UN UPHOLDS RHODESIA SANCTIONS

UNITED NATIONS—The United Nations Security Council has
resolved to keep in force its economic ‘sanctions against the illegal
racist white minority regime of Premier Ian Smith in Rhodesia
(Zimbabwe), despite frantic protests by the U.S. representative
against the decision. The resolution said that the sanctions would
be maintained until all the people of Rhodesia are granted the right
to self-determination. The U.S. and Britain abstained when the reso-
lution came to a vote. The resolution specifically mentions chrome-
ore imports from Rhodesia as being a violation of the UN sanctions.

The U.S. Congress last year, at the behest of the Nixon Admin-
istration, lifted all prohibitions against import to “the U.S. of
Rhodesian chrome—most of. which is produced in the mines of
the Union Carbide Corporation.

U.S. delegate Christopher Phillips, claimed that the U.S. was
“compelled” by necessity to import Rhodesian chrome, despite the
well-known fact that U.S. chrome reserves are 2,200,000 tons, far
in excess of any possible future need. Phillips was severely criti-
cized on this score by Soviet delegate, Yakov A. Malik, who called
the American approach a “gross violation” of UN sanctions and
a support of racism. The USSR, he pointed out, does not have trade
relations of any kind with the illegal Smith regime in Rhodesia.

IRISH LABOR PARTY HITS ‘BRUTE FORCE’

WEXFORD—The Irish Labor Party ended its conference with a
demand that Britain end its “brute force” policy in Northern Ire-
land, that all Irish political prisoners be released, and that the
Northern Ireland crisis be solved by political, not military means.
The Irish Labor Party is the main opposition party in the Republic
of Ireland (Eire) to the ruling Fianna Fail (“Band of Heroes”) Party
of Premier Jack Lynch.

The ILP also passed resolutions denouncing Lynch’s move to-
ward joining the European Common Market, ‘stating that this
would violate Ireland’s sovereignty, ruin its economy, and bring
about massive unemployment. It stated that foreign capitalist con-
trol of the Irish economy had increased, is increasing, and ought
to be diminished. . :

The ILP also resolved unanimously that all foreign-owned min-
ing companies ought to be nationalized with compensation. This
would apply to U.S.-owned lead and zinc mines.

GHANA REPUDIATES DEBTS

ACCRA—Ghana’s new coup government, which ousted the ex-
tremely pro-western Busia regime on Jan. 13, has taken a step that
has sent a shudder through imperialist banking circles. It has re-
pudiated outright $94.4 million of debts to British companies and
has made repayment dubious for nearly $500 million more owed
to British, American and West European lending agencies.

This has been the step most feared by Ghana’s western creditors
after Colonel Ignatious Acheampong’s military regime took power
and denounced the policies of Dr. Busia as corrupt and bankrupt.
If the debt-repudiation is successful, it can set a precedent for
other developing countries whose economies are hampered by
heavy debts to the imperialist banking system.

These measures, however, reflect a desperate situation and not
a left-wing outlook. Their policiés reveal a fear that unless drastic
steps are taken, revolutionary currents cannot be contained.

GENERAL STRIKE PARALYZES ARGENTINA

BUENOS AIRES—Argentina came to a halt last week with. a
48-hour general strike called by the Argentinian General Confedera-
tion of Labor (CGT), which has five million members. The general
strike was called to protest soaring inflation, to urge restoration

of collective bargaining rights suspended by the government in.

December, and to demand freedom for all political prisoners, in-
cluding jailed trade unionists.

STRIKE WAVE IN SPAIN ,

MADRID—More than 18,000 Spanish workers of the Standard
Electric Corporation won their strike Monday, with a new collec-
tive bargaining agreement providing for wage increases of 12-25%.
The wage agreement is also pegged to the cost of living and will
rise automatically as living costs rise.

The situation is tense in the shipbuilding industry. 2,000 workers
were driven out of the “Astano”’ firm’s yards in Galicia when they
stopped work the moment their collective agreements were to be
renewed. In the Basque country, a factory of the mechanical con-
struction society ‘“‘Alfa” has been paralyzed for a week by a strike
of its 1,000 workers.

In Barcelona, most insurance company workers walked off their
jobs last week. And in Cadiz, 35 workers who were thrown out of
the bread and cereal company where they worked have protested
the action of the company by taking refuge in a church and refus-
ing to leave until their grievances are dealt with.

SOUTH SUDAN WINS SELF-GOVERNMENT

ADDIS ABABA—The non-Arab population of the southern area
of Sudan is to have self-government under a formula reached here
to end the 16-year “civil war.” The agreement marks the end of
a campaign by southern secessionists to secure a separate state
which they call “Azania”.

A joint statement issued after the agreement between the Sudan-
ese government and the South Sudan Liberation Front said: “With
the restoration of peace and stability as their primary: concern,

both parties have outlined a political, legal and administrative™
framework’ within-whieh “these regional aspirations .canvbe fulfilled s.;.
2 and: the! rdtionW “interests and sovereigrity best preserved.”

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1972—PAGE 8

IN BERLIN, CAPITAL OF GDR...

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In West Berlin, members and supporters of the Socialist Unity Party and the Free German
out with banners and leaflets on the streets to demand freedom for Angela Davis and all othef
prisoners in the United States and to condemn racism and way psychosis in the U.S.

U.S. — LEAVE INDOCHINA

(Appeal of the World Assembly for
Peace and Independence of the Indo-
chinese Peoples)

_ All the nations of the world have an
inalienable right, the right to peace.

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Glia e180,
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they have been forced a take up anne
in defense of their lives and their dig-
nity, their independence and their free-
dom. The Government of the United
States has decided, as part of its world
strategy, to dominate this part of the
world.
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sistance of the peoples of Indochina,
and the pressure of public opinion the
world over, including the United
States, President Nixon is forced to
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