UN Chief Orders Congo Troops Curb Activities
The United Nations Secretary General Hammarskjold bluntly ordered Congo President Kasavubu to curb Congolese troops and cooperate with Security Council decisions after new reports of violence against UN personnel. An advisory committee reportedly approved the text of the letter.
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New York
A.A.P
United Nations
Hammarskjoeld
Kasavuhu
Security Council
U.N
Congo
Treaty Signed Amid Congo Crisis Military Mobilisation Ordered
The Congo crisis deepens as a military accord is signed in Elizabethville by Premier Joseph Tshombe and leaders Kasavu and Kalon. Lumumba forces threaten Stanleyville detachment as Katanga mobilises and Kasai protests draw regional tensions toward potential U.N. action.
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Tydorbe
Kasai
Albert Kaloni
Katanga
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Patrive Lumumba
Congo crisis sparks UN demand end to conflicts
Kasavubu warns Congolese troops amid clashes near Kinshasa and at Senwe in Lumumbisi, as UN reports abuse of white personnel. A white woman is beaten, four Canadians flee barefoot after being struck, and a priest and three nuns are stripped and assaulted in Lumumbisi. Tshombe vows Lumumba’s spirit haunts his killer if his body is dug up.
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Senwe
Lumumbisi
Kivu
Farewell After Four Years In Australia
A departing figure reflects on a four year stay in Australia and his plans to return to Cumberland to continue development projects such as the Lakes Scheme, an area of particular interest to him.
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Australia
Cumberra
Lakes
NSW government moves to block intrastate air monopolies
Premier Heffron said cabinet will license commercial aircraft to ensure at least two competitive airlines operate in New South Wales. Moves by Ansett A.N.A. to gain control of East-West Airlines’ operations are viewed as a serious matter and may affect state aviation policy and licensing decisions.
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Heffron
Ansett-A.n.a
N.S.W
East-West Airlines Ltd
Realistic view of Britain as a nuclear power in 1961 defense debate
UK Defence Minister Watkinson argued that Britain cannot abandon its nuclear deterrent. In a Commons opening on the 1961-62 defence estimates he warned against unilateral disarmament and stressed Britain’s Bomber Command role in maintaining Western deterrence amid high planned spending of £1.616 billion.
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Mr. Watkinson
Watkinson
Britain
West
Government advisers blamed for giving incorrect information
Australian Chambers of Manufacturers accused government advisers of misreading current economic conditions after a survey of 23 major firms showed reduced production, sales, and orders in November. The group urged stricter import licensing to avoid longer economic decline and pledged to press for policy changes as reserves fall and credit tightens.
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Anderson
Associated Chambers
U K Bases For German Fleet
London reports that UK defence minister Harold Watkinson said Germans could use UK ports and home waters for training. The Daily Mail noted approval of German tank training in South Wales. Watkinson argued the move would boost deterrence and common sense. Scapa Flow cited as attractive to Germans amid warship plans.
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U.K
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U S Accused of Plot To Oust Castro
Cuba accuses the United States of planning to overthrow Fidel Castro. In a diplomatic note to Latin American embassies, Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa charged 5,000 mercenaries were being trained by Americans in Guatemala, with recruitment largely in Florida.
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Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
United Press International
Raul Roa
Florida
Guatemala
Old Fishing Row Settled
Britain and Iceland reach a three year agreement to ease a long dispute over fishing rights. British trawlers may fish in a zone six to twelve miles off Iceland near Keeland during a conditional period while Icelandic objections are temporarily set aside.
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Reuter
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Keeland
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