impressive Over the last few months I have regularly been reading Red Weekly and Socialist Worker with interest savagely at the reasons An of the Turkish TOT LIE relief International and socialist worker d send me details o R.F. (Edinsubstitute for the people. documented in the media, their plight is desperate. We should all concern ourselves to see that international aid is made available as quickly as possible. However it has been brought to our notice that not a Earnquake single report of the disaster has described the area as other than Eastern Turkey. This is disturbing for two The first is that the complete absence of any mention of Kurds, Kurdish or Kurdistan in the reports exercisina a strict censorsnip. ceptable at the best of times, the thought that new occurred should depend on politically the EEC mctivated censors is doubly abhorrent Secondly, in Turkey in the past and in other areas of Kurdistan, forced deportation has been reduce the density or ine nurdish bopulatorSeptember 1975, causes us serious concern. Steps darity Committee] As has been well political considerations affect the speedy passage of aid to the earthquake victims. region problems with a subject nation inside used to for an International Committee: (1) to supervise aid to fact, taken in conjunction with the lamentable record to assist the Kurds in investigating the organisatior better In the longer term, the frequency of earthquakes in argues that it should be declared ar Zone, the relevant seismographic moni and improved necessary developments would have to tough ot employed as Turkey would not be anxious to see such a debate They would not welcome suggestions that money and resources should be poured into an area Nor would they wel come a continued focus of world attention on their their state boundaries at a time when they are seeking entry to We look for your support and suggestion in calling Turkey Kurdistan during the present emergency;
- SHIRKO ABID [for Kurdish Soli-
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