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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,
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