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Goma Branch Office - Cables
S-0769 · Series · 1961 - 1963
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of incoming and outgoing cables, handwritten cables, copies of cables, minutes of meetings, cable log sheets, and veterinary certificates. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: food supplies; UN personnel, arrival, departure, leave, and movement of; accomodations; UN vehicles; travel authorization; finances for project; evacuation of Goma airport; px supplies; dysentery epidemic; medical supplies; Red Cross; refugees; arrests of UN staff by Nigerian police; illegal sale and export of tusks of ivory; found cadavers; and cold storage facilites. Correspondents include William Rose; Mr. Khazoom; John Wood, Administrative Officer, ONUC, Goma; G.A. Dunn, Chief, Supply Office and Purchase Control, Leopoldville; Alan Cooper, Chief, Procurement Officer, Leopoldville; and Albert Marx, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Force Commander - Registry
S-0787 · Series · 1957 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, handwritten documents, administrative circulars, itineraries, agendas, forms, invoices, minutes of conferences, brochures, reports, aide-memoires, Congo medals designs, maps, diagrams, memoranda, business cards, resolutions, notes-verbale, photographs, and agreements. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: visits to the Congo by VIP's; phasing out of UN troops; resolution of Unity in the Congo; escape and capture of mercenaries; transfer of prisoners; organization of hospitals; detainment and abuse of UN personnel by ANC; situation in Katanga; mining in the Congo; security; personnel; Congolese Parliament; Congolese Government; incidents; and the railway system. Correspondents include Max Dorsinville, Officer-in-Charge; Andrew Cordier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General; Ben Twigt, Chief Administrative Officer; U. Thant, Secretary-General; Major General Charles R. Kaldager, ONUC Force Commander, UN Headquarters, New York; S. Habib-Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; Ralph J. Bunche, Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs; R. Gardiner, Officer-in-Charge, ONUC; C.C. Von Horn, Supreme Commander; Sture Linner, Chief of Civilian Operations; and Major General I.J. Rikhye, Military Advisor to the Secretary-General. NOTE: Expunge sensitive/personal information (e.g. medical information, national identity and passport information) before releasing records for access. Arranged in filing number order.

S-0788 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, code cables, incoming and outgoing cables, situation reports, illustrations, maps, minutes of meetings, photographs, press releases, information circulars, and administrative circulars. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: ANC; movement of troops; Congolese Army; violence between UN personnel and Congolese; fighting between ANC and UN troops; theft and recovery of UN vehicles; labor strikes; debate in UN over Kruschev and Hammarskjold; Coud d'Etat in Congo; violence against Europeans in Congo; military operations; military build up; withdrawal of troops from provinces; provisions of foodstuffs and equipment; sacking, looting, and rapes committed by ANC troops; murder of Europeans; bread poisening in Goma; road blocks; destruction of bridges; cease-fire in Katanga; refugee camps; unlawful importation of arms, ammunition, and military equipment; operation 'Rum Punch'; explosion in Kindu; curfews; customs issues at ports; ex-gendarmes; and entrances into Ruandan territory. Correspondents include Lg. Normandin, Liason Officer to ANC; Wf. Wiltshire, Chief Air Transport Officer; General M. Eoin, Force Commander, Leopoldville; General Mobutu, Commander in Chief, ANC; Major Ce. Davidsson; A.C. Gilpin, Special Assitant to the Officer-in-Charge; O. Jackman, OPI; Ambassador R. Dayal, Special Representative of the Secretary-General; J.G. Poulin, Chief of Military Operations; Ben Twigt, Chief Logistics Officer; N. Boskovic, Senior Consultant; K. Gordon, Chief OPI; and Major General A. F. Klintberg, Deputy Force Commander. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

S-0803 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of battle casualty reports, letters, staff lists, strength reports, nominal rolls, accident reports, personnel reports, minutes of meetings, cables, file lists, purchase orders, handwritten notes, code cables, court depositions and findings, sketches, base orders, handdrawn maps, death certificates, disciplinary reports, repatriation reports, and a program from the ceremony to commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of Dag Hammersjkold. Subjects include but are not limited to the following - ceremonial policies; looting; disposal of records; instructions for funeral ceremonies; Hammersjkold's funeral; ONUC cemetery; supply problems; hearings on thefts at camps; hearings on shootings of Congolese civilians; repatriation of remains; disciplinary cases involving ONUC personnel; dress policies; extensions of tours of duty; establishment of ONUC headquarters; policies and designs for military medals; thefts by ANC members; Air Transport Unit; military police; exit strategy; and administrative necessities such as pay and food allowances. Correspondents include Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs; General Kebbede Guebre, Force Commander; S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; Lieutenant Colonel N. N. Madan, Chief Logistics Officer; General Sean MacEoin, Force Commander; Lieutenant Colonel Othman Bin Abrahim, Chief of Military Personnel; Brian Urquhart; General Chr. R. Kaldager, Force Commander; Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, Force Commander; Colonel H. Hajeebhoy, Chief of Military Personnel; and Colonel B.L. Kapoor, Senior Medical Staff Officer. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.

S-0804 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of adminstrative circulars, cables, handwritten notes, interview transcriptions, letters, maps, lists, memoranda, minutes of meetings, monthly reports, minutes of conferences, reports, and standing orders. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: boards of inquiry; losses sustained to Nigerian contingent by the ANC; UN personnel killed at Port Francqui in April 1961; incident at Kalanda; air personnel; UN air transport base at N'djili; military police; and policies relating to deaths. Correspondents include: S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs; General Sean MacEoin, Force Commander; General Carl Carlson Van Horn, Supreme Force Commander; Captain Balthazar, Chief of Military Personnel; Lieutenant Colonel T.A.B. Oki, Military Legal Advisor; D. Harrison, Chief Air Operations Officer; and G. C. Munter, Danish Contingent Commander. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.3.1

S-0791 · Series · 1955 - 1967
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, incoming and outgoing cables, code cables, lists, memoranda, telegrams, translations, base orders, receipts, vouchers, health circulars, handwritten documents, administrative circulars, information circulars, situation reports, minutes of conferences, minutes of meetings, certificates, log sheets, and aide-memoires. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: personnel; movement of troops; treatment of tribal chiefs; evacuation of European nuns and priests; movement of refugees; diamond smuggling; captured and surrendered weapons and munitions; cease-fire; movement of medical teams; pillaging and looting; various military operations including: Jumbo, Wilma, and Simba. Correpondents include S. Linner, Chief of Civilian Operations and TAB Resident Representative; Colonel James J. Quinn, Acting Chief of Staff; C.C. Von Horn, General Supreme Commander; R. Dayal, Special Representative of the Secretary-General; S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; M. Gauveau, Acting Base Administrator, Kamina; Peter J. Hazou, Chief of General Services; Lieut. Colonel J.G. Poulin, Chief Military Operations; and Colonel J. Guha, Chief of Staff. Arranged in filing number order.

S-0805 · Series · 1959 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of brochures, cables, code cables, charts, drafts, diagrams, handwritten notes, interview transcriptions, lists, letters, maps, memoranda, minutes of conferences, newspaper clippings, postcards, photographs, press statements, receipts, reports, speeches, situation reports, translations, vouchers, packing lists, movement orders, news summaries, leaflets, cartoons, and security council resolution. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: ANC; military intelligence; mercenaries; staff promotions; Katanga gendarmerie; Congolese refugees; other foreign national refugees; political situation inside Congo; political situation inside other nearby decolonizing countries; biographies of political and military personalities in the Congo; political prisoners; investigation into the death of Lumumba; examples of Congolese and other propaganda; security issues; bridges; Congolese tribes; Mobutu's movements; and operations to remove foreign military personnel. Correspondents include: Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, Force Commander; S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs; Dayal, Supreme Commander; Dorsinville, Chief of Military Information, Leopoldville; Lieutenant Colonel Bjorn Egge, Chief of Military Information; Robert K. A. Gardiner, Officer in Charge; General Kebbede Guebre, Force Commander; General Chr. R. Kaldager, Force Commander; General Sean MacEoin, Force Commander; Commander M.I. O'Farrell, Chief of Military Information, Elisabethville; Lieutenant Colonel T.A.B. Oki, Military Legal Advisor; Lieutenant Colonel P.B.O. Reuterswaerd, Chief of Military Information; Lieutenant Colonel G. Samuelson, Chief of Military Information; Lieutenant Colonel G. Strijffert, Chief of Military Information; Lieutenant Colonel Mulatu Tamiru, Chief of Military Information; Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga; General Carl Carlson Van Horn, Supreme Force Commander; Major Williams, Chief of Military Personnel; and Major General Joseph D. Mobutu, Commander in Chief, ANC. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.4.0

S-0806 · Series · 1960 - 1963
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of cables, code cables, letters, contracts, handwritten notes, lists, reports, translations, interview transcriptions, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: interrogation team reports; investigation of mercenaries; and information about mercenaries and foreign nationals. Correspondents include: Lieutenant Colonel Niles Borchgrevink, Chief of Military Information; Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs; Robert K. A. Gardiner, Officer in Charge; General Kebbede Guebre, Force Commander; Commander M.I. O'Farrell, Chief of Military Information, Elisabethville; Lieutenant Colonel P.B.O. Reuterswaerd, Chief of Military Information; Lieutenant Colonel G. Samuelson, Chief of Military Information; Lieutenant Colonel G. Strijffert, Chief of Military Information; Brian Urquhart; Major O. R. Monette, Acting Chief of Military Information; and Commander P.J. Fleming, Chief of Military Information. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.4.1

S-0815 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of administrative circulars, blueprints, cables, code cables, diagrams, handwritten notes, drafts, forms, memoranda, monthly reports, letters, job descriptions, lists, medical reports, minutes of conferences, minutes of meetings, movement orders, reports, translations, rosters, situation reports, tables, standing orders, personnel appraisals, and audits. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: organisation of medical headquarters; posting of medical officers; uniforms; refugees; infectious diseases; deaths; Operation Sun Flower; staffing of hospitals; medical supplies; lists of patients; admissions reports; transfers of patients; medical inspections; training officers; repatriation on medical grounds; medical care for civilians; and sanitary inspections. Correspondents include Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, Force Commander; S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs; General Kebbede Guebre, Force Commander; Colonel B.L. Kapoor, Senior Medical Staff Officer; Colonel L. Nandkeolyar, Chief Medical Officer; Ben T. Twigt, Chief Administrative Officer; General Carl Carlson Van Horn, Supreme Force Commander; Colonel R.D. Kamat, Chief Medical Officer; Colonel H. Hajeebhoy, Chief of Military Personnel; Colonel T.R. Bargotra, Chief Medical Officer; Lieutenant Colonel B.V.S. Rao, Officiating Chief Medical Officer; Lieutenant Colonel R.R. Rao, Officiating Chief Medical Officer; Nancy A. Gray, Chief of Civilian Personnel; Lieutenant Colonel M.B. Singh, Commanding Officer, ONUC Hospital, Leopoldville; and Lieutenant Colonel U.P. Mukherjee, Commanding Officer, ONUC Hospital, Leopoldville. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.

S-0820 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of medical reports, lists of casualties, nominal rolls, letters, lists of illnesses, health reports, duty lists, job descriptions, purchase orders, diagrams, handwritten notes, memoranda, supply lists, file lists, medical bulletins, and technical instructions. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: types of casualties; types of illnesses; statistics of sickness; ratio of illnesses within specific contingents of military personnel; instructions for preventing infective diseases; medical reasons for repatriation of military personnel; and use of medical supplies. Correspondents include Colonel B.L. Kapoor, Senior Medical Staff Officer; Colonel R.D. Kamat, Chief Medical Officer; and Lieutenant Colonel R.R. Rao, Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.6.1