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f^EE TiTiniu
U.N. DECOLONISATION COMMITTEE
The following is a summary ef FRELIMO1s petition to
tho United Nations Committee on Decolonisation of
Colonial Countries and Peoples, on 21st May, 19^9i
in Dar Es Salaam.
Mr. Chairman,
Distinguished Delegates,
Your mission here is realised at a time when the Mozambique Liberation Front
and the Mozambican people are mourning their late President, Comrade Eduardo
Mondlane. This cowardly assassination is the latest in a long line of Portuguese attempts to eliminate FRELIMO's leaders and many comrades have died
before him« Although the loss of leaders is deeply felt, it in no way means
the collapse of the struggle for national independence. This is not the first
time we have appeared before this committee in Dar Es Salaam and we send a
delegation every year to United Nations Headquarters. Thus we believe that the
Committee is now well aware of the People's plight in Mozambique, over which
there has been much talking during the last few years. What we expect from you
now as always is a firm decision to take such measures as will accelerate the
decolonisation process in our country.
THE ARMED STRUGGLE IN MOZAMBIQUE
The reasons that led us to wage our armed struggle are by now very clear to the
United Nations and the whole world. Portugal continues to arrogantly ignore
all United Nations resolutions on the self-determination of her colonial
territories, and she increases her military activities with the full understanding, sympathy and support of her Western allies in NATO. In a speech
inaugurating the first session of NATO's technical commission for aeronautical
development and research held in Lisbon in 19^4| the Portuguese Minister of
Defense stressed Portugal's strategic role in the defense of the West and
claimed that the defence of the Portuguese Colonies was the only way to preserve
the heritage of the past and contribute to the future happiness of mankind.
To protect her colonies from Communist attack would help to carry out NATO's
original aims. (D.L. and P.J. I6-20/9/64). In November, I967, the Portuguese
Foreign Minister told the worlds " As regards our policy in Africa, we are not
going to alter, modify or deviate - even if we go all to pieces." A year later
Marcelo Caetano stated: " We must face tasks which cannot be postponed...*
not to neglect for a single moment the defence of Portugal's Overseas Provinces'.'
Even Cardinal Gon9alves Cerejeira, Head of the Portuguese Catholic Church,
challenging and rejecting the newly created "Day of Peace" announced by Pope
Paul VI, stated categorically that the Pope's words could not mean an invitation
to pacifism in Africa, which would mean a cowardly retreat from the fulfilment
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| Full text | f^EE TiTiniu U.N. DECOLONISATION COMMITTEE The following is a summary ef FRELIMO1s petition to tho United Nations Committee on Decolonisation of Colonial Countries and Peoples, on 21st May, 19^9i in Dar Es Salaam. Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Delegates, Your mission here is realised at a time when the Mozambique Liberation Front and the Mozambican people are mourning their late President, Comrade Eduardo Mondlane. This cowardly assassination is the latest in a long line of Portuguese attempts to eliminate FRELIMO's leaders and many comrades have died before him« Although the loss of leaders is deeply felt, it in no way means the collapse of the struggle for national independence. This is not the first time we have appeared before this committee in Dar Es Salaam and we send a delegation every year to United Nations Headquarters. Thus we believe that the Committee is now well aware of the People's plight in Mozambique, over which there has been much talking during the last few years. What we expect from you now as always is a firm decision to take such measures as will accelerate the decolonisation process in our country. THE ARMED STRUGGLE IN MOZAMBIQUE The reasons that led us to wage our armed struggle are by now very clear to the United Nations and the whole world. Portugal continues to arrogantly ignore all United Nations resolutions on the self-determination of her colonial territories, and she increases her military activities with the full understanding, sympathy and support of her Western allies in NATO. In a speech inaugurating the first session of NATO's technical commission for aeronautical development and research held in Lisbon in 19^4| the Portuguese Minister of Defense stressed Portugal's strategic role in the defense of the West and claimed that the defence of the Portuguese Colonies was the only way to preserve the heritage of the past and contribute to the future happiness of mankind. To protect her colonies from Communist attack would help to carry out NATO's original aims. (D.L. and P.J. I6-20/9/64). In November, I967, the Portuguese Foreign Minister told the worlds " As regards our policy in Africa, we are not going to alter, modify or deviate - even if we go all to pieces." A year later Marcelo Caetano stated: " We must face tasks which cannot be postponed...* not to neglect for a single moment the defence of Portugal's Overseas Provinces'.' Even Cardinal Gon9alves Cerejeira, Head of the Portuguese Catholic Church, challenging and rejecting the newly created "Day of Peace" announced by Pope Paul VI, stated categorically that the Pope's words could not mean an invitation to pacifism in Africa, which would mean a cowardly retreat from the fulfilment -3- |
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