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Edition

No. 24

Creator

Committee for a Free Mozambique

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

January 1974

Type of Item

Newsletter

Length/duration

8 pages

Description

At the height of the Arab-Israeli war in October 1973, the U.S. launched a large-scale airlift of military hardware to Israel. The huge C5-A aircraft used to transport the 8,000 tons of tanks, rockets, and ammunition could not reach the war zone without ground refueling. The aircraft arranged to use the Lajes Airbase on the Azores island of Terceira (which the U.S. Air Force leases from Portugal) as the refueling and service hub of the airlift operation. In exchange, Portugal obtained promises of significantly greater U.S. diplomatic and military support for its wars in Guinea-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique. Contents: Portugal, the United States, and the Middle-East Crisis • Details of the...

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Organization

Committee for a Free Mozambique

Coverage Africa

Angola
Mozambique
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Guinea-Bissau

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of the Committee for a Free Mozambique.

Collection

Robert E. Maurer Papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections