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‘poloted out. “There Negro war veterans right here in Harlem. Some of them should rol- unteer their skills to the Congolese Fresdom Fighters. They have as much right to fight side by side with their African -brothers as the white U.S. mercenaries have to Join Tshombe.” Malcolm said that the U.S. press had attempted to brand him as a convert te Chinese Communism because of his suppart of iZongo rebels. T | SMEAR TACTICS ' “It's just another tactic sind ‘at smearing me and discredi mr views,” he said. “When I was in Africa IT was honored by the. continent's greatest leaders, I lived at President Sekou Toure’s home in Conekry, Guinea. I con- ferred with Prime Minister Milton Q, Bote for more than three hours when I visited Uganda. In Eenya, Frime Minister Jomo Kenyatts invited me to address the members of Parliament,” . Malcolm said his affluend ong Africans caused ce 10.8. powers to seek methods i ting him. . “When I was in Kenya,” he ‘recalled, “the U.S. Ambassador came to me and asked me not to speak out so strongly against the conditions of Southern Negroes because it hurt our image among Africans. J told him that instead