The Reagan Administration, in what is viewed...

The Reagan Administration, in what is viewed as a major change in policy, will seek congressional approval for $1 million in military aid to Mozambique, a State Department official said. Robert S. Gelbard of the department’s Bureau of African Affairs said the aid request indicates a desire to lessen Mozambique’s reliance on Soviet assistance. “We won’t replace the Soviets . . . but we hope to encourage a policy of real nonalignment,” Gelbard said. An American military official, who requested anonymity, said the aid would provide “non-lethal” equipment such as communications gear to the Marxist state.