victory for those of us who are exercising this pressure and who adopted this approach. That is how the CP views the situation. Our view is that even if the peace plan is signed the war will not be over. Even after the U.S. withdraws the bulk of its troops the puppet regime and its military and political infrastructure will still have to be swept out of the way. That is why "Solidarity Till Final Victory" expresses both the long-term interests of the Indochinese comrades and the real tasks of the solidarity movement in Europe and America. (i) Then there are those on the left who regard the 9-point plan as a "sell-out", "betrayal" etc. This is absolute nonsense. In the first place. we have to be absolutely clear that we are not opposed to negotiations on principle. All negotiations are determined by the national and international relationship of forces. Secondly, we have to concretely analyse every negotiated settlement. In the case of the 9point peace plan we made it clear at the time that both sides had made concessions. The United States had pledged itself to stopping the bombing and pulling out its troops and the Vietnamese had agreed to participate in a government with Thieu.
Now obviously we cannot be for or against the 9-points as such. We are obviously in favour of the imperialists being compelled to withdraw. At the same time we cannot say that we are in favour of a coalition government between Thieu and the PRG. Clearly the latter view it as a tactical move necessitated by the balance of forces, but it is obvious that it is a utopian hope. Two hostile armies, representing two hostile social forces (workers, peasants, sections of the petty bourgeoisie vs. imperialism and its local satraps), cannot simply merge or disappear into thin air. A state of dual power exists in South Vietnam. The question of power has to be resolved one way or the other. Therefore it would be absurd for us in the solidarity movement to base our actions on tactical turns made by the Vietnamese comrades; if we did so we would completely confuse Part of solidarity demonstration last year and politically disorient the solidarity movement. That is the only reason why the IMG has not supported the inclusion of "Sign Now" as part of the IS's demands. SOLIDARITY We have made clear on many occasions in the past that we support the Provisional Revolutionary Government and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. We repeat that it is not incumbent on us to support all tactical moves by these comrades which they themselves might renounce in a few months time. Our slogan therefore remains: "All Power to the PRG!"
The IMG has made it clear that it regards building solidarity actions with the Indochinese revolutionaries as a key task in the present period. That is why our entire org anisation has been mobilised in this direction for the January 20th demonstration. We shall continue to participate in similar actions till final victory. Given the attitudes of Peking and Moscow, for any organisation claiming to be revolutionary to do any less would amount to open treachery.
SOLIDARITY TILL FINAL VICTORY! ALL POWER TO THE P.R.G.!
FOR THE IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL IMPERIALIST TROOPS FROM S.E. ASIA!
FOR A UNITED AND SOCIALIST VIETNAM!