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2. On the same date, another group of FRELIMO soldiers killed 4 Portuguese soldiers who were guarding stores in Chadimba, administrative
post of Nangade.
3. On the 24th of December 1964 our militants surprised a group of
Portuguese soldiers who were guarding the shopping centre of Mutamba,
in the Makonde region. During the attack which followed, 3 Portuguese soldiers were killed, 3 fled away and 10 prisoners were
released.  One of our militants was killed.
4. On the 24th of December 1964, all the FRELIMO groups acting in one
of the regions of Cabo Delgado converged on the village of Miteda,
where a large group of Portuguese soldiers were gathered, drinking
and revelling over Christmas* The FRELIMO freedom fighters attacked
them with machine-guns and grenades, killing 113- About 15 Portuguese soldiers escapedo  None of our militants was killed or wounded.
5«   On the 19th of December 1964? in the Province of Zambezia, our
soldiers carried out various acts of sabotage, burning 3 warehouses
of a tea plantation. During that operation the freedom fighters
killed two guards and the general nanager of the tea company<,
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COMMUNIQUE NO. 6
12th January, 1965
1. On the 26th of December the militants of FRELIMO attacked the administrative post of CHARRE, TETE province^ killing the chief of the post
and one guard.
2. The FRELIMO soldiers v±io, on the 24th of December had launched the
attack in Miteda, moved to DIACA after that operation.  In Diaca,
on the 28th of December, they gathered again and ambushed a group of
Portuguese soldiers, killing 27•
3. After this ambush, the inhabitants of a near village came and told
our freedom fighters that the attack had been watched by a white
civilian, who was coming on the same road by car, and who had gone
to Mocimboa da Praia.  Expecting reinforcements sent by the headquarters of Mocimboa da Praia, our soldiers prepared ancxher ambush*
About three hours later 6 cars loaded with Portuguese soldiers *
arrived.  The first 4 cars were destroyed v/ith mines and hand-grenades.*
46 Portuguese soldiers were killed.  The other tv/o cars turned back
and disappeared.  One of our militants v/as killed, and two wounded,,
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