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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.

S-0808 · Series · 1960 - 1963
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of cables, code cables, letters, memoranda, tables, and adminstrative orders. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: ordnance; supplies; clothing; rations; accommodation; vehicles; standard operating procedures; troop movement; equipment; personnel; and ammunition. Correspondents include Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs; Robert K. A. Gardiner, Officer in Charge; General Kebbede Guebre, Force Commander; General Sean MacEoin, Force Commander; Lieutenant Colonel N. N. Madan, Chief Logistics Officer; Major General Joseph D. Mobutu, Commander in Chief, ANC; Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Yaqub, Chief Ordnance Officer; Colonel V.S. Kapoor, Chief Logistics Officer; Lieutenant Colonel H.S. Guraya, Acting Chief Logistics Officer; and Ben T. Twigt, Chief Administrative Officer. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.5.0.1

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-0776 · Series · 1961 - 1963
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, cables, memoranda, field administrative reports, contracts, purchase orders, and handwritten notes. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: travel of authorities; conditions in Kindu; procurement; transportation; mail operations; receipt of supplies; pre-fab buildings; car rentals; unpaid rent claims; damage to rental properties; furniture rentals; general contracting work; supplies of petrol; political situation in Kindu; vaccinations; outbreak of smallpox; and inadequate facilities for storage of foodstuffs. Correspondents include Aly A. Samy, Administrative Officer, Kindu; Max Dorsinville, Officer-in-Charge; M. Schoellkopf, Chief of Civilian Personnel; Bill Begley, Administrative Assistant; R. Polgar, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Officer; B. Twigt, Chief Administrative Officer; A.E. Hayward, Executive Engineer, Leopoldville; C. Taff, Legal Advisor; E.F. Espinar, Claims Section; and R. Magloire, Finance Officer. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

S-0777 · Series · 1954 - 1963
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of incoming and outgoing cables, handwritten cables, and telegrams. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: food transportation; personnel; movement of UN personnel; ANC attack on Kongolo; refugee camps; accounting of PX supplies; procurement of gas and oil; transport of medical supplies; entertainment for patients in hospitals; visits of UN personnel; barge service on Lake Tanganyika; and evacuations of Ethiopians to Stanleyville. Correspondents include R. Gardiner, Chief of Mission, UN in Congo; S. Habib Ahmed; Mr. Gaviola; B. Twigt; Captain Correa, Deputy Air Operations Officer; and Lieut. Bengtsson, Deputy Air Operations Officer. Arranged in several chronological sequences.

S-0817 · Series · 1961 - 1963
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of administrative circulars, cables, complaint forms, diagrams, handwritten notes, letters, maps, minutes of conferences, memoranda, reports, routine orders, drafts, lists, medical reports, standing orders, vouchers, nominal rolls, police reports, strength returns, occurrence reports, location statements, and convening orders for courts of inquiry. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: promotion of personnel; duties of civilian personnel; courts of inquiry; local interpreters; air bases; accommodations; establishment of Headquarters Katanga Area; discipline; death and repatriation of remains; appointment of personnel; thefts; civilian complaints about the behavior of UN troops; dress code; and conduct of Indonesian troops. Correspondents include Commander M.I. O'Farrell, Chief of Military Information, Headquarters Katanga Area; Colonel Sven E. Rosenius, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Katanga Area; Major General Diwan Prem Chand, General Officer Commanding, Headquarters Katanga Area; Captain Tadasse Dubale, Military Personnel Officer, Headquarters Katanga Area; Captain K.D. Banerjee, Military Personnel Officer, Headquarters Katanga Area; Brigadier General Abebe Tefari, General Officer Commanding, Headquarters Katanga Area; Captain Ishak Odang, Military Personnel Officer, Headquarters Katanga Area; Mr. B. Halbert, Acting Senior Administrative Officer, Elisabethville; Colonel D.A. Lago-Lengquist, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Katanga Area; and Maurice Gauvreau, Senior Administration Officer, Elisabethville. Date of establishment occurred on 14/07/1960 by Security Resolution 143 (1960). The date of dissolution was 30/06/1964.
DAG 13 / 1.6.5.7.3.0

S-0738 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, notes, cables, memoranda, aides-memoires, statements, corrigenda, indexes, and lists. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: Economic Commission for Africa; various resources and industries; and conferences held by the ECA. Correspondents include A. Lawrence, Director, Bureau of Economic Coordination, ONUC; Mr. Twist; John M. Saunders, Deputy-Chief, Administrative Officer, Civilian Operations; James R. Brooks, Deputy, Resident Representative; S. Habib Ahmed, Chief, Civilian Operations; and A.C. Gilpin, Deputy-Chief, Civilian Operations, ONUC. Arranged in filing number order.

S-0766 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, cables, itineraries, programs, audits, reports, administrative circulars, personnel rosters, periodic reports, information circulars, situation reports, aide memoires, newspapers clippings, diagrams, id cards, and pamphlets. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: relocation plans; military actions between ANC, UN Troops, and Katanga Gendarmes; evacuations; reintegration of Katanga; implemetation of curfew; mercenary payrolls; investigation of violent incidents; train derailment; closing of Jadotville base; Red Cross operations; refugee property; personnel; staff changes; security; families of staff members in the Congo; deaths; montly health reports; looting; death of Madame Dister; sabotage; and cease fire. Correspondents include Mr. Tshombe, President of Katanga; R.K. Gardiner, Officer-in-Charge; U. Thant, Secretary-General; G. Gregeriou, Finance Officer; M. Gauvreau, Senior Administrative Officer; and C. Taff, Special Legal Advisor. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

S-0767 · Series · 1961 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, drafts, note verbales, lists, translations, reports, incoming and outgoing cables, and a flyer with photographs. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: missing ONUC personnel; organization of mission office in Elisabethville; information on leaflets regarding mercenaries; defensive postures in response to the possibility of molestation of ONUC personnel; investigations involving military personnel; claims issues; Katangese Gendarmerie paratroopers seeking the protection of the ONUC; evacuation plan for Elisabethville; emergency communications; repatriation of refugees; radio free Katanga; censure of mail; political affairs; disciplinary issues and actions; personnel; security; anti-UN propaganda; diplomatic issues; travel and accomodations; families of political prisoners and press releases. Correspondents include Conor Cruise O'Brien; Brian Urquhart; Dr. Sture Linner; George Ivan Smith; Robert Grindall; Gamil Ghaleb; Robert Gardiner; Jose Rolz Bennett; E.W. Mathu; Gualtiero Fulcheri; V. Jerkovic; Maurice Gauvreau; and B. Halbert. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

S-0754 · Series · 1960 - 1964
Part of United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) (1960-1964)

Series consists of correspondence, administrative reports, administrative circulars, cables, memorandas, vouchers, invoices, handwritten notes, reports, bulletins, passenger manifests, freight manifests, and inventories. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: transportation; rationing; personnel; surplus vehicles; entertainment; theft and burglary; housing - rentals, private, furnished, unfurnished; petrol situation; local law enforcement; cotton industry; sugar airlift; flour shortages; air patrols; small pox; automobile accidents; leave; refugees; and flooding of Lake Tanganyika. Correspondents include Carey Seward, Chief Administrative Officer; Charles Brackenbury, Chief, Field Administrative Unit; Willy De Bruyn, Chief Court Justice; L. Weisenberg, Chief PX Officer; R.E. Grinaall, Chief Accomodations Officer; G. Oberweiss, Senior Purchase and Supply Officer; P.C. Tersenzio, UNESCO Mission Chief, Congo; and A. Bronsema, Chief Finance Officer. Arranged alphabetically by subject.