A further victory in the fight to reverse the ban on the French Communist League (French section of the Fourth Internationali was achieved on 27 October with the release of one of its for mer militants, Michel Recanati The day before, another step forward in the caspaige, had been marked by the participation of representatives of the Communist Party and CGT trade union federation (led by the CP) in a joint delegation which visited the Ministry of Fustice to call for Recanati's relense, The CFDT union federation, the FEN (national teachers lederation), and the PSL (United Socialist Party) were also represented Both Recanati and Alain Krivine. an ex-leader 4l the former Communist League, arenow cout on bail awniting trial. Neither is allowed to leave the country without official permission. French militants are preparing to curn the trial Ho an mercement c one poncies possuca Dy the Minister of the Interior, Marcellin. Meanwhile the support campaign continues in Britain. Among the latest figures to sign the petition calling for a reversal of the han is Spike Milligan. Another excellent initiative was that luken last month by Newcastle University Students Union, which orpinised a full debate on the issue. A motion calling for the ban to be lif ted was proposed by Tariq Ali and passed with cily oute cole agaiist.
For Further details of the campaign, write to: Ad Hoe Committee to Defend the Communist League, cjo 182 Pentonville Rd., London N.I. on the Greek colonels Statement by United Secretariat The United Secretariat of the Fourth Internatipnal and the internationalist Communist Party, Greek section ou tre rourn international, varmly salute all the recently amnestied Trotskyint militants, With exem pary courage in the strugge ageinst the military dictatorsh pand capitalim, tresc comrades now Detended the programme of proletarian struggle and socialist revolation in Greece, the strategy o the Sacialist United States of Eurape, the policy of the anti-burcaucrasic revolution in the diformed or degenerated warlors states, and the anti-imperialist struggies in the colonial countries In short, they Hove defended the banner of the Fourth inbirnational the banner of world socialist revolut.on. Their conduct in the jails of the security services. betore the courts, and in the prisons, writes a Dorious page in the histary of revalutionary proletarian struages for socialism.
In as tuat on characterised by the sharpening of the class struccle both in Europe and on a world sonc by the first shakings of the dictatorial regime of the Greek military by the past and recent student demonstrations and the ferment among the people and the workers that is heralding brooder social strugges; in a situation lavourable to the revolution ary Markist movement in many countries of the world, a movernent that is already causing uneasiness to the ruling casses and has faced repressive measures las in Francel; the Fourth International and the Greek ICP call upon all those in Greece who consider themselve to be Trotskyists to rally to the ranies of the World mass revolutionary Marxist party in Greece. That is the indispensable condition for the victorious outcome of future mass siruggles for the proletarian Red Wallo 16 Nouember 1973 Page 3
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