THE WAY F
SOUTH VIE

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PROGRAM OF THE SOUTH VIETNAM
NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT

__ In 1960 the South Vietnam Natio-

_ fal Front for Liberation brought out
a 10 point program aimed at uniting
all patriotic forces for the liberation
and building of South Vietnam.
Since then the NLF, in the course of
leading the armed struggle to defeat
U.S. aggression, has succeeded in
achieving a formidable degree of
national unity around the aims of its
program.

This unity is grudgingly acknow-
ledged by Washington and ‘its pup-
pet government in Saigon. The broad
union of sections of people, organ-
izations, political parties, national-
ities, religious communities and pat-
tiotic personalities has successfully
established a firm base among the
widest sections of the people. It
persistently presents its alternative to
war, poverty and military occupation
brought on by U.S. aggression and
political corruption from the Saiyon

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generals. So far-reaching and real-
istic are the proposals of the NLF
program that a dilemma has been
created in Washington and Saigon
about dealing with the NLF. U.S. Am-
bassador to Saigon, Bunker, is re-
ported to be opposed to Saigon’s
“being exposed to the dangers of
dealing with the NLF.”

Excerpts from the new revised NLF
program, adopted in August 1967,
and circulated among United Na-
tions delegates in December, clearly
indicate the road ahead for South
Vietnam: 5s

The forces that guarantees the ful-
filment of the above task of fighting
against U.S. aggression and saving the
country is our great national union.
The South Vietnam National Front
for Liberation constantly stands
for uniting all social strata and classes,
all nationalities, all political personal-
ities, all individuals and all patriotic
and progressive forces, irrespective of
political parties, all organizations, all
religious communities, all patriotic
personalities, all individuals and all
patriotic and progressive forces, irres-
pective of political tendencies, in order
to struggle together against the U-S.
imperialists and their lackeys, wrest
back our sacred national rights, and
build up the country.

BROAD AND PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATIC REGIME

To abolish the disguised colonial re-
gime established by the U.S. imperial-
ists in South Vietnam and overthrow
the puppet administration. Not recog-
nise the puppet “national assembly”
rigged up by the U.S. imperialists and
their lackeys, and abolish the ‘“‘consti-
tution” and all anti-national and anti-
democratic laws enacted by the U.S.
imperialists and the puppet administra-
tion. Z

To hold free general elections to
elect the National Assembly on the
basis of universal, equal, direct suf-
frage and secret ballot. This National
Assembly will be the state body and
constitute the highest authority in
South Vietnam. It will work out a de-
mocratic constitution which fully em-
bodies the fundamental aspirations of
all social strata in South Vietnam and
guarantees the establishment of a
broad, progressive democratic : struc-
ture. The immunity of the deputies to
the National Assembly will be guaran-
teed.

To set up a democratic government

- of national union which will include

representative persons from the vari-
ous. social strata, nationalities, religious

® Free general
elections

© Rebuild the
economy

© Land to the
tiller

© Rights of
workers

© Religious
freedom

© Rights of
women

© Peace and
neutrality

© Social relief

communities, patriotic and democratic
parties, patriotic personalities and
forces which have contributed to the
cause of national liberation.

To proclaim and enforce broad demo-
cratic freedoms: of speech, press and
publications, of assembly and demon-
stration; freedom of association, and
trade unionism; freedom to form poli-
tical parties and freedom of creed.

To guarantee to all citizens inviol-

ability of the human person, freedom of _

residence; -secrecy. of: correspondence,

freedom of movement, freedom

_ work and rest, and the right to stu!

To enforce equality between ™
and women and equality among
various nationalities.

To release all persons detained "
account of their patriotic activities. |

To dissolve all forms of concent
tion camps.

To give the right to return home
serve the country to all those W
have had to seek asylum abroad ff!
the U.S.-puppet regime.

To severely punish the invetef?
agents of the U.S. imperialists.

INDEPENDENT AND
SELF-SUPPORTING ECONOMY

To abolish the policy of econd#

enslavement and monopoly of the
imperialists. :

To confiscate the property of
U.S. imperialists and their agents
turn it into state property.

To rapidly heal the wounds of wi
restore and develop the economy 8?
to make the people rich and the col
try powerful.

To protect the right of ownership
the means of production and 0
property of the citizens by law.

To restore and develop agricult
production. To improve farming, ™

mal husbandry, fish-rearing and f0 i

try. The State will encourage
peasants to unite and help one ano
to boost production: grant them 10
at low interest for the purchasé
buffaloes, oxen, farming implemé?
agricultural machines, seeds, fertiliZ’,
etc; help them develop _ irrigal!
works and apply advanced technidq
in agriculture.
To guarantee outlets for agricult
products. #
To restore and develop indus!)
small industries and handicrafts. }
To guarantee the right of work,
and employees to take part in Y
management of enterprises. |
The State will encourage capital
in industry and trade to help deve!
industry, small industries and hal!
crafts. |
To enforce the freedom of. eft!
prise for the benefit of nation-build”
and the people’s welfare. ‘

To apply a customs policy desi
to encourage and protect home prod!
tion. |

To restore and develop comm
cations and transport.

To encourage and set up econdl
exchange between towns and coun!”
between the plains and mountain af 4
To give due consideration to the
terests of small traders and shopke!
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