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The big question was whether the M.P.L.A. and its Communist allies would consent to a deal. At week's end it was unclear whether Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had made any progress, during his Moscow visit in persuading the Soviets that their continued intervention in the struggle was a threat to détente. As for the M.P.L.A. and its Leader Neto, they were unlikely to even discuss a political settlement as long as a military victory seemed so close.