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aay and in a redefinition of
Tal-provincial rights which would
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, St the West and the Maritimes. If a
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Momic policy constitutes its
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Progressive African states
criticize Sadat’s treason

By ALEXANDER DEVITT,
VLADIMIR SIMONOV

APN Special Correspondents

EOTONOU, Benin — The In-
ternational Week of Solidarity
with Peoples and Countries Fight-
ing for Their Liberation, and the
International Conference on
Mercenaries, here, was attended
by about 40 delegations represent-
ing, in addition to African coun-
tries and national liberation
movements, states of the socialist

‘community and influential inter-

national organizations.
Progressive Africa sets the tone
in sharp criticisms from the con-
ference rostrum of Cairo’s anti-
Arab initiatives. The ideals of the
Palestinian revolution are near
and dear to the African peoples
who have also experienced incal-
culable losses in the struggle for

} the possibility to-exercise- their

legitimate right to self-
determination.

On the day the conference
opened President Mathieu
Kerekou of Benin pointed to the
gravity of the situation in the
Middle East. He suggested that
the imperialist powers’ double-
dealing policy in the area is pursu-
ing mainly one strategic aim: to
suppress and later ultimately
crush the Palestine resistance
movement.

Most dangerous today is
Sadat’s so-called “‘historic step”
— this is the prevailing view at
the Cotonou meeting. According
to Nicolas Okongo, head of the
Congo delegation, member of the
Military Committee of the Con-
golese Party of Labor, the ex-
change of visits between the
Egyptian and Israeli leaders at the
end of 1977 was tantamount to the
actual recognition of the predat-
ory claims of Tel Aviv. The only
consequence of this theatrical
gesture can be the conclusion of
an unfavorable separate deal.

Following the well-known
summit meeting of five Arab
countries and the PLO in Tripoli,

the conference in Benin de-
monstrates perhaps most vividly
Cairo’s complete isolation from
the anti-imperialist forces of the
third world. The fact that some
countries are geographically dis-
tant from the Middle East, did not
prove here to be an obstacle to a
mature analysis of such negative
results of the Cairo apostasy as,
say, Begin’s ‘‘peaceful plan’’. In
its basis this plan is rejected by
those who are loyal to the princi-
ples of solidarity with
freedom-fighters, including those
fighting for the freedom of three
million Palestinians.

The Arab nation is right when it
does not accept anything but
complete withdrawal of Israeli
aggressors from: all occupied
lands and restoration of the na-
tional rights of the Palestinian
people, led by the PLO — This
idea was contained in a speéch
made by Sam Musialelea, rep-
resentative of the Namibia libera-
tion movement (SWAPO).

As the Cotonou conference
showed, the patriots of the Afri-
can south well understood
Cairo’s initiatives smacking of

treason. From the experience of —

their own countries they well dis-
cern the signs of a collusion bet-
ween local puppets and im-
perialist forces.

The principled position of
progressive Africa demonstrated
in Cotonou is valued highly by the
Arab delegations present here.
Cairo appears in miserable isola-
tion, as one that has nothing in
common with the revolutionary

ideals of three continents, Said

Bafi, a representative of Iraq, told
us. Sadat enjoys neither Arab
powers, nor international sup-
port. Cairo’s disregard for the in-
terests of the Arab east peoples,
primarily Palestinians, an-
tagonized the progressive circles
of the third world. The meeting in
Cotonou is the best evidence of
that.

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CHILEAN MERCENARIES IN NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA — Large units of mercenaries from fascist Chile’s armed
forces are engaged in active combat operations in Namibia (South
West Africa). In a telegram to UN Secretary General Waldheim, the
South West Africa Peoples Organization (SWAPO) called on the world
community to take determined, immediate steps to halt this and to stop
the growth of ties between fascist Chile and racist South Africa.
Namibia, a UN trust territory, is under illegal South African military
occupation. The SWAPO telegram said: ‘‘The Chilean mercenaries
are bringing death and destruction to Namibia, annihilating every living
thing in their way.”

U.S. ESCALATES ARMS SALES

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has acknowledged that arms
sales to foreign countries are expected to reach a record $13.2-billion
this year.

The record arms sales are $2-billion more than in 1977 a fact which
nay counter to Carter’s pledge in May of last year to reduce arms
sales.

The estimated sales this year will be breaking the “ceiling’’ Carter
set of about $1-billion for certain nations. There is no ceiling to U.S.
allies in Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile, the
development of the ‘Trident”’ missile is being speeded up. Trident tests
were carried out at Cape Canaveral, Fla., as part of a $22-billion
program to build 11 submarines armed with the Trident missile, which
is capable of carrying nuclear warheads. :

KOSYGIN CONDEMNS TALKS

MOSCOW — Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin criticized the
Egyptian-Israeli negotiations last week as * ‘aimed first of all at deepen-
ing the split in the Arab world,” and accused Egyptian leaders of
making one-sided concessions to Israel. ‘‘It is clear that if one is
interested in establishing peace in the Middle East, if one cherishes the
interests of the peoples, their honor and dignity, one cannot take to the
road of grovelling before the aggressor,’ Kosygin said.

HUNGER STRIKES IN BOLIVIA

LA PAZ — Over 1,200 people in Bolivia are now on a hunger strike.
The dictatorial pro-U.S. regime appears headed for collapse. The
hunger strikes began in December when 13 tin miners’ wives with their
children took asylum in the residence of the Archbishop of Va Paz. The
miners’ wives were demanding release of all imprisoned mine union
leaders, including their own husbands; a political amnesty and release
of all political prisoners; and the recognition of the illegal Bolivian
Miners Federation. The women have won great support from workers,
farmers, students the church and others.

COMMON MARKET IN TROUBLE

LONDON — The economic outlook for the nine-nation European
Common Market (EEC) is dismal. This was said over British television
by Roy Jenkins, chairman of the EEC. Jenkins said there were few
signs of any recovery in the EEC, and that unless steps are taken soon,
unemployment will continue to grow. There are over six million un-
employed in the EEC.countries. Jenkins called for what seemed to be
increased protectionism, against the U.S., Japan and other capitalist
countries.

ITALY — Trade unions are supporting the demands put forward by
Communists, Socialists and Republicans for left-wing participation in
the government to help deal with the country’s growing crisis. At a
massive demonstration In Rome engineering workers called
for action to deal with unemployment.

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