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S-0739 · Series · 1956 - 1967
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, notes, lists, handwritten documents, drafts, statements, tables, information circulars, business cards, programs, translations, drawings, diagrams, seminar discussions, reports, brochures, contracts, application forms, job descriptions, itineraries, speeches, resolutions, questionnaires, maps, blueprints, appendices, laws, telephone directories, and field manuals. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: training programs to assist the government of the Congo; economic development plan; visits to various areas by civilian operations officials; import licences; food and agricultural assistance; fisheries; animal diseases; mineral resources; public works program; Tanganyika Lake; road, rail and river transportation systems; finance and trade institutions; investments; flood relief; budgets; economic survey; judicial system organizsation; organization of police; education system; social welfare; health needs; and bilateral programs. Correspondents include U. Thant, Secretary-General; S. Habib Ahmed, Chief, Civilian Operations; Max Dorsinville, Officer-in-Charge, ONUC, Leopoldville; S. Linner, Chief, Civilian Operations; James R. Brooks, Deputy Chief, Civilian Operations; A.C. Gilpin, Deputy Chief, Civilian Operations; Carey Seward; M.E. Larcher, Head, Public Works Program; Godfrey K.J. Amachree, Under-Secretary in Charge of Civilian Operations in the Congo; and G. Cedarwall, Public Finance Controller. Arranged in filing number order.

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-0733 · Series · 1958 - 1965
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, cables, memoranda, lists, routing slips, minutes of meetings, job descriptions, handwritten documents, resumes, tables, travel authorization forms, accident reports, registers of death, standing orders, information circulars, terms of reference, press statements, diagrams, map overlays, translations, certificates, and forms. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: administration; accidents; incidents; manning tables; duties; privileges; translation services; treatment of ONUC personnel by military police; taxation; thefts; appointments; missing personnel; salaries; local recruitment of staff; insurance; and medical issues. Correspondents include Carey Seward, Acting Director, Office of General Services; S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer, ONUC; Nancy A. Gray, Chief of Civilian Operations; Remy Gorge, Principle Legal Advisor and Political Advisor; U. Thant, Secretary-General; Maurice Gauvreau, Chief of Personnel; H. Pichler, Administrative Officer, Congo Fund; A.C. Gilpin, Deputy-Chief, Civilian Operations; and Jacques Schoellkopf, Chief of Civilian Personnel. Arranged in filing number order.

S-0837 · Series · 1958 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of cables, code cables, diagrams, handwritten notes, maps, photographs, reports, speeches, news summaries, cargo manifests, air intelligence bulletins, inspection certificates, and an atlas of airfields in Congo. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: air missions; data on airfields; cease fire arrangements; Katangese air buildup; assessment of Katangese air forces; air strength reports; summary of missions; mission reports; speech by David Mulongo, Chief Administrator of the Territory; violations by UN military aircraft; repatriation of troops; flight schedules; troop movements; visit and transport of Secretary-General; description of fixed targets in Katanga; monthly cost for UN air transports; and cost to airlift refugees/Baluba airlift. Correspondents include Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs; General Kebbede Guebre, Force Commander; Major L.H.H. Carlson, Chief Military Information Officer; G. Peche, Deputy Chief, ICAO TA Mission, Congo; Nils Karlsson, Air Base Commander, Luluabourg; W.F. Wiltshire, Wing Commander, Senior RCAF Officer; and J.P. Fournier, Chief, ICAO TA Mission, Congo. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.8.4.1

S-0773 · Series · 1958 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of base orders, memoranda, cables, correspondence, programs, maps, administrative reports, information circulars, personnel record cards, and administrative circulars. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: vehicle regulations; war booty; leave permits; construction of housing; recreation facilities; electrical installation; prevention of diseases; matters related to vehicles; military incidents; health incidents; and local personnel. Correspondents include Major Axel Friman, Chief of Staff; J. Postma, Base Administrator; Van Lierde, Kamina Base Commander; R. Polgar, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer; A.D. Vieira, Base Administrator; C. Blom, Base Administrator; S.A. Chakra, Director Du Service, MOC; Lieutenant Colonel Bengt Fredman, Acting Commander, Section C; and W. Poirier, Personnel Director. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

S-0748 · Series · 1958 - 1965
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, incoming and outgoing cables, code cables, one book, drafts, minutes of meetings, personnel lists, directives and maps. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: personnel; administration; logistics; procurement; transportation and movement; book on regulations for UN Security Force; claims for loss and damage of personal property; guidelines for role of Field Administration Officer; interview results for administrative candidates; management of PX; promotions and recruitment; currency devaluation of Congolese Franc; morale, welfare and recreation for UN personnel; civilian and military leave policies; salaries and compensation; medical and dental issues; employment of Congolese individuals; accomodations for UNESCO and WHO personnel; general services; records of military deaths; investigations into food poisoning and theft; evacuation of Elizabethville; and motor vehicle issues. Correspondents include S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; M. Khiary, Chief of Civilian Operatives; Naomi Osborne, Chief of Personnel; Nancy Gray, Chief of Civilian Personnel; Peter J. Hazou, Chief of General Services; Ben Twigt, Chief Administrative Officer, ONUC; George Lansky, Deputy Chief, Field Operatives; John A. Olver, Chief Administrative Officer; Albert Marx, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer; and Lt. General Sean Mac Eoin, Force Commander. Arranged in filing number order.

S-0831 · Series · 1959 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of diagrams, handwritten notes, maps, illustrations, handbooks, memoranda, monthly reports, incident reports, log book, nominal list, end of tour report, monthly progress reports, graphs, organizational charts, war diary, routine orders, and base orders. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: organizational orders for UNOC Air Transport at various air bases; establishment of UN Air Transport Force in the Congo; ceremony for presentation of Congo medal and change of command from Lieutenant Colonel A. Pappalardo to Colonel L. Nimis at Leopoldville; instructions for Argentine Air Force; logistics; air staff instructions; search and rescue procedures; standard operating procedure for C-119 aircraft; flight schedules; and maintenance schedules. Correspondents include General Carl Carlson Van Horn, Supreme Force Commander; Brigadier General I.J. Rikhye; A.J. Mackie, Wing Commander, Chief Air Operations Officer; J.C. McCarthy, Wing Commander for Air Commander; Jesus Orlando Cappellini, Vice Commander, Chief of the Argentina Delegation in the Congo; and F.S. Carpenter Air Commander, Air Officer Commanding, RCAF Air Transport Command. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.8.0.1

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-0730 · Series · 1959 - 1969
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, press clippings, translations, incoming and outgoing cables, code cables, announcements, directives, reports, diagrams, tables, transcripts, booklets, business cards, brochures, annexes, agendas, graphs, maps, request slips, receipts, reprint extracts, administrative circulars, and situation reports. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: living conditions in the Congo; UN Force in the Congo; military operations; interrogations; black market traffic; civilian safety; refugee camps; mining; health; administrative support of civilian operations; budgets; UNTAB; economics and finances of the Congo; relief efforts; public relations; training of judges and mission withdrawal. Correspondents include S. Habib Ahmed, Chief, Civilian Operations; Max H. Dorsinville, Officer-in-Charge, ONUC, Leopoldville; B.E. Urquhart, Principal Officer, OUSSPA; U. Thant, Secretary-General; Ralph Bunche, Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs; Carey Seward, Chief Administrative Officer, ONUC; B.F. Oserio-Tafall, Acting Officer-in-Charge, ONUC; Cyrill Adoula, Prime Minister, Republic of the Congo; S. Linner, Chief, Civilian Operations; and Dag Hammerskjold. Arranged in filing number order.

S-0842 · Series · 1959 - 1967
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of agreements, cables, interview transcripts, Security Council documents, General Assembly documents, charts, contracts, drafts, lists, handwritten notes, inventories, job descriptions, packing lists, letters, newspaper clippings, speeches, and reports. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: accommodations; airline tickets and refunds; personnel; theft of vehicles; famine relief; budget and finance; claims; equipment; UNTAB; UNDP Local Survey Board; experts; and Congo ethnic groups and tribes. Correspondents include S. Habib Ahmed, Chief Administrative Officer; Bibiano F. Osorio-Tafall, Officer-in-Charge; G. Wildman, Adminstrative Officer, Bukavu; Irene Lorenzo, Head, ONUC Claims Unit; Irene Lorenzo, Assistant Resident Representative; A.E. Saenger, Resident Representative; G.A. Beliard, Chief Budget Officer; George Lansky, Acting Chief, Field Operations Service, Office of General Services; C. Heinsius, Chief Communications Officer, TAB; James R. Brooks, Deputy Resident Representative; and J. Woods, Chief Transport Officer. Files are arranged alphabetically by subject. This series was formerly boxes S-0463-0949, S-0463-0950, S-0463-0951, and S-0463-0952. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.