Van Melle was a key contact for European and American intelligence agencies , and his dismissal made reliable information even harder for them to find .
In this reorganization , Mobutu dismissed a Belgian officer named Van Melle from his own intelligence services .
Van Melle was a key contact for European and American intelligence agencies , and Mobutu 's dismissal made reliable information even harder for them to find .
In this reorganization , Mobutu dismissed a Belgian officer named Van Melle from his own intelligence services .