IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Cold split in the French Socialists

Socialist Challenge No. 3, 23 June 1977 · p. 11 of the scan · 422 words

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page 11 of the scan

From a correspondent at Pau in ship.

STATUTES within the congress as a Raliy warning not lo Workers Blain.

must bo Easern Europel NUS Erecutive candidate for contribute to tbe Best tube Oxford Circus). THE FRENCH Socialist Party congress in Nantes has failed to rescive the cold split berween the majority and the left. it ratitled IDE UPSIDE Of Cos Is Cong 1975, to exclude representatives of the left-wing The majoricy, led by Francois debate about statutes rather than policies. I POLICE MURDERS, SOLIDARITY WITH POLISH WORKERS AND STUDENTS Led Specters Comer e Speakers: Oliver Donald editer, Labour Focks or Andy Durgan in o persona Carly LETPU and rank and EETPU presiFriday 24 June, 8pm, Room 94 Polechnic of Central London, Regeur Street, London WT (mearJean-Pierre Chevenement, the CERES leader, explained that second political debate. CERES, which is supported b political about a quarter of the party, has tifferences with Mitterrand ove the calcot of nationalisaloons, Lu Comman Market and relations with the Communist Party.

But the fear of creeping social democtatisatioo did bot stop En CERES lenders from making massive concessions to gain Their as nacE 0s 800 finance, while the Mitterrand leadersbip sat tight. The rank and file majority delegates chant•Unity. Unity"". but their ClenT that unity would only be on their ferms.

PRESSURE GROUP Mitterrand may have been disappointed with the outcome of but the attitude of the CERES leaders ensured that tbey will remain a pressure group ton — and a weaker one at that! accept redundancies as part of management's new WE PHILI routine'. Something of a mis BEAUCE INDONESIA Chavernmen parachutists have been sent to quell a separatist revolt Trian-Japa, the wester part oe Panua-New Guinea. same time the indonesian re gime denies that the movement has any support.

MOROCCO: 'We bope thar the Moroccan action under the DAU charter has alerted Africa continent from external Inte HIML ference the Morrocan For eign Minister, commenting or his army's external interference In Zaire.

CHINA: It is well kaown that Teng Hsieo-ping is well on 1be way to being rehabilitated Bu so is the great Marxist teache Joseph Stalin. He never had the distinction of heing labelled a capitalist ronder mut he di get left our of the 1975 colle lion of writings on the dic tacorship of the prolecariat — a rather strange omission. ReferStalin's Tabous techniques for per suading peasants of the virtues issue of the Peoples Dally praises the way in which he bled LEASAIS Union so that they followed the socialist road'.

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