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Zaire Reports Recapturing Strategic Town Near Angola war began. In Brussels, Ali Kalonga Wa Kalonga, deputy secretary general of the Action Movement for the Resurrection of the Congo, said, "The recapture of Dilolo does not mean the war is over. The struggle will continue until the final liberation." Kalonga, whose group is one of three anti-Mobutu movements claiming to be behind the invasion, said he had been unable to determine independently that Dilolo had fallen. The invaders were believed to be led by separatists who fought an unsuccessful war in the 1960s to make Shaba, then called Kantanga, independent from Zaire. 2 log 3ngtlrg Cunts 9 May 22, 1977 Part I KINSHASA.

Zaire OD-The government of Zaire said Saturday that a joint Zairian-Moroccan force had recaptured the strategic rail town of Dilolo and attacked the last two villages in rebel hands. It appeared to be a final drive to end the war in Shaba province. The government news agency AZAP said about 100 rebels were killed in the attacks on the mission villages of Kapanga and Sandoa. This would make it the bloodiest battle reported thus far in the conflict. It was not clear, however, whether the villages had been recaptured by the government force, and there was no word on government casualties.

President Mobutu Sese Seko announced the capture of Dilolo, on the Angloan border about 200 miles west of the Shaba copper-mining center of Kolwezi. Dilolo was the first major town overrun by the rebels after they invaded from Angola March 8. Mobutu did not say whether there had been any fighting in retaking the town. The government reports could not be confirmed because foreign repor ters have been barred from covering the war firsthand. In Brussels, Belgium, a spokesman for a group claiming to speak for the rebels said he had not received word that Dilolo was recaptured but that even if it had been lost, "the struggle will continue." Mobutu expressed his "pride and great satisfaction for the courage and spirit of sacrifice with which the joint Zaire-Moroccan forces fulfilled their mission in retaking Dilolo." Some observers said the invaders in Dilolo may simply have returned to Marxist-governed Angola.

The rebels, believed to consist mostly of Lunda tribesmen from Shaba, have tended to avoid contact with the strong government force as it pushed westward across southern Shaba in recent weeks. About 1,500 troops had been sent from Morocco to reinforce the Zairian army. The invasion and the counteroffen-sive followed the route of the Ben-guela railroad, which runs through Dilolo and carried Shaba copper ore to the Angolan coast. It has been closed since 1975, when Angola's civil Times Map rt SHABA M' PRV' T-V ANGOLA (." 100 A MIIES Lusaka REMOVAL OF SINGLAUB COUPON1 STEAM CLEAN STEA CARPETS Through the joyous years, how many times will she look at her wedding set, touch it, smile, and be glad? Make it magnificent! Three ideas with diamonds in 14 karat yellow gold: A. With 3 diamonds, $450.

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I A Continued from First Page day that foreign policy implications of his statements made it likely Carter would remove him. The sources reported that Carter was gravely concerned about several questions, including whether North Korea might interpret the statement as an invitation to test America's commitment to protect South Korea. Carter also reportedly was concerned about whether the Soviet Union would perceive him as a weak President lacking-control of the military if Singlaub was permitted to remain in Korea. Singlaub's statements came at a particularly inappropriate time, White House aides said, because next week U.S. officials plan to discuss with the Seoul government their plans to gradually withdraw the American ground troops stationed in South Korea.

In preparation for next week's meeting, Carter held a one-hour session Saturday with the two officials who will handle the negotiations for the United States, Undersecretary of State Philip C. Habib and Gen. George S. Brown chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Habib and Brown will travel to South Korea Tuesday to outline the plans, which call for removing U.S.

troops over a four-year to five-year period, while leaving American air support in the country to protect against any attack. A Pentagon spokesman, meanwhile, said that Singlaub is at liberty to testify, if he so desires, before a House armed services subcommittee on investigations, which is reviewing U.S. defense strategy. Rep. Samuel S.

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