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Foreign Mercenaries to Remain in Congo

The Week Vol. 4, No. 17, 4 November 1965 · p. 10 of the scan · 75 words

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Evariste Kimba, premier of the new Leopoldville government of the Congo, stated on October 25th that his government would not expel the foreimm mercenaries recruited by Tshombe. In addition the Commander-in-Chief of the army, Mr. Mobutu, said that "under the present circumstances, it is out of the question for the Congolese Government to fire the mercenaries who are serving in the National Army. The number of mercenaries in the Congo now amounts to seven hundred.

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