of miles so as to provide cheap labour for South-African mines.  The
Cahora Bassa scheme envisages the removal of all the African inhabitants
from the Zambezi region, v/hich is to be resettled by a million whites.
It is a long-term plan which cynically calculates that by 1990 the
Zambezi, as a totally white area, would be a buffer against -African
freedom.
In the short run, Cahora Bassa is also associated with the presence of
South African troops on Mozambican soil, for it is no accident that those
troops are stationed mainly In Tete province in and around the site chosen for the dam.  Those South African troops are", there because FRELIMO
has extended its military operations to Tete, and is dealing blows at
the Portuguese.
Apart from the direct connections between Portugal and South Africa, -
these are other ways through v/hich Mozambique is drawn into the orbit
of South Africa.  These indirect channels are provided by NATO.  On
previous occasions, it has been drawn to the attention of the U.N. that
members of NATO were continuing to supply to Portugal arms used to suppress the African people of Mozambique, Angola and Guinea (Bissau).  In
addition, some NATO members pursue policies which draw South Africa and
Portugal closer together, with consequent strengthening of the white
racist position, That is true of Britain, the USA and especially .of
West Germany in recent times, since West German capital is interested in
the penetration of Southern Africa as a whole.
The above evidence can be summarised very briefly.  Portugal is forging
close diplomatic, political, economic and military ties with South Africa
for the purpose of indefinitely maintaining white racism and supremacy
throughout- Southern Africa-,  FRELIMO is presenting these facts so that
there will be no illusions anywhere that there have been any recent
changes in the racist nature of Portugal?s colonial policies. But, of
course, it is the African people of Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, South
Africa and Namibia who are now confronting Aparthied and oppression with
gun in hand.  That is why we stress that the central fact of. the situation
in Mozambique is that its own population, under the leadership of FRELIMO
is slowly but constantly gaining ground and has succeeded in establishing
a counter-weight to Portuguese power..
Wa suggest that In our relationship with the U.N. and its various affiliates a new perspective has been opened. We continue to respect international public opinion (unlike Portugal) but it is no longer enought for
that sympathetic opinion to condemn Portugal and go no further.  It must
identify itself positively and practically with our national movement
which represents the very opposite of Portuguese bigotry and racism.
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