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Aluka is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to creating and preserving a digital archive of materials about and from the developing world. For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org Mozambican Revolution, No. 9 Alternative title Mozambique Revolution Author/Creator Mozambique Liberation Front - FRELIMO Contributor Department of Information [FRELIMO] Publisher Mozambique Liberation Front - FRELIMO Date 1964-08 Resource type Magazines (Periodicals) Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) Mozambique Coverage (temporal) 1964 Source Northwestern University Library, L967.905 M939 Rights By kind permission of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). Description Editorial; Expulsion of Leo Milas from FRELIMO; Portugese Ropressive measures against the Mozambican people; Cooperation between imperialists; Pipeline Link betvween Mozambique and S. R.; What did the newspapers said about the visit of the Portuguese President to Mozambique; Mozambique, Land of spies, forts, dreams Format extent 11 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.numr196408 http://www.aluka.org Official Organ of the MOZAMBIQUE LIBERATION FRONT Official Organ of the MOZAMBIQUE LIBERATION FRONT (FR3:LIMO) Edited by the Information Department 1111EI(l) 0ZA121CA1 EVOLUTION AUGUST 1964 Na 9 Edited by: FfiI1LIiIO Information Depdrtnl nt 201, Nkru:ah St: 'et, bor 175,274 D i R 7;S SAAII n tdRon;Lblic o-, Tan,--anyJ-k,-. and Zanzibar Edit orial 2 Expulsion of Leo Milas froir± FRELLIO 4 Portuguose Roprossive measures against the Mozambican pecjple 5 Cooperation between imperialists 7 Pipeline Link between Mozambique and S. R. 7 What did the newspapers said about the "visit of the Portuguese President to Mozambique 8 MOZAMBIQU , Land of spies, forts dreams 9 M R - MOZAMBICAN REVOLUTION FRELIMO Information Department 201, Nkrumah Street, Box 15274 Dar Es Salaam, U.R. Tanganyika & Z'bar EDITORIAL The African popular masses are well aware of what they want. The movement for the emancipation of Africa is motivated by the united will of the people to liberate themselves completely from the exploitation and imperialistic oppression. The anti-popular interests, using words which sometimes express popular sentiments and desires of the masses, succeed at times in history, to carry away the popular masses towards their game. But it won't be long before the people recognise the trick and react. We do not go very far to illustrate our conclusion. Africa itself gives many evident exampoles. Anyone who follows events in the developments of Africa very closely will easily imnderstand what we mean. The demonstrations held soon after the American intervention in the Congo is significant enough. It appears that this interference was requested by a recognised government - the Government of the Congo. Inspite of that fact, the African people raised a protest against such interferference. Thus, throughout Africa, particulary in East Africa, the people went out into the streets with placards saying, YANKEES GO HOME! CONGO FOR THE CONGOLESE ! AFRICA FOR AFRICANS ! protesting against American Imperialism. This American interference should be watched very carefully, particulary by those of us who are fighting for the liberation of our country. In fact this is not the first time that America has interfered in a similar situation - Vietnam is a flagrant example. Under the pretext of aiding and maintaining peace and unity of the people, the U.S. has come in to create 3haos and delay the progress of the country. Later, with the other imperialist allies, they declare that the people were not ready for independence. But we all know that any people, however primitive they may be, are absolutely capable of ruling themselves. The Portuguese, for example, say that they cannot grant independence to their colonies, alleging that they do not wish to create other Congos WHo are directly responsible for the situation in the Congo if not the imperialists ? Weren't they the ones who created the secession of Katanga to further their own economic interests ? -3- Yesterday when they were discussing the division of the "Congo Basin" the imperialists - Belgians and Americans - were in conlfict: Today when they are fighting the popular forces which are capable of giving a new and more African destiny to the Congo, both of them are united and it now appears as though the leadership is under the American imperialism. Brothers, our struggle is a serious and difficult one. The events in other countries, partciulary in the Congo, should serve as an example. We must be vigilant against the imperialistic maneuvres. The phase we are now going through in Mozambique makes it difficult to single out the enemy's agehts. As we said before, imperialism can also use our own words to camouflage their own aims. The imperialists can today show themselves favourable to our national independence, because inwardly they are preparing their agents with the help of whom they will continue to exploit and dominate our Motherland. Our recognition of these facts, our constant vigilance, our firm determination to fights to the bitter end, is the guarantee of our total success. WE WANT TOTAL AND UNCONDITIONAL INDEPENDENCE FOR MOZAMBIQUE WE WANT A FREE AND UNITED AFRICA BASED ON THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE AFRICAN MASSES ! -4- EXPULSION OF LEO MILAS FROM FRELIMO From a circular of the C.C. of FRELIMO dated on 25th August 64. "The Central Committee of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) announces that Leo Clington Aldridge,Jr. also known as Leo Aldridge-Milas, or simply, Leo Milas, born in Pittsburgh TexasU.S.A,, so-n of Leo Clington Aldridge, Sr. and of Catherine Bell Miles, both of San Pedro, California, U.S.A., has been deprived of all his functions as member of the Central Committee and of FRELIMO. The findings of the inquiry which was undertaken in connexion with the activities of Leo Aldridge-Milas, forced the Central Committee to conclude that he was guilty of the following:f 1. Deliberate falsification of his identity, including willful alteration of his name in order to conceal his true identity, falsification of the place and country of his birth as well as those of his parents, falsification of the places and country where he attended primary and secondary schools; 2. Activities against the cohesion and unity of the members of the Central Committee; 3. Activities tending towards thecreation of division amongst the rank and file members of FRELIMO; 4. Moral and political dishonesty; 5. False accusations against certain members of FRELIMO which resulted in expulsions engineered by him; and 6. Activities which were likely to create a bad reputation for FRELIMO, carried out in cooperation with persons known to be involved with Portuguese colonialism and imperialism. For quite a long time the Central Committee of FRELIMO had been carrying out investigations into the activities of Leo Aldridge-Milas, activities which had been harmful to FRELIMO, and to the struggle of the Mozambican people. On several occasions, the Central Committee, collectively or individually, and particulary the President of FRELIMO, endeavoured to help Leo Aldridge-Milas- .to correct himself, and to convince him to change his behaviour. However, in spite of the fraternal but firm attitude of -5 the President of FRELIMO and the Central Committee in regard to Leo Aldridge- Milas, he did not wish to correct himself. On the contrary, Leo Aldridge-Milas was to be sent away from Dar es Salaam as disciplinary measure to a post overseas where he would represent FRELIMO° For a number of months Leo Aldridge-Milas resisted this appointment, and when he was forced to leave Dar es Salaam, he continued in his attempts to divide the organisation, using every means of comunication available to him. The inquiry which was undertaken concerning the activities of Leo Aldridge- Milas enabled the Central Committee to obtain information from which the conblusions outlined above were drawn. In this connexion, it is important to underline one of the namely, that, contrary to his assertions, Leo Aldridge-Milas is not a Mozambican, and that official documents in the possession of the Central Committee prove beyond doubt that he is a citizen of the United States of IAerica,,having been born in the State of Texas, and that his parents, also native born citizens of United States, still live in Southern California. In the face of such evidence, the Central Committee of FRELIMO decided to take most severe disciplinary measures against Leo Aldridge-Milas, which included his immediate expulsion from FRELIMO. Leo Aldridge-Milas was forthwith notified directly of the accusations thus formulated against him, accusations the truth of which recognized and accepted. The Central Committee, therefore, meeting on the 14th of August 1964, adopted a unanimous decision to deprive Leo Aldridge-Milas, or simply, Leo Milas of all his functions as member of the Central Committee and expelled him from FRELIMO. INDEPENDENCE OR DEATH. PORTUGUESE REPRESSIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE MOZAMBICAN PEOPLE 1.