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...even more serious obstacle to M.P.L.A. rule is the sad state of Angolan civil administration. In southern cities like Huambo and Bié (formerly Silva Poôrto), white Portuguese held virtually every civil job before independence, all the way down to postal clerks and telephone operators. With many trained people gone into exile or into the bush, the problem of staffing a new government may be insuperable...
...rout began early last week when M.P.L.A. units overran Huambo (pop. 65,000), Angola's second largest city and the provisional capital of the F.N.L.A.-UNITA government. Despite UNITA claims that it had mounted a tough fight, Savimbi's forces had actually evacuated the city several hours before the M.P.L.A. entered it, possibly to avoid civilian casualties in an armed confrontation. A day later, Luanda radio announced the "glorious capture" of the key Atlantic ports of Lobito and Benguela, which with the capture of the east central Angolan town of Luso late in the week gave the M.P.L.A...
...M.P.L.A. 's southern column, supported by Soviet T-34 tanks and helicopter gunships and spearheaded by Cubans, then rolled 200 miles beyond Huambo without opposition. The column occupied the major southern city of Sá da Bandeira (renamed Lubango), the Atlantic port of Moçâmedes, and a potential UNITA fallback headquarters at Serpa Pinto, putting them within 150 miles of the South West Africa border and the South African defense line...
...M.P.L.A.). After routing F.N.L.A. forces in the north, the M.P.L.A., led by Cubans and backed by Soviet tanks and advisers, launched a three-pronged assault in southern Angola. Last week the attack force was reported within 100 miles or less of its objectives: Lobito, Angola's biggest port; Huambo, provisional capital of the F.N.L.A.-UNITA government; and Silva Pôrto, UNlTA's headquarters...
...same time, the uneasy alliance between the F.N.L.A. and UNITA was close to collapse. For the second time in less than a week, F.N.L.A. forces under UNITA command in the south refused to go to the front. The result was a bloody Shootout between the two factions in Huambo. UNITA Leader Jonas Savimbi admitted to TIME Correspondent Barry Hillenbrand after a tour of UNlTA's central front last week that the next week or two will be crucial to his cause. If the M.P.L.A. makes greater gains, Savimbi said he is planning to return to the sort of guerrilla...