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5.
After an ambush when a colonialist patrol v/as completely defeated, our fighters found that many of the dead colonialist
soldiers had South African identity cards.
Later on, after careful study of the movements of the Portu- .
guese troops, the FRELIMO militants remarked that in those manoeuvres, the Boer soldiers used to go in front, forming the reconnaissance group. During the fight, those soldiers are much more
energetic than the Portuguese, revealing that they are used to the
conditions of the African terrain.
On the other hand, in repressive actions, they are even more
ferocious than the Portuguese, manifesting a kind of sadistic
pleasure when torturing Africans, burning plantations and villages
and persecuting and shooting unarmed African civilians who hide in
the bush.
This new manifestation of the Salazar-Verwoerd alliance does
not surprise anyone. But it teaches us the necessity of making
the solidarity between the people of Mozambique and South Africa
more active. The colonialists and imperialists know how to unite
in the defense of their interests. The oppressed peoples must
also know how to constitute a common front in the fight for their
rights.
************
COMMUNIQUE NO. 12
The following is the latest information received by FRELIMO
headquarters.0 Ten military vehicles have been destroyed, fifty
Portuguese soldiers were killed and many others were wounded.
1. On the 20th of February 1965, two vehicles carrying Portuguese
soldiers were ambushed 2 kms. from Mueda. Our militants destroyed the two vehicles and 15 of the Portuguese soldiers were
killed and others were wounded.
2. On the 23rd February, the same group of FRELIMO militants
attacked a convoy of 40 Portuguese military vehicles which
was returning from another region. A fight ensued, our
soldiers concentrating on the 7 vehicles in the front, as
a result of which 5 of these vehicles v/ere totally destroyed.
About 30 Portuguese soldiers were killed in this action.
Other enemy vehicles fired at random from a distance without
any real effect on our militants.
3. On the 26th of February at Muidumbe, another convoy of three
Portuguese military vehicles was caught in an ambush by
FRELIMO militc.its. The total number of Portuguese soldiers
killed here is unknown. The other three enemy vehicles
turned and disappeared at high speed.
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| Title | CENPA-122~07 |
| Filename | CENPA-122~07.tiff |
| Full text | 5. After an ambush when a colonialist patrol v/as completely defeated, our fighters found that many of the dead colonialist soldiers had South African identity cards. Later on, after careful study of the movements of the Portu- . guese troops, the FRELIMO militants remarked that in those manoeuvres, the Boer soldiers used to go in front, forming the reconnaissance group. During the fight, those soldiers are much more energetic than the Portuguese, revealing that they are used to the conditions of the African terrain. On the other hand, in repressive actions, they are even more ferocious than the Portuguese, manifesting a kind of sadistic pleasure when torturing Africans, burning plantations and villages and persecuting and shooting unarmed African civilians who hide in the bush. This new manifestation of the Salazar-Verwoerd alliance does not surprise anyone. But it teaches us the necessity of making the solidarity between the people of Mozambique and South Africa more active. The colonialists and imperialists know how to unite in the defense of their interests. The oppressed peoples must also know how to constitute a common front in the fight for their rights. ************ COMMUNIQUE NO. 12 The following is the latest information received by FRELIMO headquarters.0 Ten military vehicles have been destroyed, fifty Portuguese soldiers were killed and many others were wounded. 1. On the 20th of February 1965, two vehicles carrying Portuguese soldiers were ambushed 2 kms. from Mueda. Our militants destroyed the two vehicles and 15 of the Portuguese soldiers were killed and others were wounded. 2. On the 23rd February, the same group of FRELIMO militants attacked a convoy of 40 Portuguese military vehicles which was returning from another region. A fight ensued, our soldiers concentrating on the 7 vehicles in the front, as a result of which 5 of these vehicles v/ere totally destroyed. About 30 Portuguese soldiers were killed in this action. Other enemy vehicles fired at random from a distance without any real effect on our militants. 3. On the 26th of February at Muidumbe, another convoy of three Portuguese military vehicles was caught in an ambush by FRELIMO militc.its. The total number of Portuguese soldiers killed here is unknown. The other three enemy vehicles turned and disappeared at high speed. |
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