 African diplomats were keen that the meetings would be successful; they convinced Lumumba to wait until the Congo was more stable before reaching any more major economic agreements (such as the CIMCO arrangement).Lumumba saw Hammarskjöld and other staff of the UN Secretariat on 24, 25, and 26 July.Though Lumumba and Hammarskjöld were restrained towards one another, their discussions went smoothly.