MOZAMBIQUE: INSURGENCY EXPANDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001403440027-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2007
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: September 9, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/04/24 : CIA-RDP84B00049R00140344002-2
MOZAMBIQUE: Insurgency Expands
The South African - backed National Resistance Move-
ment has expanded operations from central and southern
Mozambique to the north. The apparent shift of substan-
tial numbers of insurgents has met little resistance from
the Mozambican military, which is stretched thin in the
north. Recent military reports suggest that the govt
man-1- is lanning to reinforce its garrisons there.
Comment: The guerrillas' ability to move into a new
area suggests that South Africa has stepped up its aid.
The expansion of insurgent operations in the relatively
populous northern region increases the likelihood that
President Machel will feel compelled to request combat
forces from neighboring Tanzania and perhaps from Cuba.
9 September 1982
Approved For Release 2007/04/24: CIA-RDP84B00049R001403440027-2