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Socialist Press1978 1978-01-18Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 1 →
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Weekly paper of the Workers Socialist League * No. 83 * January 18, 1978 * 15p Police escort 'Ü ixecutive member past angry firemen Tanker drivers lobby TGWU official Jack Ashwell demanding action The resignation of Italian Prime Minister Andreotti on Monday followed à protracted political crisis.
Last week Italy's political leaders went to the brink of declaring an open coalition government between the Christian Democrats and the Italian Communist Party.
• But at the last moment they drew back.
With remarkable co-ordination three events all raised obstacles to what the Italian capitalist press was beginning to label a virtual certainty.
First, leading Stalinists of the CP started publicly softening Party Secretary Berlinguer's demand for seats in the Cabinet.
They began to hint that the party need not yet go that far.
Second, US imperialism made a sudden shift in tactics.
After boasting for months about its 'non-interference" in the internal affairs of Western Europe, the Carter administration Berlinguer soon as it looked as if the CP s about to enter the governnt, withdrew its ambassador urgent consultations. «The United States and Break from nationalism Trotsky on France:
Councils of Action.... "its: Sell-out complete . •pp.8-9 •pp.8-9
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ITO: John Sturock, Report PHOTO: Mark Rusher, IFL.