But can such work of civilizing be based
on the total suppression of truth, a denial
of fundamental human rights, a denial
of the dignity of the human being and
the oppression of man through the use
of armed might ? Or is it a mockery of
the United Nations Charter which binds
the nations of the world together in a
code of conduct based on justice and
respect of international obligation ? Violence begets violence, and although Portuguese repression is ruthless, the Mozambican nationalist urge is ever stronger.
Because of all these fundamentally
inhuman acts and because of the inherent right of every human being to rule
himself and pay allegiance only to a
Government of his choice ;" All peoples
have the right to self- determination; by
virtue of that right they freely determine
their political status and freely pursue
their economic, social and cultural development. " The Mozambique National
Democratic Union resolves that we :
(a) Completely rejects that the colony
of Mozambique is a province of
Potugal;
(b) Denounces as deliberate falsehood
the widely circulated claim by the
Portuguese Government that the
African people enjoy the same rights as any Portuguese citizen;
(c) Strongly condemns the economic
exploitation, political oppression and
social degradation to which the
African people are subjected under
Portuguese colonial rule ;
(d) Strongly condemns Portuguese colonialism which has been maiked by
naked fascist repression, savage brutality and organized terrorism
The  Mozambique  National  Democratic Union demands:
1. The immediate and unconditional
release of all political prisoners and
detainees now suffering in Portuguese prisons in Mozambique, Portugal and other territories under
Portuguese colonial administration;
2. The immediate dismantling of all
military bases inimical to the interests of the African people in Mozambique.
3. The Immediate granting of complete
and unconditional independence to
the African people of Mozambique.
PERORATION
The presence of Portugal in Mozambique during almost five centuries,
created conflicts between tribes thus fomenting misunderstandings. This system
as we have seen, being used by the
oppressors, since the beginning of their
colonization, counues to be used to the
present day. The use of religion for
dividing purposes and the dissemination
of intrigues between the so-called " indi-
genas assimilados, and mullatos, are
elements which the colonialists use in
order to perpetuate their dominetton
over us.
There is no doubt that the Portuguese
colonial government is an insult to Mozambique. They kill, impoverish and
rob millions of man, utilizing a system of
progressive and ruinous human exploitation. Politically, they reduce us to
servitude. They abused our traditionsj
and now. through the medium of their
general mobilization policy, of settlers,
for Mozambique, they liquidate us, day
after day, one by one.
It seems clear to us that responsible
Portuguese statesmen do not want to plan
any alteration in their extermination
policy adopted since 1498.  Mozambique
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