Six workers from AGENANG, six from the Construction Ministry for the elevator
branch, four from the Planning Ministry for the stenography sector and six
from the Foreign Affairs Ministry who are taking a course in diplomacy will
also soon complete their courses.

Twenty other Angolan cadres are being trained in the Portuguese Merchant

Marine School in the specialty of ship's captain. These students arrived in
Portugal in 1980.

12,116
CSO: 3442/78

“14



MADAGASCAR

SDAR ‘AMBASSADOR DECORATED
Tananarive MADAGASCAR-MATIN in French 6 Dec 82 pp 1, 3

[Text] Yesterday morning, a very simple but very significant ceremony
took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Anosy where the revolu-
tionary power made a point of decorating Habib Boukhreis, the first ambassador
of the Saharan Democratic Arab Republic to Madagascar. As we know, the
Democratic Republic of Madagascar was the first country to recognize the
SDAR officially and to establish diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial
level with that country, which is still fighting for its national indepen-
dence. In 1981 at Nairobi, King Hassan II of Morocco also agreed to the
holding of a referendum in the Sahara; however, this referendum has not
yet taken place, but this has not prevented the secretary general of the
Organization of African Unity, Eden Kodjo, from recognizing the SDAR as
the 5lst member country of that organization. Although this decision led
to the boycott of the 19th summit of the Organization of African Unity,
which was to be held at Tripoli, nevertheless President Didier Ratsiraka
is one of the most active chiefs of state in support of the Sahraoui
people's cause, It was thus a ceremony between "comrades in arms" which
took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the Revolutionary
Power was strongly represented by Supreme Councillors Justin Rakotoniaina
and Celestin Radio as well as by Ministers Ignace Rakoto (higher education
and scientific research) and Bruno Rakotomavo (foreign affairs, acting).
In presenting the Commander of the National Order medal to Habib Boukhreis,
Minister Bruno Rakotomavo stressed the friendly relations existing be-
tween the Democratic Republic of Madagascar and the Saharan Democratic
Arab Republic, while wishing the latter great success in its struggle
against Morocco as the colonizing power.

As for the Sahraoui diplomat, he thanked the Malagasy Revolutionary Power
and, in particular, President Didier Ratsiraka "who has always worked for
the success of African liberation movements and who has given much help to
the Saharan Democratic Arab Republic, particularly at the diplomatic
level."

9434"
CsO: 3419/353

35



, US. LOAN FOR RICE IMPORTS

LIBERIA

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 20 Dec 82 p 3

[excerpt]

{ASS wit iSR

“loan agree-

lent between the government

and the United

signed Friday by
fu

f- Liberia
States was

the. importation ‘of approxi-
mately 44,800 metric tons of
rice from. the United States
‘during the next nine months.
Under the’ terms of the
vagreement, the. proceeds from
pthersate-of ‘the rice: are “to
be used by” the government of
Liberia for rural develop-
pment projects. seventeen -pro:
sjects are Specified in. the
tagreement ‘for _ funding sup-
sport. . .

CSO: 3400/568

31

fe ‘This is the fourth: agree-
jment in the past three
lyears, ‘for a total of fifty
imi llion dollars. The credit

‘terms of. the Loan,

eer
for* the

ee i
years. and: a continuingTM in-
‘terest rate of 3 per cent.

|. Speaking at-- the signing
ceremony, Foreign ~ Minister
'H. Boima Fahnbulleh lauded

ithe United States for © its
‘continuing. support to Libe-
tria in various projects.

& > He said, eventhough the
facing

United States was
economic problems, it
always will’

‘the Liberiar



MOZAMBIQUE

MEASURES AGAINST BLACK MARKETEERING INTRODUCED
MB111008 Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 5 Jan 83 p 1

[Excerpts]. New measures are being introduced in the city of. Maputo as part
of the process for the creation of a radical system to fight black marketeer-
ing. The campaign, which is led by the department of ideological work in
conjunction with the Ministry of Internal Commerce [MCI] and other bodies
involved in the supplying of the city, is based on popular control, and it
will have the participation of all who directly or indirectly take part in
the distribution of goods.

In factories, for example, and among the immediate and permanent tasks, each
director is responsible to assure that on collection of goods wholesalers
produce certified checks. “It is also the duty of each factory director to
assure that once the MCI distribution plan has been received he will study
it together with the company officials to analyze it and discuss its imple-
mentation.

Byy the 5th of each month factories will report. to the Maputo Department of
Organization and Supply [GOAM] on the distribution that has. been carried
out, while indicating the amount of goods.collected in the previous month.
The wholesaler, meanwhile, will confirm that he has received the goods.

When goods are picked up from factories, the make and registration number
of the vehicle as well as the identification of the individual who collects
the goods must be recorded. Before the goods are collected the factory
will inform the wholesaler of their value so that he can issue the
corresponding check.

Each wholesaler must appoint two or three individuals who will collect goods
at the factories. The factories must keep on file photographs and signa-
tures of those who have been appointed to collect goods.. The files will
include the name and the identity card number of each of such individuals.
When collecting goods each individual must produce his identity card so
that his particulars can be checked against the file. Bills of sale will
also be signed.

CsO: 3442/98

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In addition, attacks would be launched on socioeconomic targets in Angola
and ambushes would be carried out against supply colums for the civilian
population. These attacks would also aim at destroying railroad and road
communications. Operations against FAPLA units were also scheduled to be
undertaken.

The commandant of the 16th FAPLA Brigade, Lt Justino Bunje Dragao, also
pointed out that on 21 November 1982, FAPLA forces killéd 80 bandits, took
4 enemy prisoners (2 sergeants, a cadet and a soldier) and seized a large
quantity of weapons, a 60-mm mortar and some shells. Two high caliber
machineguns and important quantities of ammunition were also captured.

On 8 December 1982, the FAPLA brigade destroyed a puppet base at the mouth
of the Cacute River.

The clash resulted in 12 casualties among the puppets and various types of
logistical equipment was also captured, particularly 20 81-mm mortar shells,
some Chinese-made 75-mm gun shells, F-1 grenades with a South African
(2trade mark), German-made explosive equipment for destroying bridges, 12
military uniforms, (?24) blankets, and other items.

All the reinforcement missions organized by the Pretoria forces failed,

it was pointed out, Despite that, on 29 and 30 December the BBC, supported
by South African Radio, reported whimsical communiques which quickly found
their way into the Western capitals saying that counterrevolutionary groups
had destroyed a brigade of Angolan and Cuban soldiers. This is a very

big lie.

The commander of the 16th Brigade revealed that foreign. currency, in par-
ticular rands, dollars and notes of the former colonial Portuguese currency,
were also seized from the enemy.

All this indisputable evidence lead us to conform that they are in fact
bought, supplied and regularly receive the support of the United States,
Germany, South Africa and Portugal.

With these casualties and these prisoners taken on the battlefield, the
capture of some Pretoria. regime agents believed to be Africa's greatest
enemies and some leaders of Angolan counterrevolution as well as the seizure
of equipment, one can prove imperialism's interference, particularly its
puppets in South Africa, into the domestic affairs of the People's Republic
of Angola as well as the involvement of some Western countries in the
undeclared war by South Africa against Angola.

"When they were running away, we saw some white men with radios on their

chests," the commander of the FAPLA brigade stated. He also revealed that

a document was found on the leader of the group. The document mentioned

the trainings [words indistinct] and contained information of their
“activities.

CsO: 3419/403


"The best possible estimate by scientists is just as likely to be too little
as too much--that's what a best possible estimate means. It is essential
these estimates are acted on," said Dr Butterworth. Dr Butterworth said the
ideal method to utilise a resource like fish could be compared with a wise
investor who, having capital in the bank, lived off the interest.

The interest, in the case of a fishery, was the recruitment rate.

Point

Ideally the fish should be caught to a point where the product of the stock
of "capital" and the recruitment or "interest" was at a maximum. That was
the maximum sustainable yield.

Mr Wiley said he could not cut back on the quota because the scientists could
offer no growth prospect for the industry, that the price of fish meal would
rise resulting in a chain reaction and that the small boat owner would be
adversely affected.

"Mr Wiley is living on his capital. Where does he expect the growth potential
to come from? The scientists have told him that 325 000 tons is the best es-
timate. Anything over that is eating into the capital of the fish reserves,"
said Dr Butterworth.

Anchovy

"The latest estimates show that the anchovy estimates are too high and a
figure in the low 200 000's might be a lot closer to the safe limit.

"Mr Wiley admits there is a problem in the Cape pelagic industry and its
seems a strange way to solve the problem by increasing the quota."

CSO: 3400/564

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NIGERIA

CORRESPONDENT ANALYZES TRADE WITH UK
AB060902 Lagos NAN in English. 0820 GMT 6 Jan 83

[NAN feature by Wada Maida, NAN correspondent in London: "Nigeria-Britain
Trade: How Viable?"]

[Text] Figures recently released by Britain's Department of Trade in London
showed a decline of 20 percent. in British exports to Nigeria in 1982 as
against 1981. This decline has been attributed by the British business
community to certain measures contained in the Economic Stabilization Act,
popularly known in Nigeria as austerity measures.

Many British firms have understandably expressed their concern at Nigeria's
efforts to reduce imports, because of the effects these measures have on
the British economy as a whole.

Nigeria is Britain's largest trading partner in Africa. It is also Britain's
largest market outside the United States and West Europe. Britain is already
the largest single investor in Nigeria with an estimated market value of

2.4 billion naira. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, 40 percent of
all foreign investments in Nigeria is British.

In 1981, Nigeria imported goods worth N1.8 billion from Britain and in the
first 10 months of 1982, N1.28 billion worth of goods were exported from
Britain to Nigeria. Moreover, British exports have traditionally accounted
for more than one-fifth of Nigerian imports.

So, it is against this background that British businessmen, since the
announcement of the austerity measures last April, have become preoccupied
with the state of trade relations between Nigeria and Britain.

A seminar on Nigeria organized last May by the London Chamber of Commerce
was oversubscribed, and the organizers had to split it into two sessions.
The seminar was titled "Nigeria: The Foreign Exchange Crisis and Its
Implications for British Exporters."

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), an organization representing
the country's manufacturing firms, warned participants that British firms
stood to lose around N300 million worth of business following the austerity
measures.

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POOR SUGAR PRODUCTION--Difficulties in sugar plantation irrigation, as well
as the reduced fleet of machinery for mechanical cultivation are the main
reasons for the low sugar production at Sena Sugar of Luabo in Zambezia
Province. The chief agronomist of the firm said that to these difficulties
one should add shortage of fertilizer and lack of manpower. As to manpower,
it is known that there has been a large turnover due to insufficient supply
of gacential goods. [Text] [Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 9 Dec 82 p 3]

HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY COOPERATION--A cooperative agreement between the UEM
[Eduardo Mondlane University] and the Hungarian Eotvos Lorand University was
signed recently in Budapest during the visit by UEM rector Fernando Ganhao
to Hungary. According to a note from UEM, the agreement will allow exchange
of cultural and scientific-technical information and granting scholarships
to students and teachers of both parties, The agreement also envisages that
Hungarian cooperant teachers will come to Mozambique to teach various dis-
ciplines, especially in the fields of economics, philosophy and natural and

technical sciences. [Text] [Maputo TEMPO in Portuguese 12 Dec 82 p 2] 11634

MILITARY, CIVILIAN APPOLNIMENTS--In a measure aimed at strengthening the
party's and government's leadership organizations at various levels,
President Samora Machel appointed Maj Gen Hama Thai to the positions of
military commander of Inhambane Province and second secretary of the party's
provincial committee in Inhambane. According to a communique from the
Presidency of the Republic which announced this measure, Maj Gen Hama Thai
discontinued his duties as first secretary of the Maputo committee and
chairman of the Executive Council. The position of first secretary of the
Maputo committee was assigned to Maj Gen Jorge Rebelo, member of the Politi-
cal Bureau of the FRELIMO Central Committee and secretary of the Central
Committee for Ideological Work. The president of the republic appointed
Gaspar Horacio Mateus Zimba, Caju secretary of state, to the position of
chairman of the Executive Council. [Text] [Maputo TEMPO in Portuguese

5 Dec 82 p 7] 8568

CHURCH DONATION--Two religious organizations, the World Lutheran Federation
and the Mozambican Christian Council, have presented 6,430 hoes and 3,170
machetes to help the rural residents of communal settlements throughout the
country. This equipment, which has already been delivered to the provinces,
will be distributed according to the needs of each rural community. The
World Lutheran Federation also delivered a quantity of spare parts to repair
the six shop vehicles it had provided the previous year. The shop vehicles
are used principally to repair the motors and pumps of water-collecting units
and motorized pumps used to irrigate cooperatives in communal settlements.
[Text] [Maputo TEMPO in Portuguese 5 Dec 82 p 4] 8568

SER MALARIA PROJECT FINANCING—A contribution. amounting to 450,000 rubles
y the Soviet Union to help in a project designed t
materia in the People's Republic of Mozambique. The contribution when
w: @ given over a 5-year period consists of, among other things, auto-
mobiles, fumigation pumps and chemical products. [MB111107 Maputo.
NOTICIAS in Portuguese 1 Jan 83 page not given]

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NIGERIA

BRIEFS

SUDANESE PRAISES FOREIGN POLICY--The Sudanese ambassador to Nigeria,

Dr Al-Rashid Abu Shamah, has praised the federal government for its positive
and clear position on issues affecting the African continent. Dr Abu Shamah
stated that Nigeria's progressive foreign policy was a pride to Africa and
the black race. The ambassador, who was speaking yesterday in Lagos at a
news conference to mark the country's national day, appealed to the Nigerian
Government not to relent in its efforts to remove the last vestiges of
colonialism and racism from Africa. He described the relations between his
country and Nigeria as very cordial because, according to him, they are
based on a common cultural heritage shared between the peoples of the two
countries. [Text] [ABO70823 Lagos Domestic Service in English 0600 GMT

7 Jan 83]

INVESTIGATION OF BROADCASTING FIRES--Enugu, 6 Jan (NAN)--Governor Jim Nwobodo
of Anambra yesterday in Enugu appointed a four-man tribunal of inquiry to
investigate the two separate fire incidents in which the Anambra Broadcasting
Corporation (ABC) transmitter and its administrative block were burned down
on Christmas day and on New Year day respectively. The tribunal which

would be headed by Justice H.O. Olike, includes engineer C.U. Udokwu,

Michael Orie Nweke, and Willie Onyeabo. The tribunal would determine
whether the separate fire incidents were part of a conspiracy by any person
or group of persons or whether they were caused by the faults of some people
in authority. It would also determine whether it was desirable for both

the NTA [Nigeria Television Authority] and the ABC Enugu to continue to share
the same building and, if so, to recommend the manner in which such sharing
could be made conducive to the security needs of each organization. The
tribunal would ascertain the extent of loss caused to the ABC by the incident
and to recommend measures to be adapted to ensure the security of public
properties and facilities in the state. The commission will submit its
report within 30 days. [Text] [ABO70910 Lagos NAN in English 0835 GMT

7 Jan 83) .

MAGISTRATES STRIKE--Lagos, 4 Jan (NAN)--Magistrates in different parts of
the country went on strike today to support their demand for improved
service conditions. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

in Lagos reported that many of the magistrates showed up in court briefly
only to adjourn all cases indefinitely. The magistrates are demanding the
implementation of the recommendations of the Judiciary Consultative Council

54



SEYCHELLES

UNEP DIRECTOR PRAISES CONSERVATION EFFORTS

Victoria NATION in English 18 Dec 82 pp 1, 2

[Text] "IN a busy schedule that included a call on President Albert"

René yesterday afternoon, visiting UNEP director Mostafa
»Tolba said yesterday that he was greatly impressed by Sey-
i-chelles’ dedication to conservation at a time of intensive

economic development-

Meanwhile, Seychelles has
Confirmed an invitation to
UNEP that the islands host
the final meetings .and sign-
ing of the East African Regio-
nal Seas Action Plan.

Before ‘calling on Presi-
dent René, Dr. Tolba, the
‘Executive’ Director of” the

‘United Nations Environment
‘Programme, and senior aides
accompanying — him, spent
‘nearly two hours in an extra:
ordinary meeting of the Sey-
chelles National Environment
‘Commission (SNEC).

Addressing the SNEC
chairman, Planning and Ex-

ternal Relations Minister Ma-

pxime Ferrari, in “People’s
‘Assembly Hall at National
;House, Dr. Tolba said, “We
would very much like to
jwork with you for several
reasons, top of which is the
‘fact that your colleagues and

58

yourself are really quite com--
‘mitted to ensuring that your
‘beautiful islands are not des-
‘troyed as a result of the pro-
“cess of development”.

The committment to fu-
ture genérations displayed
iby Seychelles was especially
icherished by UNEP, Dr. Tol-

ba said, describing this
as a major component of
success",

Fhe. meeting, &

‘pecially for the benefit of ‘the
visiting UNEP. ° officials, was
started off by Dr. Ferrari who
‘described the SNEC as a di-
Yect-resporise by -the Sey-
‘chelles Government to the
‘increasing environmental
pressures that were evolving
in the ecosystems of its is-
ands.

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MOZAMBIQUE

DROUGHT EFFECTS ON CROPS, CATTLE
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 4 Dec 82 p 3

[Excerpts] Cultivable lands in the district of Moamba, in Maputo, are
almost totally tilled and awaiting rain for seeding. Consequently, except |
for the horticultural sector, which is one of the types of planting included
in the district's territorial plan, the 1981-1982 campaigns are seriously
jeopardized by the drought which is devastating the area and which caused a
drop in the volume of the Incomati River.

The district of Moamba has an extensive cultivable area with a variety of
crops and is now considered the storehouse of Maputo Province due to its
agricultural abundance.

In the present harvest, corn production in the state sector has been
seriously affected by lack of rain. The few stalks of corn which managed
to resist the suffocating heat were completely dried up.

Throughout Maputo Province the district of Moamba ranks second in corn
production, being exceeded only by Magude; but in this campaign not a
single ton of corn has been harvested.

Of the various crops on which the state sector concentrates, only the
horticultural plantings yielded any results. The potato crop, one of the
tubers of greatest production in that district, had vielded 726 tons by

the end of the first 6 months, and this, in the opinion of Alexandra Manheu
Tovela, secretary of support and control, will not make it possible to reach
the goal of 9,750 tons set by the Central State Plan.

Cattle Dying for Lack of Pasture

Most of the pastureland has been devastated by the drought. To find water,
herds are forced to travel great distances until they arrive at the Sabie
River where, after drinking great quantities of water, they fall over dead
for having spent several days without water.

As reported by Alexandre Manheu Tovela, district secretary of support and
control, famine has begun to spread in the 10 localities which make up the
district of Moamba, and there are instances where the peasants spend long
hours at the village canteens and market places purchasing produce which
they themselves could have produced if not faced with the problem of the
drought.

8568 ;
CSO: 3442/76

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SOPAO at a Standstill Until April

SOPAO is one of EPAN's production units. It has been at a standstill since the
beginning of 1981, basically because of such technical problems as the lack of
parts and of some equipment for getting’ it operating again. According to
Armando Mendonca, it will be among the second largest [as published] in the
country. It will have a processing capacity of about 28 tons of flour per day,
and that will bring a substantial improvement in bread supplies for Luanda's
population--provided that there is an improvement in supplies of raw materials
and spare parts for the enterprise.

It remains only to say that if factors linked directly to the production of
bread--such as the supplying of flour ‘and yeast--are guaranteed, the inhabitants
of Luanda and Bengo Provinces will see the bread problem more or less solved,
provided also that the structures located in each neighborhood or -municipality
comply with the measures’ established for selling the product in the inadequate
number of outlets existing in the province.

11798
CSO: 3442/94

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MOZAMBIQUE

EXCESSIVE INERTIA, NEGATIVISM IN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 7 Dec 82 p 1
[Article by Migueis Lopes Junior: "Yes Men"]

[Text] Some are in the category of yes men because of political failures.
They think that the world and the daily newspaper itself belong to the sphere
of complicated and impregnable things toward which they should always take
the passive side of the effect and never of the cause.

Others are in that category due to the inertia they have derived from a
traumatic sheep-like meekness inculcated by political regimes which governed
Portuguese colonialism and which has persisted unchanged along with the
shocks of radical transformations occurring daily in the country.

Still others--and perhaps the greater percentage--are in this category due
to the cold scheming of ambition, of a frantic desire to "get ahead," no
matter what the cost. Through subservience and false guise they try to
conceal the true contents, the opportunistic objective of their lives.

It is those who in English, and perhaps more harshly, can be described as
"yes men," since, in their case, the word "yes" always precedes their own
person, their own brain, their own opinion, their true "To

From those whom they consider "beneath themselves" they demand the same
attitude which they take toward those whom they consider "above themselves."

With regard to a subordinate (in their opinion, one who is "inferior"),

they arrogantly glorify the servility they themselves use toward the director
(one who is "superior"). Thus, they require an automatic yes in which
thought does not enter in, immediate agreement devoid of "why," or the
carrying out of an order without assuming any responsibility.

If we add all the practical ramifications evolving from the multiple
processes generated by this attitude, we can get some idea of the extensive
obstacle those processes represent in our society. For example, let us
consider a sensitive area like the countryside, about the goals attributed
to the peasants in this or that locality, about this or that unit, as if it
were a matter of a relationship without any previous or subsequent discus-
sion; let us think about the district which refused to allow food to pass

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SOUTH AFRICA

MINISTRY MEASURES TO CONTROL FISHING CRITICIZED
Johannesburg THE STAR in English 9 Dec 82 p 31

[Text] Cape Town--Scientific evidence on the Cape's fish stocks and their
breeding patterns show that the new measures to conserve the pelagic fishing
industry announced yesterday by the Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs
might be a blunder with disastrous consequences for the fishing industry,
fisheries scientists said.

Instead of following scientific advice and reducing the Cape pelagic quota
from 380 000 to 325 000, Mr John Wiley had increased the anchovy quota by

one tenth by not including species such as lantern fish, maasbanker and redeye
in the global quota.

Break

This mean's another 30 000 tons of anchovies:could be taken, stretching the
already overworked fish resource to breaking point.

Scientists said Mr Wiley's move to change the pelagic season to November to
March instead of the existing January to August was apparently based on in-
correct information.

Mr Wiley said the reason for the change in season was that "all seientific
evidence showed the fish spawned in October." Fisheries experts on the other
hand said the only scientific evidence they could point to show that most of
the anchovy spawning took place in the middle of the new catching season.

A graph published in a fisheries bulletin showed the monthly egg production
of the Cape peaked sharply during late November and December.

The bulletin of the International Commission for the South East Atlantic
Fishery showed that October, November, December, January and February were
all months in which egg production was heavy.

Expert

Dr Doug Butterworth, a Department of Applied Mathematics man and acknowledged

expert on fish stocks, said Mr Wiley did not seem to understand the concept
of a maximum sustainable yield.

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Cuban Ambassador Speaks for Diplomatic Corps
(Narciso Martin Mora Diaz; Maputo Domestic Service,
7 Jan 83)...

Measures Against Black Marketeering Introduced
(NOTICIAS, 5 Jan 83) ..

Soldiers Praised for Participation in Civilian Activities
(COMBATE, 28 Nov 82) cesscceccrccrscnccecsneenscncenneees

Drainage Operations
Construction Project

Political Training Weak in Nautical School
(NOTICIAS, 9 Dec 82) ..scscscccencveccsvcccvereresceseeees

Foreign Dependence Claims Denied, Independence Stressed
(Editorial; NOTICIAS, 8 Dec 82) wssscscccccssccccceveveee

Drought Effects on Crops, Cattle
(NOTICIAS, 4 Dec 82) cicescccccccsccvccccccevescesseeseee

Briefs
USSR Book Donation
Sofala Substitute Appointed
Private Businesses' Applications
Poor Sugar Production
Hungarian University Cooperation
Military, Civilian Appointments
Church Donation
USSR Malaria Project Financing
Material Awards to Soldiers

NIGERIA

Correspondent Analyzes Trade With UK
(Wada Maida; NAN, 6 Jan 83) ..cccseccsccsccccccccccscceers

Effectiveness of ECOWAS Examined
(Samuel Ajibola; NAN, 5 Jan 83) .scccscccccccccveccceccees

Briefs
Sudanese Praises Foreign Policy
Investigation of Broadcasting Fires
Magistrates Strike

SENEGAL

‘JEUNE AFRIQUE' Interview With Diouf Reported
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WOOL BOARD CAMPAIGNS TO TAP GROWING BLACK MARKET

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 4 Jan 83 p 11

[Article by Keith Abendroth]

TT "Clearly “Blacks” were
[Text] ‘SA Wool jog as the most

iplayed a very important
‘role in his purchasing de-

10 10,5 million at the turn

cso: 3400/561

70

if cent
[meant that from being

63 percent, . compared
‘with those of Whites, be-
‘tween 1970 and 1980.

® At present, Blacks ac-
‘counted for more than 50
‘percent of consumption in
‘the clothing and footwear
imarket, he said.

SOUTH AFRICA



SEIFSA SEES 1983 AS TIME OF CONSOLIDATION

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 3 Jan 83 p 18

[Text]
‘Steel and Engin-
g Industries Feder- ~
of South Africa
(Seifsa), in their review of
i conditions in. the
and engineering in-
Justries during 1982 and
foutlook for. 1983, says

sharply as from the. third
iquarter.

“In the final quarter, de-
fpressed activity levels re-
flected definite. recessio-
‘mary conditions in a num-
Fber of major sectors, par-

cso: 3400/561

‘volumes in the basic met-
als sectors, particularly in
the ferrochrome sector of
the ferro alloy industries,
showed a month by
month downward trend

- during 1982.

“Both domestic and ex-

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expansion during
was able to maintain rela-
tively satisfactory produc-
tion levels and, despite
the recessionary trends in
the overall economy, an-
ticipates some further po-
tential for import replace-
‘ment and export demand
inthe medium term.
South Africa’s export
intensive ferro alloys in-
which rates

operating at. substantially
So far as the outlook
for 1983 is concerned,
there are a number of sev-
ere constraints.
The continuing weak-
ness of the world econom-

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culties in the industrial re-
lations field during 1983
and. recent strikes are
seen as a serious warning
of possible future indus-
trial disruptions.

Nevertheless,“ Seifsa
believes sound industrial
telations procedures can
be: established at both
company and industry le-
vel for resolving worker
problems ‘and disputes
when they arise.



POPULATION FIGURES--South Africa had an estimated population of 25,5-imillion
in June this year, according to preliminary mid-year estimates released in
Pretoria yesterday by the Central Statistical Services Office. The census
excluded the Republics of Bophuthatswana, Venda, Ciskei and Transkei. It is
difficult to compare this year's figure with last year's 25,59-million, as
it included Ciskei. A breakdown of the estimated mid-year figures for 1982
showed there were 4,67-million Whites, 17,258-million Blacks, 2,7-million
Coloureds and 853 000 Asians. The Zulus remained the largest Black group
with an estimated 6-million people. The Northern Sothos were second-largest
with an estimated 2,49-million and the Xhosas the third-largest with an es-
timated 2,46-million.--Sapa. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English

31 Dec 82 p 11]

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PRC DELEGATION ARRIVES FOR LIBSUCO REHABILITATION

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 23 Dec 82 pp 1, 6

{Excerpt ]

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* "A 15-man ‘delegation from
fhe Pedple's Republic of.
hina ‘arrived here Wednesday
or the rehabilitation of
‘the ‘Liberia: Sugar Cérpora=
tion (LIBSUCO), in Barrake;
"Mary land County. about 480
miles eastTM ‘of Monrovia.

£ “The . visit of the delega-
Ftion is“ in keeping with an
agreement /réached bétween
the “ggvernments..of the Repu-
iblic of Liberia and: the Peo-
iple's Republic of China.'

Last May, Head of State\’

‘CIC. Samuel K, « Doe, pa i.dy.a

sone-week official
‘China, where he discussed
“the rehabilitation. of -LIB-
UCO “with “officials ‘of the
;Chinesé Government.

Dr. Doe told ‘the nation
upon arrival from that visit
“that the government of the

;People's Repthlic of China’

thad “agreed to provide $13
Wrillion*to Liberia to re-
Vive" LIBSUCO.

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LIBERIA



ANGOLA

ASPECTS OF COOPERATION WITH PORTUGAL DETAILED
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 28 Nov 82 p 1-2

[Text/ Lisbon-—Portuguese participation in the partial financing for the
raising of the Cambambe Dam in the People's Republic of Angola will have as
a counterpart the supplying of 50 percent of Portugal's petroleum. This
information was divulged yesterday by Luis Fontoura, Portuguese secretary of
state for cooperation.

The work in question represents an investment of more than $150 million

(about 4.68 billion kwanzas), of which more than $100 million will be invested
in hydroelectrical and mechanical equipment to be supplied by Portuguese
industry.

Luis Fontoura, coming in to the Lisbon airport, further revealed that "The
active participation of Portugal in prospecting, investigating and exploiting
petroleum on one of the most promising areas of the Angolan continental shelf
was agreed to with Pedro Van-Dunen (Loy), the Angolan energy and petroleum
minister."

As a follow-up to this important agreement a Portuguese geological and mining
mission will soon travel to Angola. It is also anticipated that the Luanda
refinery will be rebuilt by a group of Portuguese companies.

During his stay in Angola, Luis Fontoura laid the foundations of an accord for
the construction of several dozen railway coaches for the Angolan Railroads.

As ANGOP /Bagolan Press Agency/ divulged last Friday, this concerns SOREFAME,
which will construct 52 coaches and 6 baggage cars for the Benguela Railroad
as part of a contract amounting to approximately 1.65 billion escudos.

"T had the opportunity to discuss with Planning Minister Lopo do Nascimento
problems related to 'improving the situation of the Portuguese cooperants in
Angola,’ especially as far as teaching, lodging and provisioning were
concerned," the secretary of state for cooperation emphasized.

There is also a strong possibility that fishing in Angolan waters by Portuguese

ships will be agreed to and may take the form of association with Angolan
state entities.

15



PETROLEUM SCHOOL INTEREST--The executive secretary of the Southern African
Development Coordination Conference [SADCC], Frederick Walter Blumeris,
left Luanda yesterday for the Angolan town of (Foumbe) with the objective
of (?discussing) with the Angolan authorities the possibilities of strength-
ening [word indistinct] for the petréleum school center. Moments before
departure, he indicated that various countries have expressed their desire
toward contributing to better improvement of the petroleum.school in the
Angolan province of Kuanza-Sud with the supply of technical. equipment and
cadres. He underlined the destabilization campaigns carried out by racist
South Africa against independent member countries of the SADCC with the aim
of impeding the objectives of.the respective countries. [Text] [AB071309
Luanda Domestic Service in English 1130 GMT 7 Jan 83]

SPANISH COMMUNIST PARTY MEMBER--Today President Jose Eduardo dos Santos
received (Santiago Alvarez Gomez), a member of the Spanish Communist Party
Central Committee, who has been in the country for several days at the
invitation of the MPLA-Labor Party. The Spanish leader handed to the
Angolan president a message from (Gerard Iglesias), secretary general of
the Communist Party of Spain, on Europe's present situation. During the
meeting, (Alvarez Gomez) expressed the Spanish Communist Party's soli-
darity toward the Angolan party and government.. [Text] [MBO71756 Luanda
Domestic Service in Portuguese 1900 GMT 6 Jan 83]

MPLA SANCTIONS--Luanda, 8 Jan (AFP)~-The recent sanctions by the MPLA
against some of its best known members demonstrate, according to observers,
a change in the relationship between members of the Central Committee of the
ruling party following economic and military difficulties. The change would
strengthen those whom the Western press describes as the "Nationalists" or
"Group of Catete" (name of a town in the north of the country. from where a
number of these leaders come), to the detriment of leaders supporting more
radical stands. The change resulted in the arrest of three militants,
including the son of the secretary of the Central Committee charged with
organization (Lucio Lara) and the suspension of about 30 members of the
Committee for Party Action, including Mr Lara's wife. Moreover, according
to persistent rumors circularing in Luanda, some important personalities
will soon leave the government. This change will facilitate negotiations
with South Africa. According to Pretoria, the negotiations should resume at
the end of this month. It is doubtful the change will help in opening dis-
cussions with UNITA, the armed opposition movement of Jonas Savimbi. [Text]
[AB091245 Paris AFP in French 1559 GMT 8 Jan 83]

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21



YEAST SHORTAGE, OTHER PROBLEMS PLAGUE BREAD PRODUCTION
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 12 Dec 82 p 2

[Excerpts]. The Luanda Bakery Enterprise (EPAN) has been faced with serious
problems in obtaining raw materials--particularly yeast--since June. The re-
duced or almost total lack of supplies of that product, particularly in recent
times, is the main reason for the drop in production at nearly all the units
under the enterprise's control and, as a consequence, the serious shortage of
bread for Luanda's inhabitants and those of neighboring Bengo Province, who de-
pend to a large extent on the units in the capital.

We were told by Armando Mendonca, EPAN's manager: "We plan the raw material re-
quirements for our units every year so that the latter can achieve definite
production levels. The fact is, however, that the quantities established are
never delivered to us." .

The first 5 months of 1982 were difficult for the Luanda Bakery Enterprise be-
cause during that time the bakeries were affected by the shortage of flour, a
situation that began to improve gradually starting in May.

With stable flour supplies assured, EPAN was able to achieve its highest produc-
tion level in June (2.5 million loaves of bread daily). But it» should be empha-
sized that that figure applies only to units located in the city of Luanda and
operated by that state-owned enterprise. It happens, however, that that goal,
which should have been retained as an incentive, immediately dropped to almost
nothing because of the inability of the Dutch Yeast Factory in Luanda to meet
the demand. The stocks at the factory are almost exhausted.

In addition, the dry yeast: that is generally used to level out uneven supplies
has still not appeared, with the result.that some bakeries are producing ationly
a fraction of their real capacities. Armando Mendonca pointed out that Luanda
Province in particular requires more than 400 tons of fresh yeast to meet its
needs. Supplies have been so irregular that there are days when not a single
gram is received. "Because of that," he emphasized, "it is completely impossible
for us to guarantee bread supplies for the inhabitants."

We have learned, however, that the Angolan ship "Hoji Ya Henda" is bringing

about 54 tons of dry yeast to be unloaded in Luanda for destinations in Luanda
Province and other provinces in the northern part ‘of the country.

17



LIBERIA

PRC MAKING PROGRESS IN CONSTRUCTION OF SPORTS COMPLEX

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 21 Dec 82 p 8

[Excerpt]
Youth ports Minister,
; Col. Fred J. Blay,. has

{-expressed satisfaction ‘ over
j the progress of work done on
; the National Sports ‘ Complex,
jwhich is being constructed
| in Paynesville, outside
'Monrovia,. by a Chinese Con-
' struction ~ Team from | the
People's Republic of China.
Minister Blay _ expressed
j satisfaction Monday when ‘he
led a top-leveldelegation of
jhis Ministry on an inspection
tour of the Complex which
‘ground was broken early this
year by Head of State and
Chairman | of ..the.,.--Peopren*

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30

eta ES PRAM Red the:

ire Construction | Team

vand assured them.of his
\. Ministry's continued -support

“and cooperation. He ‘also
lauded the cordial relations|
which exist between the
| People's Republic of . China
land Liberia, and ‘hoped that
jdt will be cemented through
‘sports. *

The Director of the ‘Chinese’
| Construction” Team,;*Mr. Li
| tutings thanked Minister

“and his’ Staff for the



ANGOLA

RECONSTRUCTION OF SABOTAGED BRIDGE
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 25 Nov 82 p 1

/Excerpt/ The first phase of the provisional reconstruction works on the
railroad bridge over the Giraul River, in Namibe Province, partially
destroyed last 7 November by a South African commando, was completed on
Monday, thus permitting a-restoration of rail traffic between this province
and Huila and Kuando Kubango.

According to Justino Baia Lopes, provincial delegate of the Minjstry of
Transport and Communications, the first train left this province on Tuesday.
It was bound for Kuando Kubango with more than 100 tons of miscellaneous
merchandise.

Still according to the same responsible official, the efforts exerted
specifically by the workers of the Namibe Railroad and the support given by
the structures of the Agriculture Ministry_Delegation and the Juila ENAMA
/National Sea and Air Transport Enterprise/, which supplied machines for the
Works and the collaboration of the Logistics Office of the Defense Ministry

contributed to the completion of these works.
It is to be emphasized that the definitive works of reconstructing this

bridge will commence in a short time, aecording to statements made by the
Namibe Provincial Transport Delegation.

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SOUTH AFRICA

BRIEFS

JOBLESSNESS FIGURES--Unemployment among whites, coloureds and Asians, increa-
sed by more than 38 percent in the 12 months from August last year to Septem-
ber this year. A Sanlam economic survey, released in Pretoria, for December
says the number of registered unemployed whites, coloureds and Asians increa~
sed sharply from 15 000 in August 1981 to almost 24 500--an increase of 9 500
--in September this year. And although the official information on the num-
ber of unemployed blacks is out of date, the survey report says it neverthe-
less also indicates a steeply rising trend. "While it may be accepted that
persons in unskilled and semi-skilled occupations are hardest hit by the
leveling off in the rate of employment, it is nevertheless evident that many
of thellatest cutbacks in staff are not limited to these groups." It adds
that the chances are that employment in the non-agricultural sectors of the
economy could show a slight decline next year and this levelling-off will oc-
cursin all sectors, particularly trade, industry and transport.services. It
therefore seems unemployment will show a further sharp rise next year and
will reach more or less the same high levels as in 1978/79. "The weak eco-
nomic climate and the expectation that conditions will deteriorate further
during the next 12 months, also explain the present spate of dismissals."
[Text] [Johannesburg THE STAR in English 14 Dec 82 p 1]

'SPORTS' COMPANY APPROVED--The Cabinet has approved the setting up of a non-
profit company to develop the national sports complex planned for a site in
Crown Mines. In a statement issued in Pretoria this week, the Minister of
Sport, Dr Viljoen, said the private sector, and particularly private devel-
opers interested in certain aspects of the projects, would be able to obtain
shares in this company. The Government will provide the necessary infrastruc-
ture such as roads, services and parking areas, he said, adding that work on
these would begin soon. [Text] [Johannesburg THE STAR in English 9 Dec 82

_P 6] | nn __ a a

CHEAPER FERTILIZER--The Maize Board has announced that it is to make avail-
able to maize farmers 74 000 tons of urea fertilizer at almost R100 a ton
cheaper than ruling prices. This step follows Friday's announcement that

the price of fertilizer is to go up by more than 13 percent. The chairman

of the Maize Board, Mr Crawford von Abo, says the 74 000 tons of fertilizer
is part of the 280 000 tons obtained in February last year in an exchange
transaction overseas. The urea will be marketed in two phases by the co-
operatives. Up to 34 000 tons will be made available on February 1 and 40 000
tons on June 1. The urea will be sold at R282 a ton.--Sapa. [Text] [Johan-
nesburg THE CITIZEN in English 4 Jan 83 p 10]

a —

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SENEGAL

‘JEUNE AFRIQUE’ INTERVIEW WITH DIOUF REPORTED
ABLO1720 Paris AFP in French 1451 GMT 10 Jan 83

[Text] Paris, 10.Jan (AFP)-~Abdou Diouf, president.of the Republic of
Senegal, feels that the crisis within the OAU will be very. difficult to
solve and he does not exclude the possibility of a single meeting for the
19th and 20th heads of*state summits.

“We will find it very difficult to start the OAU again," he said in an
interview published this week by the weekly JEUNE AFRIQUE. "We are pre-
paréd to go to Addis Ababa or to Tripoli," added the Senegalese president,
"but on a sane ‘basis and with the respect of everyone's rights."

After stating that the idea of holding only one meeting for the 19th and
20th heads of state summits "is making headway," Abdou Diouf spoke once
more in favor of a political solution to. the Western Saharan conflict.
"It is necessary," he stressed, "for the international community to agree
once the Saharan people decide" by referendum.

Mr Diouf asserted on the other hand that the African and Mauritian common
organization will be revived. "We would like to transform it," he-said,
into a more specialized institution, a forum for discussion and reflection
and not an organization which has a "political policy."

According to Abdou Diouf, "the Senegalese recovery plan continues and its
first results are beneficial." "Our balance of payments," he stressed, "is
less deficit-oriented and confidence is being reinstilled."

In reference to the foreign aid his country receives, the president said
that apart from its traditional partners, "to whom we pay homage," new
financiers "have increased aid appreciably." "For our recovery plan," he
added, "we received very firm support from our Arab friends." "They acted
like true brothers."

According to the head of state the "Senegambian spirit exists in Gambia and
in Senegal, more so on the Gambia. side than on the Senegalese side." "We,
the Senegalese, will not give up," Abdou Diouf said, "the idea of an
organic community between countries which are wholly or partially



for the Republic of Upper Volta, His Excellency the Physician-Commander Jean
Baptiste Ouedraogo, president of the People's Council of Salvation, chief of
state; for the Republic of Mali, His: Excellency Gen Moussa Traore, secretary
general of the Democratic Union of the Malian People, president of the
republic; for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, His Excellency Lt Col
Mohamad Khouna Ould Haidalla, president of the Military Committee of National
Salvation, chief of state; for the Republic of Niger, His Excellency Col
Seyni Kountche, president of the Supreme Military Council, chief of state;
for the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency Abdou Diouf, president of the
republic; for the Republic of Togo, His Excellency Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema,
founding president of the Assembly of Togolese People, president of the
republic. .

"Also attending the conference as an observer for the People's Republic
of Benin, His Excellency Col Ohouens Barthelemy, general chief-of-staff of
the People's Armed Forces of Benin, minister of industry mines and energy.

"After having listened to the conclusions of the seventh session of the
Council of Ministers, the heads of state reaffirmed their solidarity and
their desire. to keep peace in the area.

"The Conference demonstrated its political desire to effectively implement
the goals of the Agreement for Non-Agression and. Assistance in the Area of
Defense.

"The Conference approved the operating and equipment budget of the general
secretariat for 19834

"The heads of state addressed their heartfelt congratulations and their
thanks to. His Excellency General Gnassingbe Eyadema, president of. the
Republic of Togo, for his indefatigable activities in fulfilling his mandate
as president of ANAD.

"The heads of state decided to entrust the presidency of the conference to
His Excellency Col Seyni Kountche, president of the Supreme Military Council,
head of state of Niger.

"The Fifth Conference of the Heads of State of ANAD will be held in Niamey
in October 1983.

"The Conference congratulated the Council of Ministers and the experts of
the member states, who had done an excellent job, thus facilitating the
important decisionmaking needed for. ANAD's growth.

"The heads of state congratulated the general secretary of ANAD and all his
colleagues for. their research efforts, as well as for. the quality of the
documents presented. .

"The excellencies, the heads. of state of the Republic of Upper Volta, the
Republic of Mali, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Republic of Niger,



LIBERIA

PODIER URGES NATIONALS, FOREIGNERS TO JOIN ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 24 Dec 82 pp 1, 8

[Text]

and Co-
Chairman of the People's Re-
“demption, Council, Major
;General J, Nicholas - Podier,
‘dx, Thursday ‘called on all
,Liberians and ‘foreign resi-
dents in the country to join
fthe Head of State and Chair-
bana’ of the People's Redemp-
ftion Council, CIC Dr. Samuel -
+ Doe, ‘in the fight against
‘injustice, corruption and
jthose évils that tend to
|; disrupt the Liberian society
bto make the year 1983 a year
‘of total fulfilment of the”
iigoals and objectives of the
'Liberian Revolution, —_

) He said it is necessary for

“ey

lus to always secure* the —in-
fterest of the>country | first
Sand last, so that the people

—

(can get the maximum “benefits
Vero their'- government. | He
"pointed out that it is in this
plight that Head ‘of State Doe
[has éhgaged.in miaking foreign
jvisits in order to.do  every-
;thing possible to bring maxi-
amu ,benefits to every sector
Pot the country. wh

27 -

{ Vice Head of State Podier
~further said’ “that these vis
sits. ofthe Head ‘of State are’.
made in view of the present:

“he oa car aaa .
|desirability of © strengthen
economic and other’: relations
samong “developing hati,

ithe whole country, $1
‘took over the Leadership

‘the Council and nation,adding,
“that the members of the PRC
reciative’ . of

Oo preven
‘country from becoming graye
‘as it is in a menber of Other
gcountries of the world because’

‘of energy and other “erisis.



SEYCHELLES

PRESIDENT PRAISES PIONEER YOUTH MOVEMENT

Victoria NATION in English 20 Dec 82 pp 1, 2

‘have been remintled i President France’ Albert René that
they have the duty to sow and cultivate the seeds of the
new society that will benefit themselves and future ge-
nerations.

“Ata passing out ceremony at Ansé Boileau School on
Saturday afternoon where 118 Pioneers — the best from
thie movenient — whére decorated with medals after com-
pleting a special four day training camp dedicated to the
country’s revolution, President René said again that the
members of this movement formed the base of the new so-
ciety in which people would live a disciplined, useful and

fraternal life in unity.
sometimes — by
“If today we have the Pio- | thei;

néer and Young Pioneer mo-
vemerit,” he ‘said, “it is be-
cause they are the ‘founda-

oppressing
brothers and ‘sisters,

the Head of State added: “If
we want to prosper, all of us

tion’ for a better future.”

After “warning that it
would not be easy to trans-
form the | system into the new
‘one, he called on the ‘mili-
tants “who are younger,
more energetic and who have
yet a long life ahead”, to im-
plant that new society for
their own benefit and that of
their children.

- Dismissing the past and
faulty system in which peo-
‘ple. ‘where brought up to
‘think and work selfishly,

must struggle together for a
sociéty in which all of us,
without exception, can _be
happy”.

SUPPORT

“After ‘hearing the promise
from the 118 qualified Pion-

eers that they will remain |

disciplined, motivated and

dedicated to work, President '
René assured them of the’

support of the Seychelles
People’s Progressive Front
-and government for all young
people who have chosen the

63



inspection, to the tune of
‘Un Ange’, played by the
tmovement’s own musical
group. Then to the sounds
of ‘Marche de Victoria’ and
‘Solda René pa pou mor’
|koumsa’, the. qualified Pio-
|meers marched past and sa-|
\luted the Head of State.
| rresiaeat eae sumseif
juecuratea tne eleven platoon!
‘eaaers wiin special meaais,|
itme same awards we orner |
j#i0neers pinnea on themsel-)
‘ves quring tne same ceremo-
ly. ost of the Pioneers
/who aid their pass-out on’
/Saturday will be leaving the!
‘movement next year to join!
(tie National Youth Service.|

| Before breaking camp the
next day, they and the peo-'
‘ple of Anse Boileau were
‘treated to a lively series of
Spectacles which were more
‘of less a replica of the move-
ment’s successful fund rais-
ing show at the Stade Popu-
laire last October.

The passing out ceremony
was also watched by Youth
and Defence Minister Ogilvy
Berlouis, Education and In-
formation Minister James|
Michel, Health Minister Es-!
me Jumeau, Youth and De-
fence Principal Secretary!
Ralph Adam, and other!
SPPF and government offi-,

SAP °

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65



Johannesburg THE STAR in

ent Sotith African
inesstnen, “tawyers,"
Jedhicationists “and’ :cler-
a have identified with
“ideals © undetlying
International Human
ERights Day today.

iLast ‘weekend in two
pngiispapers the names
of 1287 people ap-
jreared under a
statement .of support
yf human rights. Many,
bor the signatories con-
‘tributed R20. to the
peost of. the adver-
Htisement.
Under the heading,
(“The rights of ALL the
“people,” the staternent
vsaid Hurhan Rights Day.
ras obsérved through-
yout ‘the world by men
said womén who | be-
lieved fundamental hu-
Smianrights should be

{shrined a belief in’ hu-
fman rights for all with-
ut — distinction. on
jerounds of colour, lan-
iguage, ex,
political opinion,

prpe or wealth | .

According ‘the

‘statement, Ragone
has the right to;

'@ Life, liberty and ‘se
‘curity. °

i@. Freedom ‘of .move-
‘ment and expression.

Freedom of expres-
n, :

3400/564

than {1200 pro~

Fotected by the rile’

ane “statement en:

religion,

of ‘Barlow Rand

TOP NAMES BACK CALL ON HUMAN RIGHTS

English 10 Dec 82

1@- Parti in the

ipat
country’s economic life.
'@ Participation in pol-
itical affairs“ of “the
country. ‘
@ Citizenship
country of his birth.

in ‘the

‘We believe .all
"people are equal, before
athe law, that they. have

a right ‘to access to the
‘eourts and that they
jare “innocent until
‘proved guilty,” the
Statement said. **
«« “Therefore no person
should be subject. to
any ‘cruel, inhuman ‘or
degrading punishment,
to arbitrary detention,
‘or restriction of liberty.
& “We . dedicate our-
selves to “the attai
ment. and . preservation

Tights.

“We urge all our fel-
low. South Africans to
do the same.”

‘The list of men ‘and
women who -identified
with the statement
reads. like a Who's
‘Who of South Africa.

From the -business
world are Mr Harry
Oppenheimer, director
‘of the Anglo American
‘ Corporation,” Mr’ “Ray-
mond Ackermati, chait-
‘ man of Pick ‘n Pay, Mr

Mike Rosholt, chairman’
and
“Chancellor of thé ‘Uni-
versity- of the -Wit-
watersrand, Mr © Tony
‘Bloom, head. of .Pre-
ftmier ‘Milling, and: Mr

66

sof. these fundamental. |

p 27

“Natie’ Kirsh, “head “of

Kirsh Industries.
Lawyers for Human

Rights help ad

statement ‘
signatures and advo-
cates, attorneys and
law professors added
their names to the list.
Educationists © and
academics “who signed
the statement included

the former Vice -Chan-'

cellor of the University
of the . Witwatersrand,
‘Professor .D J du Ples-
‘sis; and«his predecessor,
, Professor G R Bozzoli,

‘Professor Andre
Brink and. fellow
author Alan Paton
signed the statement as
id: Mr “Paton’s son Dr
Jonathan Paton, who' is
a lecturer at Wits.

Religious leaders who
signed included “the
general secretary of
the: South’ African
Council , of Churches,
‘Bishop .Desmond Tutu,
‘and the “SACC. pre-
sident, the Rev Peter
Storey;
« The Roman Catholic’
Church ‘was represen-
“ted by Archbishop Den-
nis Hurley, and ‘the
Anglican Bishop of Jo-
hannesburg Bishop Ti-
mothy Bavin, also
“signed.

The Chiéf’ Rabbi. of
Johannesburg, Rabbi B
*M. Caspar, .also: identi-

died. with: the
Galsaiar
platemant.

Rie “Shehen former

SOUTH AFRICA

jsp igby

en Morne du. Plessis,
rericketers: Barry
‘Richards and Vintceht

— van der ‘Bijl and’ run+

mers Bruce. Fordyce
and Johnny. -Halber-
stadt signed the
ptatement.

South’ African enter-
yo who’ expressed
their. belief’ in ‘human
rights included actor
Gordon’ Mulholland,
‘singer Nick Taylor and
‘the husband and. wifé
,Stage team .of Louis
"Burke and Joan‘ Brick-
mill, .
A spokesman for ‘the
scommiftee- which
‘promoted the campaign
to . highlight ,. Human
(Rights Day said no pol-
Jiticians were asked ‘to
yput their names to the
jStatement, to avoid ac-
jeusations: that the
‘statement had a politic-
jal slant.

He said the omission

“of some ‘famous names
did not necessarily
‘mean these People re-
fused to. sign.
‘statement. -
“We had people “in
some ‘areas of the coun-
‘try ‘who fell ‘down in
“getting people to sign,”
fhe, said.
‘Tt often depended
ton: the personalities of
‘the people assigned to
‘pet names. as to who
pas approached,”

The spokesman said
"the decision to observe
{Human Rights Day
with a public-signed
{statement was taken
recently and this. was.
another, .reason why

ore names were not
included. «



GUINEA-BISSAU

CUBANS IN TEACHING, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Bissau NO PINTCHA in Portuguese 15 Dec 82 p 8

[Excerpts] Relations between Guinea-Bissau and the Socialist Republic of

Cuba were forged ever since the very first moments of the country's armed
national liberation struggle. In Guinea-Bissau, as in various parts of the
world, there were Cubans who gave their blood and their lives for the cause of
liberation of peoples oppressed by the colonialists and imperialists.

Today, these relationships of friendship and solidarity, based on the spirit
of internationalism, are spreading to various areas, :covering sectors such
as education and health (primarily), as well as rural development and fishing.

The scientific-technical agreement provides for a program to be carried out
during the period of 1982-1984, covering technical assistance, the grant of
study scholarships, cadre training, and exchange of delegations in various
areas in the country's life. It also includes a guarantee for the regular
dispatch of medical teams, technical support for the State Secretariat of
Youth and Sports, Communications, Culture, Industry, Fishing, Agriculture,
and Education. .

We have learned in the meantime that about 23 Cubans are at this time making
their contribution to the Ministry of National Education as teachers in
various high schools and middle sehools and as technicians and specialists
in book methodology and preparation.

In the health area, the 5th Medical Team, made up of 31 individuals, including
doctors, nurses, and anesthesists, is about to leave, probably this month.
After they had been ,in the country for about 2 years, they said: “Although

we are a little bit tired because the work is hard, we leave with the happy
thought that we made some useful contribution to this friendly and brotherly
people."

On the other hand, the main body of the 6th Medical Team is scheduled to arrive
in Bissau next Monday, likewise for a 2-year duty tour.

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OCGAM, ANAD TALKS CONCLUDED
OCAM Opening Session
Abidjan FRATERNITE MATIN in French 22 Dec 82

[Text] "The time has come to ask ourselves about the future of OCAM
[African-Mauritian Joint Organization]," stated the current president of
this organization, Mathieu Kerekou, president of Benin, during yesterday's
opening session of the 11th summit of the African-Mauritian Joint Organiza-
tion in Yamoussoukro. President Kerekou added that during this session the
new function and appropriate new structure for OCAM will be clearly
redefined, based on the role that it is called upon to play in activating
the solidarity and cooperation linking member states.

Solidarity is evidently the key word of the meetings that have just been
held in Yamoussoukro. The president of Niger, Col Seyni Kountche, in his
closing address following the CEAO, ANAD [Agreement for Non-Agression and
Assistance in the Area of Defense] and UMOA [West African’ Monetary Union]
summits, emphasized that solidarity is the best way to contain the
difficulties of the moment.

But from the many basic principles that have made up the solidity of these
unions, the cohesion and discipline of the states must also be mentioned,

as it was stipulated in the final communique of the UMOA which, is should be
recalled, put the Nigerian president at its head.

Upon examing the activity reports of the governor of BCEAO [Central Bank of
the West African States] and the president of the WADB [West African
Development Bank], the heads of state were pleased to note the positive
impact of the courageous adjustment measures implemented by the states,

by their joint issuing institute and by the WADB since the. beginning of
the crisis.

As for ANAD, the conference demonstrated its willingness to effectively
implement the objectives of the agreement and it approved the secretariat's
equipment budget for next year.

Here again the presidency was entrusted to Col Seyni Kountche, chief of
state of Niger.

The next. conference will be held. in Niamey, Niger in October, 1983.



SEYCHELLES

UNEP Director Praises Conservation Efforts
(NATION, 18 Dec 82) secsseccsseceeceerecceesccessvernccees

Tourism Figures Presage Brighter Prospects for 1983
(NATION, 22 Dec 82) secccccvsccccccvsccvarceeseeeeseee eae

President Praises Pioneer Youth Movement
(NATION, 20 Dec 82) wesseeecsscceevecsecceeeceunseeenssees

SOUTH AFRICA

Top Names Back Call on Human Rights
(THE STAR, 10 Dec 82) cesceccsscsccsccsccevecceereneessees

Ministry Measures To Control Fishing Criticized
(THE STAR, 9 Dec 82) scsecccscccscscnecceseeeeseeensesees

Seifsa Sees 1983 as Time of Consolidation
(THE CITIZEN, 3 Jan 83) ..ccscccccecccccrcecccersceecvess

Wool Board Campaigns To Tap Growing Black Market
(Keith Abendroth; THE CITIZEN, 4 Jan 83) .......

Briefs
Joblessness Figures
"Sports' Company Approved
Cheaper Fertilizer
Population Figures

UGANDA

President Congratulates Populace on 1982 Achievements
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ZIMBABWE

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ANGOLA

STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL FORM ASSOCIATION
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 26 Nov 82 p 2

[Text] Lisbon--A union of Angolan students in Portugal_will soon be formed_
in Lisbon, according to information divulged to ANGOP /Angolan Press Agency/
by the Student Support Section of the Angolan Embassy in Lisbon.

For this purpose a large delegation of the JMPLA /Youth Movement of the
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola/-Party Youth will soon travel
to Portugal. At this moment several organizing activities are going on with
the aim of sensibilizing the students for their adhesion to UEA /Union of
Angolan Students//Portugal.

The Student Support Section of the Angolan Embassy has held meetings
discussing problems related to the situation of young Angolans studying in
Portugal and a. study of the documents to be presented in the Constituent
Assembly of the UEA/Portugal.

According tothe projected by-laws, said association will have as its
principal objectives the organization of politicocultural banquets and days
of solidarity with the just struggle of the peoples for self-determination,
independence and social progress.

The union will be created with the support of the JMPLA-Party Youth and its
projected by-laws were drawn up on the basis of the "regulations on the Angolan
student abroad," approved earlier.

Furthermore, the same source told ANGOP that at this moment the Angolan
Embassy oversees nearly 80 scholarship students who have come from Angola and
150 nonscholarship recipients resident in Portugal and studying in the several
universities scattered through Portuguese territory.

The Student Support Section also oversees the Angolan workers who travel to
Portugal to take training courses for professional improvement. According to
what they told us 11 Angolan commercial pilots recently completed a 9-month
course in the Aerovia-Limited. They will join the personnel of TAAG Jair
Transportation of Angola/.

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--continuing and strengthening reorganization measures
--orienting monetary policy for an optimal use of Union resources

--harmonizing national development policies in order to have better
integration among member states.

"The Conference deeply appreciated the effectiveness of the activities
conducted by the Union's various bodies, the Council of Ministers, the
Administrative Council of the Central Bank, the Board of Directors of the
WADB and the National Credit Committees.

"In particular, it was pleased to note the decisions made by the appropriate
bodies of the Union concerning:

--renewing the mandate of Abdoulaye Fadiga, governor of the Central Bank of
the West African States

--appointing Abou Bakar Baba-Moussa to the post of president of the West
African Development Bank

--appointing Alassane Ouattara to the post of vice-governor of the Central
Bank of the West African States.

"They addressed their heartfelt thanks to'Charles Bila Kabore, vice-governor
of the Central Bank of the West African States, whose mandate is expiring at
the end of the year, for the exemplary contributions that he made to the
Union.

"The conference also noted its deep satisfaction to the president of the
Council of Ministers, to the governor of the BCEAO, to the president of the
WADB and to all of the staff of these two institutions for the devotion and
competence that. they have demonstrated in accomplishing their mission.

"The heads of state of Benin, Upper Volta, Niger, Senegal and Togo thanked
President Felix Houphouet-Boigny, the government and the Ivorian people for
the warm and fraternal welcome they were given."

ANAD's Final Press Release
Abidjan FRATERNITE MATIN in French 22 Dec 82

[Text] "The Fourth Conference of the Heads of State and Government of the
Agreement for Non-Aggression and Assistance in the Area of Defense [ANAD]
between the member states of the Economic Community of West Africa and Togo
was held in Yamoussoukro at party headquarters on Monday, 20 December, 1982
with His Excellency Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema, president of the Republic of
Togo, presiding.

"The participants at this conference were: for the Republic of the Ivory
Coast, His. Excellency Felix Houphouet-Boigny, president of the republic;



ANGOLA

BRIEFS

MARGARINE SHORTAGE DIFFICULTIES--ANGOP [ANGOLAN PRESS AGENCY] has learned from
manager Ramos da Silva that the shortage of margarine is the cause of the stand-
still at BOLAMA, the regional biscuit and noddle enterprise. According to the
manager, the shortage of margarine is due to technical breakdowns at EMPAL in
Lobito, the enterprise that supplies BOLAMA with 30 tons of margarine monthly
for the latter's production. The difficulties in obtaining margarine are also
linked to problems in transporting the raw material from Lobito to Luanda.

Ramos da Silva said, however, that with the minimum quantities of margarine that
the firm obtains from time to time, it has been possible to produce small quan-
tities of almond cookies and noodles. The BOLAMA manager gave assurances that

a special effort is being made to supply the enterprise with margarine either by
land or by sea . before the end of this week. [Text] [Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in
Portuguese 17 Dec 82 p 4] 11798

FUEL PRICES UP TO HELP BUDGET--By a decision of the Permanent Committee on Price
Setting and Control, fuel prices are going to be increased. Effective on 1 Jan-
uary, a liter of gasoline will cost. 20 kwanzas, gas oil 5 kwanzas, lamp oil 5
kwanzas, Al jet fuel 4 kwanzas, and ‘TM fuel 1,300 kwanzas. And each kilogram
of butane gas will cost 15 kwanzas.. The Permanent Committee on Price Setting
and Control also found it necessary to raise the circulation tax. Effective on
1 January 1983, the wéhicle circulation tax will be 1,000 kwanzas, with payment
to be made annually in January, February, and March. It is emphasized, however,
that the difference between current prices and the new prices will go entirely
to the general state budget. [Téxt] [Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese

17 Dec 82 p 2] 11798 *

PORTUGUESE CONTRACT FOR LUANDA REFINERY--Lisbon--The Angolan Government will
sign a $12-million contract with the Portuguese firm of SOREFAME [United Metal
Fabrication Companies] next week for work to be done at the Luanda Refinery.
According to statements to a local newspaper by Carlos Melancia, chairman ‘of
SOREFAME, the contract includes financing from the General Deposit Bank to cover
85-percent of the cost of the work. SOREFAME's chairman feels that his firm is
now in a good position not only to carry out PROFABRIL's current project for the
construction of a 50,000-cubic-meter storage tank, but also to obtain new con-
tracts for work at the Luanda Refinery. It should be recalled that SOREFAME
recently signed a large contract, also with Angola, for supplying rolling stock
for the Benguela Railway. [Text] [Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese

12 Dec 82 p 1] 11798

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MOZAMBIQUE

POLITICAL TRAINING WEAK IN NAUTICAL SCHOOL
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 9 Dec 82 p 1

[Text] "The party cell does not function well here. Members do not attend
meetings, saying that they have work to do. But this also results in general
lack of organization in the school." This statement was made by a member.
The place is the Nautical Training School in Maputo, where another meeting
was held yesterday to discuss the theses.

To tell the truth, the debate of the theses paper has already ended at the
Nautical School. ‘What is being done at this time is the development of the
cycle of discussions to revitalize the cell, “oiling the machine," so that
the next secretariat, to be elected soon, can work on bases that have been
perfected.

Yesterday was the time to review the cell's activities presented by the de-
parting secretariat in its report, which the members characterized as "very
beautiful," but having little to do with reality. That is why they selected
the alternative that seemed to them to be the best and the report served as
the point of reference to take up the discussed problems. However, it was
“put aside" when the members personally discussed and analyzed matters of
life at the school, which they know from their own experience.

"It is necessary to find and discuss basic problems because the school has
many. problems which have not been mentioned in this report," said a member
during the discussion, pointing to the document.

Then they went from fntentions to the facts. Without beating around the bush
they revealed that there is alienation among the members so far as the cell's
meetings are concerned and because of this the political work suffered and
was considered "weak"; that there were no operational relations between the
various departments of the school; and that’ there were cases of diversion of
funds. As for details, some were discussed, but it was decided to better
clarify the situation at the general debate with the workers which will take
place today.

The members stressed that the lack of organization at the naval training es-
tablishment has been going on for a long time, which was the reason that in

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INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

FRENCH AID TO IVORY COAST--Within the framework of agreements for cooperation
in education and training between France and the Ivory Coast, Francis
Plateau, head of the French Mission for Cooperation in Abidjan and Yao Thomas
N'Guessan, director of higher education, signed a Fr 108.5 million financing
agreement on 13 December. The institutions that will benefit from this
agreement are: the Higher Education School, Fr 22.5 million; the University
of Economics, the College of Literature, the University Center for the
Teaching of French (CUEF) and the National School of Statistics and Applied
Economics (ENSEA), Fr 2.5 million each; the School of Pharmacy, Fr 5 million;
the University Center for Information and Programming (CUIP), Fr 3 million;
the Institute for Educational Research, Experimentation and Teaching (IREEP),
the University Center for Continuing.Education (CUFOP) and the Institute of
Applied Linguistics. (ILA), Fr 1.5 million each; the Mathematics Research
Institute (IRMA), the University Center for Information Processing (CUTI),
the Center for Audiovisual Teaching and Research (CERAV) and the Research
Institute for New Energies (IREN), Fr 1.25 million each; the National Higher
Institute for Technical Teaching (INSET), Fr 10 million; the National Public
Health Institute (INSP), Fr 7.5 million; the Technical Military Preparatory
School (EMPT), Fr 7.5 million; the National Management School (ENA) and the
National Arts Institute (INA), Fr 5 million each; the Bourake Agricultural
Institute (IAB) and the National Higher Agronomy School (ENSA), Fr 500,000
each. [Excerpts] [Abidjan FRATERNITE MATIN in French 22 Dec 82] 9720

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the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Togo thanked their brother and
friend, His Excellency Felix Houphouet~Boigny, president of the Republic of
the Ivory Coast, the Ivorian government and people for the particularly warm,
very brotherly and definitely African welcome that they and their delegations
received during their stay in the Republic of the Ivory Coast."

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which include consolidated tax-free allowance for magistrates, provision
of day and night watchmen, free accomodation and free supply of water and
electricity. They also want the governments to provide them with official
vehicles, gardeners, cooks, stewards and better courts. The national
president of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria, Mr Ekundayo Kolawole,
told a news conference last week that only a few governments had imple-
mented the recommendations while some others partially implemented them.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan today that the stroke would
continue until the demands were met. [Excerpts] [AB050805 Lagos NAN

in English 0750 GMT 5 Jan 83]

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MOZAMB IQUE

CUBAN AMBASSADOR SPEAKS BOR DIPLOMATIC CORPS
MB080629 Maputo Domestic Service in Portuguese 1100 GMT 7 Jan 83

[New Year message from the diplomatic corps to Mozambique President Samora
Machel, read by Cuban Ambassador Narciso Martin Mora Diaz in Portuguese on
6 January in Maputo--recorded]

[Text]. [Intercepted in progress] Ladies and gentlemen: For us it is an
honor and privilege to have, on this traditional occasion, the opportunity
to express on behalf of the diplomatic.corps accredited to the People's
Republic.of Mozambique the most warm. felicitations to the head of state and
government of Mozambique, and to his distinguished wife, on the beginning
of the year of peace, prosperity and development, and that the precious
objectives which constitute the principles and ideals of the People's
Republic of Mozambique be realized.

Excellency: For the world community at large 1982 was a difficult year in
which the basic objectives recognized by all the countries present here and
by the UN Charter were in one way or another threatened by the known source
of international tension, and others which have artificially surfaced to
oppose the will of the peoples. The year 1982 has raised the world con-
sciousness with the realization that the struggle for peace and inter-
national security.does not constitute an empty objective. Instead this
struggle is an.essential device upon which. lies the future for humanity's
development.

The juridical and philosophical principle expressed by the Mexican patriot,
Benito Juarez, whereby peace is achieved by respecting the rights of others,
has never been so valid as in 1982. Despite the unanimous recognition by
the international community of the rights of the Palestinian, Namibian and
Saharan peoples, the unawareness of these rights and the violation of the
principles of the UN Charter, which call for the renunciation of the use of
force as a means of solving international problems,. have provoked well-known
events which endanger world peace. Similar situations in other parts of the
world have made 1982 a year of continuing. threats to the future of mankind.
In Southern Africa, the absurd.policy of. aggression and of disregard for the
rights of neighboring countries, which constantly violates principles
usually accepted by the world community, has continued along the racist
borders. The recent attacks on Angola, Mozambique and. Lesotho, which have



SOVIET WOMEN'S DONATION-~A gift. including crates with food products: was
yesterday morning handed over.to the Titina Sila Boarding School by the
Committee of Soviet Women at ‘the USSR Embassy. The crates contained products
derived from cereals, especially rice, wheat, oil, peas, sugar, and miscel-
laneous items of nutritional value. This gift represented aid given by the
Soviet women living in Bissau to the children at the boarding school during
the year-end celebrations. [Text] [Bissau NO PINTCHA 23 Dec 82 p.2] 5058

SOVIET MAGAZINE AWARDS--A ceremony involving the award of prizes to contestants
who. won the contest sponsored by the magazine "Soviet'Life" was held yesterday
morning at the offices of the Novosti Press Agency. The ceremony was presided
over by the. agency's director, Comrade Oleg Richanov; prizes were distributed
to the six first-place winners with one first prize, two second prizes, and
three third prizes, respectively, going to Cufe Joan Mancal, Evanilde

Soares Gomes’Barros, and Carlos Goncalves. The prizes included watches,
crafts items, notebooks and calendars as well as other items. The contest
involved 16 questions and was'held on the occasion of the commemoration of the
the 60th anniversary of the USSR, in.addition to a supplementary topic on a
city in the USSR; 112 persons” participated. [Text] [Bissau NO PINTCHA in .
Portuguese 21 Dec 82 p 2] 5058

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August of last year a new board was appointed whose first measures (ration-
alization of cadres) were aimed at tuning up the organizational machinery.

At the present time, the school is to give two middle level courses: pilotage
and radio, with 15 students in the first one and 12 students in the second.
The year 1983 will practically open with the inauguration of new courses for
which the students will have to have a ninth grade education. As a matter of
fact, in February pilotage courses (for merchant marine officers) will begin.
Other courses will be for master mechanics and radio, which have the technical
assistance of Norwegian teachers. The World Naval Organization (IMO) is in
charge of the supervision.

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GUINEA-BISSAU

BRIEFS

DECORATION TO CUBAN OFFICIAL--The award, last night, by PAIGC [African
Independence Party of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde] Secretary-General Joao:
Bernardo. Vieira to the Commander of..the Revolution and Vice Chairman of the
Council of. State of the Republic. of Cuba, of the Grand Cross of the National
Order of "Colinas do Boe"! was the high point in this official friendship visit |
made to the country since Wednesday of that comrade-in-arms of Fidel: castro.
This visit by Juan Almeida Bosque in response to an invitation by the chairman
of the Revolutionary Council ‘énabled the Cuban delegation to inspect the social-
economic. achievements, particularly. in Bissau, Bubaque, and Bafata. -In the
area of politics and party affairs, various conversations. were.held particularly
with the permanent secretary of the party's central committee Comrade Vasco
Cabral; this made it possible to reaffirm the identity of viewpoints and to
strengthen the historical bonds of cooperation between the PAIGC and the

Cuban Communist Party, the revolutionary vanguards of their respective peoples.
The visit ended last night with the signing of a joint communique expressing
the common line of conduct for bilateral. cooperation. [Excerpts] [Bissau

NO PINTCGHA in Portuguese 18 Dec 82 p 1] 5058

ECONOMIC MEETING WITH CAPE VERDE--The delegations of Guinea-Bissau and Cape
Verde will hold another meeting in the country's capital to resolve the dif-
ferences. between the two countries. following the changes made in Guinea-
Bissau on.14 November 1980. The country's delegation, which had gone to Praia
for conversations, returned to Bissau yesterday. At the Cape Verde meeting

it was agreed that foreign enterprises ‘should be consulted for auditing the
mixed Guinean and Cape Verde company "Naguicave." The records deriving from
this audit. will. be submitted on 13 March of next year. In the meantime,
Guinea-Bissau submitted a proposal on the upgrading of the assets of "Naguicave”
and the Cape Verde party proposed the foreign companies that will perform the |
company audit. Comrade Nicandro Barreto, of the party Central Committee

and attorney-general of the republic, head of the country's delegation to this
meeting in. Praia, told our media that it was decided--regarding air transport
and the restoration of communications between Bissau and Praia--that the
managements of the airline companies and the post offices of both countries
would negotiate:this issue. [Text] [Bissau NO PINTCHA in Portuguese 23 Dec 82
p 1) 5058

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“managers from London, Par,
ris, Frankfurt and Milan at-
tended the meeting, and the
Bureau’s planning executives
outlined a public relations
and publicity strategy for the’
next year. The Bureau reveal-
ed that the European media
had responded positively to
the number of stories ‘and
photographs. on Seychelles
and published a considerable
number.

Mr. Enright admitted in al
statement to the press that’
“our problems, however, are’
far from over. We still have
a long way to go in getting the’
visitor figures up to and be-
yound the all-time high of
1979. We. are doing that!
‘through the traditional me-!

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‘thods of promotion and sales.
We ate extremely pleased
with the enthusiastic spirit of
‘co-operation the tour opera- |
‘tors have demonstrated, and |
‘we have promised that, for |
‘our part, we will deliver a pro- ©
duct beyond compare in the
Indian Ocean.”

In support of his statement,
he told.the press of the efforts
now being made by the Tou-
tist Board to improve the pro-
duct and emphasised that so
far, the private sector in Sey-
chelles had supported the
Board in this area.

The Director later said that '
on his return to Seychelles he!
would call a meeting of mem-
bers of the private sector to
appraise them of the details
and effects of the marketing
meeting. -

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UMOA's Final Press Release
Abidjan FRATERNITE MATIN in French 22 Dec 82

[Text] "On 20 December 1982 in Yamoussoukrou, Ivory Coast, the Fourth
Conference of the Heads of State of the West African Monetary Union took
place in the presence of Their Excellencies Mathieu: Kerekou, president of
the People's Republic of Benin; Felix Houphouet-Boigny, president of the
Republic of the Ivory Coast; Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo, chief of state of the
Republic of Upper Volta; Seyni Kountche, chief of state of the Republic of
Niger; Abdou Diouf; president of. the Republic of Senegal; and Gnassingbe
Eyadema, president of the Republic of Togo.

"The heads of state paid particular tribute to His Excellency Abdou Diouf,
current president, for the valuable services accomplished at the head of
the supreme council of the Union.

"Within the framework of the provisions of Article 5 of the UMOA treaty,
His Excellency Seyni Kountche, president of the Supreme Military Council,
head of state of the Republic of Niger, was made president of the conference.

"The celebration of the Union's 20th anniversary presented the conference
of the heads of state with the opportunity to express its satisfaction with
the outstanding achievements of an organization that has proved its solidity
and to praise the basic principles that contributed to this success:
solidarity, cohesion and discipline. Bolstered by these remarkable results,
the heads of state of the Monetary Union have vigorously renewed their
steadfast faith in the Monetary Union and their determination to work to
strengthen it.

"The conference had to examine the activity reports of the governor of the
Central Bank of the West African States and of the president of the West
African Development Bank.

"The heads of state learned of the change in the economic and monetary
position of the Union, which has been strongly influenced by the world
economic crisis in conjunction with the existence of some internal rigidities.

"In this regard they were pleased to note the positive impact of the
courageous adjustment measures instituted by the states, by their joint
issuing institute and by the WADB since the beginning of the crisis.
This activity will be continued and strengthened.

"With this in mind the conference defined an overall strategy for action for
creating the conditions for a durable financial and economic recovery.
This strategy is based on the following priority activities:

~--developing agriculture in order to attain food self-sufficiency

--developing all energy potentials in order to reduce the Union's dependence
on the outside



Luis Fontoura completed the negotiations for ceding Portugal's shareholding _
position in SONEFE /Electrical Energy Production and Distribution Enterprise/
to the People's Republic of Angola, after announcing payment of an indemnity

by Angola.

The payment to the shareholders will be made in Portugal within one year. It
was also agreed to make payment for the credits granted by the Development
Bank for the construction of the Cambambe Dam and for the transmission and
distribution lines.

"The value of these credits, together with the payment for the share in the
public sector, will begin the constitution of a dollar fund destined to create
mixed Angolan-Portuguese enterprises in the electric sector or even in other
domains," Luis Fontoura émphasized.

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There was also the suggestion in the committee's report that the manner of
handling decisions meant for implementation did not show proof of sobriety,
on the part of some countries because, contrary to expectations, the deci-
sions were often not gazetted.

Neither were they incorporated in appropriate bills which were scheduled
for submission to legislatures for approval.

The committee has also observed that ECOWAS national committees as presently
constituted in most member-states, cannot carry out efficiently the dissemi-
nation of acts and decisions among economic operators, or enlighten the
public in general, and follow up their ‘implementation.

Still on inefficiency; the committee noted that not only was there a lack
of information on ECOWAS development activities in member-states, but there
was also total ignorance about the steps to be taken after those committees
had received ECOWAS documents.

In concluding, the committee stated: As regards the legal instruments for
the publication and implementation of protocols and conventions in member-
states, only a few members have taken the appropriate measures.

These statements are hardly complimentary, if cognisance is taken of the
fact that experts from the 16 member-states participated in principle, in
all deliberations of the Technical Commission before the protocols were
signed by their heads of state.

One ECOWAS official has said that administrative bungling in member-states
was often aggravated by the fact that some countries after being associated
with ECOWAS for up to 7 years, still did not appear to know how to channel
their contributions to the various bodies.

Can you imagine, he said in anger and embarrassment, that some countries
remittances are sometimes credited to the wrong account?

The recipe he gave was that all members should make a fresh resolve to
actively support the institution and implement the decisions which they
freely entered into, collectively. This, he hoped, would justify the huge
investments members have made on behalf of the community, and which should
by now have yielded more fruitful results.

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‘and life support systems, pre-'
serving genetic diversity, and
utilising species and ecosys-
tems sustainably.”

Afterwards the Commis.
sion’s various sub-committees
presented brief reports outtfin-
ing their work Dr. Tolba and
his special assistant, Dr. Yu-'
suf Ahmad, the UNEP direc-
tor for special assignments,
joined in the discussions, ask-
ing myriads of questions aim.’
ed at getting them a detailed’
run down of the SNEC’s work
and objectives.

Dr. Tolba said he was
struck by the Commission’s
great interest in proper plan-
ning for the protection .of the
environment in harmony with
national development.

The overall approach of the |
SNEC was, in his opinion. ‘‘de-
finitely on the right track”.
However, Dr. Tolba belie-/
ved, “no government is able
to do anything unless the peo-!
ple are convinced that there
is a real problem affecting
their own life, and that they
have to co-operate with the’
government. ”

The UNEP director “warned

“that any ‘development -exer-
cise, whether industrial, tou-

ristic, agricultural or other, |
and however small or _inno- |
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cent. looking, could vhave | a
‘major’ environmental * impact
“which would make the pro-
‘cess of development itself not
sustainable”.

This threat was especially
grave in fragile island ecosys-
tems, he said.

On the other hand, Dr. Tol-

ba continued, “their manage. |

lity on one -hand and the

fragility of the system and its

‘yulnerability on the other; al-
low for a concrete example to
be carried out and used for
other island ecosystems”.

Dr. Tolba’s day also includ- l

‘ed a visit to the Aldabra exhi-

‘bition in Victoria’s Carnegie

The UNEP officials will at- |

tend the opening of the spe-
cial veuve reserve on La Di-

gue tomorrow before return-

ing to Nairobi. _
ws SAP _

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EGYPT TO INCREASE NUMBER OF EXPERTS IN NATION IN 1983

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 23 Dec 82 pp 1, 10

[Article by Mlanju Reeves]

[Exe erpt]

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perts in Liberia next year.

“According ‘to-the Egyptian
sCounsul ‘in “Liberia, «Mr.
Ibrahim Khalil, there are ‘17
-Egyptian experts in the. coun-
‘try! five teachers, three
Evete narians;

-educational. sind- vocational
‘eas and in the year 1982 it
‘amounted to $521,982. :

i " agriculture and |
{he said, cen |

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“Egypt ot has decided to o increase the ‘number of Egyptian ex

He said university scholar-
/ Ships weré , also. offered “to
| Liberia but due to the difference
in education,” Liberian’ high
i school graduates will have to
{ Stiidy’ furttier Before’ being’ ad-
Anlided at Egyptian universities.

eee
t8talled'

Khalil also said the A Aber
Association in Cairo has provid-
ed eight scholarships for 1982-83
and recipients will spend about
“three years in ,Egypt before

Six 3

were rt oe ailable from 1981
Sto 1982 ‘and the recipients are
' already in secondary schools for
‘three years before going to
‘university, he said.

rea ses

same sclfpldrships

LIBERIA



UGANDA

PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES POPULACE ON 1982 ACHIEVEMENTS
EAQ11348 Kampala Domestic Service in English 1700 GMT 31 Dec 82

[Text] President Milton Obote has called on all Ugandans at home and abroad
to enter 1983 with hope and confidence. In a new year message to the nation,
the president sent to all Ugandans at home and abroad congratulations for
the achievements recorded in 1982,

In 1981, he said, the government introduced policies to improve the economic
and security situation in the country. These policies were pursued during
the year now ending and the effects have shown encouraging improvement in
every aspect of life.

It was during the year now ending, he added, that peace and stability
returned to the districts of West Nile [words indistinct] and those districts
now join the rest of the districts in the northern, eastern and western
regions in the enjoyment of peace and in the exciting task of production

of wealth [words indistinct] being readily available throughout the country.

Commenting on the recent accident in Nairobi whereby the fuel depot was
damaged by fire, the president cautioned Ugandans that the accident might
affect the supply of fuel in Uganda for some days to come. He assured the
country that sufficient funds had been allocated for the importation of fuel
and that any shortage that might occur will not be due to lack of forward
planning or lack of funds. It will be a temporary shortage caused in
particular by the accident and everything is being done to correct the
situation.

The president noted with pleasure that our parliamentary form of government
is working. In the past year alone the cabinet met 68 times. The Parliament
is working and enacting laws. The police force has been strengthened and
will continue to be strengthened, and the army has virtually returned to
barracks.

He also pointed out that the law courts are functioning. Trade unions,

youth movements, the cooperative movement and all forms of associations
including opposition political parties are operating freely.

All these and others, he said, represent a most impressive and welcome
achievement by the people of Uganda towards a peaceful, united and prosperous
country wherein the citizens enjoy full human rights and democracy.

Finally, President Obote wished all Ugandans a happy and prosperous new year.

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MADAGASCAR

DETAILS ON FRENCH GENERAL'S VISIT
Tananarive MADAGASCAR-MATIN in French 2 Dec 82 pp 1, 2

[Text] Major General Gillard is in our midst. As the officer in charge

of military cooperation within the French ministry, his mission to Madagascar
is particularly in keeping with the general pattern of activities of our
"Development Army" (Military Development Committee [CMD], OMNIPRA [Agri-
cultural Production Military Operation], etc.). It is known, in fact, that
the People's Armed Forces are increasingly devoting themselves to tasks

of economic development. But they also provide for the defense of the
peasants whose insecure situation, because of the misdeeds of the

"“dahalo" [cattle rustlers] is currently well known.

It is evident that cooperation with France will be able to find an excellent
springboard here. On Monday, along with Minister of Defense Guy Sibon,

Gen Edouard Rabeony, a great patron of the CMD and General Rakotoarison,
chief of staff of the FAP [People's Armed Forces], General Gillard,
accompanied by Paul Blanc, the French ambassador to Madagascar, visited the
OMNIPRA field of operation in the Tsiaroanomandidy region, an area favored
by the "dahalo," with the rich economic possibilities predominantly in
agriculture and cattle raising. Several hectares of land have already

been converted into rice fields as part of the famous "operation 100,000
hectares," as a follow-up to the presidential slogan "produce to excess."

On that occasion, Col Zino Paul Vert and Lieutenant Colonel Ranjeva

gave General Gillard a general outline of the Development Army's
activities... For example, the forces stationed at "Isiro" are to be found
in camp only three times a week, They service a radius of some 40 lilo-
meters. The efforts required of a detachment of the Development Forces are
considerable, They just about make do here with the means at their dis-
posal, as was explained on Monday to the distinguished visitors. Never-
theless, those in charge hope to be equipped with more adequate technical
and material means, The ball is now in the court of General Gillard, who
furthermore, asked numerous questions of those incharge.

The main body of the troops is divided as follows: one third is devoted
to farming, one third to administration, and one third to a "military

alert" vis-a-vis the actions of the "dahalo." General Gillard saw there
an illustration of Marshal Pugeaud's motto "by the sword and by the plow..."

But in Madagascar today, instead of speaking of the sword, we could
say Kalachmikov.. Already at the time of this visit to Tsiroanomandidy,
General Gillard assured the Malagasy party of specific acts of French
cooperation.

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MATERIAL AWARDS TO SOLDIERS--Combatants of one of the Maputo military units
were recently publicly recognized for their zeal, spirit of sacrifice and
military discipline in carrying out the activities of combative preparation
and others of a social nature. The awards received by the various indivi-
duals were in the form of shoes, gifts of books and a week of rest paid for
by the unit. It should be noted that in the previous campaign for socialist
emulation, the combatants who were the most outstanding were reqarded with
a round trip home or 15 days leave. Still others who were outstanding in
the emulation process were rewarded with a l-week stay at the tourist complex
of the Praia do Bilene. Other information indicates that the unit used the
socialist emulation idea as a lever of production and productivity to carry
out the established plans in less time and award vanguard soldiers who were
outstanding in their performance. [Maputo COMBATE in Portuguese 28 Nov 82
p 2] 8568

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GUINEA-BISSAU

VIEIRA APPEALS TO YOUTH FOR BETTER PRODUCTION, PARTICIPATION
Bissau NO PINTCHA in Portuguese 15 Dec 82 pp 4-5
[Speech by Joao Bernardo Vieira: "The Time for Action Has Come']

[Excerpts] "This is a time for action, not words," said
Comrade Joao Bernardo Vieira, secretary-general.of the
PAIGC [African Independence. Party of Guinea-Bissau and
Cape Verde] and chairman of the Revolutionary Council, in
addressing the young people at the closing of the Second
National Conference of the JAAC [Amilcar Cabral African
Youth] held the day before yesterday in. the Congress Hall
in Bissau.

The Guinean head of state asked the young people for more participation,
commitment, and firmness in their actions and.told them that they must try to
know the country, the current situation and. the country's history well. He
urged the young people to establish committees under party guidance for the
compilation of the country's history in the national liberation struggle.

The young people should face ‘this responsibility in.a serious manner.

"The party is.at the side of the JAAC and other mass organizations that are
real helpers in the materialization of our objectives which must start with
our ills that continue to prevail in our society, that is corruption, pros-
titution, and banditry," said Comrade Secretary-General Nino Vieira.

Comrade Nino Vieira denied the false rumors that are being circulated con-
cerning a possible government reshuffle and termed these rumors to be un-
founded because they are just. another form of trying to destabilizethe country,
the kind of "have you heard the latest?" which we now witness in Bissau.

“There are persons who do not .want this land to advance. To.them, the PAIGC
is a demon," said Comrade Nino Vieira.

The housing problem which. besets the.country was also stressed by Comrade
Nino Vieira who thus criticized. the bigshots who try to rent their homes to
foreigners, especially embassies, to get a rental income in foreign exchange.
The head of state referred to such action as criminal. and noted that this
practice is pursued by individuals who betray the country's economy.

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NIGERIA

EFFECTIVENESS OF ECOWAS EXAMINED
AB050853 Lagos NAN in English 0825 GMT 5 Jan 83

[NAN feature item: "ECOWAS: How Much Impact After Seven Years?" by Samuel
Ajibola, correspondent in Abidjan]

[Text] How has ECOWAS fared 7 years after its birth? How far have the
protocols been implemented? Moreover, how realistic is the cherished dream
for an eventual economic union? Last May, the ECOWAS heads of state (known
in ECOWAS parlance as the authority) set up an eight-member ministerial and
HOC committee to look into those and other related questions. The
committee, headed by Benin's finance minister, Lt-Col Isidore Amoussou,
recently undertook a five-nation tour of West Africa to ascertain how the
community's decisions were being applied. But it went home, less than
satisfied. .

This writer was told that of all the protocols, and they. are eight, which
have been signed so far by the authority, none of the five countries visited
had ratified more than four, in fact, some had ratified only two.

In its latest report to the Ministerial Council, the committee confirmed
among other things, that generally, no member state has ratified all the
protocols and conventions, all duly signed by the heads of state, some, as
far back as 6 years ago. It supported its claims with references to the five
countries visited, Togo, Niger, Benin, Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The last
of which recently ratified only two protocols.

Significantly, all 16 member-states have signed the latest protocol which
relates to free movement of persons, residence and establishment, a move
seen by many as encouraging the mass movement of cheap labor from poorer
to richer member-states.

This, it had been argued, that the strictly economically-ortented conven-
tions, such as those on industrial harmonization and intra-community trade
are still to be ratified. [Sentence as received]

What then has been holding up the ratification of these and other protocols?
According to the Amoussou committee, the tardiness in ratifying agreements
stems mainly from procedural delays, especially in countries where a post—
verification of the legality of the acts and decisions of the community is
carried out before ratification.

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SEYCHELLES

TOURISM FIGURES PRESAGE BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR 1983
Victoria NATION in English 22 Dec 82 pp 1, 2
[Text] | "BY the end of 1982 around 46,000 visitors will have come

to Seychelles — 10,000 more than expected, journalists’
_.were told in London last week as Tourism Director John

: inright closed the annual - marketing meeting of the Sey-

“chelles Tourist Board.”

_ The Board’s news bureau
‘repotted yesterday . that the
‘Director was spéakitig at a
préss reception at the Bristol
‘Hotel for more than 40 jour-
‘halists from Europe.

Mr. Enright said that
whilst the Tourist Board is
still faced with many grave
iproblems, a major point of
‘achievement and encourage-
‘ment was that the tourism

decline had bottomed _ out,
‘making brighter. prospects
for 1983.

. For two days prior to the
press conference, the Tourist
‘Board ‘held intensive talks,
with its European managers
‘and with leading European
»and Scandinavian: tour opera-
tors.

The meeting explored
the problems of Seychel-
les tourism during most
of 1982

and analysed _
‘continuing the upward trend

“strategies for

which began during the late
months of the year.

factor which
attention

One crucial
‘received careful
was the airline situation.
Tour operators were espe-
scially interested in Seychel-
Jes’ plans to relieve the trans-
‘port problem when Lufthan-
‘sa ceases its service in April
and when British Airways al-
‘ters its route pattern from
London the same month.

. Other participants. in the
meeting included Park Ltd.,
the London-based advertising
consultants to the Tourist
Board who made a_ visual
‘presentation outlining the up-

dated market research and
planning for the continued

advertising _ Programme ‘for
Seychéiles.

Seychelles

Bureau’

_News

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Petroleum School Interest
Spanish Communist Party Member
MPLA Sanctions

GUINEA-BISSAU

Vieira Appeals to Youth for Better Production, Participation
(Joao Bernardo Vieira; NO PINTCHA, 15 Dec 82) ..

Cubans in Teaching, Medical Assistance
(NO PINTCHA, 15 Dec 82) .......

Briefs
Decoration to Cuban Official
Economic Meeting With Cape Verde
Soviet Women's Donation
Soviet Magazine Awards

LIBERIA

Podier Urges Nationals, Foreigners To Join Anti-Corruption Fight
(NEW LIBERIAN, 24 Dec 82) .iscssscsccecvccvcscceccceeceees

PRC Delegation Arrives for LIBSUCO Rehabilitation
(NEW LIBERIAN, 23 Dec 82) cecesccccsccvvececccecsscessencs

PRC Making Progress in Construction of Sports Complex
(NEW LIBERIAN, 21 Dec 82) ..ccssscccsscceecccascceecvcuees

U.S. Loans for Rice Imports
(NEW LIBERIAN, 20 Dec 82) wiscscecsvecceccescccveccveceees

Firm Director Says Trade, Investment Ties With Libya ‘Very Strong'
(Klon Hinneh; DAILY OBSERVER, 22 Dec 82) ...ssesecessceees

Egypt To Increase Number of Experts in Nation in 1983
(Mlanju Reeves; DAILY OBSERVER, 23 Dec 82) .cscceseeeeoees

MADAGASCAR

Details on French General's Visit
(MADAGASCAR-MATIN, 2 Dec 82) csscscsceccecceceetrcescecees

SDAR Ambassador Decorated ~
(MADAGASCAR-MATIN, 6 Dec 82) ..scccecececcecscecececncnees

MOZAMBIQUE

Excessive Inertia, Negativism in Government Condemned
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MOZAMBIQUE

SOLDIERS PRAISED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CIVILIAN ACTIVITIES

Drainage Operations

Maputo COMBATE in Portuguese 28 Nov 82 p 2

[Text] For several days, about 300 soldiers of the Mozambican Armed Forces
(FPLM) have been involved in the task of restoring the valley of the
Infulene, a project undertaken by the Executive Council of Maputo in
cooperation with the Office of Green Zones.

The restoration of the valley consists in lowering the present level of the
water by at least 1 meter by clearing away any obstruction in the drainage
ditches and sewers'in that area. Once the project is completed, it is
expected that the area will become suitable for rice planting over an area
of about 200 hectares.

According to Dominico, of the production sector, the members of the armed
forces, equipped with their own tools, were the first to get to work on
that sizable project. The same spokesman said that the behavior of the
soldiers was exemplary and outstanding from the aspect of the spirit with
which they engaged in the operation.

Construction Project
Maputo COMBATE in Portuguese 28 Nov 82 p 2

[Text] Young seamen of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FPLM), stationed at
the Metangula naval base and associated with the OJM [Mozambican Youth
Organization], have been lending their support to the construction of the
fishing complex near Lake Niassa since last month. The complex will be
used for the manufacture of ice, the drying of fish and other processes
associated with this product.

It should be noted that this work is being carried out by youths from the

Directorate of Support for Peoples (DAPP), coming from Denmark, Sweden and
Norway.

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been condemned by the UN Security Council, the OAU and the Nonaligned Move-
ment, are a clear example of the risks and dangers inherent with attempts
to impose solutions against the desires of the peoples and their most
legitimate interests and rights.

The People's Republic of Mozambique, which had planned to concentrate its
efforts to achieve important economic objectives in 1982 as defined by the
state central plan and the prospective and indicative plan, has been forced
to deviate its economic resources, and its people's material and moral
efforts to face the threat from the armed bands which are led, supported
and financed from abroad. All.the efforts in support of Mozambique's
development--with stability and economic progress as the objectives——have
been disrupted by the aid the armed bands receivedfrom within the borders
of racism. Despite this, the People's Republic of Mozambique has continued
to move forward down.the path of these development objectives, without
forgetting the elimination of famine, nakedness and. underdevelopment, which
have been inherited from colonialism. We congratulate Your Excellency for
these successes arid for your persistence in achieving a stable future for
your country in accordance with the objectives outlined in the constitution
of the People's Republic of Mozambique.

Mr President, Excellency: The year of 1983 which has just begun will no
doubt be a year of enormous interest and efforts in the economic field.

The world economic crisis faced by all our countries at various levels of
development, the complexity of the crisis and each nationls particular
situation call for greater international. cooperation and more of a constant
effort for understanding among all peoples of the world. We hope that in
1983 the People's Republic of Mozambique may achieve great successes in
the development of such international cooperation, in the realization of
economic, political and social objectives, and.in the achievement of peace
and stability in Mozambique.

I invite the ambassadors and all those present here to join me in a toast

to the health and personal success of His Excellency Marshal Samora Moises
Machel, hero of the Mozambican people and president of the People's Republic
of Mozambique, to his distinguished wife, Mrs Graca Machel,. to the health
and future of their children and family, to the health and future of the
Mozambican people, their successes and victories.

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‘path 1 for a better future.

) The 13-16 year old Pio-
“neers whose special . training
/ programme at the camp was

| based mostly on the Sey¢hel-
‘Jois revolution, also swore to’
“Mr. René, to continue sup-
‘porting and defending the

new society and to remain
‘loyal throughout their life to!
the party and the people. -

They were chosen for the
special camp, from the coun-
try’s ‘districts because - of
their ‘hard work and good
conduct in and out of school.
Their dynamism, active’ par+
ticipation and militancy in
the movement were also ta-
ken into consideration when
their instructors, teachers and
district committees recom-
mended them for the training
camp.

Said Antoine Fernandez
on behalf of his comrade
Pioneers: “In the camp we
held discussions on various
matters, we’ve had an ex-
change of views and acquired
better knowledge on what
the Pioneers and Young
Pioneers movement should
offer.

“Our programme of politi:
cal studies,” ‘he told guests

at the passing out ceremony,
(“dealt in great details with
'the function ‘of the Seychel-
les People’s _ Progressive’
Front, our role as Piotiéérs
in our socialist society and
on the importance of vigi-
Jance in the defence of our
country”.

These studies had made
the Pioneers at the camp rea-|
lised how the revolution has
‘brought about — the changes’
in the people's attitude, in in!
the society, in the education
system, work, social security,’
housing, public transport and!
other social well being in the
‘country, he said, all these’
‘were changes that had
brought about marked impro-
ivements to the welfare of.
the Seychellois over the past
five years.

“We know that all these.
‘changes tor the better have’
been realised thanks to the
revolutionary actions of our’
|SPPF party — the political
organisation led by Comrade
President René,” young Fer-
nandez said.

hne described the passing
out ceremony as an impor
tant event in théir lives and
a show of the confidence the
party has in them.

The ceremony itself was
full of the revolutionary fer- |
vour and vigour that could '
only emate from a dynamic
youth organisation. One
guest at the parade said he’
was moved by the show of!
smartness and touched by
words the Pioneers pronoun-.
ced when they | took their

oath — even the hills ‘behind
the Anse Boileau” School re-
verberabéd the’ “words and
footsteps. .

Fourteen year oid Jaris
[Rachel from Anse Royale led
‘President René at the parade

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ANGOLA

OFFICIAL REPORT JUSTIFIES POLITICAL SITUATION
AB071839 Luanda ANGOP in French 1310 GMT 7 Jan 83
[ANGOP commentary: "The Struggle Continues"]

[Text] Luanda, 7 Jan (ANGOP)—Political analysts and qualified observers
of the Angolan political situation already know to what side they must turn
in the desperate attempt to fit the country's reality in the tight limits
of their prejudices and ignorance.

In his speech on the occasion of thé 26th anniversary of the foundation of
the MPR, Comrade President Jose Eduardo dos Santos announced that the MPLA-
Labor Party Central Committee has taken some disciplinary measures aimed at
correcting some mistakes made by party members who misused the right to
criticism and who failed to abide strictly by the principle of democratic
centralism stipulated in the party's charter.

The comrade president added that some of the criticisms were unfounded and
unacceptable because they went beyond genuine criticism and were made out-
side the organs of the party, which diverted the attention of a few members
to minor contradictions at a time of increased aggressiveness on the part
of imperialism requiring unity of thinking and action.

Concretely, a group of party militants, who wrongly alleged to be acting on
behalf of the masses they did not consult, had the cheek to take the
opportunity of the president's anniversary to give as a birthday present an
insulting caricature of the highest authority of the party and of the
nation. Worse still, the caricature made unacceptable demands on the com-
rade president in contempt of the party and the state, such as the conven-
ing of a national congress and the setting up of a new government.

Also, using the structure of dialogues and theater play, they made to each
other open criticism against certain authorities. The criticism affected
the dignity of these authorities and caused artificial division among them.

In view of that indecent behavior and in compliance with the regulations of
the party, the militants involved were suspended as a preventive measure
and an investigation was ordered to be carried out by the competent body
of the MPLA-Labor Party. That body has deemed it appropriate to order the


But Britain's Department of Trade, and some other experts on Anglo-Nigerian
trade relations, were, however, optimistic. They assured businessmen that
the Nigerian economy would recover as the present slump was only temporary.
One expert pointed out that despite the curbs on imports, the Nigerian
market would remain bigger than markets in 41] the other West African
countries combined.

Nonetheless, these assurances did little to allay the fears of British
companies. A report published by the CBI during the Falkland war showed
that exporters were more concerned with the measures taken by the Nigerian
Government then than even the Falkland crisis.

The balance of trade between Nigeria and Britain has always been in favor
of the latter. For example, the trade balance in 1980 had been over N1.2
pillion in favor of Britain. The point then, is whether Nigeria should, or
could, afford to continue importing from Britain at an increasing rate.

Presenting his 1982-83 budget, President Shehu Shagari said that exports
of goods and services in 1982 amounted to N10 billion, and ‘imports N11.4
billion. This clearly indicates that Nigeria was living beyond its means
at the time the austerity measures were introduced.

Last October, the special adviser to the president’ on economic affairs,
Professor Emmanuel Edozien, told a meeting of top business executives at

the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London that foreign investors
coming to Nigeria should be inspired by a desire for partnership and to
expand the output in manufactured goods in Nigeria.

Professor Edozien emphasized that Nigeria recognized the role of private
capital, and that the United Kingdom, which had historically taken advantage
of available opportunities, should make positive contributions which would
be mutually beneficial and increase the level of Nigerian industrialization.

Britain has a number of successful companies operating in Nigeria. Some of
these are the United Africa Company (UAC), Dunlop, Lever Brothers, Welcome
Foundation, British Leyland and Patterson Zochonis (PZ).

In the case of PZ Nigeria, this ‘subsidiary in 1982 contributed 60 percent

of the parent company's profit, which was higher than that of 1981. According
to company officials, PZ Nigeria may (?beat its) 1982 record. In fact, in
1981, PZ industries (Nigeria) and Thermocool, together made a profit of

N11.4 million for the PZ group in Nigeria.

British Leyland, Britain's largest motor manufacturer, exported 20 percent
of its lorries to Nigeria. It also supplied Ranger and Land Rover kits to
its assembly plant. in Ibadan.

The successes of these British companies in Nigeria clearly show that the
loss of British exports can be replaced by concrete British investments, if
Britain still wants to retain its place as Nigeria's major trading partner.

As Professor Edozien pointed out, with a population of over 80 million,
farming a land area of about 930,000 square kilometers, Nigeria is obviously
blessed with not only large internal markets, but untapped natural resources
which should provide many natural incentives for foreign investment.

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French-speaking." "President Francois Mitterrand and I continue to dis-
cuss this idea."

"Among the northern countries," President Diouf finally asserted, "France
appears to be the one who takes the interests of the Third World and Africa
in particular into account."

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which a certain press and certain Portuguese journalists—-most of whom are
frustrated by the irremediable loss of the privileged jobs they had in
this country during the colonial era--have been dragging themselves.

In truth, none of that surprises us. Again, on the occasion of the sixth
anniversary of the independence of our country on 11 November 1981, Presi-
dent Jose Eduardo dos Santos had the opportunity to assert: "In the past
one spoke of the Catete, Bakongo and Mulatto groups. Today one speaks of
groups of African families, Mulattos and soldiers, etc. The aim is always
the same: trying to divide to rule. But the truth is that so long as
time passes, we will consolidate the basic organizations and the organs
of our party and strengthen our internal unity. Our party activists know
that the defense and preservation of the internal unity of the party is
the basic condition for the consolidation of national. unity. based on just
principles for the triumph of the democratic and.popular revolution and of
scientific socialism."

The People's Republic of Angola.continues coherently on the path defined by
President Agostinho Neto, written in the fundamental. texts and. strengthened
by the blood of thousands and thousands of anonymous heroes of our people
and will, at all costs, know how to find the means to overcome all the
obstacles that imperialism and a whole host of parasites who receive means

of subsistence and inspiration from it put in the way of Angola's triumphant
march toward socialism and toward a society without exploitation.

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JPRS 82725

25 January 1983

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No. 2753

CoNTENTS
INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

OCAM, ANAD Talks Concluded

(FRATERNITE MATIN, 22 Dec 82) ssssessseeeseceeee 1

OCAM Opening Session

UMOA's Final Press Release

ANAD's Final Press Release
Briefs

French Aid to Ivory Coast 6

ANGOLA

Captured Evidence Proves West Aids UNITA

(ANGOP, 7 Jan 83) .. eae a eee c eee ecee nec cceceeeeet sees 7
Official Report Justifies Political Situation

(ANGOP, 7 Jan 83) cesecesceseceeceeserennseeenneecseceeres 9
Reconstruction of Sabotaged Bridge

(JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 25 Nov 82) .ssecsssecececeecceesceuesees 12
Students in Portugal Form Association

(JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 26 Nov 82) ssssssseccecccseeceesseuncees 13
Aspects of Cooperation With Portugal Detailed

(JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 28 Nov 82) .ssscssccessccsecseereeuseees 15
Yeast Shortage, Other Problems Plague Bread Production

(JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 12 Dec 82) cssscsccccsescecececcceseeere 17
Briefs

Margarine Shortage Difficulties 19

Fuel Prices Up To Help Budget 19

Portuguese Contract for Luanda Refinery 19

Information Bulletin in Huila 20

Press Denied Information 20

Portuguese Dam Construction Study 20

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LIBERIA

FIRM DIRECTOR SAYS TRADE, INVESTMENT TIES WITH LIBYA 'VERY STRONG’

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 22 Dec 82 pp 1,

[Article by Klon Hinneh]

he" Liberian / Libyan Holding:Company and the”
.S.-based Importex International Corporation have
ncluded negotiations to set up.a $17 million Indo-

‘Liberian Glass Factory in Monrovia.

='Mr.S.T. Eugene Peabody,
Deputy General Manager of
the company told the Daily
| Observer~yestérday thai the
company would be 61 per

39 per cent’ of the shares
would be owned by Importex,

Shad circady cereal to give a
“$9 million Ioan to the govern-
"ment of Liberia for.the pro-
sdect. *

The Government’ of
“Liberia, he said, will in turn

wart

‘ject, Liberia Bank for

*Development and Investment
ill il give @ ‘a loan to.the com-

pafty ‘and “the new company

‘will borrow working capital

; from local banks.

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«cent Liberian owned and that °

Mano River Union

‘He ‘said the Liberian. Li-
bya Holding Company, had

had also awarded the com-
|pany investment’ incentive
| through the ‘National Invest-
iment Commission (NIC).

|. The factory will manufac-
“aie several quality glass pro-
ducts ‘including beer, soft
drink, cosmetics .and hard
drink bottles, Mr. Peabody’
said.

i .€We expect to. take advan-
tage of Mano River Uni
ilutyfree: incentives when we
Start. to; our

\

March, 150 jobs ¢ of ‘all | sorts

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will be available and when when

Sc be cate

2 sbe\gainhyilsemploye eon
Struction will last two years,
che said.

‘This is the largest single
factory to be set up since the

‘inception ‘of Bong Mines
‘several years ago’’ he observ-
ed. .

Mr. Peabody disclosed

that there are other trade and
investment programmes in
ithe pipeline ‘which the
‘Liberian Libyan Holding
Company would implement
in the future.

Noting that the trade and
‘Investment ties between
Liberia and Libya were
“very strong’, Mr. Peabody

(said that within the last 18
ymonths more than $7 million
worth of Liberia coffee was
sold to Libya.



ZIMBABWE

BRIEFS

REBELS DESTROY DAM EQUIPMENT--Harare.--Zimbabwe's Minister of Water Resources
and Development, Mr Cephas Msipa, yesterday denounced the destruction by dis-
sidents of construction equipment worth R2-million, most of which was for
water development. Describing the destruction at Tsholotsho as the worst
ever, Mr Msipa called on villagers to "declare war against bandits who are
bent on such acts of arson". The Minister said in an interview it would be
a long time before the water development programmes resumed in Tsholotsho,
partly because some of the destroyed equipment was difficult to replace.
Dissidents last week destroyed six caterpillar tractors, four scrapers, two
compressors, two water bowsers, 14 tents, 12 200 litre fuel drums and camp
equipment at Makayeni in the Tsholotsho area. Mr. Msipa said the equipment
was being used to construct a dam and work was halfway completed. "We had
sent our work teams to the area as a result of a request from the people in
Tsholotsho. "We had made so much progress. The damage to construction
equipment was such that I do not see us continuing for some time," he said.
--Sapa. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 4 Jan 83 p 11]

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INFORMATION BULLETIN IN HUILA--Lubango--The first. edition of the information
bulletin for Huila Province went on sale to the public in the city of Lubango
on Tuesday afternoon. A total of 1,500 copies were printed. In its 46 pages,
this news medium, which belongs to the Provincial Commissariat, deals with a
number of current topics in national and international politics. An outstand-
ing example is the column on "peoples following the’same path," which in this
first issue is devoted entirely to the history of the Namibian people and their
struggle for independence. The bulletin, with an offset cover showing the visit
by Provincial Commissioner Mariano Puko to the village of Vikenge in the commune
of Huila, discusses topics related to the social life of the province, particu-
larly the economic and social difficulties noted during the assistance and in-
spection visit to that village by the province's top leader. Also concerning
Huila Province is a report in the bulletin on party-government activities in
the province ‘and the taking of. office by the deputy provincial commissioner,
Valter Luis Viegas. The bulletin, whose editor is Provincial Commissioner
Mariano Puko, also includes .a body of text and a section of photo feature ar-
ticles. It is printed by the Huila Printing Company. The printing run of 1,500
copies will be distributed nationally and especially to the provincial commis-
sioners. [Text] [Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 17 Dec 82 p 2] 11798

PRESS DENIED INFORMATION--The First National Information Seminar, held in

May 1982, opened a new era in assigning responsibility both for the workers

in social communication and for the other sectors of the sociopolitical life
of the country. Furthermore this position has been strengthened by Comrade
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos in his speech at the opening of the Campaign
for Party Growth. As of then, pertinent guidelines were given to the
responsible officials to the effect that they should cooperate to the greatest
possible extent when asked to give or confirm any item of information to the
organs of information. Those decisions and guidelines can be called a dead
letter, as many people refuse their cooperation even when it is only a question
of confirming or rectifying information. Written questions are required a
week in advance and even then it is difficult to get a positive response.

The journalist thus sees himself compromised while seeking the goals that the
country's information sector claims to reach. /Excerpts/ /Luanda JORNAL DE
ANGOLA in Portuguese 27 Nov 82 p 2/ 12,116

PORTUGUESE DAM CONSTRUCTION STUDY--Menongue--A team of Portuguese technicians
from the Texeira Duarte company has been in the city of Menongue for several
days, where it is about to study the geology of the terrain for the construction
of a dam on the Kwede River. This work, according to what ANGOP /Angolan
Press Agency/ has learned, will be realized in about 2 years and will comprise
four phases, specifically the terrain study, the foundations, a third phase
which will be the beginning of construction and finally the installation of

the equipment. According to Andre Chicombo, the provincial energy delegate,
the energy problem of the city of Menongue and its surroundings will be

solved only with the dam's construction, because, he said, the present
electrical network shows a lack of surpluses and the need for a general
overhaul. In fact, the industrial development of this province depends on

this undertaking, as the present energy supply system is served by low-capacity
generators which, according to what_is known, do not even allow the mills

of the province to function. /Text/ /Uuanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese

26 Nov 82 p1/ 12,116

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MOZAMBIQUE

FOREIGN DEPENDENCE CLAIMS DENIED, INDEPENDENCE STRESSED

Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 8 Dec 82 p 1

[Editorial: "The Right to Originality"]

[Text] There is only one hypothesis: we are dependent on others.

The decisions we make are not ours. They come from abroad. - The options,
which are ours, are assigned by hidden authors.

How can an African country have such deep and genuine sovereignty which
gives it the right to think with its own head?

How can an African country abandon the obsolete tradition of being merely
independent?

If we had chosen the capitalist line of development, everything would be
certain. The accusations of being just followers would not be expressed
and, in this case, we would not deserve any respect; we would simply be
tolerated.

But since we opted for socialism, they say that we lost the right to origi-
nality. The friends we chose are observed through a magnifying glass, and
the question is often asked: With whom are those friends associated?

May our impertinence be excused: we are sovereign people from a sovereign
country which, like so many others, chose its own identity which, in turn,
won out over its personality.

We do not want tolerance; we want respect.

Tamed animals are tolerated, obedient to the orders of the tamer.

The respect is one we deserve; it is not one for which we are begging. We
won it with our strength, our intelligence. And, here, we are uncompromising;

and much less do we allow others to meddle in our lives.

Middle-class myth says that nations of the so-called Third World are
satellites programed by the centers of world policy.

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{RUSTED FRIENDS

Head of State Podier réferred

revolutionary pillar of new
iberia,. a man of integrity
"and outstanding -abilityy .a
“humanitarian and a good faith-
ful servant of God, .
| He specially hailed ‘to the
“Head of State and recalled the
any years he and the Head of
“State sefved together ..in the
‘armed Forces of Liberia, and
‘especially the cordial “réla-
ons that | developed between
em when he was Speaker of
(the People's Redemption Coun-
peil,
‘He noted that CIC Doe headed
“the PRC and being Head of
“State of Liberia did not “come

3400/568

From personal experience ,Vice

‘to CIC Doe as a. trusted friend,

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rough luck, chance, favouri-
tism, social connection, poli-
Ftical background or birth, but
rby dint of hard labour, deter-
jmination , preservance, honesty,
Lloyalty,courage and forthright-
iness in the army when he was
iMaster Sergeant.

. Coated
Concluding, Vice Head” of
i State  Podier ‘expressed
' thanks and oppreciation to
4 the members of the PRC,Cabi-
| net Ministers, officials of
| government , citizens,. and
| foreign residen’ -

,cooperat GH.
then to” continue their sup-
ortto him so that the Coun-

gilts! aims,’ objectives’ | land
‘J0als ‘will ‘be’ fully ~-imple-

mented.



through its territory to the neighboring district because the transportation
was not covered by the necessary papers; let us consider the coercive methods
used by this or that individual against the people to add one more communal
settlement to the record; let us think about the reports of the rank and file,
"frozen" or compiled by certain average staff members because the reports do
not correspond to what the staff members think should be said about a given
reality but, rather, to their own concept of reality.

As in other moments of crisis in the class struggle, the true face of the

yes men, of those who are yes men by choice--we would say, by class conscious-
ness (mddle-class)--is becoming manifest during these moments of widespread
national discussion which the party is reviving, using the subject matter

of the fourth congress as a fulcrum. It is appearing both in the individuals
themselves and in the results of their actions. For those who are yes men
through lack of awareness or inertia, the discussion and its atmosphere are
also serving to bring them back to themselves and, especially, to the
revolution, synonymous with participation.

But the opposite of the yes man is not linearly the man who says "no" to
everything and insists on discussing everything immediately, regardless of
the circumstances. In that case, there would be just a change in the voca-
bulary but not basically in the attitude. Being a part of the revolution
implies joining the body to the head which controls the body. And this
applies at the individual level as well as at the social level, as far as
the party is concerned.

Only in this manner will the contribution, effort, imagination and creativity

of each one be joined to the immense whole which moves mountains and gives
true meaning to life.

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€oncerning the resumption of operations by the FAL (local armed forces)--
which the conference recommended--the party's secretary-general said that
this is a good idea and he urged the young people to participate actively in
their ranks so as to defend the people's gains.

The party's secretary~general said that the criticisms made by the delegates
were "just and helped in solving many problems, especially me."

"We must be united as one man--the Guinean man. We are going to. build a
fatherland where we will not have Balantas, Papels, Fulas, and even Majacos
but a fatherland for the Guinean.man. It was as Guineans that we liberated
this land, without any tribalism," said Nino Vieira to the young people and
he added: "The party will not be a party of little groups nor will our
country be a.country of racists and. opportunists."

The second JAAC Conference has this slogan to guide it: Conference for the
strengthening of the organization.and involvement of youth in the production
process. Talking about this. slogan, the comrade party secretary-general said
that the young people must go out into the rural areas and explain the country's
economic situation to their comrades along with the need for remaining in the
rural areas as a way to reduce. the flight from the farms. | The lack of zeal
in work, which is currently. to be observed in Bissau, was also touched on by
Comrade Nino. Vieira who emphasized that there are persons who do not want to
work and who simply let things happen .as well as individuals who go to the
airport every Wednesday and Friday to watch the arrival of aircraft; there
are even government officials who do that sort of thing. There is no control
in the government agencies nor are thete any stiff requirements for work
performance; the old "muddling along" practice still prevails. Concerning
the drain of the country's products to neighboring countries, the comrade
chairman of the Revolutionary Council said that if the young people really
wanted to, .they could control these actions.

In concluding his remarks, the Comrade Secretary-General said that "if I had
courage yesterday, I. do have more courage today in the light of. the enthusiasm
Iwas. able to witness here; it was an expression of the spirit we had during
the armed national liberation struggle and this same enthusiasm must prevail
during national reconstruction. The young people have the confidence of the
PAIGC of Cabral," he said at the end.

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ANGOLA

CAPTURED EVIDENCE PROVES WEST AIDS UNITA
AB081014 Luanda ANGOP in French 1345 GMI 7 Jan 83

[Excerpts] Cuito Cuanavale, 7 Jan (ANGOP)--The 16th Infantry Brigade of the
Angolan Armed Forces (FAPLA) destroyed last November and December an impor-
tant supply and penetration route used by enemy groups in the Angolan
Province of Cuando-Cubango by neutralizing one of the most important units
of the Angolan puppets, trained and put into Angolan territory by South
Africa.

The puppet troops, which were destroyed by FAPLA in the Lupire commune
northeast of Cuito-Cuanavale, used the route which has just been cut off.

According to a FAPLA report presented by Lieutenant Justino Bunje Dragao in
Cuito-Cuanavale, located about 100 km from Menongue, this puppet supply
route passes through the neighboring areas of the Cuito-Cuanavale commune.
The route starts at the South African base of Runtu and passes other points
in the illegally occupied northeastern part of Namibia. [Words indistinct]
state that since last May a good many Angolans, who were deceived by the
pro-South African puppet organization, UNITA, underwent intensive training,
with the participation of South African instructors, for 3 or 4 months in
the border areas between Angola and Namibia.

These groups, which received war materiel, in particular sophisticated
weapons, uniforms, logistical support, auxiliary telecommunications equip-
ment, and other South African and Western-made weapons [words indistinct]

in order to engage in guerrilla warfare, sabotage, and propaganda activities
aimed at destabilizing the sociopolitical situation in the People's Republic
of Angola.

The weapons supplied to these groups, according to reports from prisoners,
would be used especially for aggression against ‘the civilian population,
for assassinations, and for stealing property, foodstuff, cattle, drugs,
and other consumer goods.

Later, these groups would train certain elements of the population in the
forests, particularly (?young men) who would serve as slaves for the South
African Armed Forces against the Angolan people.



land ‘co-ordinating body for
all conservation and environ-
‘mental matters. is seen, as &
imeans of meeting the man-
‘made threats to our heritage

with a’ concerted and. well
‘planned strategy”, Dr. Ferra-
ari. said. ao

“). Seychelles, he ‘Said, was

ivery conscious of the :possi-
‘ble. destructive _ effects. of
efficient -. management of
‘the country’s progressive de-
‘velopment. policies on the
finely: balanced — equilibrium.
‘of the islands.

_ However, the SNEC chair-
‘man said, although the .coun-
ftry’s main efforts were con-
‘centrated oh its own shores,
‘the: success -of any environ.
Mental strategy | had to ulti-

een

‘mately rest in a co. ordinated
‘regional approach to .meet
global problems.

“It “is essential, © theréfore,
that the concept of regional
to-opération is promoted, itt
order ‘that we, and our neigh-
bours. aré able to ¢d-orditatée
the custody of our joint re-
Sources responsibly”, ” Dr. Fer-
ari said.

it was for ‘this reason that
the’ Seychelles “Government
would be most honoured to’
host the final meeting of ex-
perts and pleni-potentiaries
for the adoption of UNEP’s
East African Regional Seas
Action Plan, and the subse-
quent signing of the neces-
sary conventions and proto-
cols.

ain this same spirit, Seychel-
les invited ‘UNEP’s active sup-
port in its promotion of the In-
dian Ocean Alliance, which
was seen as a means of co-
ordinating co-operation in the
conservation of natural

re.

sources and wildlife of all the

countries in the region.

Since 1980, Dr, Ferrari ex-'
plained, increasing awareness

of the need for such interna-
| tionat co-operation had grown
so much that considerable in-
terest was now being express:
ed in setting up a small secre- |
tariat to actively implement
policies and maintain pro-
gress. It was hoped to conve-
ne a second meeting of the
Alliance in Seychelles next
year to consolidate the Ppropo- |

sals made in 1980 and to fur.’

ther promote the concept.
“The SNEC

chairman then
referred to a statement that

‘Dr. Tolba made in May this’

‘year at the Session of Special '
Character which preceeded
the 10th Governing Council of
UNEP: .

“You either begin in earn-
lest to'use the earth’s resour-
‘ces rationally and fairly or
face an environmental catas-
‘trophe as complete and irre.
‘versible as any nuclear Folo-'

cause .

“This statement is ‘a, sad
reality”, Dr. Ferrari said. “Ht is
the raison d’étre of this Com-'
‘mission a and | would confirm |
‘we “are @ totally committed to
“the rational of maintaining es.

sential ecological processes.

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It says that they are peons of the game which is called the conflict of the
superpowers.

Hence, the preconceived notions that we, citizens of the Third World, do
not think and that we are not writing our own history; that it is dictated
by another brain.

Our heroes do not exist. They were poor ingenuous individuals sacrificed
by foreign interests.

In their opinion, we do not have any history. In their opinion, we are and
shall always be pickaninnies, errand boys.

Mozambicans do not have and never will have bosses.

Never, never again, will they have the strength they once had, regardless of
what continent they might come from.

Mozambicans have learned, through their own struggle, at their cost, with
immense sacrifices, in victories and defeats, in successes and errors
committed, to choose their own path to improve their life, to capture their
own happiness, to build their own fatherland.

That path is called socialism.

Do we need to ask permission of anyone? If so, please excuse us, for we
recognize no master!

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MOZAMBIQUE

BRIEFS

USSR BOOK DONATION--The library of the Samora Machel secondary school in Beira
was enriched by new books when the USSR consulate general presented 90 edu-
cational and informative books to that school several days ago. The books
deal with the real situation in the USSR and with the development of social-
ism in general. A note from the board commission of that secondary school
explains that the gift has been the result of the activities by Soviet co-
operants working at the Samora Machel school in support to the Fourth Frelimo
Party Congress, whose program envisages showing films and giving talks and
holding debates on the political, social and economic situation in the USSR
and the world. Aimed at raising the political level and strengthening
revolutionary and battle awareness of the students at the Samora Machel
school, other film sessions are being planned for that school. [Excerpt]
[Beira DAIRIO DE MOCAMBIQUE in Portuguese 18 Nov 82 p 2] 11634

SOFALA SUBSTITUTE APPOINTED--Minister of Health Pascoal Mocumbi was appointed
by President of the Republic Samora Machel to the post of legal substitute of
the Sofala resident minister. The head of the Ministry of Health, who has
already worked with the provincial government of Sofala, arrived in Beira on
Saturday and was presented to the members of the party provincial secretariat
yesterday morning. [Excerpt] [Beira DIARIO DE MOCAMBIQUE in Portuguese

23 Noy 82 p 16] 11634

PRIVATE BUSINESSES' APPLICATIONS--The Industry Provincial Board of the city
of Maputo has been receiving numerous requests for investments from various
establishments for rendering public services, it was learned by our reporters
at that unit of industrial movement control at the level of the city of Maputo.
The requests made to date cover mainly hotel units, hairdressers, stores and
small industries. It should be recalled that this large number of requests

is the result of the guidelines from the highest leadership of the FRELIMO
Party, which recommends investments from nationals as well as foreigners in
our country, in sectors of productive activities, thus contributing to the
development of the Mozambican economy. Our reporters learned from sources

at the Ministry of Industry and Energy that the GOAM (Office for the Organiza-
tion of Provistoning) of the city of Maputo already had a statute of the Pro-
vinctal Board of Domestic Trade and was able, in this manner, to authorize in-
vestments to small units of business in the city of Maputo, after making a
study and careful analysis of the respective conditions. [Text] [Beira
DIARIO DE MOCAMBIQUE in Portuguese 17 Nov 82 p 3] 11634

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detention on suspicion of. the three militants who played the greater part
in the matter, pending the conclusion of the inquiry and the resultant
measures according to the prevailing laws in the People's Republic of
Angola.

These measures, taken by the party against some of its members who violated
the party discipline immediately, give rise to false, conflicting and absurd
rumors and to frenzied speculations both inside and outside the country,
especially in Portugal.

The rightist press rejoiced over that new opportunity to inoculate its well-
known poison against the Angolan revolution. There has been even the pain-
ful, ironical situation whereby notorious fascists yearning for the colonial
era, have demanded the release of a man whom they pompously described as a
communist held in detention in Luanda.

Without any consideration for reason and. common sense and totally ignoring
the core of the problem and the details of the charges, even some news
editors considered Gauchists were taken in by a paranoiac speech containing
personal sympathy with some of the accused persons and making revelations
on the circumstances under which the theater play was written allegedly
leading to the disciplinary measures taken by the party.

It has become almost commonplace to denounce the hand of imperialism in
these maneuvers which are aimed at destabilizing the situation in our
country, demobilizing and discouraging our cadres, confusing the Angolan
people in order to make them reduce their vigilance and reduce their

ardor in the concerted struggle--which is full of sacrifices--for national
reconstruction and socialism against the South African enemy and its lackeys
supported by the aggressive American Government.

Using the most illegitimate pretexts, the enemy tries to sow seeds of mis-
trust within the people, to denigrate or to create doubts about the polit-
ical direction of the party and the state, to divide and to weaken the
party, by speaking of irresponsibility, lies, demagogy, the class concept.
He has the sick complex of judging our people with an unacceptable racist
and paternalistic perspective.

Instead of taking into account the numerous efforts that have been made to
regroup activists through an inquiry for clear reasons within the party and
instead of considering the party as a whole, they see disunity between the
left and the right, between the progressives and the moderates, between the
historians and the contemporaries, between the pro-Westerners and the pro-
Soviets, etc., etc.,- which only expresses the mental confusion and the
primary ideas of those who think in this way and does not constitute the
most useful attitude for understanding the Angolan revolutionary process.

To go so low as to speak of the People's Republic of Angola with reference
to a so-called village socialism or by trying to compare it. to countries
governed once by Bokassa or Idi Amin constitutes an offense against the
Angolan party and state. It is the revelation of the indignity within

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