§ 67 and 68. Sir T. Beamishasked the Lord Privy Seal, (1) in view of the Security Council resolution of 21st February which authorises the United Nations to use force to prevent the outbreak of civil war in the Congo, whether Her Majesty's Government will propose United Nations armed intervention to halt the aggression on Katanga by Central Government troops;
(2) what reports he has received from the United Nations of diplomatic and military action that has been undertaken by the United Nations to halt the attack on Katanga by troops of the Central Congolese Government; and whether Her Majesty's Government will make proposals in the United Nations to ensure that there will be no interference with defensive action taken by the Katanga gendarmerie against the attack, in view of the fact that this would be a violation of the letter and spirit of Article 10 of the Cease-Fire Agreement.
§ Mr. P. ThomasLatest reports which I have received indicate that the fighting*** 59W has come to an end and that Central Government troops have withdrawn from the Katanga. United Nations forces took no part.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the proposals made by the Katanga Government to the Government in Leopoldville for an economic, customs, monetary and defence union of the provinces of the former Belgian Congo, of which the United Nations has been informed.
§ Mr. P. ThomasI cannot circulate the proposals of the Provincial Government of the Katanga in the OFFICIAL REPORT as the full text has not, so far I am aware, been published.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Lord Privy Seal what further representations have been made in respect of British subjects arrested and maltreated in the former Belgian Congo; and what redress has been received.
§ Mr. P. ThomasAs regards thefts from the shop of a Nigerian citizen in Elisabethville, the United Nations authorities have informed Her Majesty's Consul that they believe Baluba tribesmen to have been responsible. For the rest I have as yet nothing to add to the reply which my right hon. Friend the Lord Privy Seal gave my hon. Friend on 23rd October.
60W
ANALYTICAL TABLE SHOWING NUMBERS OF PERSONS COMPRISING THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN LONDON AND ENJOYING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES DURING THE PERIOD 1958–61 INCLUSIVE 1958 1959 1960 1961 Foreign Diplomatic Missions Diplomatic Staffs 1,586 (incl. 661 wives) 1,515 (incl. 659 wives) 1,570 (incl. 668 wives) 1,640 (incl. 689 wives) Non-Diplomatic Staffs (i.e. administrative, technical and service staffs of Missions and servants in the personal Households of Heads of Missions) 1,962 (incl. 302 wives) 2,142 (incl. 342 wives) 2,161 (incl. 346 wives) 2,200 (incl. 331 wives) Commonwealth Diplomatic Missions Diplomatic Staffs 552 (incl. 251 wives) 560 (incl. 254 wives) 661 (incl. 301 wives) 766 (incl. 350 wives) Non-Diplomatic Staffs (i.e. administrative, technical and service staffs of Missions and servants in the personal Households of Heads of Missions) 2,082 (incl. 619 wives) 1,860 (incl. 538 wives) 1,668 (incl. 489 wives) 1,798 (incl. 520 wives) TOTAL 6,182 (incl. 1,833 wives) 6,077 (incl. 1,793 wives) 6,060 (incl. 1,804 wives) 6,404 (incl. 1,890 wives)
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Lord Privy Seal what action has been taken by the United Nations to stop bloodshed in the former Belgian Congo as a result of aggression against Katanga by outside forces.
§ Mr. P. ThomasLatest reports which I have received indicate that the fighting has come to an end and that Central Government troops have withdrawn from the Katanga. United Nations forces took no part.