IMGpapers 1976–79

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

ZIMBABWE 10 good reasons for marching on 30 June

· Socialist Challenge No. 98, 31 May 1979 · p. 16 of the scan · 708 words

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page 16 of the scan

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Cheques, POs and. Money Orders should be made payable lo Complete and return to: Socialist Challenge, 328 Upper Street, London NoPublished by 1 into reengition of tan Smis The Tory government is drifting Rhodesian government. Under ressure from the right wing in the Vance has said that he will go. along with this for the time being. 2 Eat be is les meat Rhodesian I its head. But that Is as signifi Minister is a woman. The apparatus of discrimination remnins vinually untouched. Even where It has been slightly altered — in land parchase for example — blacks are so poor that they cunnot hope to redress the racial Imbalance. Land expropriation outlawed the settlement'. 3 Tre bed Tale, tick people In the internal settlement", free and fair', bluck people had a vote that was only worth ome seventh of a white vote: The black majority has never even been asked whether It supports constitution.

The idea that black people were keen to vote is a lie. The British Parliamentary Human Rights Group sent & team of observers to watch the clection. Their report has not been as widely publicised as the Tory Boyd report. This is one of the examples it gives of "democratic" participation in the clection: In the Sipolilo area security forces came to our informant's villuge and wanted people to go to a meeting to tench people how to vote *The kreal head refused and said that his people were not Interested in the elections. reported headquarters, returned. Some 15 people were shot and killed including our informant's daughter, aged 14, his nine-year-old son and his nephew, an Infant aged two years.

Parties opposed to the 'interns settlement' voters prevented from boycotting. which was their only form of protest: *Mobile polling stations serviced largr To detalls given.

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Zimbahwel The security forces then Patriotic Front Invited were banned, yet Emergency WeTt ters should STANDING ORDER AUTHORITY ......(Branch)

Dear Sirs, Please make puyment to the debit of the account specified as pes Payee: 0179678 (Our account number) at Lloyds Bank, Islington Branch, 1 Upper Street, London N1 OPJ. Our sorting code number: 30.94.57 This order cancels all previous onders to the same pasee and will contiene unti written notice to the contrary is received by you. numbers of mines and factories. When the station arrived, mines and factories shet down operations and ordered their employees to go and "Tor recent clection in • Rhodesla was nothing more • Kigantic confidence trick.. A high percentage poll was all deemed necessary to hoodwink the international commun Ity and secure recognition. (Report Parliamentary Human Rights 7 sanction on Rhodes. Hea Multinational companies alsanctions on Rhodesia. Recog nition woold allow arms und aid to Nood Into the country legally. A massive labour movement campaign will be seeded to impose sanctions splli liberation Their special emissary Lord Harlech has instructions to meet the Patriotic Front leaders with that in 9 moment the triat hat one tactle the Tory movement in Britain has one responsibility: to say that no outside government has the right to dictate to the people of Zimbabwe. Hunds Off Solidarity becomes ever urgent as the posibility loomsof British troops being seat in to impose a pro-imperialist settlement. Against that we argue for self-determination for the people of Zimbabwe.

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