how those forces work in practice.
Propagation of the Gospel fo a IT IS WELL koown that a perilla campaign cannot sacoeed without the support of the majority of the people and it was • 1115 Rbodesian Government launched the hearts and minds' of the African In the words of a member of the psychological action Pryac): *our aim is to create rich a locling o1 terror people will not dare support the The ded not realise that has own words condemned him as the terrorist. Since it is from the schools that ariny recruits ed its efforts here, Groups taur he schools giving 'anti-terr" talks and offering rewards to children THE TUC passed the following motion at Congress:
This Congress deplores the har prisonment of trade unionists in South Africa Recognising that the winning u made anion richis in Souch Africa is an important part of th Fight against aparnheid, Compress calls upon the General Council and affiliated unions to bring pressure to beur on British parent compamies persuade them insin that their South African shradianies give full trade union If the Owen-Young plan for Zimbabwe were implemented, much of the responsibility for policing the "transition' would lie with the present Rhodesiun security forces, which makes this an opportune moment to look at The author of this article, BRIDGET PARSONS, did not go to Rhodesia as a supporter of the nationalist guerillas. She was sent by the United Society for the school near the Mozambique border. She was later pinpointed by the security forces as a guerilla supporter, denied further work and forced to leave the country earlier this year.
who report on the activities of their village.
Essay competitions are held on such topics as "What I would do was tortured by being DurnE win cisarches to force mim to disclose more of his farber's night time activities. subsequently fed to Mozambrique.
Mucilated bodies are dragged vehicle and then pulled around the compound by a piece oi topi or by the hair. The students are told "this is what will happen to you al you soin the terrorists"
A girl told me of a case in her school when they propped up the outside the DULY TUC and South Africa rights of recognirion and negoation to air worker Congress reaffirmr in policy on South Afher and wefcome International Trade Union Con ference for Acrion Agains: theid Genewa particular the for particiation in South African Congress of Trade Unions to win full trude union right into the face of the dent Tie past. Their faces were pushed youth - and then they had to go in and cat their dinner. The body was that of an ex-chocE of 1h school and so known to many of counted this la suffering severely from such a horrifying experience another method is the showin at schools and in villages where the whole community is foroed to view theat, including very your children. the tracking freedon lighters by the body apart and then eating it Whether such things actual seven-yearpropaganda purposes only is irre One can imagine chicci incy nave on a dark niht The child people who are not used to seeing violence on television or IN CASE YOU NEED THEM After a 'kill' the dead bodie minimal respect. They are wrap sed in plastic and then dangle dining ball over the villages In March I was told of sever 11 year-old children who shor on their way bome from schol The soldiers said they wer taking Food to the terrorists. Thi bodies were flown, hanging from a helicopter, 1o a nearby town.
Seven the passed over the children's homes be parcats were saw no report of this in the Aper- press: presumahly it was covered active running with terrorists" internarional The tactics used by WHATE The Genera support the security success:
the freedom fighters returnied home -The girl who re ЗЕН The boys -A typical film include of a group of 03U TOUR ULTI for to build.
comed hope of freedom.
with even the 4CCE KALIESSE thing thai were helicopter; beco kuled in chis manner then told b soners are WANT. TUE to prevent him from sober was they are meeting with little Tribal The people readily identity with ince tbey are often local hay MEETINTO 1515 and see thein as the only way independence can be won. The truth is that people dread meeting a Rhodesian solerred to in affectionate terms as The first freedom fighters who move into an area get to know the people, living with them anc TOIDE DUL HOOUL BEE PEODICIA They soon know who is net lo be trusted, which Europeans have a adequate wercharge and so on. They help he people to identify the ill then soorty and to beein to than about the society they would like Ir is at this point that som talk about communist terrorists" imposing Yet the freedom figbters are welhome as long lost rela their tom outside the country they are able to articulate the grievances of the When a 'contact' is made bet and a group of guerillas the troops reinforcements Helicopters are flown in and shoot at any moves. The obvious reaction of women and children working on the fields is to run when half a dozen choppers th are killed. Onc estimated that over hundred of his congregation had After such a contact no pri taken unless they same minister described the way se saw one prisoner treated. Thi nan had both kneecaps shot of escaping.
was covered from bead to foot in sacking and then hung with neavy chams. He was Dcala witl a club. Two days later when the minister went back the priS731L received no medical attention Another instanoe of the treatLeveller THE POLITICS OF CONTRACEPTION Elm Drugs Swindle Voices from Ford Blue Jeans Socialist Theatre At left bookshops, nemsagents, or simple copy from; 155a Drummond Street, London, NW1
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