Captain Charles Waterhouse, London and Tanganyika House, Salisbury (Harare), Dec 1959-Dec 1962

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Includes:

formation of an independent group to guide African opinion towards partnership and cooperation
discussions (and copy correspondence) with the Federal Minister of Transport concerning the Benguela and other railway matters
Congo, Katanga, and the United Nations - arrest of Tshombe, military campaign, British policy
Angola and Mozambique
Tanganyika Concessions ('Tanks')
defence of the Benguela Railway
military discussions with Angolan authorities
Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) constitutional negotiations
financing and organising the United Federal Party, African support for it, and Build-a-Nation
disputes between Roy Welensky and London over Katanga (4 Sep 1961)
Night of the Long Knives
financial aspects of the Katanga dispute and its effects on Tanganyika Concessions ('Tanks') and Union Minière
copy correspondence between Waterhouse and Home on the situation in Katanga (Apr 1961; Aug 1961)
record of meeting between Waterhouse (and colleagues) and Salazar (Lisbon, 29 May 1961) to discuss the Benguela Railway, other 'Tanganyika Concessions' business in Angola and public relations
copy message from Roy Welensky to Tshombe (25 Jul 1962).

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MSS. Welensky Papers 680/3

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