European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 the stars and stripes december 1964 reds seek to get top mileage from Congo situation an a news analysis by John  Washington a officials see years of rouble ahead in the but they Hope the problem can be met without turning the nation into n major Battleground of the cold whether inn Hope can be real Ltd will depend on what Russia and red China do about the Congo and i hair denunciation o the Lull completed Belgium renew operation very Moscow and peking obviously Are ctr ruined to make maximum capital out at the of in the Lone run the Chat engine attitude of the communist Powers could mean Dull the United and Iti Al Loci would be drawn into an open conflict Ullh pro communist forces in but the Odds seem to be against because i he Congo is such a Long Wuy from both China and Russia that the activities of both countries there Are to the extent that prop advice and probably Small quantities of and Amman upon can pro Mote the chinese beyond one Salon la Lead to promote russian Aims appear some Whit More limited but the As seen by official do not want to be outta neutered by the Chi Nese in their struggle for control of communist movements in hence any move the United states or any other Western Power makes there is Likely to be denounced by the rus sians for reasons connected with their quarrel with red but they have also he Rea sons which lie within Africa itself us the future its untutored the strategic significance its Geog Raphy and resources have for countries of Western no one in the american or belgian governments doubted when the Rescue operation was undertaken a week ago that it would be a target of communist though it it under stood that the russians were Given some informal indication of what was Folia on n they would know that there was no intention to mount a military Conquest using the plight of he hostages As an Washington authorities were struck by me fact in spite of such reassurances the rus sians did charge military in some of the problems Wick Ike Powers lace in Ike Conn like Umic Klek Ike halted states faces in sooth u Eack tic task to unto is my can a Aalst Ackall bail internal  wife a pram sex Irene Pou ucal Tau mute and periodic tack Wedl flew create   in the Congo the United states takes the position that the primary responsibility for assistance and cooperation with the Central government at Leopold Ville rests upon Bel belgian officials and technicians understand the country and its speak the necessary languages and Are available in numbers sufficient to be of real the United states is pre pared to assist the an assistance symbolized by the use of american aircraft to carry the paratroopers just As earlier ii supported end assisted United nations efforts in slabili7c and mild up a con Golese the initial policy was Laid Down in Imo shortly after the Congo attained Independence and when the new coun try was almost immediately plunged into political turmoil and then civil Eisenhower decided that if the United nations could take Over police and Neap Makins a bloody Competition Between the communist and Western Powers might be in this major area the policy was for during the Mission relieved British missionaries and children Al Congo Are helped into trucks after their Mission was relieved by mercenary forces of the Central Thoj Cuba report havana9s night life a thing of the past by John Havana up once the wide open tourist Center of the is quiet and almost puritanical to the thousands of americans who annually flocked to Cuba have been replaced by a hand Ful of Iron curtain there have been about m Tours from Russia and other Iron curtain countries this the russian tourist u great on sunning and but he Doest indulge much in the night life of this City of More than one Mil ask the average cuban what he thinks of the russian tourist and he will probably slap the Palm of his right hand against his left Elbow mean ing Hes a tight Man with his All the bars and night clubs remain open and the big hotels still stage spectacular floor though a bit less risque than in the business is Slack except on Friday and sat urday the cast at the famed Tropicana night club sometimes outnumbers the nations on week night life also suffers from the transportation the number of taxis on the streets drops sharply after dark because Many have not been Able to replace broken or worn out headlights due to the economic but probably the most Nota ble absences Are the brothels and gambling both were Early victims of the Revo shortly after taking Over in the Al Rel week of january prime minister Fidel Castro cracked Down on then the government began closing the Iso of which were located in a six Block area near he the girls were Given tests As the government sought to find virtue lines of employment for some went to work in factories while Many were shipped to slate the Fate reserved for the few prostitutes still operating in Havana if they Are Castro once sent n plan Load of incorrigible girls to Miami when flights were still despite the the government has left untouched one cuban institution the a hotel where unmarried couples can Many have been converted into apartment houses or army but Only because they were not be ing the governments attitude to Ward Modem prompted authorities to Appeal this year to cuban women in lengthen their which were being worn at the knee or they have not met with much Suc the government permitted the casinos to operate for about a year after the Revo hut  that Only and wealthy cubans could the casinos represented a source of income to the ii is said thai to str or All of the in inns closed Niter in Vine a visit to the hotel uni Innel and finding consider Able nose coming Fyrnn the As peasant girls from Oriente province were being housed in hip hotel while study ing in he did not feel thin the Riino treated a proper the Kovi rement also cracked blown on the null ices Racket there used to he about nine dully there is still a null anal the race track remains open and docs a Good Peri Muruel hut there is no longer and professional Jai Alai and the government is discouraging cock violent years when the United nations ruled in the Congo cold War involvements were held to a even the United found difficulty in raping with Ike native and personal ambitions which make politics in the Congo often More de Tractive than tribalism Means simply that the Basic loyalties of most of the people Are to their tribes and not to a National govern ment which most of the illiterate Jungle dwellers know Little if anything including Gen eral superstition and basically influences the Way the people Llop and severely handicaps attempts to move them into the 20th Cen the first congolese Premier was Patrice Lumumba and As he became involved in Contro Versy prior to his downfall and finally his death in february 1m1 Lumumba was widely considered to be aligned with the at the other extreme the present mouse Shom who was Leader of these cession of Katanga province four years is regarded by his african neighbors As a tool of what they consider to be belgian colonial the Lender of the self styled National Lihe Lalicin curl Stopec has adapted himself to the pro communist he report edly is receiving chinese Money and advice in his fight against thy govern for reasons the Situa Tion is Jim insely complicated and us development a predict the United san los ready has spent close to a half billion dollars in efforts to nuke the Congo bal the Success of that policy is in for the four years from con go Independence in old Lam through last the United according to stale department had spent million in economic and technical Mil lion in contributions to the peacekeeping operations and million in direct military direct Mill Inry though has become More obvious because this country supplied big four engine troop transports to the Tshombe government to assist its fight against the it also supplied a handful of b2i medium t28 trainers and c47 cargo planes As Well As nine the United slates would be Happy to Sec the United nations More Active in the Congo but the role ended Currier this year and Ullh a dispute raging Wilh Russia about pay ments for peacekeeping operations in the Congo and else where there is no Prospect of an Early return to the Premier Tshombe has an army of about 30 000 or native troops to try to police a country As Large As the United suites East of the Mississippi and the army is so poorly trained and usually so badly led that it often has proven ineffective even in Silva Lions where it could bring adequate num Bers to after he tonic rawer in Tshombe sought to provide a striking Edge for his forces by employing several Hundred White Many of the mercenaries come from countries like South Africa and Southern Rhodesia and Tuhn Mupo neighbors argue thai Ihrer presence proves he is serving us a tool of former european colonial Powers carrying out hip White mans rumours of a conspiracy among South Portugal and a few other countries to Rel produce colonialism in Africa periodically sweep the negro Capri us surrounding the one of Tshombe most urgent As officials see the is to try to establish better relations with Home other african govern another crucial requirement is to gain some internal a Label Ity but american authorities see the solution to that prob Lem As a Long process of building and army Navy cot Rico was Smith Usa air Force pouty so mar Frank my Mindy Mai amt of Ricton of news Urbanus directory of circulation Orrick franc it by Riib Rumilo my m to tall Norty my i4u 1c