On November 13, 1972, a sovereign wealth fund was enacted through the Decree Law "Decreto-Lei n.º 448/ /72" and the Ministry of Defense ordinance "Portaria 696/72", in order to finance the counterinsurgency effort in the Portuguese overseas territories. While the counterinsurgency war was won in Angola, it was less than satisfactorily contained in Mozambique and dangerously stalemated in Portuguese Guinea from the Portuguese point of view, so the Portuguese Government decided to create sustainability policies in order to allow continuous sources of financing for the war effort in the long run. In addition, new Decree Laws (Decree Law: "Decretos-Leis n.os 353, de 13 de Julho de 1973, e 409, de 20 de Agosto") were enforced in order to cut down military expenses and increase the number of officers by incorporating militia and military academy officers in the Army branches as equals.