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Zimbabwe: The negotiations between lan Smith, Bish Muzorewa, Rev. Sithole and Chief Chirau have continued. I. black delegates have not dared accept Smith's demand that t whites should have a third of the members of any new part ment-enough to give them a constitutional veto. But th have apparently accepted the principle of reserved privileg for the Whites and Sithole for one has said he expects a sett The prolonged guerilla war in Western Sahara has now provoked direct military intervention from French forces.

Last month French aircraft bombed sections of the Polisario Front, killing and wounding many prisoners as well as guerillas.

The damage inflicted by these attacks was the heaviest yet sustained by the liberation army during the couse of the war.

Growing concern

The French government has always provided the major supply of arms, advisers and technicians to the Moroccan and Mauritanian occupation forces.

This new stage of involvement indicates the growing concern of international imperialism with the inability of those armies to contain the activity of the Polisario Front, and safeguard the substantial capitalist interests in the region.

The air raids took place after French Communist Party leader Georges Marchais had successfully negotiated on behalf of the 'French government for the release of French hostages held by the This incident will no doubt be used to justify continued aggression to *protect the rights of French citizens' Meanwhile all the parties in the Moroccan parliament united in giving unanimous approval to Hassan's vastly mont within dave increased defence budg which absorbs one third total expenditure.

Amid constant denui ations of Algerian aggressu a deputy from the Prs (tre party of the . Moroccan ( spoke demanding greater s port for the troops in West Sahara and the introducti of general conscription!

The Polisario Fre possess neither the techni nor human military resour to resist for long these гари growing antagonistic forces This urgent situati requires an immediate ti and appeal for support to 1 Moroccan masses who hi been dragged into t imperialist adventure.

At the same time thr governments, which in 1 past have mouthed th solidarity with the liberati struggles of the 'Sahara must be forced to transl these fine words it concrete assistance.

Petty-bourgeois

Here the role of the pet bourgeois 'socialist' regime Algeria is crucial. Traditi ally the international spon of the Polisario Fro Boumedienne's governmen now seeking a way extricate itself from t dangerous position with‹ compromising its "progressi reputation.

Geographically and ea omically Algeria is in the b position to aid the Sahara but an all-out struggle agai the regime will be needed ensure that such a comn ment is realised.

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