Berlinguer, Brezhnev Moscow meet new step in relationships By SPARTAK BEGLOV MOSCOW (APN) — The visit Oct. 9 of Enrico Berlinguer, sec- retary general of the Italian Communist Party, to Moscow and his meetings and talks with Leonid Brezhnev, general secret- ary of the Soviet Communist Par- ty’s Central Committee, and other Soviet party leaders, is be- lieved here to have marked a new step in the development of com- radely contacts between the two parties. < The key problems facing the two parties in the international arena were reflected in the main issues of the exchange of opinion, namely, the struggle for con- solidating detente, for the democ- ratization of international rela- tions and for social progress. The leaders of the Soviet and Italian Communists voiced con- KARPOV WINS : World chess champion, Anatoli Karpov retained his world title at Bagio in the Philippines. The 28 year old champ won the neces- Sary six games over challenger Viktor Korchnoi. The games lasted for 94 days resulting in 21 draws, five wins for Korchnoi and six for Karpov. Korchnoi refused to sign the form declaring he had lost the game. cern over the exacerbation of the international situation and a cer- tain backsliding of detente. An analysis of the reasons for such a turn in international affairs invar- iably points to the pernicious con- sequences of the fresh attempts of Western reactionary and militarist quarters to spur on the arms race and to revive policy “‘from strength’”’ in several areas of the globe. World public opinion cannot fail to see that the recent session of NATO Council, which adopted a long-term program of arms build-up, was a challenge to the Special Session of the UN Gen- eral Assembly on Disarmament and to other activities in the vital sphere of disarmament. The consequences of this ag- gressive Atlantism make them- Selves felt in Europe and on other continents. In the Mediterranean, for instance, NATO continues its muscle-flexing. -Encroachments on the sovereignty of Cyprus and Lebanon and separate deals to the detriment of the Arabs take place in the context of NATO’s fresh Claims to a greater sphere of in- fluence, including the Persian Gulf and Africa. There are continued attempts to involve Spain in the Atlantic alliance. The reopening of U.S. military bases in Turkey and fresh Promises of arms supplies, made by NATO both to Ankara and Athens, show that everything Possible is being done to strengthen the southern anchor of the bloc, although the fuel pumped into that sensitive area above all exacerbates tension be- tween the Mediterranean coun- tries. : Political observers note that part of the joint communique on the results of Enrico Berlinguer’s — visit that describes the potential for cooperation in Italy between Communists, Socialists, Social Democrats and other democratic forces, including the Christians. - The Soviet and Italian com- munists are unanimous that such cooperation can make a positive contribution to detente and social progress, thus meeting the essen- tial interests of the working-class movement. In formulating their common objectives at the current stage, the Soviet and Italian communists have reiterated the viability of the principles worked out by the Con- ference of Communist and Work- ers’ Parties of Europe in Berlin in June, 1976. The conference ex- pressed the resolve of 26 Euro- pean parties to overcome the op- position of reaction, to prevent another world war, and to uphold the cause of democracy and— socialism with due account to the situation and national traditions in different countries as well as of the general laws of social de- velopment. The conference’s call for isolat- ing and vanquishing anti- communism, uprooting fascism and safeguarding peace and the independence of nations remains the basis for a dialogue with all true democrats. The mutual desire of the lead- ers of the Soviet and Italian com- munists to promote relations be- tween the two parties is also an important result of the talks and Meetings in Moscow. -ANTI-APARTHEID FIGHTERS HONORED UNITED NATIONS — The UN Special Committee on Apar- theid last week paid tribute to several valiant fighters against apartheid. Awards were pre- sented to Olaf Palm of Sweden, Michael Manley, prime minister of Jamaica, the late Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the late Paul’ Robeson. These tributes were paid at the precise moment - when the U.S. government was hosting racist Ian Smith. Arab leaders meet to block right-wing attack in Lebanon The fighting underway in Lebanon, initiated by the Falan- gist forces and directed by Tel Aviv and Washington has as its target the weakening of the Lebanese government, the oust- ing of the inter-Arab peace- keeping force and the division of the country with the southern part evolving into an Israeli protecto- rate. ‘ The inter-Arab force, mainly Syrian, was introduced into Lebanon following the 1976 civil War in which 62,000 people died. Its mandate comes up for renewal Oct. 26, which is the reason for the renewed attacks launched Over the past days by the rightist forces. Military actions by Israeli high reached in 1976. was $2.8-billion: Israel ($1.32-billion). U.S. WEAPONS SALES REACH ALL-TIME HIGH. WASHINGTON — Despite President Carter's pledge to reduce U.S. weapons sales, Pentagon figures released this month show fecord sales for the 1978 fiscal year of $13.6-billion. __ The figures show that total sales for everything from aircraft to ing centers built under the direction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is $13.6-billion — $400-million more than the previous Sales of actual weapons and related services to foreign coun- tries (except Australia, Japan, New Zealand and NATO members) is $8.515-billion. Sales of other military services to these countries Sales to Australia, New Zealand, Japan and NATO members were $1.9-billion in arms and $300-million in other “services”. Weapons sales to the Mideast were $8.551-billion. The biggest customer was Saudi Arabia ($4.13-billion); Iran ($2.59-billion) and PACIFIC TRIBUNE—October 27, 1978—Page 10 forces, such as the shelling of Beirut by Israeli gunboats and last summer’s invasion of Lebanon by Israeli troops fit hand in glove with the attacks by the Falangists. These forces, led by Pierre Gemayel, head -of the fascist Falange and Camille Chamoun, leader of the National Liberal Par- ty, are armed and trained by Is- rael. The Falangists are concen- trating their attacks on the Arab peacekeeping force, the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon and the _ newly- constituted Lebanese army. Its aim is to create a situation of -“‘chaos”’, split and destroy the Lebanese army and weaken the Sarkis government. A all for “‘law and order’’ can then be is- sued which will provide the grounds for foreign intervention and the creation of a separate Lebanese state in the south ruled by the fascist Falange together with Israel. Foreign ministers of six Arab States are meeting in Beruit in an effort to work out methods to con- tain the right-wing attacks. U.S., CHINA STRENGTHEN TIES WITH CHILE SANTIAGO — A United States Navy DC-6 transport plane crashed and burned at Santiago de Chile airport, Oct. 6, the U.S. embassy in Chile reports. All 18 persons aboard were killed. The U.S. and the’ fascist Chilean armed forces are currently holding joint war games code-named Unitas-19. Around the same tithe it was announced that Peking had signed a $132-million contract to buy Chilean copper. Chinese Premier Huo Kuo-feng will shortly receive a personal invitation from Pinochet to. visit Chile, this invitation will b¢ extended by Foreign Minister Cubil- los in his coming visit to China. NICARAGUAN FSLN LEADER VISITS ITALY ROME — Miguel Castaneda, a leader of the Nicaraguan Sandino Liberation Front (FSLN), was enthusiastically welcomed in the Italian capital last week. Castaneda was invited to Italy by the Italian Com munist Party daily newspaper L’Unita. The Sandinista leader con- demned President Carter’s silence in face of the bloody terror in Nicaragua. He said he believes the U.S: sent envoys to Nicaragua to | prettify the dictatorship of Somoza. Sandinista leaders have pledged to intensify the struggle against Somoza in the future. They revealed that about 700 officers and men of the National Guard have come over to the | people’s side in the conflict. | PAKISTAN BACKS SOVIET INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR ARMS — NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Agha Shahi of Pakistan has given | strong backing to a Soviet proposal in the United Nations on strengthening security guarantees for non-nuclear states. He said ‘‘the government of Pakistan has met this proposal with special interest. It | constitutes an important step and we hope this fresh initiative by the USSR will be seriously examined at the current UN session.’’ The Soviet proposal is for all nuclear powers to guarantee not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states. MADAGASCAR WELCOMES VIETNAM AMBASSADOR ANTANANARIVO — “‘Vietnam is a beacon for the people of the developing countries,” said President Didier Ratsiraka of the Democ- ratic Republic of Madagascar. He spoke at ceremonies in An- tananarivo welcoming the first Vietnamese Ambassador to Madagas- car, Truong Binh. Ratsiraka said ‘‘It is our common interest to rally closer and unite in the struggle against imperialism.’’ Vice-president Nguyen Huu Tho of Vietnam recently concluded a successful tour of Africa, signing important : Guinea-Bissau, Angola etc. PINOCHET’S TIES WITH NAZI WAR CRIMINAL BUENOS AIRES — Pinochet, head of the fascist junta in Chile, has close ties with a nazi war criminal living in the south of that country, it was reported here. Walter Rauff, was a DINA (National Intelligence Office) adviser and is currently running an important canning factory in Chile. Rauff is the inventor of the ‘‘death ambulances’’, in which people were murdered by using toxic gasses. Rauff is responsible for the death of thousands of men, women and children during the Second World War. ~ : ARCHBISHOP OF KRAKOW ELECTED NEW POPE VATICAN — Karol Cardinal Wojtyla, the archbishop of Krakow, Poland, was elected Pope on Oct. 16. He succeeded John Paul who died after only 34 days in office and has given himself the name John Paul II. He is the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI, a Dutchman, was elected 456 years ago. agreements with Guinea (Conakry), YO!) LONDON — Ford workers march through the streets here, todemand ~ a return to free collective bargaining and a shorter work week. The over | 57,000 Ford workers will soon be joined by about 100,000 workers of | British Leyland in the fight against the 5% pay guidelines laid down by | the government. The strike has won support of the International Metal- | workers Federation who have called on their affiliates throughout Europe to ban overtime at Ford factories as an expression of solidarity ) with the Ford workers. -