trade union Called sponsored by the пооло 4pm, at Poly rion-aligned Press/ 45]. Other *For Cheques/POs threats against Iran US HANDS DOWN NITH AMERICA (MERAD NO US WARSHE IN IRAN PICKET OFTHE USembassyin Londonon the weekend to protest Carter's war WAR which intervened revolution, installing Reza Khan on the throne.
Even this did continuing tradition of struggle. In 1946 an autonomous republic was declared, based on Tabriz — in the same year that the Mahabad wa. neighbouring Kurdish people. Again, the struggle was defeated because of international factors Stalin's withdrawal of the Army from Iran, where it had been during the Second enabled the military to move against the republics; the Tudeh (Communist) Party, which significantly during struggles, capitulated to Stalin's line and urged surrender to the Shah. The result was against communist militants, in which the responsibility of the Tudeh was clearly recognised. remembered today.
Compounds The Azerbaijanis, like the Kurds, have little to learn from Khomeini about imperialist imperialist responsibility for the years of exploitation.
The stand taken by Ayatollah Shariat-Madari difficulties facing regime, since it introduces divisions prevent a be taken Republic of established by the the struggles Kurds.
War, had grown the year against mass pogrom Kurdish and still demonstrations manoeuvres and compounds the the Khomeini their needs forced to concede that no action will regard the agrement oas been reachess rior agreement has been reached Shariat-Madari. It will be far more difficult for the government to isolate Azerbaijanis through manipulation of the media than it was during the war against the Khomeini will have to face the political demands which the Azeris raise head-on, without being able to side track into Islamic demagogy. Not even raising sianders on questions of anti-imperialism will provide a way the Azeris mobilisation America in recent weeks means that they have passed the test already on that score.
leaders have already issued statements in subport of the in Tabriz. In. fact Khomeint's writ has essentially ceased to run in the huge north-western regions of the country.
This is the clearest indication to date that the dynamic of the revolution 1s pusning derou ine poundares idil down for it by the Islamic hierarchy; that to resolve their problems the workers and oppressed of Iran will have to seek answers of their own rather than rely on Khomeini to meet