The French Minister of the Interior (Home Secretary) whose order banned the Commu pist Lengue, has himself a very interesting history. He started his career under the pro-Nazi Vichy government and taught at the Institute for Corporatist Studies - the corporate state ' being a key part of fascism's official theory, He openly supported the racist and anti-semitic policies of Pecain's regime and was officially decorated by the Vichy regime for his services.
This was followed, after the war, by a spell as Secretary to Minister of the Interior, Jules Moch remembered in France for his use of police to break strikes. During the 50's he was a critic of De Gaulle from the right. In May 68, French Prime Minister, Pompidou, wel comed him with open arms and entrusted him with the post of Minister of the Interior which involves control over the French police force, including the notorious CRS riot police. Now he could defend 'the moral values of the West: family, work, the nation and order. This is to be done by strengtbening the police force and by drawing upon the services of notorious reactionaries. Among his more notable statements is We must end attacks on what makes our country strong and stable, the police, the anny, public power.
Having let loose the cops agninst the anti-Franco Basque militants, against workers strik ing at factories like Peugeot, Caterpillit, Lip, to mention only a few examples, his aim is now to stash the revolutionary vanguard by banning the Communist League. "France must smash the revolutionaries, not suffer them' is another suying that has been attributed to him eArmed Ordre Nowpers marrhair during the 1971 meeting in the Maris Sports Prince organisation of the fascists, giving their public functions regular police protection. In March -1971 Ordre Nouveau made a bid to broaden its support by organising a mass meeting in the Paris Sports Palaco. Despite massive police pro tection, the meeting drew a crowd of only 2000, compared with a counter demonstration of 7000, Armed Ordre Nouveau marshals co. operated closely with the Paris riot police in attacking and beating counter demonstrators. During the recent elections Ordre Nouveau formed the National Front" to try and unite all the various right-wing elements in under to have the maximum impact in the clection This body had only limited success, however and has since fallen apart.
Racist Campaign The latest attempt of the fascists to whip up sume popular enthusiasm for their cause has been the launching of a campaign against runaway Immigration. Marked by racist propaganda familiar to anyone who has seen the material of the National Front in Britain (with whom Ordre Nouveru consider themselves in