| Africa Violence: UN Votes To Send Troops To Congo | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1674 |
| Catalog #: | 363468 | |
| Clip Number: | 363468-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 033-057-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:03:03 - 00:04:20 | |
| Location: | Belgium and New York, NY | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Colonialism INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: United Nations LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Belgium LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Congo 1960 | |
| Description: | Violence and anarchy continue in the newly-independent Congo. In Belgium, demonstrations against the government by citizens outraged by violence against Belgian nationals. In the security council, after an angry clash between the U.S. and the Soviet, Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold is authorized to send a peace force to the troubled Congo. Belgium. Angry crowds demonstrate about the savage treatment against Belgian national. MS - People demonstrating and some pushing and shoving breaks out. Police are trying to hold back some of the people. New York at the United Nations. A security counsel meets in response to the Congo's plea for a UN Force to restore order. Replacing the Belgium paratroops. With many hours passing, and 6 1/2 hours later the resolution comes to a vote. It's 8 votes to none - with Britain, France and China abstaining. The counsel authorizes Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold to send peace forces to the troubled Congo. | |
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