THE CONTRACT IS ALL DRAWN UP, LACKING THE FINAL PAY RATE AND TSHOMBE’S SIGNATURE. (SOURCE f COMMENT: HOAREHADPREVI”
“$.0 299N”1ati t pnsn RECL bti PASEr-2 1975 PRIORITY CIA IN 188 LCOP m/26 O Cote GUCLAM IN CONTACT • BALUBAS WHO HE SAYS ANXIOUS GnFEF PROGRAM IF PROPER INSTRUMENTS AVAILABLE. C. HECTOR GEORGES MASSIANGA RECENTLY TOLD OUACID OFFICER 2N CITEMAN HE IN CONTACT SMALL G”
“14-00000 - SECRET - 17 WHEN FILLED IN) 0 2 FOR FIELD US E ONL Y FOR HEADQUARTERS USE ONLY SUGGESTED IA. c. FORWARDED 0. srcrivED LECELNC PROCESS SHEET srRIES 00 » 00-K FIFLO OFFICE 5i REPORT NUMDER to. O*T CASE NUMBER S. ve so. the FOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 101112 1314 1”
“[14-00000 SECRET // 26440 Page 4of 4 1 RECENT PILOT ARRIVALS PL’IS POSSIBILITY TRAINING P-3 21ST SeDM PILOTS, o” ALAUCE ash COrSIDERINO FACT LEOP CANNOT AFFORD TIE IJP COMTAT AIRCRAFT I” TRAINING PrOSRAM, BELIEVE AVISAPLE ALSO DET’P MAVARPO TO ONUS, 4, rFedEgr ueg EARLY ”
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“-00000 sen 237.0 12 APR 61 CLASSIFISD MESSAGE ROUTING DATE t SECRET 11 O6ITO 4 5 2 Ester : TO a DIRECTOR L-T4py 3 Cuver 6 FROM ‘LEOPOLDVILLE APR 12 1519Z 61 ACTION, C/AF 3. INFO , COP, C/CA, C/CI, c/Ee 3, S/C 2 ROUTINE IN 34729 DIR INFO FRAN FROB CITE LEOP 1169 ”
“POSSIBLE SORE GOMPENATION FOR LOSS DE ABOVE OFFER.V . ME AVAILABLE toh ANY T ASKS TO COUNTER co UP.- y : :, 4. HOARS SEATED IF Coup TO PROCEED [7 JULY, VICKS AND PETERS WILL RETURN JOHANNESBURG 15 JULY AND DEPART JAN SMUTS AIRPORT 16 JULY WITH FORTY THREE EX-5 COMMANDO TYPES”
“Gabfect, POLO to Congo Depr Seen, Just brie f rundown usiness. (CHA T grrived on-tne. ANd WAS ater and .4 Wos A holiday no didnot. Foted undtil a fall 8v day). By tre ors-ment ready ajil 1: •.no hands n th Congol esei: -‘r Pore or Wednesday On Thirnad ith the ri rcter”
“INSTRUCTIONS; L SAID, NO MORE GofiANC 'Y% Ce DTHAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES HE FELT THE MATTER bf, TAKEN UP DIRECTLY WITH MOBUTU. HOARE, VANDER WALEANDs AIR FORCE LIEUTEMANT-COLONEL BOUZIN THEN MET WITH”
“WORD FOR HIM AND REQUESTED A CONTACT IN FRAN. SALVACK TOLD v CONTACT WOULD BE REQUESTED BUT COULD PROMISE. NOTHING, CONTACT MIGHT BE REFUSED. W STATED IF NOTHING FOR HIM IN EUROPE WOULD RETURN CONGO. SAID HE REA DY TO LEAVE WEEK 14 MAY. 7joErr 201-233477 REPRODUCTION BY OTH”
“14-00000. do further commented that Maile Subit mns to the Congo tot conclude this pusiness (and on the way, ooff in Geneva andoAr], Bnurdola to take care of his matter F ke. De fence Minister um) me would upon his return given him a? probably a " tbport, but in the het. w”
“14-00000 207• w. pride F-sK Tay Rod eo , .2 EC 61 SECRET 5 N4 6 £ C!] .i DIRECTOR M • LEOPOLDVILLE 2 1058 3 DEC 2 22432 61 ron, C/AF 3 Pet. □ TCOP, C/DPO •, C/CA, c/ci, c/stEL 5. C/M-2, CABLE SEC, ROUTINE Greta S/C 2 C S IN 31778 Lan WIR DIR CITE LESP 2541 ”
“*S€ C PACE SEVEN) ■ * WK. S3Y CONTACTS, texits HAVE SENT EMISSARIES ABROAD TO srw. FIX AND ARMS (PLANS REPORTEDLY INCLUDE RSSA33MATYOR OF • croLOVILLX LABELS . • AN: VASION OF THE CONGER AND ISTIG7 A COUP BY THE CONGO ARMY ITDE WEAKNESS or THE LEOPOLDVILLE AEGINE ESPEC”
“14-00000 FDOM: ACTION: 1. USD TO TW AT: 40,0)2 AUG Bp: L INFO: OC', DDP DCI, oor,de, , so5:6, poos, C* 2, ca/eca, Ca/pnop, Ca/o 4, ci/ops, ci/ic:2, c+PPs, n, €1/5,.51/im 6, 17, 6 tocs-314/01482-64.p S E CRE T‘2202.2 AUG 12 23242, 64 IN 49806 IMMEDIATE DIR INFO IMMED”
“welttite. 46- CABLE SEC DiSStu or 27 PERL TOTAL comes aus ov 26 REPRODUCTION BY OTHER PERSOW/UNIT: NoTFIEO. ADVANCESCOEY ISSUEDSLOTTEO DDO/DO ev AT SECRET IGGUING OFFICE-IS-PROMI StarF-SSGLEIISINC- DDOY IP/oms, 614 AGTIONYUNITSE 4. AF9 EPS/EGZ, EURT, LA8 PILE 205 N vm”
“TO MOVE FROM LULIMBA TO MAKUNGU AND KATSHOKA. TWO DAYS LATER let THE FIFTH INF BN AS TO COMMENCE ITS ADVANCE FROM BENDERA TO MAKUNGU, STEVET YUNGU AND KABIMBA. (SOURCE: HARDIENNE) te s m”
“93 CesinC <ttch- ATON Cant-ols : 2.7 1N SECRET 28 50 RIDS/y TOCS -314/01482- PAGE %UT THE IRACONSIfIR IS UNCERTAIN SENSE PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT THEY :. R HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. LIGHT MORE ARE EXPECTED:5 FROM LUANDA. THERE ARE ALSO Six T-6 S SUPPLIED BY THE"”
“14-00000 Fay 1 50 SNDES - 5 28 VCt NO _____ - CLASSIFY TO FILE NO. ,201-357029 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOTAL COPIES X-AE* TO File no. SECRET greupeen IMI * R Galant e 37 FILE ND RET. TO BRANCH CONCRACI/B) AND DICLAMMNCaTlon REPRODUCTION PROHIB ITED DESTROY •sta. PERSON/U”
“CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET IN PAC * 7 8 9 X 9 2 WE-W4A INFO. <J (F 28 SEPTEMBER PAY W*S HOBLEN OF MERCENARIES, INCLUUINC-SECARC3/1 HIMSELF. Foda HAgY COMMANDO UNITS ARE THE Finub. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 9U V, LISALA, CENTRA, ICENDE.. THERE ARE THESE LEFT AND ARRANGEMENTS ARE BE”
“14-00000 i- pin CLASSIFIED .MESSAGE DANIEL NIESCIUR ,ROUTING UN AF//2 SECRET RYBAT EXT : 99 4818 arl 4 :-121 Ustefy 5 : DATE : 27 APRIL 1961 655 3j Citin 0. TO : LEOPOLDVILLE 2 '7021 21 *1 56, 44- 004 FROM CONF: DIRECTOR 3 Terping DEFERRED”Ell INFO: 02, c/C”