Congo Crisis Escalates as U N Troops Face Refit Battles
Open war erupts in the Congo with Congolese forces seizing Banana port and clashing with U N troops in Matadi. Sudanese and Tunisian units fight street battles while India and other nations pledge reinforcements to bolster the mission amid fears of a broader collapse.
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Leopoldville
A.A.P
Reuter
Congo
U.N
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Banana
Congo River
Matadi
Justin Bomboko
United Nations Command
United Nations
Hhat
India
UN chief warns Congo leader over rising violence
Dag Hammarskjold told Joseph Kasavubu the Congo crisis could bring grave political penalties if discipline of the army is not restored. He condemned violence in Leopoldville and urged cooperation with the UN to ease tensions amid protests and attacks on U.S. civilians.
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New York
AAP
Reuter
Dag Hammarskveld
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
New York Times
Hammarskjoeld
Kasavubu
U.S
Leopoldville
Hammarskjield
Leopardville
Kasayubu
ULN
Unity Connell
Banks and Police Probe Counterfeit Hong Kong Twenties
Australian banks and police warn to watch foreign currency after forged 20 dollar notes circulated near an RAAF Hercules base. The crew unknowingly received the Hong Kong twenties from a Richmond Commonwealth Bank source, with U S Treasury tracing the notes to a Hong Kong counterfeiting ring.
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Commonwealth
R.A.A.F
U.S
Australia
Hercules
Commonwealth Bank
Richmond
RAAF
U.S. Treasury
Hong Kong
Chinese Minister Welcomed at Canberra Airport
The Chinese Minister for Communications of the Republic of China was greeted on arrival in Canberra by the Chinese Consul General and officers of the Department of External Affairs. A front-row photo includes Lin Charged Affairs, McNicol, Yi Shen, and others. back row lists Tien Consul-General, Landall, Wang, and Su.
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Saca
Republic of China
Tien
Department of External Affairs
Lin
McNicol
Yi Shen
J. Tien
Landall
Reportment of External Affairs
Wang
Bureau of Transportation
Repubs of China
Congo Leaders Fly to Madagascar for Four Round-Table Talks
Congolese Premier Joseph Teo Interior Minister Cyril Adoula and Leopoldville official Cleophas Kamitatu depart to Elisabethville to meet Katanga president Moise Tshontbe and travel to Vannanarivits Madagascar for four round-table conferences. Wester diplomats note Kamitatu's inclusion signals support from the sanlefiwine faction ahead of talks.
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SeeCu
Congo
Joseph Teo
Cyril Adoula
Leopoldville
Cleophas Kamitatu
Elisabethville
Katanga
Moise Tshontbe
Vannanarivits
Madagascar
British United Press
Tshombe
Kasavubu
Apartheid Issue May Break Up London Conference
The London Commonwealth meeting faces a potential split over apartheid as Malaya's Tunku Abdul Rahman plans to raise the issue, while South Africa's Verwoerd vows no change. Balewa of Nigeria and Welensky of Rhodesia weigh in on racial policy and federation stability amid protests by demonstrators outside the airport.
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London
South Africa
Commonwealth
Ee Ee
Malaya
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Henrik Verwoerd
Dr. Verwoerd
Carin Teaneatts
Tunka
Nigeria
Alhaji Sir
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
West Africa
Africa
Sir Abubakar
Verwoerd
Sir Abubaker
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
Molyoake
Kennedy
Ver‘woerd
Britain
Sir Roy
U.K
Labour Party
Hugh Gaitskell
the Times
United Kingdom
Patron of Canberra Day Events Announced
The Administrator General Sir Dallas Brooks named patron of Canberra Day celebrations next weekend. A Cape Ball is set for Friday night at Canberra.
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Commonwealth
Sir Dallas Brooks
Canberra
Mark Revaluation in West Germany Boosts Mark to 25 Cents
Acting on a circular from the Federal Economics Ministry, bankers boosted the mark by about five percent. The first official value since September 1949 set the mark at 25 U.S. cents, affecting pricing for German exports and imports and signaling higher costs for foreign buyers.
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Federal Economics Ministry
AAP
U.S
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