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Considering the urgent need for an effective and decisive s a the Fascist dictatorship of Salazar and against the isin lava orces that support it; considering the necessity of eliminating the domination of national and foreign capitalism and of the latifundia in : the interests of all the exploited classes in the country; considering that a democracy will not be possible in Portugal whilst the war in the colonies lasts and whilst the right to freedom and independence is denied to the pgeeag a that the Salazar dictatorship keeps itself
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. The MAR will undertake a revolutionary armed struggle as a decisive means of mobilising the masses of the people for the destruction of the repressive, military, and political apparatus of the Fascist state, and for the accomplishment of reforms in the interests of the people. The MAR will also promote and collaborate in other forms of illegal struggle supporting and supplementing the armed struggle. The MAR will participate in those ~ forms of legal and semi-legal active and passive resistance which are directed to the creation of insurrectional conditionse....
The MAR has as prime objectives to be achieved immediately after the victory over Fascism, without prajudicing later measures for the building of a socialist society:
(1) To extinguish the organs of Fascist power, to try those responsible for the policies..of the regime, and to confiscate the fortunes..acquired under Fascism; (2) to put into practise the liberties contained in the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights', namely those of assoflution, expression, assembly, religon and strike; (3) to expropriat2 the latifun ia in favour of the rural workers; (4) to abolish the usurfous debts and mort. ges of the small farmerseee; (5) to nationalise energy, communications, transp rt, the main banks, insurance and monopolies; (6) to carry out a national ca paign to end illiteracy.ecseee(7) to socialise medicine, health services, etc.; (8) to support the cooperative movement with practical measures; (9) these foregoing measwres shall be accompanied by the necessary steps to increase the national output and to plan the economic development of the country; (10) to recognise the right of the peoples of the Portuguese colonies to self-determinat.onesee(11) to follow a policy of nonalignment...safeguarding the economic and political infpendence of the country. To adopt a policy of solidarity towards peoples fighting for their freedom... The MAR supports the Patriotic Front for National Liberation..and will participate in all its wmitary activities, namely those of the Patriotic Action Juntas. The MAR will maintain its own structure and initiatives.