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-«4 I 1 It is important for the success of our liberation struggle, that some of our activities should be directed beyond the boundaries of Mozambique, to the world outside. Although the task of freeing our beloved country from foreign domination is the responsibility of we Mozambicans, we must not become too introspective, looking solely inward to our fight. For we know that ours is not a struggle in isolation, but is just a small part cf the world struggle against imperialism and exploitation. And we must maintain firm links v/ith our comrades outside who are fighting the same battle. Moreover, although we know that the duty to fight is cursalone, we cannot combat the most modern NATO weapons with spears and bows and arrows; or disease and ignorance with witchcraft. We need machine guns, bazookas and mines; education equipment, medicines, clothing and transport equipment for our social reconstruction. Ih short, we need material assistance from our friends outside. However, no such assistance is forthcoming unless the dcnors are satisfied that it will be used properly* It is here that the Department of External Affairs and the department of Information have special responsibilities to keep our friends informed of the progress of our struggle, our difficulties, our achievements and our needss These close contacts are all the more essential in view of the vast imperialist propaganda machine at the disposal cf our enemies. Its power and influence have been particularly marked over the past year when it has commented widely on our problems, the death of Comrade Mondlane, the defection of Kavandame, and gleefully speculated that "FRELIMO is going to pieces". IS^order to counter this we have had to intensify our international contacts to explain what is the real situation - to explain the real repercussions of the death of President Mondlane, that the struggle will continue unabated, that FRELIMO is united, the real meaning of the defection of Kavandame, the meaning of the decisions of the Central Committee meeting of April, 1969? and the meaning of the establishment of the Council of the Presidency. It has been found through experience that the most effective way of maintaining these contacts and of providing this information is through personal representation. This has the double advantage of avoiding any possibilityCof misunderstanding on the part of our friends overseas, 33
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Title | CENPA-037~35 |
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Full text | -«4 I 1 It is important for the success of our liberation struggle, that some of our activities should be directed beyond the boundaries of Mozambique, to the world outside. Although the task of freeing our beloved country from foreign domination is the responsibility of we Mozambicans, we must not become too introspective, looking solely inward to our fight. For we know that ours is not a struggle in isolation, but is just a small part cf the world struggle against imperialism and exploitation. And we must maintain firm links v/ith our comrades outside who are fighting the same battle. Moreover, although we know that the duty to fight is cursalone, we cannot combat the most modern NATO weapons with spears and bows and arrows; or disease and ignorance with witchcraft. We need machine guns, bazookas and mines; education equipment, medicines, clothing and transport equipment for our social reconstruction. Ih short, we need material assistance from our friends outside. However, no such assistance is forthcoming unless the dcnors are satisfied that it will be used properly* It is here that the Department of External Affairs and the department of Information have special responsibilities to keep our friends informed of the progress of our struggle, our difficulties, our achievements and our needss These close contacts are all the more essential in view of the vast imperialist propaganda machine at the disposal cf our enemies. Its power and influence have been particularly marked over the past year when it has commented widely on our problems, the death of Comrade Mondlane, the defection of Kavandame, and gleefully speculated that "FRELIMO is going to pieces". IS^order to counter this we have had to intensify our international contacts to explain what is the real situation - to explain the real repercussions of the death of President Mondlane, that the struggle will continue unabated, that FRELIMO is united, the real meaning of the defection of Kavandame, the meaning of the decisions of the Central Committee meeting of April, 1969? and the meaning of the establishment of the Council of the Presidency. It has been found through experience that the most effective way of maintaining these contacts and of providing this information is through personal representation. This has the double advantage of avoiding any possibilityCof misunderstanding on the part of our friends overseas, 33 |
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