"Apparently the Congolese government realised that a policy of controlled information was the only feasible solution in the context of the present political situation — Starting point: the setting up of an Information Office in 1961 ; development up to the end of 1963 ; hopeful prospects despite an adverse situation at present." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 464, topic code 072.1)