AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR AID MEMORANDUM TO KATANGA FREEDOM FIGHTERS SUITE 909 79 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK 16, N.1 MURRAY HILL 5-0190 To: Friends of Katanga Freedom Fighters From: Max Yergan CHAIRMAN Dr. Max Yergan Enclosed is a copy of a full page advertisement EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE L. Brent Bozell which appeared in the NEW YORK TIMES on Friday, Wm. F. Buckley, Jr. January 12th. Through its publication, we hope to focus James Burnham Eugene Lyons public attention on the still-continuing illegal and immoral Frank S. Meyer William A. Rusher United Nations' action in Katanga and, of particular interest George S. Schuyler to Americans, on the entire question of United States' support of this action. There seems to be no inclination on the part of the Administra- tion or the State Department to lessen such support. President Kennedy has even proposed that the Congress make available $100 million to purchase U.N. "bonds" and thus make further funds available to U.N. operations. It is time that the American people let their sentiments be known! We urge that all Americans who are concerned with the foreign policy of the United States - and its relations to the United Nations - to take immedi- ate action: 1. Exert every effort to reprint our Committee's advertisement in your local newspapers. You have our authority to do SO without prior per- mission. We suggest you include the names of local citizens among the list of sponsors. 2. Write or wire President Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson, to demand immediate withdrawal of all U.S. support of U.N. military action in Katanga. 3. Write or wire your Senators and Congressman and urge them to support a full-scale Congressional investigation, with public hearings, to determine the facts about the United Nations' Congo operation and the bearing of U.N. conduct in general on the security and interests of the United States. Also urge that they refuse to authorize any additional funds for the U.N. until the Congress and the public have before them the findings of that investigation. 4. Form a local branch of the American Committee to Aid Katanga Freedom Fighters to mobilize action in your community: a) Raise funds for the Committee to use either directly in providing emergency relief to those innocent people of Katanga who suffered under U.N. military action or for the general political purposes and programs of the Committee. b) Issue press releases to your local newspapers informing them of the organization of your community citizens' Committee. Enlist statements of support from prominent community leaders which may be included in your press release. c) Begin a campaign of "Letters to the Editor" in your local news- papers. d) Arrange for interviews of prominent citizens on this question by your local TV and radio stations. e) Organize public meetings to discuss this entire question. We look forward to your continued cooperation. Historic questions, involving the security and sovereignty of the United States, are involved in this issue. We believe it is our responsibility as public spirited Americans to take all appropriate responsible action.