RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH WINGS OF ANGOLAN FREEDOM MOVEMENT
~The December. 6: tssue of the Algerian weekly Révolution Africaine reports that: a commission composed of the United Arab Republic, ana and Congo-Brazzaville, which was appointed last July 21 by the Conference of heads of African states to make an inquiry into the current situation in the Angolan freedom struggle, has reported that the MPLA [Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola] is “at present conducting a struggle against the Portuguese occupation and the organization has opened a new front in the Cabinda region,"
In a previous inquiry in 1963, it was reported that the claims of the MPLA were exaggerated and that the organization was suffering disintegration.
As a result of the new findings, the Committee of Nine adopted some of the recommendations made by the commission of inquiry and will submit them to the next Conference of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity to be held in Nairobi in February.
"In addition to the aie ranted to the Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile [GRAE]," reports Révolution Africaine, "the Committee decided to grant material and technical aid to the fighters of the MPLA."
The Angolan nationalist movement has been split in two_wings, the one organized around the MPLA, the other around the FNLA [angolan National Liberation Front] which organized the GRAE, the principal figure of which is Holden Roberto.
an About a year ago, a unification effort was made in whieh some. of the main figures of the MPLA joined the FNLA.
In its next issue [December 12], Révolution Africaine published an extensive interview with Johnny Eduardo, Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and head of the GRAE mission in Algeria. Eduardo submitted evidence concerning guerrilla. activities in Angola under the leadership of the FNLA. Among points (of special interest, he said the following:
“Contacts are increasing between the Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile and certain friendly countries, with the objective of increasing the aid from these countries to the Angolan revolution, Besides increased aid, assurances have been given of early recognition of the GRAE by certain friendly countries, among others, a big country of the Third World, You know, in our struggle, we have learned to depend, in addition to our African brothers, on our: . socialist friends, because they are struggling like us and with us. against imperialism. The struggle of the Cuban, Vietnamese and Chinese peoples, for example, are a great inspiration to us,
"In addition, conferences are underway between the FNLA and several very well-known figures of Angola. Our wish, the wish of the Angolan fighters is that these conferences -- which began sever~ al-months ago in Cairo, in a very cordial atmosphere which is continuing -~ should bring about a rapprochement, a unification of all. the worthwhile elements of the nation."
Directeur-Gérant: Pierre FRANK. teur),.