es. for the eradication of

y, ignorance and disease
the provision of better edu-
, health and social ser-

e removal of injustices
|the more effective protec-

.of human rights;

‘the right of all peoples to
= Etro their national
mrces and to carry out
and economic reform as
p see fit; :

the implementation of UN’
ns is required to assure
, security and justice.

manimous Consensus
3 demands of the World
s of Peace Forces were
out through consensus
» 14 Congress Commis-
the Congress 55-member
g committee and its draft-
commission. They _ were
unanimously with a
ne ovation by the deleg-
n the final plenary session
Congress.

eco demands of the
ress delegates constitute a
‘point platform for a just,
seratic and stable peace
“to the legitimate
; of all states — big or
— and of all peoples. It
‘be accepted and worked for
sle-heartedly by the peoples
ii countries for it is realistic,
cipled and profoundly hum-

Congress adopted all
tions taken by unanimous
msensus. It could not have
s otherwise for the Congress
e broadest and largest
of peace forces repres-
all shades of political and
pinion ever held in the
y of the peace movement.

‘ontrary to those who give
Ss: an opinion that the
ss was “one-sided,” the
ss marked an auspicious

; national and international
bts to strengthen under-
ding and cooperation among
of different shades of
opinion for peace, in-
tional security, national in-
bendence, human rights and
ial progress.

| Many Trade Unionists

A new and welcome develop-
was the participation in
Congress of representatives
jihe United Nations, its com-
tees and specialized agen-
The personal representa-

s of peace

ning of a new Stage of,

re

tive of the UN secretary-general
greeted the delegates and parti-
cipated in the work of the Con-
gress.

A most welcome development

also was the large contingent of
trade union representation on

the international, national and.

local levels. Never before in the
history of world peace assem-
blies have trade unions from the
capitalist countries participated
on such a big scale.

The 60-member Canadian del-
egation, the biggest and most
representative ever to attend
such a world gathering, also had
significant trade union represen-
tation. The delegation was a
credit to Canada and the natio-
nal and provincial preparatory
committees. A vote of thanks is
coming to the Canadian Peace
Congress which initiated the
preparatory work in Canada.

It is highly desirable to con-
tinue the cooperation achieved
between the public organiza-
tions and personalities in form-
ing the Canadian delegation in
order to advance the prospect
of continued joint activity for
the implementation of the posi-
tions agreed to by the Congress
and to assure the widest pos-
sible distribution of the Con-
gress Appeal. (See last week’s
Tribune.)

International Détente

The World Congress of Peace

Forces stands as an inspiration
for peace partisans everywhere.
It serves as a timely reminder
to those cold war warriors who
are still striving mightly to re-
verse the course of history that
the forces of peace, democracy
and social progress have become
superior to the forces of impe-
rialist reaction and war.

The Congress served to un-
derline that organized joint ac-
tivity of the public organiza-
tions of the peoples of all coun-
tries, backed by the proven peace
policy of the Soviet Union (so
ably and frankly elucidated by
Leonid Brezhnev at the Con-
gress) and other socialist coun-
tries and supported by a grow-
ing number of peaceful states,
is the guarantee that the trend

to international détente can be

made irreversible in both the
political and military spheres —
that peacefil coexistence be-
tween states can become the
normal basis of relations be-
tween states with different so-
cial systems. -

Disarmament

- Colonialism and Racism

Chile

CONGRESS COMMISSIONS

Peaceful Coexistence and International Security

Peace and Security in Asia

National Liberation—The Struggle Against

Develoment and Economic Independence
Cooperation for Protection of the Environment -
Cooperation in the Field of Education and Culture
Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation
Social Problems, Human Rights ind Peace

Cooperation Between Intergovernmental and
_ Non-Governmental Organizations

‘ Part of the 60-member Cana ian delegation to the World Congress of Peace Forces in Moscow

_ For international security and
disarmament, for national
independence, cooperation and peace

Communique of the World Congress of Peace Forces

The World Congress of Peace
Forces was held in Moscow on
October 25-31, 1973. It was the
broadest forum in the history
of public- movements uniting
people belonging to 120 interna-
tional and over 1,100 national
organizations and movements in
144 countries.

Seven days of frank discus-
tion in the spirit Of a construc-
tive dialogue, taking into ac-
count various attitudes, enabled
us to make a comprehensive
examination of urgent and dif-
ficult. problems of the present
day. ;

The World Congress has been
an important milestone in the
development of the efforts of
the peoples for the defence and
the building of peace. It has
made an invaluable contribu-
tion towards greater understand-
ing and cooperation among or-
ganizations holding very dif-
ferent political and other views.
This will give fresh impetus to
common action. :

Much of what has taken place
on the international scene re-
cently fills us with hope and in-
spiration. There are signs, for
the first time since the Second
World War, that the threat of

another disaster, much more
terrible for its possible conse-
quences, is beginning to recede.
The concept of peaceful coexist-
ence is winning more and more
adherents in and outside gov-
ernments. There is greater un-
derstanding that concern for
world peace and security can-
not be the affair solely of a
small number of major powers.
This understanding is prompt-
ing countries — big, medium
and small, whether they belong
to various blocs and groups or
are non-aligned — to contrib-
ute more actively to the broad-
ening process of detente and to
the significant turn from hostil-
ity, confrontation and estrange-
ment to meaningful, equal co-
operation.

But much of what is happen-
ing today causes anxiety and
worry. Relaxation in some areas
is accompanied by explosions of
tension and aggression in others,
which inevitably make an omin-
ous impact on international re-
lations. generally. The efforts to
slow down the arms race are
still encountering considerable
resistance from the military-
industrial complexes and from
militarist, openly fascist and

racist regimes. Despite the pro-
cess of decolonization, colonial-
ism in various forms still denies
to people their independence
and their inherent right to be
unchallenged masters in their
own contries. Deliberate efforts
are made tu revive the cold war
and thereby adversely affect the
recent favorable changes in the
international climate.

Together we have considered
what can and must be done in
this situation by the peace forc-
es through the power of world
opinion..We have come to the
conclusion that it is necessary
to take vigorous and concerted
action, leaving aside all that
divides us, to help foster the
progress now under way to-
wards peace and security. Draw-
ing upon their fruitful work,
the 14 Commissions of the Con-
gress summed up the positive
results of their discussions and
conclusions and worked out a
common approach to problems,

whose successful solution, we -

are certain, will be the guaran-
tee that the successes achieved
in the 1970s will lead to a dur-
able peace on our planet.

_ We attach paramount impor-
tance to the following problems.

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1. The World Congress of
Peace Forces—the broadest and
largest meeting of public organ-
izations of all shades of politi-
cal and other opinion held so
far—marks only the beginning
of joint national and interna-
tional efforts to strengthen un-
derstanding and © cooperation
among peoples of different
shades of political opinion for
peace, national independence,

international security, human.

rights and social progress.
2. The Congress appeals to all
participating organizations, na-
tional and international, to ap-
prove the various reports and
recommendations for action and
to carry them into effect to the
degree and in the forms suit-
able to the methods, traditions,
situations and conditions under
which they operate and in doing
so to be guided by the principle

of respect for the independence
of the various organizations and
movements concerned. The Con-
gress also appeals to all organ-
izations, parties ‘and movements
to carry forward the spirit of
cooperation, dialogue and com-
mon action which characterized
the Congress.

3. Meanwhile the World Con-
gress entrusts the International
Committee which prepared the
Congress particularly to:

a) assure the widest possible
distribution and dissemination
of the decisions, reports and ac-

“'tion proposals of the Congress.

b) send. delegations to the
United Nations, the Organiza-
tion of African Unity and other
intergovernmental bodies to in-
form them of the decisions and
recommendations of the Con-
gress, and

c) to facilitate discussions
among participating organiza-

-tions on ways and means for

the continuation of the contacts
and cooperation begun at the
Congress. s

4. In view of the recommen-
dations made in various com-
missions, the Congress requests
the members of the Steering
Committee and its office bearers
(subject to the consent of their
respective . organizations) to
meet after a period of three or
four months to examine the re-
sults of these consultations,
with a view to taking any fur-
ther steps which may be agreed
upon.

5. The’ Congress also sug-
gests to all national delegations
to take steps, in accordance
with their own conditions and
following their own methods, to
carry out similar consultations
in their respective countries for

continued cooperation among —

national organizations.

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