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Dag Hammarskjold Visits Congo Amid Katanga Crisis
U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Leopoldville as Congo faces economic collapse after independence. He met with Congolese leaders while Katanga Province under Tshombe seeks secession with Belgian troops policing the area. U N forces control major cities as emergency loans and technician aid are arranged to avert ruin.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Brussels
Gaston Feyskens
Katanga
U. N
Bomboko
Hammarskjold
African Republic
Belgium
Independence
Tanga
Moise ‘Tshombe
Byskens
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