IMGpapers 1976–79

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

EYEWITNESS REPORT FROM IRAN

Socialist Challenge No. 83, 15 February 1979 · p. 3 of the scan · 149 words

The scan: sc-n83-feb-15-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 3 of the scan

divided soldiers put up only a half-hearted resistance.

Only the Imperial Guards, who had moved out from their base into the city centre with Chieftain tanks, continued to put up tierce resistance.

The celebrated Chieftains have proved next to useless. In the restricted space of the city on centre they have been overwhelmed by Molotov cocktails.

Saracen armoured cars have OCODIC been taken intact and are being onto the streets. The soldiers used by the masses in attacks on such and such locations...cars are needed to transport medical are danger of burning down in such We call on our wrotners no we fire origade to immediately go to this area... director of Pars Air is planning *There are reports that the SECT to escape in a private plane with large sums of money. Airport workers are alerted to arrest 'Danger! Danger! Danger! There are reports that Chieftain

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