Refugee camps for Baluba tribe

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Seamus McDermott
Interviewed for MAOHP - 13/10/2016
Reference Code: IE_MA_MAC_006_MAOHP_008_C
Location(s): Elizabethville
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In this clip, Corporal Seamus McDermott recalls being moved to Leopold Farm (Congo) and outlines some of the operations his unit were involved with. He recalls being sent with a section to check the identification of tribes who were looking for refuge from the United Nations. Corporal McDermott speaks about the establishment of refugee camps for Baluba tribes people.

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