G. Edward Griffin - The Fearful Master - PDF Archive

21. In addition to news reporters, of course, there were many prominent individuals who
independently came to Katanga to conduct their own personal investigations. One such
observer was Lord Bertrand Russell, a strong, supporter of the United Nations. Not only
did he confirm the stories of UN atrocities, but the following excerpt from his report
presents an interesting sidelight on the way in which UN officials were becoming
overwhelmed by the dilemma of so many impartial observers: "Next day by appointment I
saw General Yakub . . . I told the general that I had been collecting evidence regarding the
alleged reports of murder of innocent civilians in Elisabethville by United Nations troops,
and that I wanted to ask him some questions. He said that 'No offense has been
committed; there are only rumors.' I told him that I had not come to argue whether such
offenses had been committed, but merely to ask whether any inquiry had been set on foot
to find out whether there was any foundation to such an allegation. . . . The general would
say nothing; he just sat and stared at me." As quoted by Sturdza, p. 26.
22. "UN Troops Seize Katanga in an Eight Hour Street Battle," New York Times
(September 14, 1961). Also, Senator Thomas Dodd, Congressional Record (September
16, 1961). Also, Visa Procedures of Department of State, report to the Senate Committee
on the Judiciary (August 6, 1962), p. 16.
23. UN document S/4940. Also, O'Brien, p. 264.
24. O'Brien, pp. 265-266.