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Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-Ping, who has been acting as head of the state apparatus since Chou En Lai was hospitalised over a year ago, was the man finally brought in to restore "order" in the city. His purge of radicals in the local party apparatus was used to underline the theme of "party unity" laid down by the Party congress.

Teng, who was bitterly criticised at the time of the cultural revolution, was only restored to power two years ago. Since then he has brought back a number of senior state and military officials who were removed along with him during the cultural revolution.

But in the Chinese press at the beginning of September different factions within the Party hierarchy appeared to be airing their differ ences openly. In People's Daily (with a readership of over thirty millions) and the Party theoretical journal Red Flag a campaign was The fiction of 'non-interference' by US imperialism in the internal affairs of European countries took another knock last week. As the Italian Communist Party renewed its efforts to force or cajole the Christian Democrats (Italy's main capitalist party) into some sort of joint agreement on a new coalition with Communist Party participation or support, the US Ambassador in Rome attempted to put his foot down.

In an interview with the weekly magazine Epoca Mr. John Volpe, ambassador since 1972, announced that 'President Ford, secretary of state Kissinger and other officials have declared explicitly on a number of occasions that the participation of the Communists in the government and their taking of power in a member state of NATO would be diction.

Warming to his theme, he adde that in view of the politica historical, cultural and social lini which firmly unite Italy and tr United States, we could not favoi the installation of a system i government foreign to the weste: democratic tradition' Mr. Volpe is only stating ; only a little 'indiscretely' - wh is universally accepted among i: senior officials of the US S:. Department. As in Portugal th: are eager to use every possit avenue • to bolster pro-Ameri capitalist regimes.

The fact that Mr. Volpe's vie on the manoeuvres for a coalit: coincide with those of the la: majority of Christian Democra politicians is also well known. B they are not free agents in : matter - the offensive of the alian working class, both on : trade union front and in it swing to the left in the Ju regional elections - force them consider the need to bu! =: through readmitting the C: munist Party into government.

In 1948 US imperialism : the • Papacy openly united it : anti-Communist campaign w drove the CP out of the p: war government. But the react: of the Communist Party Ic! Volpe's open intervention them was of the most minima cowardly sort.

They politely appealed Signor Moro's Christian Derai cabinet to 'prevent acts c:_' type' - while the Socialis: P:

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