Kwacha — Angola. No. 2. June 1969

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KWACHA ANGOLA

U .N . I .T .A . INFORMAT ION BULLET IN

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UN ITA INFOR IY l iH ION BU I .LET IN No . 2 Jun e 1969

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NEWS FROM THE ZONES DF COMBA T IN ANGOLA

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UN ITED NAT IONS TEAM INSPECTS NATO WEAPONS CAPTURED BY THE ANGDLAN PATR IOTS

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MARCELO CAETANO 'S V IS IT TO ANGOLA

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Im p e r i a l i s tr u l ei nA f r i c a c an b es e e ni ni t smo s t ex t rRm e fo rm i nt h eP o r t u g u e s ac o l o n i a lr u l eo fA n g o l a . Fo r 500 y e a r si th a s b e en t h ee x t r em e e x p r e s s i o no ft h i sinhum anb a r b a r i sm . A t t h i sv e r y mom en t t h ei n d i s c r im i n a t es l a u g h t e ro fm en , w om e n and c h i l d r e ni st a k i n gp l a c ei nAngo l a , m a i n l y i nt h ea r e a swh e r e n a t i o n a l i s ta c t i v i t i e sa r eg a i n i n g mom en tum . l nt h ec o n tP . s t e d. z o n e s t h eP o r t u g u e s aa r eu s i n gt h et a c t i co f" s t r a t e g i ch am l e t s " ,i n wh i ch t h ec o n d i t i o n so fl i f ea r eu n b e a r a b le. P e n p l ec a p t u r e d by t h eP o r t u g ues aa rP .w i t h o u t f o o d ,o rm e d i c a l c a r e and t h ei n f a n t m o r t a l i t y r a t ei su n b e l i e v a b l e . T r a d i t i o n a lc h i e f si nt h ecn~­ t e s t e dz o n e sh av eb e en s t r i p p e do ft h e i ra u t h o r i t y , and i nt h e i r p l a c en ew p r o -P o r t u g u e s e ag ~ nts a r eb e i n ga p p o i n tRd . F o r e s t , v i l l a g e and p e o p l ea r eb e i n gs e ton fir~ by n ap a lm and o t h e r NATO w e apon s , t h u se x t erm i n a t i n gt h o u s a n d so fm en , w om e n and i n n o c e n t c h i l d r e nf o rn oc r im eo t h e rt h a nb e i n g an A f r i c a n i nh i s ow n hom e l a n d ,d em and ing b a s i c hum an r i g h t s .

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Th ec r im i n a lr e a l i t yo fP o r t u g u e s ac o l o n i a lr u l ei nAngo l a c an n o t b er e d u c e dt oa s im p l e fo rmu l ao f' 'm e n t a ld e d u c t i o n s " and s l a n d e r i n g on t h el i b e r a t i o nmov em en t s . Th es o c a l l e d"C l o s e up ' 'i n v e s t i g a t i o n o ft h eSund ay T e l e g r a o hi sv e r ym i s l e a d i n g and do e s no tc o r r e s p o n d t ot h ef a c t s . Th e Ango l an p e o p l eh av eb e en s l a v e sf o r500 y e a r s , and n ow t h e ya r ed e t e rm i n e dt of i g h ta g a i n s ts l a v e r y . T h e r e f o r e , t h eq u e s t i o no f Ango l a i san i s s u eo fA f r i c a n N a t i o n a l i sm . I ti s aq u e s t i o no fw ag ing an a rm ed s t r u g q l e by a p p l y i n gc rP . a t i v e l yt h e u n i v e r s a ll aw so ft h ep e o p l e1s w a r i nt h ec o n c re ta s i t u a t i o no ft h e Ango l an s t r u g g l e .UN ITA (N a t i o n a lUn ion f o rTot~l IndPp end en c e o f Ango l a ) i sw ag ing an a rmP . ds t r u g g l e . UN ITA i sa N a t i o n a l i s t D r g a n i s a t i o n . N a t i o n a l i sm i sa d e v o t i o nt ot h es t r u g q l eo f one' sc o u n t r y . UN ITA i se s s e n t i al l ya n a t i o n a l i s to r g a n i s a t i o nd evo tP .d t o t a l l yand un c om p r om i s i n g l yt ot h es t r u g g l ef o rt h ei n d e p e n d e n c eo fA n g o l a . UN ITA 1s n a t i o n a l i sm i sa im ed f o rt h et o t a li n d e p end en c eo ft h ef i v e m i l l i o n A f ric a n s an dt h et o t a ll i b e r a t i o no ft h e Ango l an l a n d . Ango lan s mu s t be n a t i o n a l i s t st ou n d e r s tand t h ei rc u l t u r e ,t h ei r p a s t and t h ei n n e rs t r u c t u r eo ft h e i row ns o c i e t y . Th e r ei sno o t he r w~y t ov i c t o r yo v e r 500 ye ar so fs l a v er yt h an t h a to fu n i t i n gt h em a j o r i t y o ft h eAngo l an p e o p l e . W i th t h eu n i t yo ft h e Ango lan p eo p le n o pow e r on e a r t hc an h a l tt h ei n ex o r a b l em a r ch t of r eedom . S i n ce 1966 UN ITA h a s be en eng aged i nan a rm ed s t r u g g l ef romw i t h i n t h ec o u n t r yf o rn a t i o n a li n d 8p end en ce . T he armnd s t r u g g l ep r o p a g at e dby s ome g r o u p si nex i le ha sn o t h i n gi nc omm o nw i t h UN ITA ' s con cep t i o no fa r mP .d s t r u g g lR . UN ITA ' s con cn.p t i o n em a na tes f rom a d eep Ango l an sen s eo f n8t i o n a l i smwh i ch s t Rm s f rom ou rh i s t o r y , cu s tom s and s o c i a lo r g q n i s a t i o ni nsu ch a W8Y t h 9 tt h ei d e8s o f f r e edom are rP .ad i l y under s t o o dby t h em a j o r i t y o ft h eAngo l an p eo p le . UN ITA ' s c o n c e p t i o no fa r m e d s t r u g g l eis b a s ed on u n i t y o ft h eAngo l an p eo p l ef o rand t h r o u g ht h Rs t r u g g l e o

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T h i si sw h y UN ITA bel i e v e st h a tt ow ag e an a rmed s t r u g g l ea l o n e w i t h o u t t h es u p p o r to ft h ep e o p l eo f Ango l a i sn o t h i n g , and c an o n l yp r o v i de a che ap s e n s at i o n a l i smwh i ch t o u t sf o ri n t er n at i o n a l s o l i d ar i t y . Th es t r u g g l et h a tc an su rmoun ta l ls o r t so f en c i r c l em e n t s( i n t er n a la sw e l la se x t e r n a l )i st h a tb a s ed p r im a r i l y on t h em o b i l i s a t i o n o ft h eAngo lan p eo p l ef romw i t h i n t h ec o u n t r y . T om o b i l i se t h ep eo p le t h ele a d e r s h i ph a st ok n ow t h ep r o f o u n d s e n t im en t so ft h ep e o p l e o T h i sm igh ty p o l i t i c a lt a s kc an no tb e d an ef rom exi l e he adqua ter sb u tf rom w i t h i n . Th e p r o f o u n d sen t i m en t e and f e el i n g so ft h eAngo l an p eo p le a r e a como lex m i x t u r e o f r e l i g i o u sfe e li n g s ,b e l i e f s ,s o c i a ls t r u c t u r e ,c u l t u r a li n h e r i t a n c e , l i n g u i s t i cd i f f e r e n ces ,e t c o T h i si sw h y t h ei d e a so ff r e edom and i n d ep endon ce n e ed an e x p r e s s i o nwh i ch s o u n d san e cho i nt h e h ear t san dm ind s o ft h eAngo l an p e o p l e an d so b e como s an i n v i n c i b l ew e apon ag ai s n tt h eo p p r e s s o r s and e x p l o i t e r so ft h eAngo lan p eop l eo W i t h o u t t h i sim p o r t an tf a c t o rt h es t r u g g l el o s es i t sb a s e and i treve r t st oa h a n d f u lo fi n d i v id u g l sa c t i n gf rom e x i l e , w i t h o u t hop eo f re t u r n i n ghom e ,o r ac t i n ga sb an d i t si nt h er em a t e j u n g l es and moun tai n so fA n g o l a . T h i st y p eo fa rm ed s t r u g g l ei s bound t ofai l ,w h a t e v e r t h ei n t er n at i o n a ls u p p o r tt h ey m a y h a v e . N at i o n a l i smi st h e mo s t s o l i db as ef o rt h es t r u g g l eag ai n s tc o l o n ial i sm . F rom a d eep anal y s i so f ou r ow ns o c i et yw a ne ed t oa n a l y s et h a t o ft h e en emy ,t od i s c o v e r ou rs t r en g t h s and t h es o l u t i o n st ob e a p o l i ed t og ~ in ou rf i n al v i c t o r y a "know you r ow nf o r c es and t h o s e o ft h eenemy and you w i l l f i g h ta hund red b at t l e sw i t h a u t as i n g l e d5 r3at " o I ti so fp ar amoun t im p o r t an ce t oe x p l a i nt h e m e an su s ed • h e enemy t oc o n t i n u et h ee conom i c expl o i t at i o no ft h R cou n t r y b yt and p eo p le, t h en at u r eo ft h e at t em p t st ounderm in e an dd e s t r o y t h el i b e r at i o nm o v emen t and i t sle ad e r s .T he p eo p le mu s t alw ay s k n ow t h et r u t hf rom t h e f3 c t s . Though t h e Ango lan s t r u g g l eh as t ob ew a ged e x c lu s i vel yby t h e Ango lnn poo p le ,i ti sn o t a un iqu ep at t nr ni nt h R wo r ld t o d ay o T he Ango lqn s t r u g g l eis a s t r u g q l eo f an o p p r e s s e d ag ai n s ta f o r e i g nopp res s o r . T he re have b e en o t he rp eo p les w h o hav ew a ged re v o l u t i o nar yw ar s u c c es s f u l l y ,and i ti sw i th t h e s ep eo p le t h a t UN ITA w i shes t osh are i t sexper i e n c es ,a lso t ole ar nf rom t hP .man d t oad apt c r e at i v el yp rovenrev o l u t io n a ry p r i n c i p l e st ot h e Ango l an re al i t y . In t h e w or l do ft o d a y ,UN ITA is n o tt h oo n l y na t i o n a l i s tp a r t y f i g h t i n gf o rf r e edom . A f r i c a , A s i3 an dL at i nAmer i c Rb etw e en t h em m ake up 7 1% o ft h et o t a larea o ft h ee a r t h ,and h ave a popu lat i o n o f over 2300 m i l l i o n p eo p le, w ho ar eb ei n gaw a ken ed t of i g h tag a i n s t f o r e i g ndom inat i o n ,agg res s i o n , ex p l o i t at i o nand h uman d eg rad a t i o n . InMo zamb i q ue an d Gu ine a-B i s s a uo t h e rb r o t he rs are w ag i n gt h ei row n s t r u g g l o sf o rn at i o n al i n d e p 8n den ce. InA z an ia (S o u t hA f r i ca) ,i n N am ib ia (Sou thW es tA f r i c a ) , i nZ ambabw e (Rhodes i a) ,t h eA f r i c a n p eo p les a re s t r i k i n ghe av yb l ow s on t h e enemy . InA s ia t h e her o i c p e o p l eo fV iet n amhave c r i p p l e dt h e mos tp ow e r f u l imp er i al i s tand a g g r e s si v e nat i o no ft h e wo r ld - t h e USA . T he heo r i cp e o p l eo f V iet n amh ave shown t h o opp res s od o ft h R wor l dt h a ti ft h 8p eo p l e o fa c o u n t r y are p rop er l ya r ou sed and m o b i l i sed c o r r e c t l yt h e n c o l o n i al i smand imp e r i a l i smcan b8 d e s t r o y e df o r ever .

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InL a t i n Am a r i c a t h ep r o g r e s s i v af o r c e sa r ef i g h t i n gf o rr e a l e conom i c and p o l i t i c a ! independence~ Int h es t r o n g h o l do f imp e r i a l i sm ot h eUSA , ou rs o u lb r o t h e r s ,t h eb l a c kp e o p l e , and o t h e r o p p r e s s e dm i n o r i t i e s a r ei n t e n s i f y i n gd a i l yt h e i rs t r u g g l ea g a i n s t t h esy s t emo fe x p l o i t a t i o nand r a c i a ld i s c r im i n a t i o n . A l lt h e s e s t r u g g l e sa round t h ewo r ld a r ep a r to f on e hug ei n t e r n a t i o n a l l i b e r a t i o nmov em en t , m ak ing t h es t r u g g l eo fa l lo p p r e s s e d and e x p l o i t e dp e o p l e s bu t ONE and IND IV IS IBLE . So~ t h es t r u g g l eo f t h eAngo l an p eop l ei sbu tal i n ki nt h ew e l lc o n n e c t e dand l a r g e c h a i no f wo r ld p e o p l e sr e v o l u t i o n . Thu s , UN ITA thoughb a s i c a l l ya NAT IONAL IST o r g a n i s a t i o n ,b e com e s b yn e c e s s i t y an INTERNAT IONAL IST o r g a n i s a t i o n th rought h ec omm o n s t r u g g l eand a g a i n s tt h ec omm o n en emy . Th i si st h ev o c a t i o no f UN JTAe

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Th e· C e n t r a l Comm i t t e eo f UN ITA and t h eSup r em eC omm a n do ft h e A rm e d Fo r c e sf o rt h eL i b e r a t i o no f Ango l a (FALA )h av er e c e n t l y f o i l e dt h r e eim p e r i a l i s tp l o t st ow r e ck t h eAngo l an r e v o l u t i o n . How ev e r , d e s p i t et h enum e rou sm a ch in a t ioA s o ft h een emy and t h e i r A f r i c a ns t o o g e st h ea rm ed s t r u g g l ec o n t i n u e s o Th ed e p oT t a t i o no ft h ep r e s id en to f UN ITA r rom Z amb i ai n1967 w a s a tf i r s ta s e r i o u sb low , and s om e eomm en t a to r ss aw i ta sa p r e l u d e t os e r iou su n i t yt a l k s· b e tw e en UN ITA and Up a . D e s p i t et h i st r i a l , UN ITA m emb e r s r em a in edf i rmand u n i t e db eh ind t h e i rg · em . J in e lH a d e r s , w h oa r enow p e rm an en t ly l i v i n gand f i g h t i n gi nAngo l a . A f t e r th~·triumphant y e tp e r i l o u sr e t u r n. o f· t h e~re~ident o f UN ITA , D ro Jon a sS av imb i0 and t h eS e c r e t a r yG en e r a l o f UN ITA9 m igu e l N z au Pun au t h een emy ·p romp t ly r e cog f ' l i s edt h e i rp o t e n t i a l. and h a ss t r v n g l y oppo s ed UN ITA , a si t sc h i e fo p p o n e n t . · Th e· · d ev e lopm en t. o ft h ea rm ed s . t r u g g l ea tp r e s e n ti f lA t1 e}o . l a.t e l lu s t h a t a loth eso ...c a l l e d" r e a s o n a b l e "m emb e r s o f UN ITA w h ow i sh t o s e l lou tt oU p aa r ea l lt o o l so f imperialism~ Th~y mu s t· · k n ow t h a tt h e ya r ev e ry f a rb eh ind t h ep r e s e n t· s i t u a t i o n i nAngo l ao Th e s ep e o p l eh av ei n f i l t r a t e dr e a c t i o n a r y el em en t s. i n t oAngo l a t os p r e a d ..d i s c o u r a g i n g propa-ganda~ - : and t h e yh ave sunk so l owa st oh av er e s o r t e dt ot r i b a l i smt or e g a i nsom ei n f l u e n c eamong s tt h e~eople. Th e fo rm e r -comm and e ro f FALA ,S amu e lC h y a l a , kn awn. a s· IY lwa · · · n a n g o l a ,w a s one o f tn~se u r e a son a · b l e "·m emb e r s w it h i n UN ITAo Wh e th e r· h ew a s a r r e s t e do r no ti nt h eD emOCT e t i c R epub l i co f Congo (K in sh a s a ) b yUPA a g e n t s ,. w e k n ow hi s t r u ef e a t u rB sand a l s ot h em a s t e r s h ew a s wor~in~ · for. 4

·2Q Chy a l ai s ·· f lD ta l o n e " D th e r sw h o h~ve . f a c e d ·t h ed i l em a of " ma~ing a n d su f f l e r ing .w i t ht h ep eop l ei nt h e " a ? r n e d s t r u g g l ea rb e t r a y i n gt h el i b e r a t i o nw a r h av e cho s en t h e l a t t e r ·co t . J r s eo Tod ay t h e · s e· t r a i t o r sa r e -- o u t s i d e Ango l a s p r e a d i n gf a l s es t a t em e n t son t h e ·cou r sB· o ft h ew a r , abou tt h ep a r t y and t h el e a d e r so f UN ITA .

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2 .T he P o r t u g ues ac o l o n i ql i s t shave t a k en advan tage o ft h e f r at r i c i d ar i v ar l yb etw e en UN ITA and Mp l a , wh i ch h a sb een i n s t i g a ted b yM p la, an d have l u r e dt ot h ei rs i d es e v e r a l b o u r g e o i sm ind ed o f f i c er s ,w h o h av ea t t emp ted t od em o b i l i z e t h G Ango lan pR op1e . T h i si sw h y a comm andA ro fa b o r d e r zon ew i t h Z amb ia, T i a g oS ac h i l om b o ,h i s dep u t yP ed ro F ran c i s c o , a comm i s s a rf o rd i s c i p l i n eJ o s eS o z i n h o , and an o f f i c i a lf o re c o n om i c c o o p e r a t i o nJ o s eK an ue lh av ec o l l a b o r a ted P IDE (P o r t u g u esa I n t e l l i g en c e Ser v i c e ) . T h e i r p lan w as t ocap t u r et h ep r e s i d e n to f UN ITA an do t h e rm emb e r s o ft h eH igh Comm and . T he p r e s i d e n t ,a s s i s t e dby t h eG e n e r a l Command e r Mo i s e s K ayombo ,i n s t i g at e dan o o e r a t i o n , cod8 nam ed "Bai l e " ,t op u t an end t ot h i st y p eo f enemy ope ra-! : .i o ni nt h i szon e a Op e rat i on "B a i l e " l ~ sb'l d f rom Fsb . 2 5 t ht oM ar c h1 0 t h1 9 6 9 . D u r i n qt h i st im e FA LA c ommando s s u c c e ed ed i ncap t u r i n g twoo ft h ep r e v i o u s l ym e n t i o n e d tr a l~ t o r s ,J o s eS o z i n h o and J o s eK anuel . Th ey a l s oi n f l i c t e d f u r t h e rl a s s e supon t h e en emy ,k i l l i n g 10 p u p p e t st r o o p s an d 11 P IDE ag en t s . 20 a u t om a t i cwe apon sw e re a l s oc a p t u rede i t h e rUSA G 3 ' s o rB e1 g ian FAL ' s , 140 Amer i c an g ren ad e s t y p e GMD m /963 Lo t FMP -9 , 1500 r o u n d so f amm u n i t i o n ,u n i -·· fo rm an dm ed i c i n eo Some o ft h es e r i a lnumb8 r so ft h ew e a pon s c~ptured a r eas f o l l oW s l G3 FMP 056279 , G3 056262 , G3 005008 , G3 056253 , FAL UM 22537 , FAL UM 35917 , FAL UM 36965 , FAL UM 36790 , G3 083378 , G3 FMP 083~2 • • • S i n es 1967 UN ITAhas b een at t acked by Mp l a , and t h ei rb u l let shave takens ome o f ou r mo s t p rom isi n qre v o l u t i o n ar i es f rom u s . W e ha v e o f ten comp lai n ed t oo t he rI n dep en d e n tS ta tes ab o u tt h i sc o u n ter r e v o l u t i o n ar yac t i v i t yo fM p la, and ou r pqt i en ce i sne ar l yexhau s ted , and ou r de ad a re cal l i n gf o rj u s t i c eo T he f r at r i c i d al w a r b e tw een MPLA an d UPA wh i ch s t ar t ed i n1961 has de layed t h e An g o lan r e v o l u t i o nimm eas u r ab l y . T he at t ac k sb yM p la upon UN ITAa re alm o s tta n ta moun t tof u l ls c a le c i v i lw ar ,and i sp u s h inq backfu r t hA r t h e hopes and a sp ir ~ tion s o ft h 8 Ango l6n p eo p lev O b se rvP . rs o u t s i d e An g o la s h o u l d no t unde res t im a to t h Rs t r P.n g t ho f UN ITA . A f r i can S ta tes se em toi g n o r e UN ITAdel i b e ra tel y ,and s u p p l y yR tm o re arm s toM p1 a wi t hwh i c ht oat t ack UNIT A , i n s t e ad o fa s int ~ nd ed , t of i gh t t h eP o r t ugu es e c o loni ~ list s . U n i t y i sone o ft h ek ey s t o nes o f UN ITA p o l i c y , and w itho u ti tv i c t o r yi sim p o s s i b l R . T he ref o r e ,o n th ~ g round ss ta ted above, t h eC en tr a l Comm i t tee o f UN ITA and t h g Sup rem e Comm an do f FA LA cal lf o rc 1 . an ur g en t me et i n go ft h gA ngo l an L ibe ra tion m o vem R n t s f o r un ity t~ l ks unde r theau s p i c es o f the OAU

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Thn A rm ed Forc ~ s f o rL i b e rat i o no f Ango la (F ALA )a r ei n t e n s i f y i n q t h e arm ed s t r u g q l r r , and t h ai rm i l i t q r y ac t i v i t i es ar es p r e a d i n geve rw i d e r ove r Ango l ao T he t r ai n i n go ft h eFALA o at r i o t si s r e a c h i n geve rh i g he rs t a n d ar d s ,and t h ei rm o r a l e a n~ t h a to ft h e p l ec o n t i n u es t or i s e . D e spit ~ t h ed i f f i c u l t i o sc a u s e d by p eo t h el a c ko fo u t s i de hel p ,c h i ef l yt h a to fp a s s a ge r o u tR st oAn g o l a , UN ITA an d FA LA have b e en ab le t or e -org~nise t h ea rmRd f o r cA s and g i v et h emmo r e c o n f i d en cR and cohes i o n . Con comm i t tan t l yt h op o l i t i c a i ta s k s, wh i ch a r et h e mo s t d i f f i c u l t , d au t i n g an d yR t mo s t im p o r t a n tp a r to ft h Ps t r u g g l e ,a re bA i n g p u r s ued v i g o u r o u s l y .T he Ango l an s i nt h ep r o v i n ces o fC uando -Cu b ango , mox i co , l u n d a, m a lan je an dB i e , h ~ v e r R m ~ in e d i ns u p p o r t o f UN ITA des p i t n decR i p t f u lprop ~ga nd a o r o o a g a ted b ys omP Ango lRn rene g adas an da n c h r o n i s t i cg r o u p s ooe rat i n gf rom ex i lA . ITA unques t i o n ab l y en j o y sm as s i v gs u p o o r tf rom thn . pR o p le Today UN i nt h e town sand f rom t h ec o u n t r y s i d e. T hP. ac t i v i t i es o f UN ITA havRbR en re po r tRd S8V er a lt im R s i nt h e en P .my p res s ,i . e. D iar i o de N o t i c ias ,1 3 t hm a r ch 1969 , S8m an 3 r i o -N o t i c ias o fL u3nda 1 5 t h m ar c h1969 ?T hn. D ai l yT8 lRg rRPh 8 t hm a y 1969 , et c • • •UN ITA 8 l sn has be en m en t i o nqd severa lt im P.s i nt h eZ amb ian p rR s s wh j ch h a s be en f o l l ow i n gn.v8 n t si nAngo l a c l o sol y ,one a u o te f rom t h e T ime so f Zamb ia 2 5 t h Fn.b ruqr y1969 s t a te st h n. fa ct t h a t" • • • • • • thRpres i d en to f UN ITA , D r . Jon a sS a v im b i ,i st h n. o n l y l