The told the Brazilian paper Jornal do Brasil.
RELICE Moscow - with Communist Ministers the policy of France will be decided in France' says.
France's nuclear strike force at The position of the Socialist Party (PS) is more ambiguous, but it too continually harps on the of "national independence"
French troops are dotted all over North and Central Africa. In recent months they have Djibouti and Sahara.
independence of many coun area 1s barely maintained; the economies and state apparatuses are so closely Finked to France that they are at the mercy of their imperialist masters.
WITHDRAW Any true socials government would immediately withdraw troops from these territories, dismantle all the munist Party (PCF], has announced that he is not in favour of breaking diplomatic relations with Chile. *We want our own freedom to be respected, we cannot interfere with the internal problems of other countries".
This may come as a surprise to the British left. But, as MARTINMETEYARD reports from Paris, it sums up an election campaign in which the left has tried to outdo the right in advancing nationalist solutions.
colonial oppression, and give generous aid to the struggies of the masses. Neither the PCF the PCF. They want to keep nor P'S propose these things.
also overseas "departments' ENSLAVED Over a million people are costa co m us lason French Guiana. of Martinicae Guadeloupe. the Reunion in the Indian Ocean. and the Pacific islands that go.
LUTONE up New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futana islands.
Their dependent status is laid down in -Statute right in 1946. appears divided question, the SOONE CHELONY In Guadeloupe, that 'Autonomy Two leading Charter 77 supporters are under 24-hour Mitterrand siebily indenendence but an original form of decolonisation in the Tramicwork of the French Republic.. an Guadeloupe would be Freen.
In other words, the left's the Caribbean insistence dependence for France means island the denial of independence 10 the oppressed and exploited masses of thesc Sand the HARASSMENT Racism has always voted major problem in For Migerian independence.
Today the PS on Police harassment of minPCF grant workers goes on non-stop som Duis have to use thE PCE Paris Underground at night to see the constant checking and CUBIIECE does questioning.
BUL grants are foethereit of the country:
RIGHTS HELE in future.
autonomous ests.
"national in said last December:
colonies.
HATEHES been a Algerian independence. of country afarigin.
In other Any immigrant immediately thrown out of Physical attacks on immi increasing several have been murdered by fascist gangs in recent months Immigrant workers get the jobs, the lowest wages, and the much if not more is at stake for them in the French elections as There i just one small problem: immigrant workers allowed to vote. politics.
Worse still, neither the PCF nor PS intends to let them do so The PC's justification of its position once again puts supposed national obligations above class interSeptember Jean Colpin, a member of the PeE Central Commulle Equality increase shrinking of the immigrant's cent, renunciation of their national identity. The right to vote in France. supposes duties, plications and behaviour which can contradict the attachment live together the immigrants to their words, immigrant workers should keep out of the politics of the French people — even though their whole lives West Indian Women on the march in France On the essential question of Immigration controls both PCF and PS agree that entry must remain limiled in accordance the economs plan. puttished by the Correws -controlled council Montreuil stated: "The consus has also Teveaied ar in the immigrant population from 9.79 to 14.9 believes that ile while the council should not exceed a level - OL ADOUL 1U per cent if the best conditions for the various communities to to exist.
CONTRAST Joint This is in sharp contrast to the left's campaign. The final issue of the Trotskyist paper contained two pages of report and analysis on the theme of ser determination a guest column by one of the parties New Caledonia.
CAMPAIGN The paper has also coverer the campaign of the candidates section of the Fourth Inter Datonal in unacupe ang Martinique.
Similarly, while the PCF and PS have devoted almost no attention to the prablems D immigrant workers - because there are no votes to be there — the candidates of the far slate, 'For socinlism. power workers', have made a special DOL! DE visiting immigrant residential areas and Tactories In September 1977 Chl was