IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

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· Red Weekly No. 96, 10 April 1975 · p. 1 of the scan · 326 words

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RECOGNISE PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT!

No 95 PRICE 8p THE WAR IN VIETNAM is nearing a climax. The puppet regime of Thieu is disintegrating. His armies are in disarray. Their morale has broken. Their will to fight is disappearing. In Saigon, it is only the rich, the exploiters and the corrupt hangers-on who But the American imperialists will not let go. Even at this late hour they are trying to find a way out of the situation, In an exercise of breath-taking cynicism they have cruelly battened on to Bob Pennington Many refugees have been driven onto the rouds by the retreating South Vietnamese Army. Refugees at Vung Tau told the Router corres pondent: They were as bewildered about why they had to quit their homes as about where they would be goine nexe.

These people were used as human shields to cover the retreat of the Thien armies so that the Eberation forces could not shell and bomb the soldiers. Often after they had served their purpose, they were robbed, raped and sometimes shot.

The "mercy airlift was simply s cover to transport arms to Saigon.

The 200 children who died on the C-5A Galaxy freighter plane were muracred in the interests of a sick publicity stunt. The plane carried no precautions for passengers, The children were simply herded like cattle into the hold of the plane.

create thousands more orphans.

the Daily Mad air lift at Heathrow: to play the role of nursemaid.

dren of Vietnam, then they should he demanding that the Americans stop supplying arns to Thieu, and financial aid to help it rebuild its devastated country.

is propped up by the financial unid class movement is to do everything in its power to hasten that day Indo-china - Pages 5-8 ***** safety belts or any other clementary These Galaxy planes on their FINAL VICTORY!

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