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A Grave Threat Hovers Over Africa
A grave threat hangs heavily over Africa, a threat represented
by the same payers which, in ancient times, dived like vultures an cur
continent, exploiting our riches and enslaving our people.  These powers
can never accept the loss of the wealth of Africa0  The independence of the
African colonies is painful to them.  Today, as before, they resume their
policy of direct aggression.  A grave threat weighs heavily on the whole
African continent.
How can it be ignored? . To refer only, to the most flagrant events
of a few months ago, on the 10th ;of November'a plot, organized by the
western allies of Portugal and South Africa, was discovered and denounced.
This plot was headed by the United States of America and directed against
the United Republic of Tanzania and the nationalist movements which have
their headquarters in Dar es Salaam.  On November 25 Belgian and American
forces, supported by Great Britain and with the approval of France, attacked
the Congolese nationalists and accupied Stanleyville.
Lie would be lacking in perception if we were surprised by this.
In the armed struggle in which we are engaged for the liberation of our
country, we are daily fired upon b-y Belgian', British and German guns; we
are shot at by American and French bullets; we are threatened by American
and British airplanes and bombs.  More concretely:
From 1951 to 1961 the United States of America supplied
all kinds of arms to Portugal to the value of SOU million
dollars; after the beginning of the war in Angola, the
quantity of these arms was increased.
West Germany recently supplied 1D,OCO machine guns to
Portugal.- -In November "a contingent of 5U0 German officers
and soldiers -from several branches of the Bundeswehr went
to Beja., Southern 'Portugal'; a ..German general will command
them.  This, according to official Portuguese sources, is
only the vanguard of a more powerful force.  The Bundestag
- approved a credit- of" US  million marks to help reinforce .;
the Beja military base.  In conformity with an agreement
signed- in October, 1963, the Portuguese soldiers wounded
in Angola and Guinea (ShCTftbw in Mozambique) will be treated
in German hospitals.  The same agreement allows facilities
for the training of German soldiers in the military camp of
Santa Margarida, Portugal, and for the storage of German war
material in Portuguese territory,
Up until now, Britain has always satisfied any Portuguese
request for weaponse