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MIR leader shot by police Setback for Chilean Resistance

Red Weekly No. 71, 1974 · p. 4 of the scan · 371 words

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abroad. This stunulated an umporlant Sudan, hihiopia and elsewhere China Workers states have every right to With the collapse last week of MarSITINL UNION OFFICIALS CUaL muns BOB MURPHY Miguei Enriquez, leader of the Chilean MIR (Morement of the Revolutionary Leftl, was shot dead by police inst Saturday alter a two hour gun battle in the working class cuburb of San Miguel in Santiago His death is undoubtedly a serious setback for the Chilean resistance. The MIR was the only significant force which emerged trum last year's military coup with Fits organisation more or less intact, and shce then it had played an increasingly important role in the fight against the junta.

Unlike the othet major orgunisations of the resistance, the MIR Icadership decided immrediateBy alter the coup that all its members wourld go underground rather than go abroad or seck refuge in couts should ever pocopt the iles of a wage cul, but in the present sitaation their treu ne nas cne nEw nelns.nTsas in Ilaly is running at an annual rate ol 25 per cent, and it's officially prodicted thar mark this winter, Farlier this summer, achat's more. new tax laws imoposed by the Governmene jacked up the monthly budpel for the aperage lamily by 130 Inspite of ll these atlacks, the working class is still vero strong: At a demon stration culled in Milan at the ticie of the las lams, ters of Thousands of workers shouted dowa the fantos hurcab crats on the platforn with chuacs af "General HOT AUTUMN -The prospeci-for The a usocun але ксту -car it's guing 1b be very hot indeed, Al rendy the tomperature ts risine MUrK-UMY soprage das acco cancu tor anwotkers bn Turin Penirg of the Far empire Whatever the Intentions of the bureadcrats, the work arswaal stopata loken one-pay prolest All thes presents hope problecis lor the ruliog cias. The prospect of mass muis: action be the Itakan working class, the ephomy in baller the Stock Market indes Tell hy 20 per cent last masch and now President Lrone has to parch together a colstion powernment wluch is destined to fall almost before it'3 risen. Ketego mg to licar a groae deal ahout Iraly in the TOr1S

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