OLIVER TAMBO: WE SHALL WIN
(Extracts from a Joint Statement of the Liberation Movements to the Fifth Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), held in Algiers from 13 to 16 September 1968, read by O.R. Tambo, Acting President-General of the African National Congress).
“The fact that Africa is faced with great and continuing problems is no reason to minimise in any way the success that have been achieved to the chagrin of our enemies.”
“The liberation movements and over thirty million oppressed Africans that they represent are at war. On the one side are the armies of white supremacy united in the unholy alliance of Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa. On the other are the liberation movements with their guerrilla forces which are bravely challenging the vastly equipped military machines of White supremacy which have the direct and indirect support of imperialist powers such as Britain, United States, France, West Germany, Japan and Belgium.”
“Intelligence groups have been set up in many countries: assassins, saboteurs and mercenaries are to be found wherever they can fish in trouble waters. Bribery and corruption of people through offers of aid, the enemy will not hesitate to use. We feel that more attentions should be paid to this aspect of South African aggression. A powerful propaganda campaign has been mounted by Radio South Africa and other agencies with the aim of denigrating the OAU and supporters of the
