ABSTRACT
The war is creating internal problems for the Portuguese government. It is faced not only with the war in Mozambique but is fighting on two other fronts, Angola and Guinea Bissau. One difficulty, particularly acute in the early stages of development, when many of the movement’s members know little about one another, is the danger of infiltration by Portuguese agents. A number of factors have contributed to the success of FRELIMO forces against the much larger and better equipped Portuguese army. On the military front, the Portuguese face all the problems of a regular army combating a guerrilla force and a foreign army of occupation fighting in hostile territory. The political aspect is of even greater importance, for the struggle is essentially a political struggle in which the military is only one aspect. To justify their presence, the Portuguese must affirm that their army is defending Mozambique against outside aggression.
