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EDITORIAL
No liberation movement that is a reliable and responsible organisation can decide to start an ^rned struggle
without first considering all the problems that prevail in the
country under domination*
There are many questions to be studied and whilst doing
so the following principles should be borne in mind:-
1) The movement is in existence only through the will of
the people.
2) Consequently, the movement must serve both the people
and the Revolution and through the Revolution lead the
people to a quick and full independence.
The choice of the decisive moment at which to begin the
armed struggle is of the utmost importance to the success of
that struggle•  In determining the correct moment to begin,
several factors should be noted:   i)  that a favourable international situation should prevail;  ii) that the masses should
be sufficiently organised and politically educated,  i.e. the
will and determination of the people must be strong enough to
fight until the end.  They must be able to withstand all difficulties and hardships until the oppressor has been driven
from the country.
The fight is sometimes quickly resolved if the confronting
forces are favourable to the Revolution, but in other cases (as
in our case) provision has to be made for a long and difficult
fight as the material strength of the enemy is superior.   Our
fight is not only against Portugal but we are also engaged in
fighting other imperialist states with interests in our country -
states which are amongst the most powerful in the world.  The
Mozambican people's war against Portugal, U.S.A., England,
France and West Germany is fated to be long and bitter before
we obtain our final victory.
This kind of war, and particularly the prolonged war
to be fought by a country that has been under colonial domination for centuries requires previous preparation, not only
in the military field, but also in the political, economical
and cultural fields.
In the political field it is necessary to mobilise the
people in the interior and to strengthen their national unity
so as to neutralise the enemy's attempt to divide and decieve,
and to join together all forces that are able to collaborate
in the expulsion of the colonialists.  Externally it is
necessary to gain the support of all the freedom-loving people
and to co-ordinate all the activities of the people still under
Portuguese colonialism.
Economically it is mainly necessary to develop a means
of ensuring our fundamental needs during the struggle.
In the cultural field we have to develop an anti-
colonialist culture, encourage patriotism and break through
the Portuguese propaganda to reinforce the people's confidence in the ultimate victory.