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continued tooose Congo confederation, and urged that Katanga be integrated by gradual Stages until sucb time as a new constitution can be agreed upon for the whole country. Adoula "exploded" on hearing tbeand characterized Tshombe's position as totally unacceptable.
Gardlnor believes thatKatanga is granted aome form of special status during the transitional period, Tshombe may be overthrown by an extremist sucb as rUnongo or Kibwe. Gardiner claims tbe only matters of real importanceransitional period are the status of tho Katangan army, the collection and distribution of revonuoH, and the use of Katangan currency. In Leopoldvllle, however, Adoula's own position is precariousesult of bis Inability to brlag Tshombe to beel. Vorenver, UN officials tear tbat extremists in the central government may try again la seize Tshombe if he returns tn Leopoldvllle.
over the lack of progress toward an agreement on Katangan reintegration. Their efforts at mediation during the current recess in the Adoula Tshombe talk? appear only to have further emphasized thebetween the twohant foresees little progress when negotiations are resumed andtormy breakdown.
Before tbe recess Adoula gaveraft agreement for consideration, anday Tshombe presented histo UN representative Gardiner. The Katangan leader
Onay, LeopoldvllleMinister KamltaLutate of emergency In Xivu, where provincial president Hiruho was removed from officeote of censure in theassemblyoy. Tho Adoula government, whose authority in that province la tenuous, haehree-man commission to Bakavu to asseas the situation. Unrest has been endemic in Klvu, in partesult of economic stagnation and residual anti-Leopoldvllle sentiment dating from the time of Gizenga'a in the area. (Aiiowr? KHiniim,
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