WASHINGTON — Executive hearings are currently in pro- gress before the Sub-committee on Foreign Operations of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee to consider the Nixon Administration’s funding re- quest for foreign military assist- ance and military sales. The re- quest, which totals $11 billion for fiscal year (FY) 1975, will have a great impact on U.S. foreign policy for the next year. An analysis of the request also reveals much about foreign po-

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tion in Chile is critical. That is why we have decided to urgent- ly call this extraordinary session of the International Ccemmission of Inquiry into the Crimes Com- mitted by the Chilean Junta,” Hans Goran Frank, the well- known Swedish lawyer, secret- ary-general of the commission, told a news conference held here on the eve of the session which they-call a “counter-trial.”

That the situation in Chile is critical, especially with the forthcoming “trial” of Luis Cor- valan, general. secretary of the Communist Party of Chile and other leading figures of the Popular’ Unity government can be understood by everyone. They represent the tragedy of the Chilean people — 30,000 dead, thousands tortured in con- centration camps and in jails, hundreds of thousands of crip- ‘pled lives.

It is justly said that few

COPENHAGEN — “The situa-

licy trends that have not been stated outright by Administra- tion officials.

However, as important as this request is to future policy, the American people know virtually nothing about it and can have almost no effect on its eventual resolution. In addition to the fact that the hearings are being conducted in. executive session, the Administration has. succeed- ed in completely disguising the scope and impact of the military

aid bill by splintering it among -

17 different projects administer- ed by the Defense Department,

the State Department, the Agri- |

culture Department and ‘others. —

In fact, although requests for military aid will total at least $11-billion for FY 1975, nowhere does that sum appear in the fed- eral budget. The situation was the same last year when the Ad- ministration requested $12:8-bil- lion for FY ’74, most of which has been approved by Congress. This sum included $2.2-billion for emergency aid to Israel stemming from the “Yom Kip- pur War.”

According to Defense Secre- tary James Schlesinger, “Po- litically, U.S. security assistance contributes in a major way to regional stability . . . (and) fos- ters good military relations with our friends and allies.”

However, the Center - notes that at least 14 nations whose military forces have received arms and training from the U.S. under these grants have shifted from nationalist or constitution- alist governments to military dictatorships in the last 20 years. This can hardly be seen as pro- moting “stability.” Some of the leading changeovers include: Brazil (1964); the Dominican Re- public (1963) ; Indonesia (1966) ; Iran (1953); Chile (1973) Greece (1967); Philippines (1972) and Uruguay (1973).

Besides pumping large amounts of weapons aid into these nations, the U.S. has provided billions of dollars worth of training under the Mili- tary Assistance Act. From the close of World’ War H to the end of FY°’73, 428,000 foreign

- military officers were trained in

U.S. war schools. An additional 80,000 will have been trained by June 30, 1974, “The military

events in the world of the past °

few years have caused‘ such a tide of the international protests

as the fascist coup in Chile. This -

international movement has al- ready saved lives of many peo- ple. It has compelled the Chilean junta to postpone the “trial” of the leaders of the Popular Unity government. Although nothing but a frame-up, the junta has not yet dared to make short shrift of these prisoners in the same way as did with thousands of others — without trial, on the sly, secretly.

The International Commission of Inquiry into the Crimes Com- mitted by the Chilean Military Junta has demanded that the junta publish an official indict- ment against the leaders of the Popular Unity. This has been backed by governments, by gov- ernmental, party and public or- ganizations, by churchmen, by public and political figures of many countries.

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Peru $21.5 million

$28.9 million

Indonesia

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group that overthrew the Allen- de government in Chile last Sep- tember, for example, included in its higher ranks six gradua- tes of our training schools. From 1950 to 1973, we also prepared 14,144 potential leaders of the Greek military regime . .. and 7,883 from Brazil and many others from nations which have since met with less than happy fates at the hands of their mili- tary men,” notes the Center re- port.

—Abridged from LNS

The Danish government has given the parliament ‘buildings to the Commission to hold a counter-trial. The work of the session has been supported in an official message by the prime minister of Denmark. The Fin- nish prime minister has also lent support to the session in a special message. The Norwegian government has sent an official observer to the session.

The session is being attended by prominent. lawyers, public figures and politicians of many countries, including George Le- bel, professor of international law from Montreal, Dr. Basiga- luppo, professor of criminal law from Argentina, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the outstanding Col- ombian writer, Vladimir Kudry- avtsev, director of the Institute of the State of the USSR Aca- demy of Sciences, and William Booth, a well-known New York

judge. (APN)

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SYDNEY—The Socialist Party of Australia welcomes the re- election of, the Labor Party gov- ernment &s a defeat for the plans of the reactionary political forces of Australia. The attack launched by the Liberal and Country Parties has been turned back and the initiative is again in the hands of the Labor Party and the whole Labor movement to carry on with the reform pol- icies commenced 17 months ago.

The election indicated. wide support for Labor’s policies of progressive reform but this needs to be further consolidated and extended if the Liberal- Country Party big business forces are to be defeated in fu- ture elections. The labor move- ment cannot be satisfied with a situation where close to half of the Australian people vote. for the conservative and reactionary policies of the parties represent- ing the monopolies. Nor can it be satisfied with the loss of sup-

' port in country areas where it is

necessary to adopt policies which differentiate between rich and poorer farmers and which clearly support the poorer farmers.

We call upon all Socialist Party members and supporters to give the fullest active sup- port to the progressive national and international policies of the Labor government, which will advance the well-being of the Australian people in conditions of international peace.

In addition, we stress the need for the Socialist Party to popu- larize and develop wider support in the Labor movement for its basic socialist policies. While working to build the united front in action between Socialist Party and Labor Party members and supporters in support of all posi- tive aspects of Labor policy the Socialist Party of Australia calls for fraternal discussions on the commonly held labor movement

Newspaper Guild President Charles: A. Perlik, Jr., left for Chile June 12 on an Internatio- nal Federation of Journalists mission to investigate and help alleviate the plight of journalists under that country’s military junta. ;

Perlik, who is the IFJ’s North American vice president, will spend 10 days to two weeks in Chile, obtaining information on 40 journalists reportedly jailed by the government and seeking ways to aid hundreds of other jobless because _ their papers

have been closed by the regime. °

Perlik was asked to undertake the mission by IFJ leaders at the federation’s recently concluded

world congress in Luxembourg _ and Trier, West Germany.

The mission is being financed by four Scandinavian journalists’ union. Perlik will take with him a check for $844 collected among employees of the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter to aid the families of imprisoned journalists.

The IFJ is considering financ- ing legal assistance to Chilean newspapersons and will act on the basis of Perlik’s findings.

The IFJ has made several pro- tests to the Chilean government Over the journalists’ imprison-

ment. Its world congress ad- dressed an “urgent appeal” to

support and gives

. ment,

Socialist Party hails | e-election of Labor_

objective of socialism and to nationalize local and ° monopolies.

Many Australian Labor Fa reforms can only or 4 through by weakening bes ort nance of the monopOll™. ii the economic and politi

the nation. 0 we believe that se ye Party government back : labor movement is In inititi position to take the ‘i vest and. should reject the 7 add heavy pressure -being “ptt! upon it to abandon its all ‘lt sive policies, The: ové populé shows an_ increas A g

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ahead mandate to

bilization of all the PMR, forces is the best way ction the fresh attacks of £284 gel carry forwar 4a] isitl against monopoly capital! el At the same time against and rejens trends which atemP™ 1 oy if Labor into ill-consider™ acti prepared and prematu ken. which can equally Way to divide the labor MOV?) ol pave the way for the nich pn Some key issues Mi int fi be fought out nae ints of the working inflation. of

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support to the Lane ment to help realiz jectives.

the junta on behalf ha soners and those waroud! their jobs “simply 7% cising their profess), aij

A congress resolu on Chile to observe © yf Nations Declaration Rights, which affirms | pe Fi all accused persons 5, pf? sumed innocent ae in ie y) / guilty according to lic trial at which he |” for guarantees necessaly — defense.”

ers in the Harmony, rebel of South Africa sta8*” sivin op against the subhuma i poset working conditions uth? ye them by the rack qcksY 4 They burned the ba gett! they live crowde ne police cording to AFP. T rity of the white minol” pul fired on the mings all> number of victims said ig known, News relenorces other repressive |. the fl ah | sent to the scene 0” ities: ad from three nearby trol the sl firemen tried to omeeiVe ue gy African miners as boy fs wages amounting

while the wages 97 moe ers amount to the same work. -