guerrilla warfare in the colony. In Dar-es-Salaam, FRELIMO [Frente de Libertag&o de Mogam= — bique -- Mozambique Libération Front] announced that twenty Portu- ‘guese troops have been killed and several wounded since the offensive was resumed September 24-25, The freedom fighters suffered three dead and seven wounded during the same period.
The Portuguese “have assembled 25,000 troops in Mozambique, stationing most of them along the Tanganyika border. They are using bombers and reconnaissance aircraft in hope of stemming the revolt.
Thousands of refugees were reported to be crossing the Ruvuma river following Portuguese reprisals, They said that Portuguese troops burned Mueda township arid were setting fire to everything in sight of five air bases built during the past year. :
In Dar-es-Salaam October 23, Eduardo Mondelane announced on behalf of FRELIMO that a rebel government will presently be set up and that only “exceptional circumstances" could compel it to. B° into exile.
The September issue of ‘Mozambican Revolution, published by FRELIMO in Dar-es-Salaam, charges that a secret agreement has been concluded between the fascist government of Portugal and the racist fan Smith, prime minister of Southern Rhodesia. The deal was apparently reached in conversations between Smith and dictator Salazar — held in Lisbon September 4-5-6. Salazar has vigorously sought foreign alliances to bolster Portugal's grip on her restless colonial empire,
Mozambican Revolution also scored six Labour Members of Parliament who accepted a Portuguese invitation to visit Angola and Mozambique in August. The MP's were wined and dined by the Portuguese imperialist masters and returned home with glowing reports about their trip. Ronald Ledger saw “perfect understanding exist-~ ing between the white and black populations -- an understanding which until today I never saw or heard of in any other country."