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The fearful evidence for those

who scoff at rape

Leopoldville. THERE are those who believe that all black men ́are capable of all and every possible act of savagery.

And there are those who. rejecting this as racialism and all colour prejudice, regard black men as just about a

civilised as

the fellows of All Souls (if they may be taken as the aeme of civilisation).

Both attitudes are pre- innocent, and posterous, Ignorant,

therefore and dangerous and wrong.

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Sensationalism, journalistic Invention, nonsense, they cry, their expert chairs in from London offices,

No evidence, I suppose, would ever convince them that a lot of European women have been the the Congo since raped in The woolly-haired pinkies of Congo became independent on

July 1. rose- England, who put on

A letter

by

GEORGE GALE

The other day I talked to an- could conclude that there had times that number of offences, And they have been on a colour

since most of the women were basis: black has raped white. been fewer than several scores

-(London Expreza Service). of women raped and many more raped several times,

other doctor who has been on duty at the airport, but who wishes to remain anonymous for political reasons.

He made his statement in the presence of Dr Charles Dricot, who was chief medical officer of the Belgian Congo and now is medical adviser to the Belgian Embassy. The anonymous doctor declared:-

roloured spectacles when they

"I know personally that we look at Africans and wear very when they

150 women who asked dark sunglasses-

But among the many devoted treated

they nurses who have for antibiotics because regard Europeans, have raised doctors and their hands in mock horror at worked in the Congo is Dr were raped. I know this because have Malderez. I have before me a we used up 150 doses of anti- of rape which stories come from the Congo.

letter she wrole to me after I biotics that we had in bores asked her if she could sub- there. stantiate the charges of rape scores of European

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Shape but no square! (5).

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10 Lond-owner over the border

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Carriage in which one never

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made by

women,

Here is the letter:-

Leopoldville Airport,

Congo, July 22, 1960,

Dear Mr Gale,

"Two nurses also administer- another two ed antibiotics to. women. They received 50 doses from the Red Cross. Thus, to my personal knowledge, at least

200 women were thus treated, prophylactic against

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venereal disease,

"I know aloo personally of the case of one mother with

In response to your re- quest I wish to state the following facts: During three small the last three weeks I have. remained in

soldiers and been on duty in the emer

hours. gency wards in Leopold- ville Airport.

who the hands of civilians for 24

daughters

"She came from the Thysville arpa, I examined her and her During this period I body was covered all over by serious contusions and burned have administered penicil- all over by cigarettes. She was lin injections to 250 raped continuously. Her two women who requested such elder daughters, aged eight and 11, were also raped. When I treatment following rape saw them they were unable to at African hands. Many walk. The mother could not| of these

women also re- speak properly and was in a hormone injec condition of psychological

quested tions.

The penicillin was ad- ministered to prevent venereal disease. The hor- mone injections were re- quested to avoid nancy, but

none

fusion,

con-

"From Boende there were four nuns who they say were I myself cannot raped, but give you certain information

informatio about that."

After the doctor made this statement, Dr Charles Dricot preg formally

declared: "I per- were sonally can vouch for the pro- administered as we had no fessional ability and personal available supplies. More honesty and integrity of the than 250 wamen demand- doctor whose

have just heard."

ed penicillin, but our sup-

plies ran out.

Amongst those raped

were two sisters, aged

statement

'Bad men'

we

The correspondent here of

8 and 11, whose mother Newsweek, a Liberal American refused treatment for who has written "The numbers them until she had return- of rapes have been highly

14 Certainly not a round figureed with them to Brussels. exaggerated, but many have

(8).

15 Wht to tle when on

pocks? (8).

the

16 Runs girls hate (7):

17 One never awake? (7),

25 Room for future travel (5),

22 Popular old song (5).

28 Does it not go' "bong"? (8).

28 Quantity of hay (5),

29 Become forgiving ·(8).

the Nuns who had been raped

declined any form of treat

19 Shows a contrarý effect (6),"

21 Motoring accessory (5).

24 Went up to, a girl (4).

ment.

taken place," took this state-

meat from Father. Dassen, priest working near Dolu

"I was stripped naked and Apart from administer with my hands tied behind my back. I was forced to watch ing penicillin we were 10 sisters (nime) being raped." unable to give any other The correspondent also says facilities at the airport “I spoke to

two

American because of the conditions,

women missionaries who had been raped." but hospital treatment has | been ́ given in many cases at Brazzaville and Brus

Twice-in-my-hearing-Prime. Minister Patrice Lumumba has openly admitted that European women have been raped by hig fellow-Congolese 161 hope this clarifies the He has excused their be-

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