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CHILE: all out 4 Nov.

Red Weekly No. 23, 19 October 1973 · p. 8 of the scan · 574 words

The scan: rw-no23-oct-19-1973.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 8 of the scan

17 October: *Recognising demonstration against the National Front on Saturday 13 October.

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Rates: 64 per year, t2 for 6 months Foreign f6 per year, 49 airmail Special offer! 12 issues for 50p Name Please send cash with order to: The following motion was passed by 1/1107 branch of the TGWU ob the danger of the growth of racist and fascist orgamsation this 1/1107 (Ford's Centrall T & G branch affirms its support for the branch further donates 5 to the defence fund for those arrested on that demonstration under the supposedly anti-fascist Public Order Act which Red Weekly, 182 Pentonville rd, London N1 in Chile, proceeding street by street, factory by factory, village by village. i now approaching the level which the United Nations defines as geno cide, according to the Spanish Secretary-General of the International Movement of Carholic Jurists. The Santiago papers report an increasing number of eases in which prisoners have been summarily executed for attempling to escape. Three militants of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) were shot after the van which was transferring them froen oste prison to another was unsuccessfully attacked by a commanda squad. armed with homemade Bented in Steipe tor bombs. other militants жете reportedly attacking a guard' and attempling to escape Price rises for essential goods of between 400% and 600% have been announced. wages havc been frogen, and the working week has bean extended by four hours, without extra pay. In addition, strikes have been made ilegal by a government decree. Il is by these means that the regime and stamp out any form of organised dissidence or resistancs.

The General Council of the Scottish TUC is te approach the Government to ask that the lwo fripates and two submarines of the Chilean Navy now being worked on in. British shipyards abould not be delivered to the mililary government. Trade union branches in every part of Britain continue to pass resolutions opposing the junta, and calling for the release of politica prisoners, Unfortunately the Chinese government has broken ranks with the international opposition to tho junta, and recognition from the Popular Unity Ambassador in Peking.

Preparations are going ahead for a national soldarity demonstration in London on 4 November. However the unity of the solidarity foroes has been treatened by factional activity inside the Chile Solidarity Campaign Committee inspired by the Communist Party The committee was formed on the political basis of solidarity with Puping the military junta. However this has not been reflected in posters pro duced hy the Communist Party for the demonstration, which refer only Popular Unity Moreover, the Committee recently sent a telegram to Heath protesting at the threat to the life of Chilean Communist Party leader Luis Carval an, but - again at the instigation o the CP - scandalously refused to in dude a call for the release of ali pol itical prisoners.

Despite the sectarianism of the CI and Its allics, the International Marx ist Group will remain in the Chilear Solidarity Campaign Committee anc will continue to give its full politica and organisational backing to the November demonstration. Howeve manoeuvree of the Communis Party have left the IMG ao choic but to produce its own posters anc leaflers, in order to ensure that th point of view of the revolutionar left is not stifled and the elementar principles of united front'activity an upheld,

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