willing to be reintegrated into the struggle. Consequently, the
Department of Organisation was instructed to create FRELIMO sections
in the refugee camps, and to promote the resettlement of Mozambican
refugees now in neighbouring countries, in the liberated areas of
Mozambique.
The External Affairs Department was recommended to improve the
information on our struggle to other countries, in cooperation with
the Department of Information and Propaganda.
In compliance with a specific resolution of the II Congress,
the Department of External Affairs was entrusted with the study of
effective means to intensify our relations with the nationalist
movements of the other Portuguese colonies and with the other African
liberation movements.
It was noted with satisfaction that committees of support for
the struggle of the Mozambican people have been created in many
countries, lately even in the Western countries. Special support
and appreciation were expressed to those committees.
Aware that the present structure of the Conference of the
Nationalist Organisations of the Portuguese Colonies(CONCP) no longer
corresponds to the development of the liberation struggle in the
Portuguese Colonies, the Central Committee instructed the Executive
Committee to propose a new structure for submission to other members
of CONCP.
The Political Department was created in October, 1966. Its
creation was the result of the rapid growth of our liberation struggle,
which required a more scientific element in our work. However, until
now the aims, functions and structure of this Department had not yet
been clearly defined. This was done at the last meeting of the
Central Committee. It was stated that the aim of the Political Department was to study the problems of the struggle for national liberation,
in their theoretical and ideological aspects. The Political Department shall make studies on important topics concerning Mozambique:
social, economic, political, etc., and suggest changes in the policy
of FRELIMO and in its structures, according to the development of
the struggle.
The role of Information and Propaganda was considered to be very
important in our Revolution, particularly in the mobilisation of the
people for the struggle. It was decided to improve the work of this
Department, to meet the demands of the struggle. Special emphasis
was laid on the need to issue pamphlets in Mozambican native languages.
The well-being of the populations in the liberated areas is one
of our major concerns. Dealing with this problem there is the Depart-
ment of Social Affairs. The Central Committee decided that assistance
centres and production centres for the war disabled should be established in Mozambique; that within the capabilities of our organisation, assistance should be given to the families of the patriots
who sacrificed themselves for the cause of national liberation; ...
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