Exposing the lies of Basil Davidson about Angola

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FOR TOTAL INDEPENDENCE DF ANGOLA

D a tAs . J8nu a ry 1971 P l a c e s .F ro eL and o f Ango l a C en t r a1 B a s e ion NO 2 R eg ANGOLA F rom : . ThR P r e s i d e n to f UN ITA

EXPDSING THE LIES DF S:< AS IL DAV IDSON! ABOUT ANGOLA

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B e f o r ee i a b o r a t i n gmy re~1y, I wou1d l i k et os t r e s st h ed e s t r u c t i v en a t u r eo fs u c hd i s . c u s s i o n s1 .1 Jh en on eo ft h e "p a r t i a si n v o l v e db e g i n st omake ' ?c~Jsations a s s~rious · a st h d s em ad e by M r . B a s i lD a v i d s o n . · . / ;

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1 )M r •.B a s i lD a v i d s o n.; say " "s t h a the v is i t e dMU IE wh i c h, h es a ys, is i nt h e .c en t re o f.M o x i c o . T h i s i sau i te w r o n g , f a l s e ,b e c a u s e i nf a c tMu i e i si nt h eS o u t hb f Mox i co on t h e border~ o fM o xi c o a n d Cuando-Cubang~ ( s e eM~ p o f Ango la, 1 9 6 6 ,E d i c a od aJ u n t a d aI n v e s t i _ g a c a . o do U l t r am a r. ,1 \ ' l is s a oG e o g r a f i c a d e.A ngol?-, Apo io G e o d e s i c o eC a r t o g r a f i c o ) . I ti st r u et .o .s a yt h a t .i nE u r o p e pub1 ic op in ion is very ~ nvp 1ve' c f· inthe s . ocia1 strugg1es o f their · ~wn c o u n t r i e s, b u tf r r omt im et ot im ei n t e r e s ti sshown i nA f r i · ~an , problems . H owev e r ,t h i sd r i e sn o tg ive M r . B a s i lD a v i d s o n _ {or any o : ther person o · ro rgan iza tion) the righ t to . exp1o it the . i g n o r a n c eo ft h eE u r o p e a np u b 1 i co p i n i o n on A f r i c a· np r o b l em s . ;On thecontrary~ he-shou l dt r yt oi n f o rmo b j e c t iV e ty a n d nev e r tD d e f o rm t h er e a l i t y .Ther e f o r e ,I a p p e a lt ot h es t a f fo fy o u r r e s p e c t e dN ew sp ap e r' ·L e Mond e D i p 1 om a t i J u e , t ot r yt oi n f o rm the Eu ropean o p inon. fu11y(and co rrec t1y about our s t _rugg1e, b e c a u s e11 o n l yt r u t hi sre~olutionary".

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3 )M r . B as i lD av i d s o ns p 8 aks o ft h e" s t r a tng i c "c o n t r o lo f MPLA . Su ch la nguag e wh i ch a t t em p t st osh nwt h a tMPLA ' c o n t r o l s9 o ft h e15 p r o v i n ce s( o r 10 o ft h e 15 p r o v i n ce sa c c o r d i n gt o t h e newa dm i n i s t r 3 . t i v e-id i v i s i o no f Angol ~ ) i so n l yp erm i s s i b l e t a . . . a-pa r t i s an journali~t, •. Bu t w e. f i n dv e r yh a r d to ,a c c e p t · ' · · f.r~orrr . an · En·glish C o l o n e l ( o f. t h e' Br i t i s h 'A rmy ) vJho ha s wo rk ed w i t h t h 8p a r t i s a nf o r c e s ,o : fM a r s h a l . T " i t ' o o f Y . u g u s l a v i 3 . . . .

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S t ra t8g i cc o n t r o l cer t a · i n l yE J x i s t s ,· b u to n l yi nt h 8 ;· : z o n es d i s .p u ted ·b yt h e en emy . T~ e d ay t h 3 .t ou rf o r c es and s u p p o r tam o n g t h e p ~ o~le ex cse d sa l lt h e_ enemY f o r c es ,t h i sc o h t r o l:imm nd i a t e l y becGJ·m o s ·t 3 . c t i c al .T8 ere f o r e,·o n l ym o vem en t sb a s e do u t s i de t h e ç o u n t t y can a l l ow t h em sel v e stoexer ta t mo s t a" s t r a tegi c " · control~ Fo r UN ITA ther e ~ is 3. gre~t ne ed t oes t qb l i s h ou r HOME i n- ~~ciola i t s e l f .I fi tb ec ame.nece s s a r ytom o ve f roms t r a teg i c c o n t r o lt ore al c o n t r o lwh i c b is t a c t i c al . · ! T h i s: 1 ( H t e r takos t h op lace o · fa r ii n v i t at i o nt c : iy o u rN ew s· p ap e r t· o r ; se r i d ·a .jou . r n a l i s tt o. ou rl i b e rat o d "a rea si na r de rt ocon f i rm a tf i r s thand t h e m ag n i t u de o f ou rs t rw g g l ean dt h er l im e n s i o n s o f ou rs u c c es son t h es p p t . W e know _tbat - ~r es sure h as be en ox . e r t e d_ tÇ Jp re . v . tJn tjot J rn al ü f t s ·f r om v i s i t i n go u r Ba s es i t J,Ango l a • E vei l ..t 'h eA f r i c a n L iberat i o n . Comm i t tee o f't h e O.A.U~ h' 3 s' o t buen, a b ld t os o n~ o6e~v e rs t ou ss oa st o~rop~g ~ t e t h el i es t th ~ r ~ _ ar ~ no l i n si na gR n u i ne rev 0 l u t i o n wh i ch Q f oth e ~s. Bu ca .n de s t r a yf t ss u c c es : ; ; ,n a t an yp re s su rP. g re · a t enou g t ; l toi n f l u en. . . ce i t sc o u r se tow ar d if i n a lv i c t o r y . .

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4} Int h e N ew s ta te sm an o f 30 O c t c ibR r 1 9 7 0 ,M r . B a s i lD av id son w r i te sa sf o l l ow s :" • • •Bu t i ti sa p rob lemi nAngo la wh e r e t h e o u n c i lo f Chu r chP . s (~CC), f o r nx amp le ,h a s tece n t l yg i ven W n r l d C ai dt o 't h r e e movem on t s . " ~X· D av i d son had m ad e at r i pt oS c a n d i n a v i a nc o u n t r i e si n196~~70 • A s a re s u l to ft h i sj o u r n ey i c h -w as u sed t odenigrad~ UN ITA i na r d e r tosupp o rt MPLA , t h e wh $25, 0 0 0US d o l lar swh i ch t h e Swed ish D em o c r a t i c Pa r t yp rom i sed u scvor b al l yand by a le t t e r rem ai n ed a de ad p r om i s e( l et t er) . We·fTnd · it ea sy t ounder s tand th3t whon M r . B a si1 ,D av i d sonspe ak s o ft h eW o r ldC o u n c i l o f Chu r che s, hewou ld l i k e ~ 11 t h em a ter i al holp (m onoy) t ogo s o l el yt oMPLA . Iam f o r ced t oro ad betw e en t h el i n es th a tt h 8 se a re M r . Ba si lD av id snn'st r u e mo t ive s. B u t ,

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