COMMUNIQUE
OF. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
. The Mozambique-Liberation Front (FRELIMO), informs that, by
decision of its Executive Committee, comrade Uria T. Simango
is suspended from membership of the Council of Presidency of
FRELIMO until the next meeting of the Central Committee, to
which his case will be referred for final consideration.
The following is the text of the resolution of the Executive
Committee:
"The Executive Committee of FRELIMO, meeting in Dar es Salaam on 8
November, 1969 in order to assess the situation created by the publication by comrade Uria T. Simango of a pamphlet entitled "Gloomy
Situation in FRELIMO":
1. Deeply deplores that comrade Uria T. Simango member of the Council
of Presidency of FRELIMO, has refused to present his problems within the
framework of the structures and institutions of FRELIMO, preferring to
do this through the press.
2. Condemns this attitude of comrade Uria T. Simango, which is extremely
irresponsible, violates the principles and the rules o£ FRELIMO and constitutes a grave act of indiscipline.
3. Notes with deep indignation that the contents of the pamphlet are a
body of calumnious accusations, of insults and of falsities, aimed at
denigrating the leaders of FRELIMO who  are truly nationalists, patriots
and revolutionaries.  Indeed, the pamphlet constitutes an insult to the
Mozambican people, to FRELIMO and to the revolutionary armed struggle
of national liberation being waged in our country.  It is inspired by the
personal ambition of  comrade Uria T. Simango and serves tally the interests of Portuguese colonialism and imperialism.
4. Rejects categorically, formally and:totally the contents of the pamphlet "Gloomy Situation in FRELIMO", published by comrade Uria T. Simango.
5. Condemns comrade Uria T. Simango for all the declarations contained :
in the pamphlet, which constitute an act against the unity of the Mozambican people, against FRELIMO and against the progress of the revolutionary armed struggle in Mozambique, and consequently against the whole