THE FRENCH decision ta send paratroopers to Senegal increases the threat of direc intervention the mone in the Western Sahara, a threat already raised by the alert to elite units in France.
The Association of Friends of the Saharan Republic in Paris Algeria in the 1950s.
Front. the OCALISLOE beth formier French divided TEIDE policy of active solidar- ago.
be raken their demand Party Saturday 3 Decem Registration fee says tbat the 1600 paratroopers and marioes bad alresdy been sent into Mauritania. The troops in Senceal Bre paratroopers from both the Foreign Legion and che regular army. The paras are still rememhered in North America for their brutali Tepressive Tole in The ostensible reason for this larest move is the holding of eight ETENCO nOSaRCS DY TAC COILr Saharan liberation The French an Lechnicians at Zouerate in Mauritania. Mauritania and Morocco, colonies the phosphste-tich Sabaca berween beru wlico the Spanish pulled out iwo years The Polisario has taken cle hostages to draw actention to Africn.
that N1OCOCOO Saharan complies with Red Cross requests to publish the names of Saharan prisomers of war. Of course, the it! chances are that it cannoe do chis, if the murderous record of King Hassan's regime is anything to go Nane of this moreles the French Govermment in its much publi article by cised concern for Lite and limb The simple ceason lor its incerseation is the obvious one: to LLANS E TELDAT CERUIDIL L wup tercats in tbis potentially profitable arca. But it fits inco a wider strategy of more or less overt military intervention in Africa, and an artempe to line up the French-speaking African wares behind the project.
Senegal, straregically placed in the middle of West Africa, is central to this strategy- It was from there thai ethe abortive invasion of Benin was organised in January. launching pad for French and Moroccan military intervention in Zaire in April.
In Zaire the idea was to take over Heigium's role as principal the aftermath of the Shaba war French tums bave woo & namoci of the old Belgian copper mining 131074281015. President Giscard has a similar operation in mind for French-speaking North-West The desires of the popularion which overwhelmingly supports the Polisurio — just don'i come inte Nor does the Times seem very interesie ar woar tne sonarons want — despile GiN Backine for the demand for setr determinotian. On 17 October it ran on AVATTYDE (LWE Chaifont, enirled "Wily the Wesr TURY Moroctans more serlonaly' The HWICT ALtOrUNJESm arnicle redrres the Moroccan and ATOLA AMInA CHABErSS0 ROE C Western Sahara no Jonger exists! WEST GERMANY AFTER THE D OF BAADER, ENSSLIN, AND RASPE AN APPEAL by the Fourth to ternatianal for uniled soldarity activity with PICH OI TCOTUSO UI wha berman AUCHs0OI the lerest issue of Inprecor By with a deciaration b GIM, German sechion o the Fi OrAsY aracisa In mis 158le No T$ [New Series]. plans for Internationn sotior on & March the TOD EE workars NEOSS.
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