es. for the eradication of

y, ignorance and disease the provision of better edu- , health and social ser-

e removal of injustices |the more effective protec-

.of human rights;

‘the right of all peoples to = Etro their national mrces and to carry out and economic reform as p see fit; :

the implementation of UN’ ns is required to assure , security and justice.

manimous Consensus 3 demands of the World s of Peace Forces were out through consensus » 14 Congress Commis- the Congress 55-member g committee and its draft- commission. They _ were unanimously with a ne ovation by the deleg- n the final plenary session Congress.

eco demands of the ress delegates constitute a ‘point platform for a just, seratic and stable peace “to the legitimate ; of all states — big or — and of all peoples. It ‘be accepted and worked for sle-heartedly by the peoples ii countries for it is realistic, cipled and profoundly hum-

Congress adopted all tions taken by unanimous msensus. It could not have s otherwise for the Congress e broadest and largest of peace forces repres- all shades of political and pinion ever held in the y of the peace movement.

‘ontrary to those who give Ss: an opinion that the ss was “one-sided,” the ss marked an auspicious

; national and international bts to strengthen under- ding and cooperation among of different shades of opinion for peace, in- tional security, national in- bendence, human rights and ial progress.

| Many Trade Unionists

A new and welcome develop- was the participation in Congress of representatives jihe United Nations, its com- tees and specialized agen- The personal representa-

s of peace

ning of a new Stage of,

re

tive of the UN secretary-general greeted the delegates and parti- cipated in the work of the Con- gress.

A most welcome development

also was the large contingent of trade union representation on

the international, national and.

local levels. Never before in the history of world peace assem- blies have trade unions from the capitalist countries participated on such a big scale.

The 60-member Canadian del- egation, the biggest and most representative ever to attend such a world gathering, also had significant trade union represen- tation. The delegation was a credit to Canada and the natio- nal and provincial preparatory committees. A vote of thanks is coming to the Canadian Peace Congress which initiated the preparatory work in Canada.

It is highly desirable to con- tinue the cooperation achieved between the public organiza- tions and personalities in form- ing the Canadian delegation in order to advance the prospect of continued joint activity for the implementation of the posi- tions agreed to by the Congress and to assure the widest pos- sible distribution of the Con- gress Appeal. (See last week’s Tribune.)

International Détente

The World Congress of Peace

Forces stands as an inspiration for peace partisans everywhere. It serves as a timely reminder to those cold war warriors who are still striving mightly to re- verse the course of history that the forces of peace, democracy and social progress have become superior to the forces of impe- rialist reaction and war.

The Congress served to un- derline that organized joint ac- tivity of the public organiza- tions of the peoples of all coun- tries, backed by the proven peace policy of the Soviet Union (so ably and frankly elucidated by Leonid Brezhnev at the Con- gress) and other socialist coun- tries and supported by a grow- ing number of peaceful states, is the guarantee that the trend

to international détente can be

made irreversible in both the political and military spheres — that peacefil coexistence be- tween states can become the normal basis of relations be- tween states with different so- cial systems. -

Disarmament

- Colonialism and Racism

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CONGRESS COMMISSIONS

Peaceful Coexistence and International Security

Peace and Security in Asia

National Liberation—The Struggle Against

Develoment and Economic Independence Cooperation for Protection of the Environment - Cooperation in the Field of Education and Culture Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Social Problems, Human Rights ind Peace

Cooperation Between Intergovernmental and _ Non-Governmental Organizations

‘ Part of the 60-member Cana ian delegation to the World Congress of Peace Forces in Moscow

_ For international security and disarmament, for national independence, cooperation and peace

Communique of the World Congress of Peace Forces

The World Congress of Peace Forces was held in Moscow on October 25-31, 1973. It was the broadest forum in the history of public- movements uniting people belonging to 120 interna- tional and over 1,100 national organizations and movements in 144 countries.

Seven days of frank discus- tion in the spirit Of a construc- tive dialogue, taking into ac- count various attitudes, enabled us to make a comprehensive examination of urgent and dif- ficult. problems of the present day. ;

The World Congress has been an important milestone in the development of the efforts of the peoples for the defence and the building of peace. It has made an invaluable contribu- tion towards greater understand- ing and cooperation among or- ganizations holding very dif- ferent political and other views. This will give fresh impetus to common action. :

Much of what has taken place on the international scene re- cently fills us with hope and in- spiration. There are signs, for the first time since the Second World War, that the threat of

another disaster, much more terrible for its possible conse- quences, is beginning to recede. The concept of peaceful coexist- ence is winning more and more adherents in and outside gov- ernments. There is greater un- derstanding that concern for world peace and security can- not be the affair solely of a small number of major powers. This understanding is prompt- ing countries — big, medium and small, whether they belong to various blocs and groups or are non-aligned — to contrib- ute more actively to the broad- ening process of detente and to the significant turn from hostil- ity, confrontation and estrange- ment to meaningful, equal co- operation.

But much of what is happen- ing today causes anxiety and worry. Relaxation in some areas is accompanied by explosions of tension and aggression in others, which inevitably make an omin- ous impact on international re- lations. generally. The efforts to slow down the arms race are still encountering considerable resistance from the military- industrial complexes and from militarist, openly fascist and

racist regimes. Despite the pro- cess of decolonization, colonial- ism in various forms still denies to people their independence and their inherent right to be unchallenged masters in their own contries. Deliberate efforts are made tu revive the cold war and thereby adversely affect the recent favorable changes in the international climate.

Together we have considered what can and must be done in this situation by the peace forc- es through the power of world opinion..We have come to the conclusion that it is necessary to take vigorous and concerted action, leaving aside all that divides us, to help foster the progress now under way to- wards peace and security. Draw- ing upon their fruitful work, the 14 Commissions of the Con- gress summed up the positive results of their discussions and conclusions and worked out a common approach to problems,

whose successful solution, we -

are certain, will be the guaran- tee that the successes achieved in the 1970s will lead to a dur- able peace on our planet.

_ We attach paramount impor- tance to the following problems.

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1. The World Congress of Peace Forces—the broadest and largest meeting of public organ- izations of all shades of politi- cal and other opinion held so far—marks only the beginning of joint national and interna- tional efforts to strengthen un- derstanding and © cooperation among peoples of different shades of political opinion for peace, national independence,

international security, human.

rights and social progress. 2. The Congress appeals to all participating organizations, na- tional and international, to ap- prove the various reports and recommendations for action and to carry them into effect to the degree and in the forms suit- able to the methods, traditions, situations and conditions under which they operate and in doing so to be guided by the principle

of respect for the independence of the various organizations and movements concerned. The Con- gress also appeals to all organ- izations, parties ‘and movements to carry forward the spirit of cooperation, dialogue and com- mon action which characterized the Congress.

3. Meanwhile the World Con- gress entrusts the International Committee which prepared the Congress particularly to:

a) assure the widest possible distribution and dissemination of the decisions, reports and ac-

“'tion proposals of the Congress.

b) send. delegations to the United Nations, the Organiza- tion of African Unity and other intergovernmental bodies to in- form them of the decisions and recommendations of the Con- gress, and

c) to facilitate discussions among participating organiza-

-tions on ways and means for

the continuation of the contacts and cooperation begun at the Congress. s

4. In view of the recommen- dations made in various com- missions, the Congress requests the members of the Steering Committee and its office bearers (subject to the consent of their respective . organizations) to meet after a period of three or four months to examine the re- sults of these consultations, with a view to taking any fur- ther steps which may be agreed upon.

5. The’ Congress also sug- gests to all national delegations to take steps, in accordance with their own conditions and following their own methods, to carry out similar consultations in their respective countries for

continued cooperation among —

national organizations.

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