IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Gardarem Lou Larzac We'll keep Larzac

Socialist Challenge No. 11, 1 September 1977 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 688 words

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page 12 of the scan

The Laczac is situated on the southernmost tip of the Massif shearing land, it is dominated by the military camp at La Cavalerie. This is the central pivor of the army's southern chain of command. In 1970 the Goverment announced the can e camp from Geoff 17,000. Altbough only 5,000 have been so far acquired, 540 peopie and have been made homeless.

But the opposition evictions bas strutties in the past years, Firt coalition French farmers' cooperatives are often scenes of JUNI pola discussion aan to many otber countries. ferment has resulted in tbe formation of openly socialist er sur la Tecre' (To Live and work on the land).

SOLDIERS The growth of the Soldiers" Committees has also heen outstanding. Rank-and-file miticanta underground structure within the at prisomment discipline by the army chiefs over the past year, we saw at Larzac these growingAl a ass meeting on the night delegates from all testify to this growth. Indeed at that do te tallor date march on tbe Larzac peasants, rode 15 committee belooging to the regiment then stationed at Larzac After the brutal attack on anti-nuclear protestors ut Malville and in the light of the developments in the autonomist and anti-militarist movements, the meetings and demonstration on the Larsue plateau show up some interesting features of the class struggle in France as the Giscard regime crawls towards the 1976 elections. RONANBRADY wasthere.

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However the heat generated in a noo-nuclear fashion at Malville Larzac with SONG MOLAS CATHCE CHE TRIER on the demonstration. The Jocal prefect felt unable to han the policy. jealously-guarded army territory.

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THIS CANTED An Датостон лог заї wim of Porno nas aready dougot 400,000 metro ronso Iranian all this year. The reason for this sudden enthusiasm for iran da an instruction from the USSA, the main oil supplier or the cast European cownmies So the Shah has been fowing tho East European capirars in Sunday saw only to the leadership of be Frenct Communist Party (PCF). Thi justitied its abeence t complaining of the danger imation of 'the problem o that of nuclear • this from which supports Giscard's energ For the militants at Larzac ibe principal task was the coordina tion of the farmers" struggle with PCF they didn't fear the amnigaThe fried ho is greeting mass murderer and against communism, who was on an to supply Poland lee mation of the peasants with tbe anti-nuclear struggle Suppor from Germany, Switzerland and Belgium was welcomed and firm stewarding was seen as the Malville.

DEBATE As the debate rages in Paris over the 'Common Programme oclace me socialists and the PCF, it becomes evident Chat th left has i received willy-nilly certain tip trom the shones s Larzac. Equally sure is it thai Jiscard received a little shive Marx and coca-cola' may well be comingofago.

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page 13 of the scan

1 am here as a result of the decision of the National Union of Mineworkers Yorkshire Area Council and my views reflect the decision of 66,000 YorkArthur Scargill s testimony to TA SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 1 september 1811 Page 1 approximarely 250 million tom per year, we would be able to supply, on the basis of the pro ection of 2% annual growth it energy cansumption, 50% of our coergy needs by the year 2000. 1 recognise that there are many other forms of energy which can.

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