SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

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Socialist Action No. 4, 8 April 1983 · p. 13 of the scan · 400 words

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page 13 of the scan

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trained by cluding the BBC photo. LA law who rof There are also people on would direction fought for it. "There is yet a third group of sectarian destiny There would have been free from whichever party had won parties (ZANU also economic dissident activity and peasants.

After Africa, country of a new trol the the South Africa, of course, is taking full advantage of the situation. Undoubtedly the Pretoria regime has infiltrated people into Matabeleland to stoke up the fires, especially members so-called Matabeleland Brigade, which is trained in South confuse these two elements — the genuinely frustrated and the South African agents is highly The media in this country has largely concentrated on the Koreantrained Fifth Brigade and its reign of terror in Matabeleland. But the bulk Wim babwear is being 165 British officers, innotorious Task Force whose activities, though less publicised, have been equally effective in subduing the people, both in the Ndebele and the Shona areas.

It was illuminating to hear, on the programme on 2 March, a British officer defending the activities of the army in Matabeleland 9s 'necessarv for the maintenance 01 order.' Lord Carrington, master-minded the House agreement is on public record supporting the move towards a one party state in Zimbabwe.

The British labour movement has an important role to play in defence of the democratic rights of the people Zimbabwe. manifesto must make it clear that it not regard the restrictive clauses in the Lancaster House treaty sausal. must, especially, withdraw Section 16 and give uncon ditional financial aid to the Zim babwe government so that it could seize the land of the wealthy white farmers and give it to the people who While it is for the people of Zimbabwe themselves to decide their own socialists internationally must give every support to those who are striving to establish trade unions bureaucratic control manipulation by any of the political For ZAPU); it must give aid and encouragement to growth of co-operatives in manufacture and agriculture and other forms of self-organisation by the workers the Republic of South Zimbabwe is the African with the most politically sophisticated working class, with a history of militant struggle against the multinational oligarchies which concountry's economy. The emergence of a workers' party with a socialist programme, and in alliance with the poor peasants is the road for. ward for Zimbabe.

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