Belgium has granted Independence to Congo and it must be clear to everyone that it is impossible to reconsider this decision and it is also not the view of the government.

Boudewijn: Naar het hart van de koning - aflevering 2, Een Coburg in Congo (4 Part Biographical documentary about King Baudouin) Eyskens gave this speech in July 1960 after King Baudouin had requested Eyskens to step down as first minister in order to put up a new governemnt, a new government that would prevent UN troops from Entering the then newly independent Congo and the Province of Katanga which would practically nullify Congo's independence.