Resistance By Katanga
(N .Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) Rec. 11.30 p.m.) •
ELISABETHVILLE, April 2. The Katanga Government today announeed that the arrival of Indian troops in Katanga could mean a “declaration of war,” the Associated Press reported. A communique issued from the Presidential residence said that Katanga troops had reinforced Eiisabethville airport to prevent the arrival of Indian troops in the capital. The statement said: “With remarkable promptness, during the night Katanga forces placed obstacles on runways at Eiisabethville airport and set np machine-gun centres at strategic points.”
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29478, 3 April 1961, Page 11
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