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ey have the biggest sugar refin.ary (Sena Sugar), the biggest;
milk company (IVestle), one of the two' big" tobaco company (OFT).
Ley own- many textile factories, as well as factories, of the.
production of explosives. They own. two ■• banks, one of which calls.
itself Portuguese, but which in fact an agent of big international monopolies (Barnay Bank). They own dozens of companies dealing in insurance, which together accont for one-fifth of the
total insurance busness in the country. In 1965 lone, of 122 new
foreign firms established in Portugal during that year, -J4 of
them were British.
Through Portugal, these imperialists entered the colonies.
The British, Americans and Belgians share the diamonds  the cotton and the transport facilities of Angola. The British reserved
for themselves the uranium, th£ coal and a great part of the cotton, the sugar and the forest of Mozambique. The British, the A
Americans, the South Africans and the Italians exploit the cashew nuts9 of which Mozambique is the first in the world production. The Americans control petroleum and maganese. The Germans,
who' already own the iron of Angola.'(Krupp), are consolidating ■
their positions in the exploitation of minerals, agriculture,cattle and fishing. The French control the tin industry (Pechiney).
The Japanese heve insinuated themselves into the co.r market.Brazil has been granted control of the cassava in Mozambique.
All.of these means in effect fabulous profits to these countries. Can we therefore be surprised when these" countries oppose our independence and support Portugal, particularly when the
policy of- the Portuguese government is oriented towards facilitating the exploitation of Portugal and her colonies by these
imperialists? A Portuguese minister of State has already exclaimed o "How many benefits our country can offer to Europe, our country v/hich extends itself into such fertile territories and with
such useful resources for the other European countriesi"
The interrelation between the invasion- and the exploitation
of the colonial territories oy  international imperialism and the
open door policy of the Portuguese government is therefore, clear.
The other imperialists exploit because Portugal allows it. Portugal allows it because,-as a responsible member.of the Portuguese
Government has already stated: "To the extent that foreign capital and industry will be interested in our overseas provinces,
more solid international support" will accompany the consolidation of oour civilising  presence in the black continent'"'.
rfe are a movement fighting for the .independence of our cou-
try. Our determination to fight .and win is' unshakable. In this
respect, we are strong. But we lack material means. In this respect we are weak. In' order to attain our objectives, we look to
those countries which of for. us aid. V/e accept aid from any country, providedthat that aid has no. strings-attached.  . a.