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As opportunists in Zimbabwe plot betrayals of the black masses similar developments are taking place in Namibia and South Africa.

In Namibia the strategy of imperialism is to create a false independence, securing its interests through a friendly Meetings (planned for New York, February 11 and 12) between South Africa, the *Big Five' imperialist countries and SWAPO are nothing more than attempts to force SWAPO to accept an imperialist solution.

There must be a fight in the British Labour Movement for maximum moral and material support to any forces within SWAPO which are genuinely committed to the interests of the Namibian workers and peasants in their struggle to withstand the pressure now being orchestrated by imperialism.

Desperate attempts

Just as in Britain the Callaghan government plots against the British workers, it plays a major role internationally in imperialism's desperate attempts to head off the mass struggle in Na mibia.

British workers must combine their opposition to wage cutting, unemployment and cuts in social services with a campaign in support of their class brothers and sisters in Southern Africa.

At present the central solidarity demand must focus on the role of Foreign Secretary David Owen who is travelling the world hatching secret deals with 'moderate Black leaders.

The demand 'No secret diplomacy must be carried, systematically into the British workers movement as part of the fight for the breaking of the coalition and the fight for a new leadership which will start from the interests of the workers not of imperialism.

Such solidarity, however, can be no substitue for the building of a genuinely revolutionary organisationthe only measure which can defend the interests of the workers and peasants of Southern Africa.

In South Africa itself the struggle has developed 1 om

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