POLAND: The Polish authorities have freed five imprisoned after the food Father of the ree bet CILE CUTIELE ast June. One of the WDK members, Jacek Kuron surprised be me see en surprised by the extent popular support for those arhad taken solidarity action in their defence.
IRAN: 64 Iranian lawyers have signed an open letter calling for the freeing of the judiciary and legislators from the executive and demanding CLO! human cient: Thisas the lates in a series of open protests which have been circulated by cranian latchcomas and professionals over the past two montis, PERU: Central Peru has been hit hy an illegal miners? strike Tor higher pay, despite Govern moves union leaders involved in the repent THIS LIKE NOMIT CODEsT erity plan. The Covernmem i now expected to drop many of the most unpopular measures. including certain price crenses, and nas even pronused a return to civilian rule within three years. RUTH CHALLIS reports from Lebanon.
The following day Abu Ilyad. the leader of the LO delegation 1o Inese discussions, gave an interview to a group from the Anti-Zionist sation.
Israeli rightist cooperation has been a marked feature of the civil British group itself witnessed sich military cooperation in the south, as well as seeing caprured Israeli and US material.
Israc has not only supplied ammunition and aght arms but On 21 July a ceasefire, applying of course only to the rightist Lebanese forces and not to the Israelis, was announced by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, after discussions between that organisation, the largely Syrian Arab Deterrent Force and the Lebanese Government. This agreement prepared the ground for the implementation of the 1969 Cairo Accords to regulate the Palestinian presence beavy weapons like personnel carriers. and at least 22 T-54 tanks.
Abu Ilyad stated that a primary Organi- israeli occupation of the sue by breaking up its alliance with the rightists, to prevent the partition Arab fighting in order to allow the Palescinians to concentrate on the main enemy: the Zionist The ceaselice would help frus "arabise"
Middle Fast Thar, PLO bad made concessions the Cairo Accords. were rwo points which armoured 12mm rockets was improving.
Lebanon, and connu SHELLS the conflict in the role of Syria in Lebanon.
• that is an attemp to find a force in the Arab wor to 'deal will" the Palestinians.
said lyad, was why the the area. CUI but there were not must retain an armed presence in Lebanon, Secondly, they must b японес вессов сЕ пинату з bon agest tract in the south UPTURN He expressed satisfaction at the disarray into which the ceasefire noo inrown ine mignnss. ne rocognised the ceasefire as a de ridding Lebanon of the Paiesmany of Hyad said that the PLO's reinHe gave thre reasons, Toe Syrians were afraid of the danger of growing richtist strengih; they were afraid of ar Israeli incursion into southern were Prime deepening, among the Arab re about the presence anu He dismissed the idea that it was possible to soesk or prog ressive and reactionary regimes in ere are bad and worse: He He simply said, predicted that there will be to ease sentlement in the near lose out in their atlerupt to gain Ilyad even rockoned that tbe Arab liberation movement was year will see the overthrow o the present Arah situation al tie Palestinian resis. tance is had now, change for the Celler is ittinent and it has s greater role to play in the fuhire.
The discussion turned to President Carter and the new Israeli -Minister, Menacheor Begin. Abu Ilyad felt that some Arab leaders Musions in Camer would soon be exploded and he said he expected the worst from Carter's meeting with the terrorHe did not expect any large scale military acrivity by Israe until October Rather the Israelis would concenthe West Hank of the Jordan and consolidating their hold on the ment was dramatically borne out by the legalisation of the ther THEYES Bank several days after the inter Ilyad acknowledged Israeli nuc lear capacity but considered than even the most hawkish elements in the Lionist state realised that such methods would be suicidal. Bur he then repeated the pre many Palestin ian leaders, thar the Zionists may the policy of assassina ting Palestinian cadres * Socanst Challenge will be pub. Jeshing further repars from Run Chalis nex monit.