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FRELIMO
MOZAMBIQUE LIBERATION FRONT
Osvvw^
In accordance v/ith our aims of preventing the construction of the Cabora Bassa
dam FRELIMO fighters have been undertaking many operations in Tete province -
ambushes, mining roads, and sabotaging and destroying bridges.
On the 3rd, 4th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 31st, of January, and on the 5th of
February, a total of 14 enemy vehicles were destroyed or damaged by ambushes
or mines around FINGOE, PENE, CACHA, FURANGUNO, TEMBKE, and DIQUE. More than
one hundred eneny soldiers were put out of action.
Two bridges were destroyed by FRELIMO sabotage units. One bridge, on the road
between DOMECIANO and MAEEWERA, over the river MATAMBAZI, v/as 10'xaeters long
and 5 meters wide; the second was 13 meters by 16 meters. Both were built of
cement.
The post of TEMBWE v/as attacked by our infantry on 31st January 1969; a
battalion of Portuguese troops was stationed at the post which was badly
damaged. Many eneny soldiers were killed, one of whom was a captain.
On the 3rd of February, an eneny company camped in the area of Chief KUSSALALA,
near the river CHIMBALANE. Our forces attcked the camp, destroyed the tents,
killed 7 Portuguese soldiers and v/ounded 13.
Outstanding successes have been achieved by our fighters in Cabo Delgado,
where approximately 80 of the eneny have been killed.
At 5.00a.m. on 8th March, 1969, FRELIMO soldiers launched an assault against
the enny post of MINHANA, one of the few posts still held by the Portuguese in
Cabo Delgado, With the development of our struggle its eventual destruction
was therefore inevitable. A company of infantry was stationed at the post,
commanded by a captain, HUGO FERDIx^AKDO GONCALVES ROCHA. FRELIMO guerillas
entered the post, killing about 40 eneny soldiers and capturing the following
material:
WEAPONS
a) 2 machine-guns nos. 5689, 3192
1 rocket launcher no. C7141998
10 light machine-guns G-3 (West German patent) nos. 020568, 0320903,
020243, 020458, 020771, 020893, 020840, 020218, 020894, 020320.
2 West German machine-guns nos. 9296, 9229.
2 "Walter" (West German) automatic pistols nos. 108702, 107714.
2 "Leanfield" (British) rifles, cal. 7.7, nos. 039858, 173040
16 "Mauser" (West German) rifles cal. 7.92, nos. 410240, 15686, 19686 ,
10290, 17063, 93136, 4251, 18739, 8999, 19218, 6248, 13853, 9884,7163,'
5293, 4032.
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| Title | CENPA-035~15 |
| Filename | CENPA-035~15.tiff |
| Full text | FRELIMO MOZAMBIQUE LIBERATION FRONT Osvvw^ In accordance v/ith our aims of preventing the construction of the Cabora Bassa dam FRELIMO fighters have been undertaking many operations in Tete province - ambushes, mining roads, and sabotaging and destroying bridges. On the 3rd, 4th, 15th, 16th, 18th, and 31st, of January, and on the 5th of February, a total of 14 enemy vehicles were destroyed or damaged by ambushes or mines around FINGOE, PENE, CACHA, FURANGUNO, TEMBKE, and DIQUE. More than one hundred eneny soldiers were put out of action. Two bridges were destroyed by FRELIMO sabotage units. One bridge, on the road between DOMECIANO and MAEEWERA, over the river MATAMBAZI, v/as 10'xaeters long and 5 meters wide; the second was 13 meters by 16 meters. Both were built of cement. The post of TEMBWE v/as attacked by our infantry on 31st January 1969; a battalion of Portuguese troops was stationed at the post which was badly damaged. Many eneny soldiers were killed, one of whom was a captain. On the 3rd of February, an eneny company camped in the area of Chief KUSSALALA, near the river CHIMBALANE. Our forces attcked the camp, destroyed the tents, killed 7 Portuguese soldiers and v/ounded 13. Outstanding successes have been achieved by our fighters in Cabo Delgado, where approximately 80 of the eneny have been killed. At 5.00a.m. on 8th March, 1969, FRELIMO soldiers launched an assault against the enny post of MINHANA, one of the few posts still held by the Portuguese in Cabo Delgado, With the development of our struggle its eventual destruction was therefore inevitable. A company of infantry was stationed at the post, commanded by a captain, HUGO FERDIx^AKDO GONCALVES ROCHA. FRELIMO guerillas entered the post, killing about 40 eneny soldiers and capturing the following material: WEAPONS a) 2 machine-guns nos. 5689, 3192 1 rocket launcher no. C7141998 10 light machine-guns G-3 (West German patent) nos. 020568, 0320903, 020243, 020458, 020771, 020893, 020840, 020218, 020894, 020320. 2 West German machine-guns nos. 9296, 9229. 2 "Walter" (West German) automatic pistols nos. 108702, 107714. 2 "Leanfield" (British) rifles, cal. 7.7, nos. 039858, 173040 16 "Mauser" (West German) rifles cal. 7.92, nos. 410240, 15686, 19686 , 10290, 17063, 93136, 4251, 18739, 8999, 19218, 6248, 13853, 9884,7163,' 5293, 4032. -13- |
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