Mozambican revolution (New York ed.), vol. 1, no. 3 (1964?)
The well-developed ports of Beira and Lourengo Marques which
provide a crucial outlet to the sea for Mozambique's landlocked neighbors
(Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia) brings in nearly half of the colonial
income.
A six-year development program initiated by the Portuguese imperialists in 1959 proposed an expenditure of about U.S. Cil25,000,000.
Over half of this amount has been spent on colonization projects in setting
white Portuguese colonialists.  This program has not been completely
carried out because the freedom fighters of Mozambique intensified their
struggle and as a result, Portuguese channelled very big parts of this
amount to military expenditures in order to suppress our people.
It is estimated that 25 per cent of the country is covered by
forest in which can be found many species of valuable trees and woods.
Fishing plays a considerable part in the economy of the Colony.
The climate is suitable for cattle ranching and the breeding of
goats, sheep, pigs and poultry.  But one of the difficulties in this respect is that many areas are infested with Tse-tse fly.
Great possibilities sxist far the exploitation of hydro-electric
energy but at the present moment, there is only one major hydro-electric
The total length of roads is 21,000 kilometers and that of
railways is 3,000.  Most of the roads are unpaved.
Mozambique has a very long coast and due to this the country has
many ports.  Among the 12 ports most important are those of Lourengo
Marquest, Beira, Mozambique Porto Amelia and Nacala.  Lourengo Marques is
one of the biggest ports in Africa. ^11 these natural resources create
great opportunities for us to build an independent national economy based
on self-reliance which will place us in a position to conduct an independent
foreign policy and implement our economic development plans.
The success of the peoples of Africa, Asia, Latin America in their
struggle against imperialism will put us in a good position to carry out
the development of our country with the aim of establishing an Independent
National Economy and this will create conditions for economic cooperation
between Mozambique and other Afro-Asian and Latin American countries.
Title Mozambican revolution (New York ed.), vol. 1, no. 3 (1964?)
Description Contents: Dr. Eduardo Mondlane attacks United States' coooperation with Portugal (p. 1); Portuguese tell lies (p. 3); Progress (p. 5); Harmony (p. 5); American lovers of deomcracy and Mozambicans' suffering (p. 6); Some facts about the economy of Mozambique (p. 7); From Mozambique (p.10); Portuguese military budget (p.11).
Creator Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO)
Publisher (of the Original Version) Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO)
Place of Publication (of the Origianal Version) 556 West 183rd Street, New York 33, New York, USA
Date issued ca. 1964
Full text - 9 - The well-developed ports of Beira and Lourengo Marques which provide a crucial outlet to the sea for Mozambique's landlocked neighbors (Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia) brings in nearly half of the colonial income. A six-year development program initiated by the Portuguese imperialists in 1959 proposed an expenditure of about U.S. Cil25,000,000. Over half of this amount has been spent on colonization projects in setting white Portuguese colonialists. This program has not been completely carried out because the freedom fighters of Mozambique intensified their struggle and as a result, Portuguese channelled very big parts of this amount to military expenditures in order to suppress our people. It is estimated that 25 per cent of the country is covered by forest in which can be found many species of valuable trees and woods. Fishing plays a considerable part in the economy of the Colony. The climate is suitable for cattle ranching and the breeding of goats, sheep, pigs and poultry. But one of the difficulties in this respect is that many areas are infested with Tse-tse fly. Great possibilities sxist far the exploitation of hydro-electric energy but at the present moment, there is only one major hydro-electric station. The total length of roads is 21,000 kilometers and that of railways is 3,000. Most of the roads are unpaved. Mozambique has a very long coast and due to this the country has many ports. Among the 12 ports most important are those of Lourengo Marquest, Beira, Mozambique Porto Amelia and Nacala. Lourengo Marques is one of the biggest ports in Africa. ^11 these natural resources create great opportunities for us to build an independent national economy based on self-reliance which will place us in a position to conduct an independent foreign policy and implement our economic development plans. The success of the peoples of Africa, Asia, Latin America in their struggle against imperialism will put us in a good position to carry out the development of our country with the aim of establishing an Independent National Economy and this will create conditions for economic cooperation between Mozambique and other Afro-Asian and Latin American countries.