The participants of the First International Congress for and about Rudolf Bahro, held KeTilR (West) between 16-19 November 1978 renew their protest against ine sentence imposed on Rudolf Bahro for SO OS aa SCaCEud without an effective defence. And we demand his immediate Rudolf Bahro tries to apply the Marxist method and Marxist categories to the analysis of East European societies, and he tries to show the path of change LOWarOs socasi.
THESES Regardless of whether we agree or disagree with his theses and individual positions, his book is an important scientific THREE THOUSAND people attended the congress in defence of the imprisoned East German Marxist Rudolf Bahro in West Berlin earlier this month.
They unanimously approved this statement, which was drafted by the following political organisations: the Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, the Spanish Socialist Party, the Fourth International, Listy, II Manifesto and the Socialist Bureau.
and political produced by a critical Marxist AnO COMOUHISU His book BUZCE contribution to the attempt to DICSCHIU SoCidlisi perspective and to the attempt to develop steps practical change. Therefore he, like Robert Havemann, represents the hopes of many people in the East and the We demonstrate tor Rudof Bahro and discuss DCCausC WC Wanl Socialism and democracy are indivisible.
Solidarity with Rudolf Bahro means for us solidarity with all political prisoners and those in. the East European countries persecured for tneir pontical or religious convictions.
BULS MEMYCEO!
Berufsverbote and other forms or- mnllanon rights in the Federal Republic of uchllaly auld show, people thinking.
Bahro also have difficulties in this country, in spreading and standing up for their ideas and contribution, conceptions of an alternative social order.
The Alternative Therefore it is natural for us to oppose any kind of politica important repression and to tight for the realisation of social and human ds d Ica.
nEns ane Tora tenera amnes for all political LOWaILS throughout the world PARTICIPANTS West. The participants at international congress — trade his work unionists, socialism!. oeneent SOCIa ISIS.
and social democrats from the different countries of Western and Eastern Europe have, in the last three davs work of Rudolf Bahro in an open dialogue.
Despite our
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NIDDULZ The uniforms are made in a Orale TaCOE Israel also supplies a valuable propaganda service. In July the retired Israeli Chief of Staff -Mordechai Gur and publicly armies tor being VICtorIOUF 1n Guard their struggles, photographed with Pinochet This was widely propaganda purposes. in botb Chile and the USA.
zontelin Israeli-Latin America Chamber Comterce. advertisements for the kil and wind Aircrait. While this plane from Israel. is advertised in the US as "business man's plane. in this (Spanish language) bulletin it is promoted as 'easily convertible characteristic into an anti-guerilla Swap the cocktail bar for a few tnachine guns and presto!
this congress. .o cemocrane discussion West DCHI!! like strengthen the work in our countries.
OPINION only organisations. prisoners Rally religious this communists, socialists this congress discussed •ENE to day role to play.
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Israel weapons, and anti-guerilla crall ship these arms itself.
differences we have tried to provide an example through Out of this and through the exchange of experience here we commit ourselves to further and solidarity Rudolf Bahro hoped that his book would be treated critically and would be discussed. We can pass on this wish and appeal to the political and moral responsibilities of all left-wing We ask democratic inter national public opinion, especi vanOus pontcal. University and trade organisations. to mobilise their efforts to increase the Tollowing pressure on the GDR for the month: release of Rudolf Bahro.
the This will be possible only if is followed ouner mme anona muauves Here the international trade union movement has a specia concentrated in four cuntries Asia is Singapore, Thailand and Iran. Taiwan is known the te receive missiles and scientific missions' The 'Singapore Connection' longest standing ane aceoestor israe s overseas The Singapore army was practically founded estates by Israeli officers and is still advised, if not commanded, by companies.
Thailand is a more recent Centure. The connection started concentration 1976 counter(wnen liberal government and its supporters conditions, were Tumiessiy crusnea in worse semi-feudalism, began supplying especially infantry and is still doing so. In spring CouTDCHU Africa 1976, only one year after the fal of Saigon, it would have been politically difficult for the USto EAST GERMAN guard: keeping the workers behind bars.
BARRY WILKINS reports.
general meeting College Cardiff branch of the Association University Teachers passed the motion earlier this *AUT supports the call for immediate of Rudolf Bahro from imprisonment in the German Democratic Republic and upholds the and rights of intellectual freedom for citizens, including the right to publish views critical of their Uzzi The links between the Savak, ne aman secero ce anei Israeli counterpart, are already well known. srae has helped Iran in other ways, notably with uDIq uItous aEnCuLLuld One of the main grievances of the Iranian rural workers is that and under the guise of agricultural reform the Shah has created vast of confiscated land These have frequently been handed over to multinational Hired landless labourers are kept in conditions not unlike camps. (surrounded by barbed wire from. Israel). It is in creating such arguably much than the previous thai missions nave neiped using Israeli involvement in Africa has changed since 1967. Aid to Ethiopia has diminished after society and its government without fear of reprisal. forward to the couneil of the This motion AUT national delegate conterence heid twice a vear)
The Bahro Defence Campaign would be strengthened significantly if the AUT can be committed nationally to supporting the demand for his • nere ore au socnsi ena. lenge supperters who are AUT HICDeR should the Bahro case in their branches Mao ensEre FERI Cardiff motion will be supported by their delegates at the Council meeting.
recent events. Today there is a strong militarv connection with Kenya (readers will remember the role Kenya played during the Israeli raid on Entebbe). LICENCE But it is with southern Africa that Israel's links are strongest. The main Khodesiar -AIIE sub-machine gun is the Israeli manufactured Israeli licence in Rhodesia (and known locally as the Ruzzi -Rhodesian Uzzi).
A feature of recent military SUDDIeS O SOl ATrIC Das been communications equipment such as walkie-talkies These are manufactured by Tadiran, who (justly) publicise them as having had exposure to field conditions large consignment was bought by South Africa immediately after the Soweto riots at a time when no other imperialist country could have openly shipped such supplies without at least some protest.
Other equipment includes DOWe LUEDrOCCLOr SCaTemPI and other anti-guerilla material Israci has also recent y suponec installed an electronic barbed wire fence .OIl Namibian/Angolan border. STATUS However, the most important service rendered by Isreal to South Africa is probably military, but economic. South Africa is excluded from most commercial trade agreements - it receives neither favoured country status from the EEC nor preferential treatment fron the USA Thus South African goods are imported to •sTacm and re-exported as Israeli produce, constacrao e customs allowances with the EEC and the United States. This is especially significant in the case of iron and steel.
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University staff back Bahro