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DECLARATION
OF MONTREAL

_ The Hemispheric Conference to end the United States War
in Vietnam held in Montreal from the 28th November to the
Ist of December 1968, after hearing speeches made by the
delegations from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the de-

legation from the South Vietnam National Front for Libera- ©

tion and the delegations from various countries in the West-
em Hemisphere, has unanimously passed the following re-
Solution:

—Sternly to condemn the criminal war the U.S. govern-
Ment has been carrying out over the last fourteen years
against the Vietnamese people.

~—Wholeheartedly to support the heroic Vietnamese peo-
Ple’s Struggle for their fundamental rights, i.e. independence,
Sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. To consider the
Struggle of the Vietnamese people as a great contribution to

€ common cause of the people of the world for indepen-
dence, freedom, peace and social progress.

=~The fact that the U.S. government nas hud to stop uncon-
ditionally its bombing of the whole territory of the Democra-
tic Republic of Vietnam and to hold talks with the N-F.L. of
South Vietnam on questions of concern to South Vietnam is
a big victory of the Vietnamese people and of the people in
the United States, the Western Hemisphere, and of all man-
Kind dedicated to peace and freedom. This victory is also an
tloquent expression of the force of justice in our times.

It is however an initial victory because at present the U:S:
80vernment still continues to intensify its war of aggression
South Vietnam, daily committing barbarous crimes against
the Vietnamese people there and to carry on its acts of en-
Croachment on the sovereignty and security of the Democra-
tic Republic of Vietnam.

The Conference highly appreciates the contribution made
by the people in the United States and in the Western Hemis-
Dhere to the common struggle of progressive mankind for
Peace and social progress and their resolve to oppose the

‘S. war in Vietnam.

In face of the present situation the conference calls on peo-
Ple in the Western Hemisphere and those in the United States
to mobilize all forces for the struggle for a total end to the

S. war in Vietnam. It calls on all strata of people in the

€stern Hemisphere to give .the Vietnamese people moral,
Political, and material support in the most adverse and effec-
tive forms, to organize a week of solidarity with the Viet-
Namese people in all the countries of the Western Hemisphere
9n the occasion of the anniversary of the founding, of the
NF.L. of South Vietnam on December 20, actively to support
the stand of Vietnam embodied in the statements respectively
issued on the 2nd November 1968 by the government of the

‘R.V., on the 3rd November 1968 by the South Vietnam
N.F.L. and on the 7th November jointly by the South Vietnam
NEL. and the Alliance of National, Democratic and: Peace
forces of Vietnam on a political solution to the Vietnam prob-
lem. The Conference calls on the broad opinion in the West-
ern Hemisphere to sternly condemn the U.S. government for
its continued war of aggression in Vietnam and to demand
that the U.S. government put an end to all acts of encroach-
Ment on the sovereignty and security of the D.R.V., withdraw
all U.S. war material from South Vietnam, and liquidate all
U.S. military bases from South Vietnam; let the South Viet-
Nam people settle their internal affairs themselves in accord-
ance with the political program of the South Vietnam NFL.
and the Vietnamese people in both zones decided by them-
Selves the peaceful reunification of Vietnam without foreign
Mterference. Z

The best way for the oppressed people to support the Viet-
Namese people is to fight imperialism in all its forms accord-
ng to their own conditions. The Conference is firmly confi-
dent that with their tenacious and valiant struggle, with the
active support of the peoples in the Western Hemisphere and
he people of the world, the Vietnamese people will surely
accomplish their glorious struggle for their fundamental rights
and thus make a great contribution to the common cause for

Peace and freedom of mankind.
Montreal, November 30, 1968.

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Vibrant unity to
end Vietnan

Draft cards go up in flames at final session of Hemispheric Conference.

The unanimous adoption of the
delegates and observers from Latin Am
sembled in the now historic Hemispheri
was the expression of the vibrant unit
hemisphere in support of the heroic people
struggle for victory in the criminal war o
them by the United States government.
declared purpose of the Hemispheric

great achievement.

By MEL DOIG

“DECLARATION OF MONTREAL?” by 1800
erica, the United States and Canada, as-
e Conference to End the Vietnam War
y of millions of people of. the western

of all Vietnam in their continuing
f aggression now being waged against
This unity to end the Vietnam war was the
Conference, and this unity was its first

At the same time, representing the most diverse interests of many groups

from many countries,

forms of imperialist aggression an

oppression exist.

To the Conference delegates
and observers, gathered in a
hall decorated with peace doves
soaring with Vietnam to the sky
of freedom, the leader of the
National Liberation Front, ex-
pressing the thanks of the peo-
ple of South Vietnam for their
support, said, “It is not only: by
our blows against the enemy,

-put by your heartbeat that we

will win.” The Conference was
that heartbeat, strong with the
pulsating, united will for peace
for Vietnam, for freedom from
oppression of all peoples.

The Conference gained
strength, it came alive through
struggle. For to the Conference
had come representatives from
the most varied moyements of
the people of North and South
America. Peace movements,
black people’s movements,
youth and student and women’s
movements, trade unionists, art-
ists and doctors, political lead-
ers and members of govern-
ments, and many and varied
protest movements, all had as-
sembled in answer to the call
for the Hemispheric Conference
to End the Vietnam War. It was
inevitable that some felt their
own particular struggle against

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oppression, against discrimina-
tion was the most important
thing facing the Conference.

The turning point in the life
of the Conference was reached
when a special meeting of the
enlarged conference committee
unanimously decided to recom-
mend the adoption, of the re-
solution that became the Mont-
real Declaration. It. was this
meeting that heard the leader
of the delegation from the
Democratic Republic. of Viet-
nam, Minister of Culture Hoang.
Giam, explain “one must learn
to fire directly at the enemy,
and not into the air wildly any-
where and. everywhere.”

The D.R.V. delegation leader:
had earlier told the Confer-
ence’s first plenary session that
the unconditional ending by the
United States of. the. bombing
of North Vietnam and its agree-
ment to meet in Paris with the
representatives both. of North
Vietnam and of the National
Liberation Front ‘represent
only a first step. We have no
illusions, and we urge you also
to have no illusions. The enemy
is not defeated.” The leader of
the National Liberation ' Front
delegation to the Conference re-

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the Hemispheric Conference united in condemnation of all
d oppression, wherever such aggression and

ported how at this very time
when the Paris discussions may
commence, the United States is
increasing its.) bombings and
ruthless butcheries in South
Vietnam.

“The warmongers in the U.S.
government circles,’ he said,
“persist in their perfidious ag-
gression against our country.
They continue to commit new
crimes against our people, and
this compels us to continue our
struggle.’ Speaking of — the
Hemispheric Conference, the
National Liberation Front Dele-
gation Leader declared, ‘This
important event marks a new
step in the growth of solidarity:
and. friendship between the -peo-
ples. of the western hemisphere
and the. people of Vietnam. We
are confident,’ he continued,
“that, the progressive forces and
the people of the western hemi-
sphere will give more and more
energetic support each day to
our. people’s struggle for na-
tional emancipation until we
achieve final victory.” ;

The 1,800 delegates and.ob-
servers leapt. to their feet:in a
cheering ovation as he conclud-
ed,. “The .struggle. for. the na-

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