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materials on the scope of U.S. operations
in tran during 17 years of the Shah's rule.
Excerpts: “... Top Secret ... Melikian, a
member of the Security of the American
Embassy under the section espionage
(CIA), is the contact between the police,
SAVAK, and the CIA...” ;

Following investigation of an auto seen
imthe vicinity of the SAVAK headquarters,
this message was relayed: “After investi-
gation we found that this automobile be-
longed to the Israeli government ... The
Israeli mission should be notified that for
future visits to SAVAK, they forego the
use of diplomatic or service cars for this
purpose ...” Other items included re-.

_ marks on the strength of the clergy, ac- ~
tivities of U.S. diplomats in upcoming Ira-
nian elections, the activities of diplomats
wives, the influence of Princess Ashraf
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oviet Union...” The letter urges ‘contacts with leaders of all political trends
minorities and extremist groups which are able to provoke armed uprisings
ppeini's regime.” Brzezinski’s letter makes it clear he is speaking for the

By WILLIAM STEWART

VIENNA — “Every opportun-
ity lost becomes an obstacle.
Every obstacle overcome be-
comes an opportunity’’.

, These were the words of U.S.
State Democfatic representative
Irving Stolberg, Connecticut, at a
dialogue for détente: and
isarmament held in Vienna, Au-
stria, May 26-28. a.

They were the first, but by no

means the last words at the inter-

. National gathering attended by
' representatives of political parties

from more than 40 countries
sponsored by the Intemational
Liaison Forum.

Present were representatives
from Social Democratic, Com-
munist, Liberal, Radical, Chris-
tian Agrarian, Conservative and
Democratic parties from various
countries. What united them was
their common concern about the
heightening world tensions and
the drift to war. :

In addition to myself,
representing the Communist
Party of Canada, two members of
the New Democratic Party, Ian
Deans, MP from Hamilton Moun-
tain, and Mac Markachuk from
Brantford took part in the gather-
ing. Deans went on to Helsinki
where a conference of parlia-
mentarians from around the
world was held on the same theme
under the sponsorship of the
World Peace Council.

Sixty-two political parties were
represented from 38 countries,
socialist, capitalist and third

world. Present were generals,

admirals, cabinet ministers,
members of parliament, mayors,
professors, theologians and
representatives from the United
Nations..Chairman of the Forum
was Romesh Chandra, who is
both the president of the Inter-
national Liaison Forum, under
whose auspices the gathering was

convened, and president of the
World Peace Council.

The purpose of the meeting
quite obviously was to hold
discussions which might lead to a
common appreciation by political
parties from a wide spectrum of
the world political arena, on the
existing dangerous threat to world
peace and what can be done to
move back onto the course of
détente and disarmament.

It was not to be a decision mak-
ing mecting, but rather a dialogue.

It was therefore a great victory
for peace that the meeting de-
cided to issue a communique,
which was adopted unanimously
on the last day, setting out a
common concer and proposals
for détente and disarmament.

That such diverse political

’ forces could gather under a single
. Toof and adopt such a com-

munique showed that the com-
mon interests of mankind today
embraces détente, disarmament
and peace as the only sane and
rational path for mankind’s
development. :

The Forum covered such
wide-ranging topics as:

e Development of the process

of disarmament and détente; pos--

sibilities and obtacles.

e The global arms build-up.

e Dangers from the military
build-up and particularly the
deployment of medium-range
missiles in Europe.

e The role of neutral and non-
aligned countries.

e The relationship between
disarmament and development.

e The role and responsibility

of the mass media and of educa-

VIENNA CONFERENCE
Dialogue
on peace

tion in promoting the process of
détente.

The main content of the discus-
sions are perhaps summed up in
the following extract from the

- communique, although a much
‘more wide-ranging discussion

took place than can be covered in
a single article:

“The need to implement the
recommendations in the final
document of the UN General As-
sembly Special Session devoted
to Disarmament was stressed.
The participants particularly ap-.
pealed for the opening of serious
talks on such vital measures as a
treaty on the non-use of force, a
treaty to stop the manufacture of
nuclear arms and to gradually re-
duce their stocks until their final

* complete elimination, a treaty to

ban new types and systems of
weapons. of mass annihilation.
‘*The participants urged the re-
duction of military build-up. The
reduction of military expendi-
tures, particularly of militarily
important powers, would provide
greater possibilities for the diver-
sion of major resources to assist in
the economic development of
third world countries, along the
lines proposed by the recent

-summit conference of non-

aligned countries in Havana. The
Forum paid special attention to
the inter-relationship between
disarmament and development.

‘The aggravation of the inter-
national situation in several parts
of the world affects relations in
Europe. This cannot be justi-
fication for disrupting the process
of détent in Europe or for creat-
ing new obstacles to the ending of
the arms race. Détente, security
and cooperation in Europe must
serve as an example for promot-
ing peaceful relations between na-
tions everywhere in the world. In
this connection the positive signi-
ficance of the recent Soviet-
French summit meeting in War-
saw, which shows the possibility
of constructive talks to overcome
tensions, was stressed.

“‘The postponing of the rati-
fication of the SALT II agree-
ment, the adoption of new long-
term military programs and the
deployment of a new generation

.of medium-range missiles in

Europe are measures threatening
to disrupt the present relative
military equilibrium in Europe
and worldwide, and to open anew
and highly dangerous round of the
arms race.

“*There was agreement that the
following steps would be impor-
tant contributions to improving
the international climate:

‘e the suspension of the deci-

sion to deploy new nuclear mis-
siles in Europe, to enable negotia-
tions on mutual reductions of
medium range missiles,

e the ratification of the SALT
II agreement,

e further negotiations and
agreements about strategic arms
limitations and reductions,

e agreements resulting from
the talks on the reduction of
troops and armaments in central
Europe,

e a comprehensive nuclear
weapons test ban,

e the establishment of nuclear
free zones,

e aconvention banning chemi-
cal weapons and the destruction
of existing stocks,

e guarantees to be given.by all
countries, possessing nuclear
weapons not to use nuclear
weapons against those countries
which do not possess nuclear
weapons nor have them on their
territories.

“The gathering singled out
détente in Europe as decisive to.
the cause of world peace, détente

‘and disarmament and saw no

justification for disrupting this
process because of the aggrava-
tion of tensions in other parts of
the world.

“Détente, security and coop-
eration in Europe,”’ the com-
munique declares, “‘must serve as
an example for promoting peace-
ful relations between nations
everywhere in the world.”’

Great emphasis was placed on
the meeting in Madrid in
November this year of the signat-
ory states to the Helsinki Final
Act. It is felt that this meeting can
serve as an opportunity to con-
solidate the process of détente in
Europe if constructive prepara-
tions take place everywhere to
create the kind of atmosphere
necessary to accomplish this.

In its conclusion the com-
munique expressed the satisfac-

tion of the participants in the -

following words.

“‘The participants of the Vie-
nna Forum strongly supported a
continued and extended dialogue
on the issues of disarmament and
détente to be carried forward by
the Intemational Liaison Forum
of Peace Forces. These activities
should be open to the widest pos-
sible range of representatives of
all political parties and inter-
national Non-governmental
Organizations.

“The Vienna Forum appealed
to all political parties in all coun-
tries to join in the preparations for
a World Conference Dialogue for
Disarmament and Détente, to be
held in 1981.”

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