[Letter to Dean Rusk, Secretary of State, to make a proposal on the Congo crisis]

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Creator

George M. Houser; American Committee on Africa

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

November 27, 1964 or a little later

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

3 pages

Description

Copy of a letter to Secretary of State Dean Rusk offering a proposal on the Congo crisis. The events in Stanleyville have opened a new chapter in Congo history, and the U.S. must re-assess its policy. The U.S. is now inextricably bound up with internal Congo affairs, and indeed, with the welfare of the Central Government headed by Prime Minister Moise Tshombe. A motivating factor for U. S. policy has been fear that Communist influence would gain a foothold because of the existing power vacuum in the Congo. The U.S. should call for an international pact of non-interference in the Congo, under the auspices of either the United Nations or the Organization of African Unity. A first step of American...

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Publisher

American Committee on Africa

Organization

American Committee on Africa

Coverage Africa

Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission Africa Action (successor to the American Committee on Africa).

Collection

George M. Houser Africa collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections