552 Chapter 5
Coding changes: Added to the dispute: 541 Mozambique and 552 Zimbabwe. Start
Date changed from December 24, 1972. End Date changed from June 14, 1973. Out-
come changed from Released.
235 PORTUGAL/553 MALAWI
MID#1342
Dispute Number: 1342
Date(s): May 4, 1973
Participants: 235 Portugal/553 Malawi
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Tensions had been building throughout the end of 1972 and the begin-
ning of 1973 between Portuguese controlled Mozambique and Malawi, with Portugal
alleging that Malawi was harboring guerrillas. These tensions erupted into a day-long
battle when Portuguese and Malawian forces clashed 45 miles southwest of Zomba.
Both nations denied that this clash occurred.
255 GERMANY/630 IRAN
MID#3515
Dispute Number: 3515
Date(s): September 9, 1943
Participants: 630 Iran/255 Germany
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iran declared war on Germany.
Coding changes: End Date changed from March 9, 1944. Outcome changed from
Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
255 GERMANY/640 TURKEY
MID#3322
Dispute Number: 3322
Date(s): May 13, 1876
Participants: 255 Germany, 300 Austria-Hungary, 365 Russia/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Andrassy, Gorchakov, and Bismark drafted the Berlin memorandum on
May 13, 1878. The memorandum called for the resettlement of insurgents, a two
month’s armistice, the majority of Turkish troops to be concentrated in a few areas,