It is these features which condition the revolutionary dynamic of the liberation struggles in Angola, Mozambique, Guine and the Cape Verde Islands; a fact which is recognised by the movements leading them - FRELIMO in Mozambique, MPLA in Angola, and PAIGC in Guine and the Cape Verde Islands. Portugal's repressive colonial regime caves negligible leeway for reformist nationalism. Moreover, the visible involvement of NATO. South Africa and The demonstration assembles at 2,30 p.m, on Rhodesa provides a continual reminder that the armed struggle for national liberation cannot be restricted to a struggle aginst PorteBut the development of this struggle towards a revolutionary solution is by no means gusranteed; a successful outcome will depend on clarity of political perspectives and leadership. The leadership of the movements bil we drawn lessons both from the revoluti nary struggle of the Vietnamese and from the continued sulservience of the so called independent black African states to the needs of international capHalsm, But most important, there is a contin lous and lively internal debate within the mose- addition to the day to dey brutality of the ments over perspectives.
The resultant need for a highly pobtically concious cadre is a problem which each movement is currently attempting to soive, FRELIMO, for instance, is soon to establish a political cadre school for precisely this purpose. The urgency for this has grown as the movements ulated areas — for example, FRELIMO is alTeady in Manico e Solala, the province in which Beira, Mozambique's major port, is situated. PAIGC virtually controls all the rural areas of Guine, while MPLA, hy being abdu to use the Zaine border and so intensity the struggle in perialist powers, including Britain, can come to Portugal's aid depends al least partly on the political constraints which inhibit their strategy. One element in this wouk be a mass movement agrinst British collaboration and in solidarity with the liberation struggl The active support of trade unionists, black organisations, Portuguese workers erc. could therefore play an extremely important role in pushing the balance of forces further in favour of the liberation scruggle against Portuguese colonisation. Sunday's demonstration against Cactano's visit should be a major step in the building of such solidarity action.
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