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Boris, "°t Yet faded” Step ‘ oyu it ae _ iormer ati Ona] Orientation Mohammed Heikal, who had vowed his allegiance to Nasser, is already busy elaborating a new ‘orientation.’ In his search for ‘new-ways’ he is endeavor- ing to revise Nasser’s views on Egyptian-Soviet friendship too.” Aid to Liberation The late president pointed out time and again that Soviet- Egyptian cooperation is based on the sincerity of the Soviet Union revealed in its assistance for the liberation struggle and the development of the country’s economy. In 1965 Gamal Abdel Nasser declared that “relations with the Soviet Union are be- coming more and more fruitful.” Later, the Egyptian president gave the following assessment to Soviet policy in the times of hardship for his country: “We say that if the Soviet Union had not helped’ us out after the June events of 1967, imperialism would have subju- gated our country, all our goals would have been- trampled by foreign invaders, whereas exe- cutions and murders would have become a law for those who wished to rule the destinies of the Arab nation.” Joint Struggle It was the opinion of Presi- dent Nasser that “Arab-Soviet friendship is not of transient significance for our peoples, but has become a constant factor. This friendship draws its strength from our joint struggle for freedom and peace, while its roots are to be fcund in mutual loyalty proceeding from the pro- found understanding of the problems of interest to both sides.” In citing these statements made by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Literaturnaya Gazeta direct- ly accuses M. Heikal of disso- ciating himself from the heritage of the late president, whose closest adherent he had once claimed to be. In the opinion of the Soviet newspaper the anti- Soviet position taken by the edi- tor of Al Ahram contradicting Nasser’s views also became evi- dent in the articles he recently wrote after returning from a trip to China. Peking’s Propaganda Thus, in one of his articles M. Heikal without beating about the bush states directly that al- legedly “Two great powers have monopolized the leadership of the world.” : Is this not the notorious con- cept of the “two super-powers” which Peking is using to justify its anti-Sovietism and its claim to the role of “leader” in the “third world’? In recent times one could have read many. simi- lar statements published by Al .Ahram. Confusing the Public “All this obliges us to state,” writes the Soviet weekly, ‘that we can accuse Mr. Heikal of Spreading slanderous fabrica- tions, which in no way embellish his reputation.” Just three years ago Moham- med Heikal wrote that “In re- gard to the Soviet Union, Israel is striving to undermine its pres- tige in the Arab East and the third world... .” Reminding its readers of this statement the newspaper of the Soviet writers declares: “On reading the latest articles written by the editor-in- chief of Al Ahram one involun- tarily comes to the conclusion that he is, in the face of the Israeli danger, all but conscious- ly striving to confuse the Arab public in the most vital ques- tion of who, the real friends and enemies of the Arabs actually are . . . One of the leading journalists of a country friendly to us is, in essence, acting in the interests of Israel.” Tries to Isolate The Peking leaders are spar- ing no effort to isolate the Arabs from their allies, first and fore- most from the Soviet Union. “Jt is precisely this activity of the Maoist leadership that Mohammed Heikal is trying to advertise now in the newspaper Al Ahram in unison with im- perialist propaganda,” Literatur- naya Gazeta declares. “Whether he wants to or not Heikal is thus helping to disorientate and de- mobilize the Egyptian public, whose leaders are doing their best to consolidate all the forces _ of the people in waging their struggle for the -liberation of Arab territories occupied by Israel.” Heikal’s articles were being written at the time when Ho- hammed Hafez Ismail, the ad- visor to the Arab Republic of Egypt president on national se- curity, was visiting in Moscow. The newspaper of the Soviet writers emphasizes that the offi- cial communique about this visit confirmed the principles which Heikal ‘would like to push into oblivion: Resolute Rebuff “The sides pointed out that the friendship and all-round co- operation between the Soviet Union and Egypt were a very important factor in the struggle against imperialist aggression in the Middle East, in the struggle for peace and the security of the peoples of that. region. “They confirmed their in- variable desire to develop and strengthen Soviet-Egyptian rela- HIONSE es Literaturnaya Gazeta conclud- ed its article by setting in bold print the following lines from the official announcement: “The need was stressed for a resolute rebuff to any attempts of weakening Soviet-Egyptian friendship.” Government Popular Unity victory mandate for new Chile By ANTOINE ACQUAVIVA SANTIAGO — The results of Chile’s March 4 parliamentary elections have confirmed the re- markable progress of Popular Unity. UP gained 43.39% of the vote as compared with 54.7% for the right, an increase of 7% from the results of the 1970 presidential election. Strengthened by the increased support from among the working class, Popular Unity also bene- fitted from the support of a ma- ‘jority of the 700,000 young peo- ple, 18 years of age, who were voting for the first time. In adding six deputies and three senators to its parliamen- tary representation, Popular Unity has strengthened its posi- tion in both houses, and has al- most completely destroyed the rightist hope of a “legal” coup d'etat. It was also the first instance of a ruling party increasing its parliamentary representation during a non-presidential elec- tion. The final votes of the respec- tive political parties have not yet been released (March 7). _ But according to still incomplete indications, the | Communist Party made gains in the indus- trial ‘centres, and also in the rural areas. It is thought here that the failure of the political offensive mounted against the Allende government will provoke a crisis in the ranks of the Chris- tian Democratic Party. Never- theless, Popular Unity has esti- mated the election results as giving it a mandate to pursue the political, economic and so- cial transformations it began two years ago. . VOTING RESULTS: Eligible... . 4,500,000 Voted ......... . 3,661,898 Abstentions ..... ae LOO Blank or Spoiled .......... 59,539 1.63% Popular Unity ............. 1,589,025 43.39% Rights) 2 ae 2,003,047 54.70% Othersea Ac) ee 10,287 0.28% Seats in Parliament Deputies: Popular Unity now has 63 seats as compared with 57 beforehand in the Chamber of Deputies. The 63 seats are as follows: 28 Socialists, 25 Com- munists, 5 Radicals of the Left, 2 MAPU, 2 API, 1 Christian Left. The rightist coalition has 87 seats as compared with 93. The seats are as foilows: 50 Chris- tian Democrats, 34 National party, 3 Radical right. Senators: Popular Unity now has 20 seats in the Senate as compared with 17. The seats are as follows: 9 Communists, 7 So- cialists, 2 Radicals of the Left 1 Christian Left, 1 Popular So- cialist Union. The rightist coalition has 30 seats, as compared with 32: 19 Christian Democrats, 8 National party, 3 Radical right. —l’Humanité CP asks for democratic election representation In a press release signed by its leader William Kashtan, the Communist Party of Canada has called upon the federal govern- ment to withdraw its Bill and recommendations on eliminating some federal election ridings. The letter reads: It has been reported that the Liberal government is proposing that the current redistribution of seats be cancelled, providing the other political parties in Par- iament agree, and that 35 ad- ditional members of Parliament be elected. refuses visas to three PRG spokesmen MONTREAL — At a press conference March 14 the Viet- nam Moratorium Committee re- vealed that Immigration Minis- ter Robert Andras had refused visas to three Vietnamese visi- tors carrying passports of the Provisional Revolutionary Gov- ernment of South Vietnam. ‘The three, Ly Van Sau, deputy to Mme. Nguyen Van Binh, Dr. Le Van Loc, respensible for med- ical aid to Vietnam from foreign countries, and Mme. Pham Trih Minh, chairman of the Union of Vietnam Women, had been in- vited to tell Canadian audiences in Quebec centres, and in To- ronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver, about conditions in their country. The pretext for refusal was that the only government recog- nized by Canada in South Viet- nam is the Saigon regime. “How can Mr. Sharp pretend to be neutral,’ asks the Mora- torium Committee, ‘and not recognize one of the signatories to the peace agreement under terms of which Canada is part of the International Committee of Control and Supervision?” Mr. Sharp is less than frank, ‘the Committee says. He is not in. the least ashamed to suggest that other members of the ICCS are partial. Canada is thus in an untenable position. the Mora- torium Committee charges. The Moratorium Committee demands that Canada abandon the idea of puiling out of the ICCS, and that it recognize the Provisional Revolutionary Gov- ernment up until elections, as set out in the accords. The Committee has requested that the Canadian government reconsider and issue the visas before March 20, the date on which the Vietnamese visitors are scheduled to arrive. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1973—PAGE7 In light of this the Communist _ Party proposes that the Redis- tribution Bill and the recom- mendations of the Commission with respect to the elimination of some constituencies be with- drawn. These recommendations are based on the British North America Act which was not adopted by Canada but by ‘the British House of Commons and which is completely outdated. It corresponds to the horse and buggy days of Canada’s past. What Canada needs is a new Redistribution Bill which would _take fully into account shifts in population from the countryside to the urban centres, the re- gional character of the country and the national rights of the French Canadian people. On such a basis and by establish- ing a floor and a ceiling of popu- lation per constituency rather than on the basis of the non- elective Senate, it should be pos- sible to ensure a more democra- tic basis of representation. The Communist Party stands for representation by population and proportional representation. These should be the guidelines for a more democratic and com- prehensive Redistribution — Bill which corresponds with modern- day Canada. Only three of the eight fede- _Yal elections held in Canada in the past 20 years have resulted in the, election of majority gov- ernments. They were the elec- tions of August 1953, March 1958 and June 1968. In each case the majority was lost in the next election.