EN-LAI FINDS AFRICA UP TO EXPECTATIONS
"There is an excellent revolutionary situation in the African continent,"" This was Chou En-laits summary of what he had found after an extended tour through a number of African countries,. At a press conference in Mogadiscio February 3 the premier of the People's Repub= lic of China spoke gratefully of the warm reception generally accorded everywhere the delegation he headed went,
Asked to explain what. he meant by "revolution," Chou said that a revolution goes through many stages, "Certain countries have accom-= plished the first stage, consisting of gaining independence and getting rid of colonialism, Others are still struggling for independence,"
To the question whether he listed Ethiopia and Morocco among the countries that have attained independence, Chou responded: "They are independent, but are still under the control of foreign interests, although Morocco is free from American influence, Ben Bella firmly wishes to continue his genuine revolution, Sekou Touré and Modibo Keita also, like Castro,"
. Chou disclaimed any responsibility for the. revolution in Zanzibar. He learned about it “in the newspepers. Reactionaries are always ready to blame "the Communists" for everything, he said. "We dontt want to take credit for what we haventt done," —
At a meeting at the Mogadiscio stadium, Chou said that most of the African leaders he had met were in favor of leading "an implacable struggle against imperialism, colonialism and neocolonialism." “He foresaw a "brilliant future" for the newly independent African coun- ' tries ‘that govern themselves "well" and "promote a national democratic revolution" by basing themselves "on the power of the masses,
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