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Approved for Release: 2020/08/11 C02000170 Baluba tribesmen--may be receptive to overtures by the dissidents. In a conversation with a UN military commander, Baluba leaders recently reiterated their opposition to Tshombé, called for the return of Baluba leader Jason Sendwe from "exile" in Leopoldville, and demanded assurances that their tribal areas would remain part of a united Congo rather than of Tshombé's "independent" state. In an apparent effort to capitalize on anticolonial themes which were expressed at the recently concluded Casablanca conference of radical African states, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Zorin on 7 January called for a meeting of the UN Security Council as soon as possible to discuss "new acts of aggression" by Belgium against the Congo. Iraq-Jordan: Jordan, which extended recognition to Qasim's Iraqi regime in October 1960, is now seeking financial assistance from Iraq, according to diplomatic circles in Baghdad. Qasim is reported to be favorably disposed toward the request but has not yet made a final decision. Financial aid to Jordan probably would arouse considerable opposition among the Iraqis, many of whom disapprove of the re-establishment of Iraqi-Jordanian relations because they view it as aligning Iraq and Jordan against the UAR. (Page 3) III. THE WEST Belgium: The Socialist-led strikes which have crippled much of Belgium for almost three weeks appear to be gradually receding and now remain concentrated largely in the Walloon areas of the south and the port of Antwerp. There is growing concern on all sides over the revival of old antagonisms between linguistic and economic groups engendered by the strikes which threaten to become more acute as the strike action is prolonged. Negotiations are continuing for a compromise, but Prime Minister Eysken's Social Christian - Liberal government has given no indication 9 Jan 61 DAILY BRIEF ii Approved for Release: 2020/08/11 C02000170

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