MIDDLE EAST AFRICA SOUTH ASIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00865A001100010001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 2, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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South Asia
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June 2, 1975
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Warning Notice
Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved
NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions
Classified by 005827
Exempt from general declassification schedule
of E. 0. 11652, exemption category:
? 513 (1), (2), and (3)
Automatically declassified
on: Date Impossible to Determine
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This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com-
munity by the Middle East - Africa Division, Office of Current Intelligence,
with occasional contributions from other offices within the Directorate of
Intelligence. Comments and queries are welcome. They should be directed to
the authors of the individual articles.
Mozambique-USSR: Moscow Set to Open
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June 2, 1975
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Mozambique-USSR
Moscow Set to Open Relations
The Soviet Union announced on Sunday that it
will establish diplomatic relations with Mozambique
on June 25--the day the territory formally gains its
independence from Portugal. An agreement to exchange
ambassadors was reached last month in Dar es Salaam
between the Soviets and representatives of the Front
for the Liberation of Mozambique, which will assume
the reins of power following independence.
Moscow was one of the Front's main supporters
during its years of guerrilla fighting, and during
the past year has shown a strong desire to maintain
close ties with Mozambique. Last December, the
Soviets pranised the Front econanic and military aid following
independence, and in January made their first direct
shipment of arms to the Front. In April, a large
Soviet economic delegation visited Beira and Lourenco
Marques to study the prospects for future economic
aid and cooperation. Formal aid agreements probably
will be signed after June 25. (SECRET NO FOREIGN
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