FREEDOM FIGHTERS REPORT PROGRESS IN MOZAMBIQUE
The guerrilla fighters struggling against Portuguese imperialism in-Mozambique © report that they have made considerable ‘gains in the past two years.
Sirice ‘September 1964, FRELIMO’ ‘CPrénte’ -de Libertago ae Mogambique -- Mozambique Liberation Front] has extended its activities from “a few districts until they now cover two provinces and parts of two others. From’ barely Ma couple of hundred well- -trained,’ poorly équipped guerrillas," the organization declares, the fighting force. Has grown” "to more than | a) 000 well- trained, fhoroughly politicised and fairly well— equipped freedom fighters." ; ;
The semiliberated areas include a population of more than 800, 000 Mozambicans. ° : In the conduct of affairs pertaining to >. government they now recognize FRELIMO instead of the Portuguese officials.
When the Struggle began, "FRELIMO's main- preoecupation- was t6 train its: man thousands of militants in clandestine political work" and to establish military: whits in as many parts of Mozambique as possible. Today the organization "must also worry about the day-to-day affairs of the civilian population, especially in liberated areas of the country, where hundreds of thousands of the African people look to the organisation for all services normally provided by a government."