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VISITORS IN FREE MOZAMBIQUE
British solidarity group
among fighters in Tete
Three members of the British Committee for Freedom in Mozambique, Angola and Guine visited Tete Province
as guests of FRELIMO in the last two
weeks of August. The delegation was
headed by Lord Gifford, Chairman of
the Committee. The others were Miss
Polly Caster who is the Committee's
secretary, and Miss Pam Logie. Our
guests, who present here some impressions of their visit, are pictured
below with FRELIMO militants in
Tete.
Our delegation arrived in Tete on 16th
August, 1972 and stayed for 16 days.
We walked more than 60 miles south
from the Zambian frontier crossing the
road running west from Fingoe towards
Zumbo. We spent much of our time in
the district of Fingoe, visiting several
centres of population, a military base, a
school, a hospital and a first aid post.
We attended public meetings and we
spoke at length to leaders, cadres, militants and ordinary people.
All of us had worked in support of
FRELIMO in various ways for many
years. We thought that we had a fair
mmm
understanding of the development of the
struggle. In fact, what we saw of the
strength of FRELIMO in Tete, of the
commitment of the people to the struggle, of the achievements in national reconstruction, far surpassed our expectations.
The district which we visited has been
fully liberated from Portuguese control.
The enemy can move freely only by air.
If he ventures from his base camps, he is
harassed , attacked and forced to retreat.
For instance, the road which we crossed
had been a major line of communication:
it was now clearly in disuse. The people
of the villages to whom we spoke had not
seen a Portuguese for three years. All that
we ourselves heard of the enemy was the
occasional noise of a plane, the explosion
of a distant bomb, and the sounds of
FRELIMO forces beating back an enemy
raid from Fingoe base.
Many of the militants who marched with
us had taken part in decisive battles for
control of this district. These soldiers
were not merely fighters: they were an
integral part of FRELIMO's political
structure. They had taken part in mobilising the people long before the first
shot was fired. Hearing them explain
the reasons why they carried arms, watching them talk to the people of a village,
we understood that here in reality was an
army of the people.
In 1970, with the enemy's forces being
increasingly dispersed to meet FRELIMO's
advances, the way was clear for the work
of reconstruction to begin. We had
thought that after so short a time, little
could have yet been achieved. How wrong
we were! In the district of Fingoe, not
only has the old life of oppression and
exploitation been swept away; a new
life of dignity and freedom has been
created.
For instance in the school which we
visited, 100 boys and girls who before
would not have seen a school, are receiving their first year of education.
11
Object Description
| Title | Mozambique revolution, no. 52 (1972 July-Sept.) (copy 2) |
| Description | Contents: Editorial - The opening of a new front (p. 1); We value Africa's aid - FRELIMO at the conference of East and Central African states (p. 3); War review - Developments over the past 12 months (p. 4); FRELIMO's women envoys - In Africa, Europe and Asia (p. 7); The crimes of colonialism - Testimony to the un human rights commission (p. 9); Visitors in free Mozambique - British solidarity group; Canadian lecturer; Italian delegation; Bulgarian doctor (p.11); A soldier escapes from Caetano's war - A Portuguese deserter speaks (p.17); FRELIMO's new recruits - Mozambicans desert the colonial army and join FRELIMO (p.18); O.A.U. Secretary-General visits FRELIMO (p.19); War communique - Latest report from the front (p. 20); Economic development in the liberated areas - Report to the economic commission for Africa (p. 22). This is an issue reprinted and distributed by the LSM Information Center in Richmond, Canada. |
| Subject (lcsh) |
Nationalism -- Mozambique Self-determination, National Mozambique -- History Portugal -- Politics and government -- 1933-1974 |
| Geographic Subject (Country) | Mozambique |
| Geographic Subject (Continent) | Africa |
| Geographic Coordinates | -18.6696821,35.5273474 |
| Coverage date | 1964/1972 |
| Creator | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) |
| Publisher (of the Original Version) | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). Department of Information |
| Place of Publication (of the Origianal Version) | Dar Es Salaam, U.R. of Tanzania |
| Publisher (of the Digital Version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date issued | 1972-07/1972-09 |
| Type |
texts images |
| Format | 28 p. |
| Format (aat) | newsletters |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965 |
| Part of subcollection | Mozambique Collection |
| Rights | The University of Southern California has licensed the rights to this material from the Aluka initiative of Ithaka Harbors, Inc., a non-profit Delaware corporation whose address is 151 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10021 |
| Physical access | Original archive is at the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. |
| Repository Name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository Address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository Email | specol@usc.edu |
| Filename | CENPA-355 |
Description
| Title | CENPA-355~13 |
| Filename | CENPA-355~13.tiff |
| Full text | VISITORS IN FREE MOZAMBIQUE British solidarity group among fighters in Tete Three members of the British Committee for Freedom in Mozambique, Angola and Guine visited Tete Province as guests of FRELIMO in the last two weeks of August. The delegation was headed by Lord Gifford, Chairman of the Committee. The others were Miss Polly Caster who is the Committee's secretary, and Miss Pam Logie. Our guests, who present here some impressions of their visit, are pictured below with FRELIMO militants in Tete. Our delegation arrived in Tete on 16th August, 1972 and stayed for 16 days. We walked more than 60 miles south from the Zambian frontier crossing the road running west from Fingoe towards Zumbo. We spent much of our time in the district of Fingoe, visiting several centres of population, a military base, a school, a hospital and a first aid post. We attended public meetings and we spoke at length to leaders, cadres, militants and ordinary people. All of us had worked in support of FRELIMO in various ways for many years. We thought that we had a fair mmm understanding of the development of the struggle. In fact, what we saw of the strength of FRELIMO in Tete, of the commitment of the people to the struggle, of the achievements in national reconstruction, far surpassed our expectations. The district which we visited has been fully liberated from Portuguese control. The enemy can move freely only by air. If he ventures from his base camps, he is harassed , attacked and forced to retreat. For instance, the road which we crossed had been a major line of communication: it was now clearly in disuse. The people of the villages to whom we spoke had not seen a Portuguese for three years. All that we ourselves heard of the enemy was the occasional noise of a plane, the explosion of a distant bomb, and the sounds of FRELIMO forces beating back an enemy raid from Fingoe base. Many of the militants who marched with us had taken part in decisive battles for control of this district. These soldiers were not merely fighters: they were an integral part of FRELIMO's political structure. They had taken part in mobilising the people long before the first shot was fired. Hearing them explain the reasons why they carried arms, watching them talk to the people of a village, we understood that here in reality was an army of the people. In 1970, with the enemy's forces being increasingly dispersed to meet FRELIMO's advances, the way was clear for the work of reconstruction to begin. We had thought that after so short a time, little could have yet been achieved. How wrong we were! In the district of Fingoe, not only has the old life of oppression and exploitation been swept away; a new life of dignity and freedom has been created. For instance in the school which we visited, 100 boys and girls who before would not have seen a school, are receiving their first year of education. 11 |
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