and Socialist countries, whose aid, although insufficient to cover our needs
has however kept pace with the development of the struggle. The solemn Declaration on General Policy adopted at
the Summit Meeting of the OAU on its
10th anniversary clearly reveals an evergrowing commitment of Independent
Africa at the side of those who are still
fighting for their independence and freedom. The pledge of the African States
to continue the struggle against colonial
and racial domination in our continent;
their recognition that armed struggle
is the only means to liberate Africa and is
one of the most important factors in
consolidating the independence of Africa
States; their pledge to provide full material and other assistance for national reconstruction programmes in the liberated
areas of Guine, Angola and Mozambique -
are clear proof of this increased commitment.
But this support is not limited to the
African and socialist countries. During
the past few years, a strong current of
solidarity has developed even in Western
countries. In some countries this popular
movement is so strong that it has already
forced the respective governments to reconsider or at least to be more.careful in
their support for Portuguese, South African and Rhodesian colonialism. In almost
all Western European countries there are
committees of support for the liberation
struggle in the Portuguese colonies.   Last
MANICA E SOFALA
17 posts attacked including:
Vlassi
Mungari
Chivanza
Chiganda
Tuque
M'komacha
Nhamphassa
Nhantetete
Gatio
Inhamzonia
Missakulima
Chitengo
Buzua
Sossoto
Xaviera
Canxixe
Marinyanga
Enemy soldiers killed :450
Vehicles destroyed : 110
Aircraft destroyed :5
March, a big national solidarity conference was held in Italy which was
attended by almost all political forces in
that country.
In April a UN and OAU sponsored conference in Oslo drew up a practical programme of combat against colonialism.
A strong popular movement opposed the
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance in Britain. The
UN General Assembly in November, 1972
again condemned Portugal for its colonial
policy and for its wars o( aggression
against the African peoples, declaring
it to be a threat to international peace
and security, and reaffirmed its recognition of the legitimacy of our liberation
struggle. The Security Council, in a
unanimous vote, urged Portugal to enter
into negotiations with the true representatives of the peoples of the colonies. In
Holland, the Dutch government has announced its decision to give unconditional
support to the African Liberation Movements.
The important successes referred to reveal
the extremely rapid rate of development
of our struggle. As Comrade Samora
Machel, the President of FRELIMO,
stated in one of his messages to thc Provincial Secretary of Cabo Delgado, «our
people, more united than ever around
FRELIMO, led by a revolutionary ideology, have increased their fighting capacity
and have inflicted severe defeats on the
colonialists. The flames of our war are
devouring our enemies. Portuguese colonialism is also losing ground internationally. The colonialists are floundering
from contradiction to contradiction, and
like flies caught in a spider's web, the
more they thrash about, the more hopelessly entangled they get. Nobody, nothing can now stop or slow down our
march to freedom.))