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War Torn Congo Braces for Return of Conflict
A 1960 Elisabethville scene shows a tense cease fire with Gurkha guards and sandbagged post office while two events push Katanga toward renewed fighting. UN resolution of November 24 and Tshombe's mobilization threaten the Congo’s future as Katanga seeks independence with help from mercenary whites and foreign backing.
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Colin
Associat
London
Elisabethville
Katanga
Palace Tavern
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Hammarskjold
Tshombe
Union -Miniere Co
Rhodesia
Belgian Congo
Belgium
Congo
U.N. S
U.N
Algeria
de Gaulle
Dag Hammarskjold