The other nation seeks Independence at all Costs

This morning we received by radio a hastily put together report from the Colonial Governor of Congo. He claimed that a mob had entered his official residence, pacified the guards with foreign-made weapons and delivered into his hands a declaration of independence. They then promptly left. Most alarmingly, it was indicated that this mob was lead by elements of the Force Publique, the gendarme charged with maintaining order. \The declaration called for the immediate withdrawal of the Colonial administration, and the subsequent handing over of legitimate power to the civilian government to be formed from the leadership of this rebellion. We can be under no illusions that the risk is real, and the fact that this mob was armed by weapons not of Belgian design which could suggest that foreign entities have taken a direct interest, and might militarily support the rebels.