CABLE RE THE CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE TERRITORY'S THREE RIVAL LIBER

Created: 10/1/1975

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a. angola: there hasull in the civil barhe territory's three rival liberationall three croups appear .to be concentrating on building up their supplies for more serious fifihtinc in the near future.v

national front forces in the north have not moved forward significantly since mid-september, when they retook the important junction tovn of caxitoi some no miles northeast of luanda- they are* hquever, probing outlying defenses of the popular movement tor the li8eratj

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the liberation groups have been waiting tor the evacuation of refugees to be completed before launching military operations in the area- the airlift from nova lisboa ends

portuguese evacuation efforts will nov be concentrated in luanda and several small ports along the southern and central 'coast. officials in lisbon estimate thathites have been airlifted from the territory since the evacuation got under way in early august. another inoioqo refugees are still

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THE HIGH COMMISSIONER PROFESSES TO BE OPTIHISTIC THAT THE POPULAR noVEflENT ANv THE NATIONAL UNION HILL CONEPLITICAL ACCOMMODATION, PERHAPS BY LATEO FAR, HOWEVER, THE PORTUGUESE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE" SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT. THE POPULAR ROVE RENT STILL HOLDS THEOTH POLITICALLY AND MILITARILY, .ND SHOWS NO WILLINGNESS TO CUKE CONCESSIONS TO ANYO .E- ITS lE 5CPS EXPECT THAT ONISBON WILL HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TOTHE POPULAR HOVERENT INV

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