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countries resorted to rather complicated subterfuges in order to equip her more discretely. Finally, this trend now seems to be reaching its climax with growing sympathy for Portugal's position openly expressed, the almost total abandonment of excuses, and the construction of armaments specifically for the colonies, (e.g. the 3 warships now being built in West Germany), This trend is well illustrated by the United States of America, The mutual defence agreement of 1951 was the basis of large arms supplies to Portugal, although it was explicitly stated.that the use of these in the colonies was a breach of the treaty. Such a breach wwas frequently noted by the United States, who pointed it out to the Portuguese, although the assistance never ceased. In the United Nations at this time the United States supported calls for preparations for Angolan independence and requests to end the terror there, and also reduced (but never stopped) its military assistance. At first it denied NATO weapons being used in the colonies, but by the end of 1962 the American representative to the UN admitted that the US was well aware that in fact NATO weapons were being used. Lisbon had ignored all protests. It is therefore interesting that some time later the American representative was to declare that: "it is impossible for the small staff of the American consulate in Luanda to investigate the charge of NATO weapons being used in Angola", Yet the American Military Assistance Advisory Group in Lisbon - consisting of 25 Americans - has as part of its functions "to observe the report on the utilisation of material furnished and personnel trained by the military assistance programme"! Moreover, the American Secretary of State was to declare that: "It is neither in our interest to see the Portuguese leave Africa, not to curtail their influence out there". ; - After the outbreak of the Angolan war, manouvree - Portugal suddenly needed small weapons and ammunition and decided that the Israeli UZI a few examples automatic rifle was required. A London paper 1 reported some time later that the West Germans who had obtained the UZI!s on the condition.'-that they were not resold, had in fact sold 10,000 to Portugal, This was denied by the West Germans but two journalists came up with the proof - they found that Portuguese soldiers in Mozambique were equipped with UZI's marked with the German eagle, the mark used on all West German weapons, ' - In 1965 Canada refused to permit West Germany to sell Portugal 60 Canadian-built Sabre F-86K jet fighters, because Portugal refused - 51
Object Description
Title | Mozambique revolution, no. 42 (1970 Jan.-Mar.) |
Description | Contents: Comrade Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane, 3rd February 1970 - 1st anniversary of the death of the president of FRELIMO (p. [1]); Editorial: One year ago... (p. 2); Tete / communiqué - FRELIMO (p. [5]); Military report (p. 7); Niassa Cabo Delgado (p. 12); A journalist in free Mozambique / Peter Spacek (p. 15); The Rome conference, June 1970 (p. 19); Dutch parliament condemns NATO support to Portugal (p. 22); Vladimir Ilich Lenin, 1860-1970 (p. 25); Imperialist conspiracy (p. [28B]); Africa on W. Germany - Far-sighted (p. 29); Open letter to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany / FRELIMO (p. 30); U.S.A. - How far from intervention? (p. 33); Cahora Bassa * Barclays D.C.O. (p. 35); The mystery of Mr. Giscard d'Estaing safari (p. 38); NATO in the Portuguese colonies (p. 41); "Resolution on foreign policy" (p. 56A). |
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 | -18.6696821,35.5273480 |
Coverage date | 1969-10/1970-06 |
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 | 1970-01/1970-03 |
Type |
texts images |
Format | 70 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-361 |
Description
Title | CENPA-361~62 |
Filename | CENPA-361~62.tiff |
Full text | countries resorted to rather complicated subterfuges in order to equip her more discretely. Finally, this trend now seems to be reaching its climax with growing sympathy for Portugal's position openly expressed, the almost total abandonment of excuses, and the construction of armaments specifically for the colonies, (e.g. the 3 warships now being built in West Germany), This trend is well illustrated by the United States of America, The mutual defence agreement of 1951 was the basis of large arms supplies to Portugal, although it was explicitly stated.that the use of these in the colonies was a breach of the treaty. Such a breach wwas frequently noted by the United States, who pointed it out to the Portuguese, although the assistance never ceased. In the United Nations at this time the United States supported calls for preparations for Angolan independence and requests to end the terror there, and also reduced (but never stopped) its military assistance. At first it denied NATO weapons being used in the colonies, but by the end of 1962 the American representative to the UN admitted that the US was well aware that in fact NATO weapons were being used. Lisbon had ignored all protests. It is therefore interesting that some time later the American representative was to declare that: "it is impossible for the small staff of the American consulate in Luanda to investigate the charge of NATO weapons being used in Angola", Yet the American Military Assistance Advisory Group in Lisbon - consisting of 25 Americans - has as part of its functions "to observe the report on the utilisation of material furnished and personnel trained by the military assistance programme"! Moreover, the American Secretary of State was to declare that: "It is neither in our interest to see the Portuguese leave Africa, not to curtail their influence out there". ; - After the outbreak of the Angolan war, manouvree - Portugal suddenly needed small weapons and ammunition and decided that the Israeli UZI a few examples automatic rifle was required. A London paper 1 reported some time later that the West Germans who had obtained the UZI!s on the condition.'-that they were not resold, had in fact sold 10,000 to Portugal, This was denied by the West Germans but two journalists came up with the proof - they found that Portuguese soldiers in Mozambique were equipped with UZI's marked with the German eagle, the mark used on all West German weapons, ' - In 1965 Canada refused to permit West Germany to sell Portugal 60 Canadian-built Sabre F-86K jet fighters, because Portugal refused - 51 |
Archival file | Volume25/CENPA-361~62.tiff |