powers as the United States in favout of an anti-self-determination attitude.  In this connection, in a recent statement
to newsmen by a high government official in Lisbon, it was
stated that Portugal expected "greater sympathy and understanding
from the United States" in regard to the issue of Portuguese
possessions in Africa,  The government official is reported
to have said that the United States was expected to "exert a
certain amount of pressure on some independent African states
to end the three year old guerrilla war in Angola." Whether
or not these hopes of Portugal's will materialise will depend
on the meaning v/hich the United States will attach to the
determination of the African states to help liberate the rest
of Africa.  We believe that the position' of African independent
states should influence American foreign policy on this matter,
and we hope that the United States will not dare defy all of
Africa in order to please Portugal.  However, if the hopes of
Portugal do materialise, it would not surprise us very much,
since the United States seems to be progressively leaning toward a reactionary line of action in foreign affairs.
It is against this background that the Mozambique
Liberation Front arose.  FRELIMO is the crystalisation of the
suffering of millions of our people, desiring to free themselves of Portuguese oppression.  It is the continuation of
a struggle which begar. vith the imposition of Portuguese
colonialism and imperialism in the middle of the 19th century .
The Mozambique Liberation Bront is the practical expression
of the feelings of a generation which can no longer except
Portuguese colonialism, it does not matter with what rationalisation it may clothe itself.  It is a reaction of our
generation against Portuguese enslavement of our people;  it
is a revolt against Portuguese hypocrisy.  The Mozambique
Liberation Front is an expression of the desire of the African
peoples to be free from European imperialism, the same kind
of reaction which has taken place in other parts of Africa.
It is a continuation of the spirit of independence which drove
the people of Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Tanganyika, Kenya, Egypt,
Algeria, Tunisia, Guinea, etc. to take action against European
political and economic interests.  It does not matter how many
soldiers the Western NATO powers pour into our country;  it
does not matter how many tons of weapons they supply to Portugal; it does not matter how many millions of dollars the
United States gives to the Portuguese military and commercial
interests, the Mozambican people are determined to rid themselves of colonialism and economic imperialism once and for all
and they will win.
Whatever may be the position of Western powers, our
struggle will continue to the bitter end.  We are conscious
of the difficulties which the struggle will incur, but we are
certain-that the victory belongs to us.  Our people are
decided, our revolution will not relent so long as Portuguese
colonialism and economic exploitation continue. We have many
supporters among the peoples of the world.  Africa has decided
to liberate itself, therefore, we can expect a great deal of
support from our own continent; but the final victory must
depend upon our own efforts.  We expect no other people to
liberate us except the people of Mozambique;  nor do we want
any outside people to come and liberate us.  We alone are
responsible for the liberation of Mozambique.
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