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Boston UniversityOpenBU http://open.bu.eduAfrican Studies Library Foreign Service Dispatches: Mozambique1966-07-05Foreign service dispatches:Mozambique.LourencoMarques_1966-07-05-A3https://hdl.handle.net/2144/36532Boston UniversityA-31\• • ,- -• .' 9 ..." ~,i.me1.ie3ITIED• •" •••HANDL.ING INDICATORNO.Department of stateTO Ii . ';INFO: : LISOON,WANDA, PRETORIA6.s~ . ':'''1'''DEFr; PA'3S:Y3I;lN,~INCSl'RIKE,DAR-FS~~' _ ' ..'.,...Amconsul IDURENqG MARQUES DATE: July 5, 1966FROMSUBJECT: Projects Valued at '47.5 Million to be Dedicated in MozambiqueOver'1966/67 durinq·th.e 40th Anniversary Celebrations of SalazarREF - GovernmentrMozambique's Special Committee of the Uniao Nacional party in charge of th;1Celebration of the 40th Anniversary in power of the salazar Government hasannounced that during the year 1966{67 (May 28-May 27) various developmentworks valued at UB,47.5 million will be dedicated. Of the total '32.06million represents Mozambique Goverrunent and Municipal level pro~.ctsand '15.48 million is accounted for as private industrial investments.~~------~-l. Distribution by Districts""CJQ..Io-J.....>-c,C)uThe regional development program works distributed by districts are:LPuren~o Marques - '16.53 million; Manica-e-3ofala - '12.45 million;Inhambane - '6.50 million; Mo~ambique - '5.13 million; Gaza - '3.52 million;Cabo Delgado - '1.90 million; zambezia - 10.71 million; Niassa - 10.63 milliand Tete - 10.17 million.2. Category of Developnent WorksThe regional development works fall into the following categories: privateindustrial projects. '15.48 million; Public Works (highways and streets,low-eost'housing units, Government and municipal buildings and residences,bridges and culverts, and social centers) - '11.36 million; Harbors andRailways - '10.63 million; ~[1JP YS.,..~'~'Mc\~?:;1~pn;Healand sanitation _ '2.62 mill on; Ed n '- 12. 9 mi1tion; Agriculture,Forestry and Animal Husban JREVI'O't~!Wllion; Airports [""';-:f.<).87millionWeat~er Bureau - 10.37 mill dti;and "'-,,*.tJ:.abl1c,,lJ.t.-~H~Y.Sez:vices:.'0 21mi.Ll.Lon , RDSd X:s :": CIT. DATE_1:; AU I'H. ,.,.,ASON ,:.;i .,-_E!'muRS:: EX:::;TI . rJDECLASSIFI'U I!2Ifl.cVAJ.4"":'~:.. : 1:., .·4 :.. : ~RE1:t..ASii. bJ'HU:~ ..: ••. .. . . . .. ... . .: : :. :.:: r. rJJ~N:~!;;:~:::.::::.::~~~!:I;:~~~~.. ... . . ~In DOnt •LFOAM DS.323.·82pprov7{5{66UNCLilSSIFIED 2or .. ". ';'<, •A-3 from Louraco Marques3. Analysis, of the Regiona~ ~ro}ect~$ c e , 9f'0;I "''':Ie ... l!'9Cl• .· • • • • ••• . •• · , . • ,• ·•• •• , •• •• • •, .. ..., .~ "'"1 •3.1 - Brivate Industrial EstablishmentsSome 18 projects are set for completion in 1966{67 totaling 399,850,000 escudos(US,13.95 million) and thus distributed: LDurenqo Marques (14) - ,10.29'million; Gaza(1) - '2.79 million; Manica-e-Sofala, (2) - 10.84 million; and.Ni asse (1) _ '24.416million., Major projects nearing completion are: merger of the laundry and toilet soapfactories ('3,313,568); Sonarep's,asphalt and,gas plant ('3,139,170); cashew nutfactory in Gaza by MOCITA"('2,,790,373); plastic container factory ('697,593); expansionof the Soalpo textile faCtory, ('697,593). motor car assembly plant ('523,195); andcanned milk plant {'523,197)'.> '.', '.3.2 - Public Works'Projected public works comprise: highways and streets (17.97 million); economichousing units ('1.68 million); GOvernment and Municipal buildings and residences(1lO.74 million),;,bridges 'and culverts ('0.57 million) and sundry projects (10.40 million" 'c' ., 'Major highway projects :are:',Iourenco Marques-Matola highway (12 kms ) at USIlO.98 million,Pungu~-River highway section (60 k:ms) at,1lO.77 million and Maxixe-8ave River highwaysection (348 k:ms) at',5.93 million.LDw-cost housing for low-income gr~up families is chiefly represented by the '~omentoPredial» a private project to house 400 families at '1.40 million located at Matola,a suburb of Lourenco Marques.Government office buildings in Porto Amelia are valued .at; 10.32 million, while theMunicipal Town Hall' in Mocuba alone, is'assessed at '83,711.Of the bridges and culverts'due for completion, the following deserve special lI)ention:Meluli River bridge ,on,the'National Highway No. 232'(at '97,663); Mocuburi River bridgeon the National HighWay:No. 106' (at ,68,015); andMutamba River Bridge on the NationalHighway No. 101. (at '52,982)., '3.3 - Harbors and Railways,Improvements of'harbors and railways'scheduled for completion ,by Districts are: Manica-e-Sofala, ('8.23 million), Lourenqo Marques ('2.33 million) and Tete (10.07 million).Major works in,this category'are: wharves'No. 9 and No. 10 at Beira ('3.5 million),sugar warehouses at the port of Iourenco Marques, (12.33 million), Beira Central Railwaystation (11.75 million) and Beira dry'docks (Il.74,million).3.4 - Power and water Supply.JSome 12.14 million and 10.68 million estimated'powar,and watar'supply projects areearmarked for completion in 1966[67 thus distiib~ted, in USIl,OOO, by districts:Moqambique - 924 and 56••Gazq ...54;2~aJ:ld, ti.4.; Cab" Delgaqp..-.,?44and 275; Inhambane _220 and 19; Iourenqo Mai-qiloo":11$ ana.~07': ~:Ua :-:48 anti nil; Niassa - 34 and 2;. d- ,~~. • nt-t·· 'l.. • ..,.. ••• ••Man1ca-e-Sofala - 7 an :t-t()~\.dJl? ~ .e.;- ~.';nG.;tJ:.J.~•• : : •• : ••Major power projects expected to ba completed are: Nacala power station and distributiongrid ('924, 311), Limpopo Valley power station and high voltage distribution grid'- .-- (1523,195) and Inhambane-Maxixe power station and distribution grid (1209,278). Majorwatar supply works projected for completion are: Porto Amelia water supply (1207,813),rmICTASSTFTF.nA-3 from Lourenqo MarquesUNCIJISSIFlED 3.Moarnba water supply($50. 924).'" . . . '" . .• ••• • • •• • • • ••~ • ~. ~ • ~Q. ~ ~ ~( .,.. A "" • .1 12 '" ... "',..$84i050J~' Riba!l& wate!:".sl.'pply• • • •. ,C-lI ~ ..~$5~,~Q7):~nd Gondola water supplyUNCIJISSIFIED3.5 ~ Health & SanitationProjects set for completion totaling' $2.52 million and distributed by districts are:Moqamnique - $1.89 million;LPurenqo MarqUes - $0.51 million; Inhambane -$0.38 million;Cabo Del~ado - $0~37 million; Tete _. $0.18 million; Niassa - $0.18 million; and Manicae Sofala - $0.01 ·million. Major items in this group are: Nampula Central Hospital$1.89 million;, 'LPurenqo Marques SanatoriUI11Hospital - $0.42 million; and Icur encoMarques Infectious Skin Diseases' Hospital $0.19 million.3.5 - EducationConstruction of school buildings and the,equipment of University laboratories areplanned to total $2.19 million comprising: technical. middle and high schools _ $1.59million; primary schools - $0.39 million; University -'$0.21 million. By Districts,the projects are {in USlll~OOO):'Manica e,.Sofala _ 1,131; .Cabo Delgado _ 452; Lour-encoMarques - 293; Inhambane'--l32;, Niassa- 128; Z3mbezia ~ 22; Tete _ 19; Moqambique _14; and Gaza - 3. ' 'cc',Major projects in this group to be dedicated are: Beira Commercial & Industrial SchoolBuilding completed in 1952/53 - $1.04 million; University Laboratories _ $0.21 million;St. Paul Mission Lyceum Buildings in Porto flmelia~ $0.19 million; and two MissionSeminary Buildings in Cabo Delgado - $0.18 million.3.7 - Agriculture. Forestry and Animal HusbandryThe total of projects' to be, completed is reported at $0.99 million, distributed bydistricts: Moqambique - $341,821; Cabo Delgado - $153,122; Z3mbezia _ $125,811;Gaza - 1190,722; Manica' e Sofala - $89,815; Inhambane _ $28,501; Lourenqo Marques _$4,539; non-specified districts (Tete 'and Niassa) - $153,122 •.About two thirds of thevalue of those projects refer to developments in agriculture and forestry of .theMozambique Cotton Institute;. the rest of the money (1l324,275.)is being spent on smallsattlement projects ($185,505) and in.assistance to cattle ranchers ($137,570) in theform of dipping tanks, w~ter depots; ,and residences for Veterinary Service personnel..... :.~ .... ...3.8 - AirportsWorks to be completed are estimated to total '$855,.190.in value, by districts: Manica_e-3ofala - $591,489; Niassa - $81,.2~0;·Z3mbezia - $45,344; Cabo Delgado _ $39,065;.Gaza - $6,278; .eridTete - $1,744.: Major works expected to be inaugurated are: BeiraAirport - 11686,606; Vila Cabral Airport - $41,507;' and Montepuez airfield runways _$34,880. The rest of the projects mostly consist of.maintenance, reconstruction andJorexpansion of airfieldS in the Province.,3.9-Weather Bureat.t- .,'" •••. • eeo.... fl" •• e."", llO. .• 8. '" .''" . '""'. . '" "'.'" . '" . '" ... '" '" "'. ~ '" "'.The projects to be ina~iri~~d:~r~ val~ea:~t';~7~~~~oi ~~d:!~clude the completion of theBeira Weather Center and Aerial Navigation Center and its equipment at $330,310. The~---rest of the money is to ba used for the expansion of the Central Weather Bureau Services=" A-3 from Lourenqo MarquesUNCIJ\SSIF IEDin LourenqoMarques,3.10 - Sundry Public Utility ServicesThese are estimated at around $0.21 million, but no debits are available about theseprojects.Cormnent:The above impressive list was compiled by the Special Cormnittee of the UniaoNacional Party to show the general public how much the Salazar Government has donefor the economic development of Portugal, including Mozambique. The list does notnecessarily imply that all the above mentioned projects were started during 1966 forinauguration during the 40th Anniversary Celebrations. Several of these projects arestill in the infant stage (v.g. Matola-Lourenqo Marques and Maxixe-8ave River highways)including many of the private industrial establishment and several have been completed fc2 or three years. Clearly, the Special Cormnittee sought to reflect under the headings"education", "airports" and »publ.ic works ,;all of the small repair, maintenance and! orextension works, normally carried out for »primary school buildings ", '>airfields" and"small bridges and culverts". Items valued at 8,000$00 (US$279.OO), 10,000$00 ($348.8),15,000$00 ($523.2), 20,000$00 ($697.6), 50,000$00 ($1744J and 100,000$00 ($3488.0) arevery numerous. They were probably~included by the~District authorities to make theirlists as impressive as possible by sheer numbers. Without denigrating the importanceof any and all projects to the maintainence and development of the infrastruct~r9 andeconomy of Mozambique, this listing is primarily an exercise "in politica.l pr:)paga:-tca,while indicating the limited performance under various economic plans to date.(flED.. ... • ... • • .. .. • • • ... ..• • • • • • • • • • 0 c • • • ,• • • · • ... • • • • • • • •• • .. • • • • • • • .. • .. • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •.. ... • • • .. .. • ... • ... ..UNCIJlSSIFIED

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