HANOI BACKLASH

NORTH yes- VIETNAM terday its launched strongest the Kremlin's counter-revolutionary negotiations with President Nixon.

And the Hanoi army newspaper denounced Brezhnev's guest as 'a frenzied fighter against communism, a famous leader of the Cold War, a perfidious and crazy politician, a double-faced gambler ! a cruel fascist'.

The statement also implicitly condemns the Soviet leaders for placing their narrow national interests above the interests of the world revolution. It calls for 'relentless attack' on the s Sanctions stay THE RHODESIAN government rejected the : conclusions of the Pearce Commission on the acceptability of the Anglo-Rhodesian settlement proposals.

Foreign secretary Sir Douglas Home told mons yesterday: Blacked Hull firm returns to Court HULL DOCKERS yesterday refused to a test load taken to the dock by one blacked haulage firms Panalina (Si Ltd. Their action is National Industrial has ordered them to A spokesman for Panalpina said at Hull yesterday that the firm would be returning to the Industrial Relations. Court. "This seems the only road open to us. I do not know when we will go before the Court again, but it will be quite soon.' When Panalpina go to the court, the union will face contempt proceedings and possibly the sequestration its funds.

Transport and General Workers' Union leader Jack Jones yesterimperialists as the best means of strengthening the 'socialist camp' the socialist camp. to oppose the world revolution. out counter-revolutionary acts' Listing Nixon's crimes the war: the bombardment of -the paper went on: Sir tells Gi tain situation as it is today, judge whether or not an oppor•Alec Comment will occur? one more rebuke Relations Court, lift the blacking.

OWN day said he would back shop stewards who 'cross swords' with the Industrial Relations Jones told the annual conference Union the National of Vehicle Builders: 'What:

ever judges may try to do--and no one is saying we are above the law-this doesn't mean we will strive to support bad legislation.

It will be policy of this union to defend shop stewards, committee men and those The army newspaper Quan Doi Nhan Dan' accused Nixon of sowing discord and sabotaging The r paper said: 'Nixon has always • dreamed of being the leader of the world. Night and day he has sought every means His tongue is full of venom and his hands are stained with blood. Wherever he sets foot he carries Vietnam-his 'Vietnamization' of North Vietnam; the mining and blockade of northern harbours and the repression of opponents of the war in the United States 'Vietnam is the scene of the bitterest and most violent struggle of our times between 'The best atmosphere for constructive discussions and advance will be provided if we mainincluding sanctions, until we can tunity for a satisfactory settlehandle irvices)

which IUR FOREIGN EDITOR JOHN ist front. future, at present and in the condemning the Soviet leaders, vast thousands of voluntary workers within the trade union movement operating within the terms of agreements which we have sought to establish and providing that is done, then we shall defend to the end the right of shop stewards to exercise their responsibilities?

The statement revealed the deep crisis Jones faces.

It appears to be a declaration of support for T&GWU stewards at Hull and Liverpool. But, the revolutionary • and counterrevolutionary forces, between the US imperialists-the No. 1 enemy of mankind-and the Vietnamese the world revolution? people, the assault soldiers in the front line of the anti-US imperialbases itself on the theory 'The timely denunciation and 'socialism in one country'. resolute smashing of this coun ter-attack by the US imperialists in Vietnam is the best and most correct way to defend world lutions.

In a passage unmistakably the article continued:

'Communists always consider the revolution of each nation as an inseparable part of the world revolution. They never set national interests against the interests of the world revoHanoi correctly describes as lution, nor place an individual nation's above the common munism'.

Imons blockade Kremlin walted Sir Alec said he had made 'very straightforward report the House. We accept the fir hamper their plans to ings of the Pearce Commissi Nixon in Moscow. of course.' • SEE p. 2 & Late News United States'.

'Nhan Dan' statement:

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ignoring and tolerating the their aggressiveness' -USIVE INTERVIEW encouraged the to step Walter Cunningham stewards' chairman North. on page 12 in fact, it is not. Jones leaders the fully justified fear was careful not to say he would back stewards who broke court orders The National Industrial Relations Court has explained that workers imperialism in the Kremlin. and unions have liberty to oppose the act, but they cannot ignore rulings of the Court.

It has warned the T&GWU leaders they Nixon's trip to Moscow. will either have to sack the rebel stewards or face serious penaities.

On this issue Jones was silent.

Soviet talks?

interests of the world revolution, much less serve national selfishness at the expense of Precisely this counter-revolutionary line is, however, the essence of Soviet Stalinism, which The Soviet leaders have made it abundantly clear that they regard their own bureaucratic interests as higher than those of the Vietnamese and world revoThey want agreement on the limitation of strategic arms, on the European Security conference planned for next year and on increased trade with the US. For this reason they ignored the blatant US provocations in mining and bombing in order to proceed to secret talks with the man frenzied fighter against comRh denunciation of the Haiphong from making timely three days before issuing a mild legal rebuke to Washington. It did not At Monday's state banquet for the US leader in Moscow, President Nikolai Podgorny said in one of many toasts: The Soviet Union desirable to establi Possible and not merely good, but friendly relations [sic] between the USSR and the The Soviet leaders, he added, stand for peaceful political settlement of problems through negotiations'. Contrast this with the 'At present the interests of the world revolution require a relentless attack on the US imperialists to weaken them and force them to take one step backward after The paper adds pointedly: By imperialists' crimes, one cannot repel their aggression. By showing weakness irene san This is absolutely correct--the Kremlin's connivance in the face of Nixon's escalation of the war has only even further bombardment of the The 'Nhan Dan' article indicates North Vietnamese engers. of Kremlin treachery in the talks with Nixon. It is an implicit denunciation of the obscene spectacle of 'communist' leaders fêting the chief butcher of world The article throws into sharp relief the British Stalinists' position on the Kremlin talks. The •Morning Star' has not issued a single word of criticism of It claimed yesterday that his reception by the Soviet leaders was 'frosty' (see banquet menu this page!). What have they to say now to Hanoi's even more 'frosty' attitude towards the US### SPEC IAL FEATI URES THIS WEE TODAY 'Case history of a Stalinist history of a humbug The man in question is Monty Johnstone whose recent distortions about the SLL and YS are taken up by TODAY Centre pages ›desia: Post-Pe arce recial correspo indent at the similar ity in powers under Smith and Heath THURSDAY James Reid is the most remarkable product of modern Stalinism. He has received praise from the entire capitaist media who hail him as a new kind of workers' leader. What is the root of this adulation?

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