sisting by opening up land territory for shipments of i On many occasions in his hasized the equal role of in the struggle for free- said. ‘“‘He spoke of their ies to get rid of the Shah and mocratic country. ‘sponse was tremendous. took part in the many mass fons, they died in their hun- times carrying their babies in ' They fought in guerrilla Iticipation in the revolution y. : The documents are full of revealing 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 Phalavi, Iran’s press, etc. : ee ri pe reten: peals toe **? be pyaar y security inse >>? ten © of Be 7 ectatatt os tetellis cere areeeset of; Centre The r 2, consis SAdviser Brzezinski’s letter shows the White House position last summer. He on by the Department of Defence and CIA, after consultations with the to “... exploit the climate of suspicion and mistrust that exists between ighbors.” And for “ending support for Khomeini’s Islamic Republic, espe- 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.” PACIFIC TRIBUNE—JUNE 27, 1980—Page 7