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13.
A Portuguese communique of 26 February notices that "a group
of terrorists ambushed a small unit of our troops in the Mueda
region. As a result, two of our soldiers died1.1
On the 5, 21 and 23 March the Portuguese military authorities
announced the death of 3 more Portuguese soldiers.
On the 12 March, in another communique, the Portuguese Command declared o° "A small convoy of military cars passing
through the plateau of Mueda was attacked by a group of terrorists.
The attack caused the loss of 4 of our troops. They were 2 Joao
Caeiro, Antonio Pombinho, Manuel Alves Oliveira, and Filipe Bernardino Anastacio."
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THE STRUGGLE IN THE OTHER PORTUGUESE COLONIES
GUINEA
The PAIGC, which already has a regular army, has achieved
important succes in their struggle against the Portuguese colonialist troops.
On the 22 January nationalist soldiers attacked and destroyed
the Portuguese headquarters of Guidage. Thirty Portuguese soldiers
were killed in that operation, and a large quantity of war materials was captured.
On the 26 January one other unit of the PAIGC attacked the
Headquarters of Barros, on the Cacheu river basin. The attack,
that began at night, extended until early in the morning. A great
part of the buildings were destroyed, and many Portuguese soldiers
killed and wounded.
On the 30 January, in the region of Boe, a special group of
the people!s army equipod with bazookas destroyed two military
cars carrying 40 Portuguese soldiers. Thirty-eight of the Port,
soldiers v/ere killed during the fight.
On the 16 February the popular forces attacked the Portuguese troops at Orebunde and Oredobe, killing 12 Portuguese soldiers,
wounding many others and capturing one radio-transmitter, 13 Mauser riffles and other material.
ANGOLA
The military activity of the nationalists in Angola has
been very intensive. In the zone of Congonegongo the colonialist
troops were badly defeated in an attack that caused them heavy
losses, in spite of the fact that they were supported by the air-
force. Many attacks have also taken place in Dembos, Anguilo river, Massongola, Ucua and Donga. In the Cazungo mountain range,
the Angolan freedom fighters inflicted serious losses to a Portuguese unit v/ho attacked them.
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| Title | CENPA-122~15 |
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| Full text | 13. A Portuguese communique of 26 February notices that "a group of terrorists ambushed a small unit of our troops in the Mueda region. As a result, two of our soldiers died1.1 On the 5, 21 and 23 March the Portuguese military authorities announced the death of 3 more Portuguese soldiers. On the 12 March, in another communique, the Portuguese Command declared o° "A small convoy of military cars passing through the plateau of Mueda was attacked by a group of terrorists. The attack caused the loss of 4 of our troops. They were 2 Joao Caeiro, Antonio Pombinho, Manuel Alves Oliveira, and Filipe Bernardino Anastacio." *************** THE STRUGGLE IN THE OTHER PORTUGUESE COLONIES GUINEA The PAIGC, which already has a regular army, has achieved important succes in their struggle against the Portuguese colonialist troops. On the 22 January nationalist soldiers attacked and destroyed the Portuguese headquarters of Guidage. Thirty Portuguese soldiers were killed in that operation, and a large quantity of war materials was captured. On the 26 January one other unit of the PAIGC attacked the Headquarters of Barros, on the Cacheu river basin. The attack, that began at night, extended until early in the morning. A great part of the buildings were destroyed, and many Portuguese soldiers killed and wounded. On the 30 January, in the region of Boe, a special group of the people!s army equipod with bazookas destroyed two military cars carrying 40 Portuguese soldiers. Thirty-eight of the Port, soldiers v/ere killed during the fight. On the 16 February the popular forces attacked the Portuguese troops at Orebunde and Oredobe, killing 12 Portuguese soldiers, wounding many others and capturing one radio-transmitter, 13 Mauser riffles and other material. ANGOLA The military activity of the nationalists in Angola has been very intensive. In the zone of Congonegongo the colonialist troops were badly defeated in an attack that caused them heavy losses, in spite of the fact that they were supported by the air- force. Many attacks have also taken place in Dembos, Anguilo river, Massongola, Ucua and Donga. In the Cazungo mountain range, the Angolan freedom fighters inflicted serious losses to a Portuguese unit v/ho attacked them. |
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