Socialist Challenge I4 June 1979 page 12 NO TORY SELLOUT IN ZIMBABWE SATURDAY JUNE 30 TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE RALLY AT 4PM Reared on crude racism, they see Ts modernisanon or anime as a capitulation to the blacks. White miners have arcady gose on strike La fortnight the Afrikaner workers and petty-bourgeoise have combined with their moral horror a: Muldergate to produce a sharp swing who show province themselves more consistent racists an ultraBotha's nominee for the Transvaal leadership of the Nationalist Party. And last week the NP's majority was slashed in a by-clection as the Herstige National which takes the view that Botha isselling out to Communism - ality in tram's rich Botha's ability to avoid a political explosion in South Africa through demonstration concessions to the black masses is now seriously threatened by of their a revolt on the right of his party which Kaghani by Muldergate.
Further revelations in the affair could later.
Africa House (Tralalgar Square] on third anniuprising Saturday 16 June, Ipm. Organised by AN Immediate point of interest for the British left is the information which has emerged about the South African Departmeat of Information's operations in Britain. This prompts a *Who are the two Labour MPs head of the department, were paid to lobby for the House of done lo investigate the payment of R100.000 to lending trade unionists in Western Europe. in order to induce them to sabotage the week of action against arganised by the the results of the per cent the initiated by the labour movement would undoubtedly come up with same very interesting unswers. Which may be why the leaders haven't shen uny great eagerness to delve more deeply into the whole AFTER the bitter fighting between Arals und the unmy in Southern Iran ago, tine Buzargan government has climbed down. all peace treaty drawn up between Arab appointed governor teneral or te representatives and the Vol Khuzestan conceded some of the Arab demands. particular it was agreed that some of taken preser the fighting will be releused.
There is no news however of seven Trotskyists who have disappeared after being arrested by a local 'Inam committee.
The Arubs, an oppressed nationoil-producing Khuzestan province, started the fight for their rights on 27 April. A mass Khorramshahr demanded an end to the hurussment religious leader Sheikh I was in Khorramshuhr that the fiercest lighting took place a month Revolutionary guards" and Iranian Army regulars turmed their guns on the Arab Cultural Centre in the city, arresting 40 people At the sume lime ranks took blace against Arab militants throughout Mehdi Khuzestan, In the town of Ahwaz, nine members of the HKS (Socialist Workers Partyl, the Irunian section Iran. of the Fourth International, were also arrested.
Only two of those arrested are being held in prison. Seven others had their clothes and personal removed from their hivases and have disappeared. In a press conference in Tehran. HK enders expressed fears for their lives The arrests were not unexpeeded bowerer the ocal man mittee has previously threatened that all 60 members of the HAS in Ahwar would he arrested because of leaflets they had distributed supporting the demands of Arals and Kunds for self-determination, The weckl , paper of the HKS. Kargar (The Worker), also carrled a long interview with a militant of the Political Front of the Arah People.
Abdul Rafursuleh's messuge was that: 'Our ficht is inseparable from that of other oppressed nationalities. We hope that the Irunian working class, which shut down the factories and shut off the oil, will get its rights, hecause it has set not done so..lt is the working class that is going to reconstruct Iranian seciety [Messages appealing for the relense of the HKS members should be sent to Bazargan, Prime Minister, Tehran, Iran, and to the islamic Revolutionary Council, Tehran, Further information Socialist Challenge]-