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May Da rade turning by the cenotap
te held. The stone office building on the left is the Flack

located. The paper had been launched about three

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quare to march up

“This is conference believes that
nuclear weapons consitute the
Stavest danger to mankind and
that putting a stop to the nuclear
arms race and securing the
destruction of all existing nuclear

_ Weapons is an objective of the

utmost urgency.”

This was the opinion expressed
Y the Conference for a Nuclear
tee Pacific which met in Suva,
Fiji on April 1-6, 1975, which was
attended by 80 delegates from 22
Countries, including five repre-
Sentatives from B.C.

Branding the U.S. Trident sub
base at Bangor, Washington as the
Single greatest threat to establish-
Ment of a nuclear-free Pacific
zone, the conference unanimously
urged a strong protest against the
Trident base which for the first
time is capable of bringing the
Whole of the Pacific Ocean under
Nuclear threat.

While the conference did not
draft a treaty as such, it adopted a
aper which outlines the principles
On which a treaty for a nuclear-free
Pacific should be based. In its
Preamble the Paper declares that
Pressure of organized public
Opinion and action is the principal
Weapon remaining and there can
be no doubt that it could be totally
effective.”

ve is the cover of “Tim Buc

— A Conscience for Canada’ — an
_ &xcellent biography of Canada’s
pee Communist leader written
Y Oscar Ryan. The book is now
available at the People’s Co-op
Bookstore, 341 W. Pender St., and

_ Sells for $4.95 for soft cover, and
$9.95 hard cover. _ :

in Pacific urged at Fit

It urged that, «Concerted public
pressure be brought to bear to
secure the removal of. nuclear
weapons, their delivery systems
and the logistical facilities (for
example, military bases)
associated with them. Specifically,
an internationally coordinated
public campaign should be laun-
ched with the objective of securing
a Pacific Ocean free of nuclear
weapons: ”

The Paper adopted by the con-
ference says: ‘‘The people of all
nations should insist that their
governments convene at the
earliest possible time and agree to
prohibit the further. development,
testing and manufacture of nuclear

weapons world-wide. Further, all:

existing nuclear weapons should be
placed under international control
and rendered harmless under an
agreed program. All existing
partial measures to control
nuclear weapons should be
declared subordinate to this goal
and preferably be abandoned in
favor of it.”

The conference decided to set up
a committee to write a draft treaty
which would include the following
main points:

eA preamble expressing
rejection of nuclear “deterrence”’
and calling for an eventual world-
wide ban;

e Definition of a Pacific nuclear
weapons free zone of geographic

Bar on nuclear weapons

extent as defined by the con-
ference, that is, bounded by
Tlateblco, Antarctic and Indian
Ocean zones, latitude 10 degrees N
but including Micronesia and
Australia. (It was understood that
later efforts would be made to
extend the treaty covering to in-
clude the North Pacific.) ;

e A ban on all testing of nuclear
devices and nuclear weapon
delivery systems; -

e Removal of all test facilities;

e A ban on all nuclear weapons;

e A ban on all command and
control facilities linked with
nuclear weapons;

e Provisions for verification and
enforcement;

e A timetable for expansion of
the zone to cover all the Pacific and
all forms of warfare.

Originally formed by Fiji-based
peace groups to protest French
nuclear testing, the Fiji conference
has grown to a significant in-
ternational gathering taking in
many Pacific countries. Nations
and territories represented by
organizations at the conference
were Australia, Canada, Colombia,
Cook Islands, Britain, Fiji, France,
Gilbert and Ellis Islands, Guam,
Hawaii, Japan, Micronesia, New
Caledonia, Papua-New Guinea,
New Hebrides, New Zealand,
Philippines, French Polynesia,
Western Samoa, Solomon Island,
Tonga and U.S.A.

Burnaby teachers back

council on mosque site

Burnaby mayor Tom Constable
and members of his council who
refused to bow to demands from a
right wing residents group that a
proposed land exchange between
the municipality and the Ismailia
community be stopped will now
have the support of teachers for
their position.

In an unanimous action Tuesday
night, the executive of the Burnaby
Teachers Association, repre-

senting some 1,200 teachers, -

moved to send a letter to the
council supporting its assertion of
the “right of any group of citizens

~ to purchase and develop property

in Burnaby.”

The BTA also emphasized its
concern “regarding expressions of
prejudice and their effect on
students’ attitudes to one another
in our schools, our community and
our nation.”

The teachers’ letter was in
response to a meeting called last
week by the South Slope Residents
Association to provoke opposition
to a proposed Ismailia mosque and
library complex to be built in the
4900 Block Marine Drive.

In order to facilitate municipal

planning in the area, the
municipality had been negotiating
a land exchange with the Ismailia
community which already owns 4.2
acres of land on the site.

Liberation war
ends in victory

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people, and of equality between the
sexes. The guarantees of freedom
of belief and of unity and equality
of religions. The people’s freedom
for religious worship shall be
respected; pagodas and churches,
holy sees and temples shall be
protected.

3) The implementation of a
policy of great national unity,
national reconciliation and © con-
cord .... The prohibition of all
actions likely to give rise to
discord, hatred or mistrust among
the people or among various ethnic
groups. All people, rich or poor,
and irrespective of nationality,
religion, or political tendency must
unite in mutual affection and
assistance for the building of the
liberated zone for a new life in
happiness.

4) All people living in the
liberated zone are free to carry on
their occupations. They are duty
bound to help maintain law and
order, and to support the
revolution.... .

5) The property left by the
puppet administration will be
managed by the PRG.

6) All industrial establishments,
all handicraft shops, all establish-
ments of trade, transport and
communications, and all other
public facilities must continue to
operate to serve the national
economy and the people in their
every day life. Attention will be
paid to normalization of the life of
the people. Jobs will be provided to
the unemployed and to other
people capable of working.
Business associations are
guaranteed to keep their owner-
ship, and are allowed to continue to
operate their businesses. Devoted
care will be given to orphans, the
disabled and the aged.

7) Encouragement will be given
to farmers to rehabilitate and
develop agricultural produc-
tion.... Encouragement will be
given to the owners of industrial
plantations and orchards to con-
tinue their business.

Quebec longshoremen this week did not comply with a back-to-work

8) All cultural, scientific and
technical establishments, schools
and hospitals will open again to
serve the  people.... All
progressive national cultural
activities are encouraged to

develop... .
9) All puppet officers and
soldiers, policemen, disabled

soldiers, veterans and civil ser-
vants who leave the enemy ranks
_.. will receive assistance to earn
their living, to go home, or if they
wish, to serve in the new regime
aecording to their capabilities. . . .
Criminals who have sincerely
repented will be pardoned.

10) The lives and property of
foreign residents will be protected. ;
All foreign residents must respect
the independence, and sovereignty
of Vietnam and must strictly ob-
serve all regulations and policies of
the revolutionary administration.
Foreign residents who wish to
contribute to the South Vietnamese
people’s struggle for. in-
dependence, freedom and national
construction are welcomed.

This 10-point policy statement is
accompanied by a code of conduct
for cadres and personnel of the new
government which instructs them
to respect and protect the lives and
property of the people. “Do not
take evena needle and thread from
the people,” it says and warns that
anyone who damages the people’s
property will be fined.

All government personnel are
instructed to ensure the
democratic liberties of the people
and respect their freedom of
religious belief and customs. “Be
exemplary
order’ the instructions say.

With the ending of the war in
South Vietnam the Canadian
government should be pressed to
lose no time in recognizing the new
government and to immediately
undertake a massive program of
assistance to help rebuild the
devastated land after 20 years of
U.S. war against the people of
Vietnam. :

order by Parliament, which for the second time in a month acted to
break a waterfront strike. On Monday only two workers reported back

to work at Montreal. Photo shows

longshore picket.

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four Montreal policemen watching a

in observing public