Kwacha — Angola. No. 1. January 1969

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KWACHA ANGOLA

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D u r a t tG n t i o nw a s d r awn b yt h ef o l l nw i n qp a s s a q e concern~ng Ango l ap mo z amb iouP . and G u i n e a (B i s s a ü ) : D r .C : : l e t ano s a i d s 11 No r e l a x a t i o nw i l l b1=1 p e rm i t t e di nou r s tr u g g l et od e f e n d ou ro v e r s e a so r o v i n u e s .E v e rY t h i n gw i l l b er lon et oe n s u r e t h e tB r r i t o r i q li n tP . q r i t yo f ou rn a t i o n a l hRrit~qe. M a n y and lonqa rP .t h em emo r i e s wh i ch l i n km8 ano nu ro v e r s e a so r o v i n c e s , who s e p o p u l a t i o n s Il a v eand a dm i r e . Th e s t r u g g l ea q a i n s tt e r r o r i smw i l l bR p u r s u e d b y ou ra rmAd f o r c e si nAnqo l a , Mo z amb iouP . and Gu in e a (B i s s a u ) ,w h i l e i nt h ec h a n c e r i e sou rp o l i c y mu s t b e c omP . mo r e dyn :1m i c . " D r . C a e t ano i sa p u o i ro fS a l a z a r ' s ,a sh oh a sc o n f i rm e di nh i ss p e e c h . HP . w a s on c eac o l o n i a lM i n i s t e r , and l8 te r ,M i n i s te ro fS t a t e ,i nS a l a z a r ' sg o v e r nm e n t . HP . h a s no p o l i t i c a le x o e r i e n c eo thR rt h a nt h a th e a a inRd un r l e rS a l c z a r . H i s c a b i n 1= 1 ti n c l u d e sm q n y M i n i s t o r sw h o a l s os e rvRd und e rS a l a z a r ; and o ft h en ew c om e r s ,m a n y a r e fo rm e rg o v 8 r n o r so f Ango l a . Th e M i n i s t e r o fD e fon c e , G en e r a lV en an c io H o r a c i o d eS a V i an a R e b e l o , w a s G~vRrnor G e n e r a l o f Ango l a on t h e ev ~ o ft h en a t i o n a l i s tu p r i s i n qi n1961 i nAngo l a . T hR n ew M i n i s t e r o fH q a l t h andS o c i a l Welfare~ D r . Lop e zC an co l ad e Abr~u, i ss im i l a r l yan ex-colo~ial.

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