WHEN REAGAN appointed Henry Kissinger as head of the special commission on Central America, he described him as 'a very distinguished American, virtually a legend in that field'.
1970's when, Secretary mended the elected Allende government of Chile, with the words 'I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people'.
Reagan echoed this in his speach to launch the special commission in the summer of 1983.
•We must not allow totalitarian communism to win ov default he said Without the necessary for us to prevent the light of freedom being tinguished Central America'.
invaded population of know WICE this *light of freedom' amounts to. So 40,00 civilians too do the killed Dy -The army death squads US backed regime Salvador.
US military economic aid to repressive regimes in the region has rocketed - by 650 per cent Henry Kissinger Inland 6 months 68; 12 months £15 Overseas (12 months only)
Europe £17; Air Mail £ 24 soun e inese rates for multi-reader institutions) ease send me as special offer Der with the Post Offee ET Us U to London 32. A legend Kissinger certainly became in the early of State, he comUnited States destabilisation of the three years and by 500 per cent to Guatemala in the period. Now the Kissinger commission proposes another $8 billion in the next 5 years to aid imperialist intimidation in the region.
Of course, the popular Sandinista government in will get not a cent of this aid. Instead the US administration backing Contra forces who massacre supporters of the revolution DONID Kev econome Installations.
The special commission on Central America carefully selected to WaN include only supporters of Reagan's foreign policy. 1o deniect -HOURS position working people inside the United States, the commission has announced that ald must be tied to human rights improvellents.
But previous stipula tions of this kind for the SUBSCRIBE lose cheque/PO payable to Socialist Actin for f unlist Action Subs, 328 Upper Si. London N1 2XP.
nail Enterprises, PO Box 50, London N1 certification of aid have not stopped Reagan getung I. Inacca, ine com mission gives the go-ahead rupted aid to the regime in Salvadorean President Magana has just shifted 3 army officers roses abroad diplomatic because of their proven links with the death squads.
But LICSC CUSHICLIC tinkerings do not alter the involvement of the Lolai Salvadorean army in the death squads operations like the killing of 118 villagers in EI Salvador in November by the crack American trained Atlacati battalion.
Colonel Adolfo Blandon, the newly appointed chief of the army high command, who coordinates the war effort has carnica a revulalon as d death squad organiser.
Keagan SWCCI aside these abuses human rights in his efforts to crush the popular forces of the FMLN/FDR in EI Salvador and topple the Nicaraguan government.
the commission's pro posal for a 1000 strong 'special rapid force are a sign that the Reagan administration is prepared for • direct military intervention in the region in 1984.
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Wednesday and Thursday this fighting.
at Poissy decision by the Talbot management to sack 1,905 workers as part of their restructuring plans. The factory employs 17,000 workers, but Talbot has Deer by economic crisIs, losing market share anu protits.
Mitterrand's Francois Socialist-Communist covesument negotiated decrease in the proposed redundancies from 2900 to 1900. On the basis of this agreement the Poissy secretary of the proCommunist CGT unsed acceptance or pro posed acceptance the deal. She was backed by the company union, the CSL, and the right wing union Force Ouvriere But the deal was onposed by many workers at the factory and particular Socialist Party Lne usually pro the CFDT. The battle ine. were set between unions as the CGT declared a strike and sit-in at the factory rejecting the negotiated deal as '1905 redundancies too many' The bitterness with which the conflict between the unions has been fought out is tueled by two tac tors. First, the overwhelming majority of the workers al roissy are im migrant workers North Africa and French. speaking African countries. In a situation of 4K LAST WEEK the strike at the Talbot Factory at Poissy outside Paris became the scene of bitter fighting between strikers and workers wanting to For three days - last Tuesday, - pickets fought scabs outside the factory. Hundreds were injured during growing racism in France and a growth of the inthe extreme right, the division among culous was bouru to be used as an excuse for racist attacks on the striking workers.
For many of the immigrant workers there is no possibility whatever of an alternative job if they are sacked.
Moreover, the CFDT has experienced a drastic decline in membership and influence since the Mitterand government came power •ane nas unu taken a turn to more miliindustrial Tantacles disputes as means of regaining its strength The pro-Communist CGT on the other hand is more concerned with the Communist policy of keeping its ministers in and has government profile industrial CSDULES Last week's fighting at the 0 all the decision of Mitterrand's Cabilici to send 1000 riot Year's Eve evict the strikers. The CT and the two right wing unions members to attempt to return to work a move militantly resisted by the striking immigrant workers As result of the fighting the Talbot management closed the factory indefinitely.
Last Friday two marches were organised protest against the In Poissy itself the Gaullist organised Hialul tionary local people in a march against 'leftist violence' In the centre of Paris at the the CGT led its loyalist battalions through the SUCCESS shameful march supporthe WOrKCES who wanted a return to work calling -10 more Dissident CGT workers demanding no sell-out from the negotiations' with the management.
The Poissy events have disgraced the leaders of LWO main reformist parties the Socialists Communists. Both have shown themselves willing to try to solve Talbot's problems a the expense of the most ex ploited and oppressed in French society - the imWULKCIS. Both have connived in the use of riot police against strikers In particular the pro Communist CGT, which prides itself on being the hard of the dustrial workers has shown itself willing to sacrifice workers interests to CP real politik.
Poissy makes many of the parts used by the Talbot plant in Coventry If work not resumed soon lay-offs could start ir interests British workers however are same as nose or ut CFDT strikers, not those of the Stalinist-led scabs Every effort must be made solidarity British workers for the Talbot strikers.
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