London, The German Embassy, Saturday, 4 March 1950
Walter Schellenburg quickly opened the gilt-edged envelope that bore the imprint of the British Air Ministry. Rarely such correspondence came to his desk, relations between Britain and Germany having grown so frosty. To his surprise it was an invitation to attend a demonstration of the RAF’s latest jet bomber, the BCAC Canberra, later in the month. Apparently the British were going to show off the Canberra for most of the foreign attaches in Britain. So he marked the 25th of the month on his calendar and set in train making the necessary arrangements. Of course, he would notify Abwehr headquarters in Berlin.
Die Welt Am Sonntag, Sunday, 5 March 1950
The crisis in the former Dutch colony of Kongo continues, and the outlook is unclear at this point in time. In the neighbouring colony of Oubangi-Shari Dutch forces are actively engaged in restoring order and suppressing the rebels under General N’Dofa. In Kongo, negotiation appears to be the preferred Dutch tactic.
On the Kongolese side, Baron Anthony Owija has been proclaimed President of the independent state of Kongo, with Joseph Kasa-vubu as prime minister. Patrice Lumumba, a prominent politician in the pre-independence period, has emerged as a third member of the governing triumvirate. The whereabouts of the well-respected Julius Limbani, remain unknown at this time.
Der Tagesspiegel, Monday, 6 March 1950
The Ministry of Defence announced today that it plans to cease procurement of the Heinkel He 177 heavy bomber in June of this year.