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ONUC Military Detachment Sent to Kongolo

15 December 1962

An ONUC military detachment has been sent to the town of Kongolo in North Katanga, in order to maintain public order and to prevent civil war. The detachment was sent after reports received by the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) had indicated that the Kongolo Bridge had been destroyed on the Kilubi side, about five miles northeast of Kongolo, by withdrawing Katanga forces.
Examining a map of the area (left to right): Santiago Buosi, Hector Cocitom, and Gerardo Florian (all from Argentina). [Date: 15/18 December 1962]

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