To understand the likely development of the situation in Vietnant following the fall of Thied it is necessary to unde sland the political strategy of the Vitamese Communist Party and the Provisional Revolutionary Government to analyse the actual situation in more dead to undeastand what they would The Pans Accords allowed for the formation of a tripartite coolition based on the existing regime, the PRG, and the Thind Force. The PRG originaily called for a bipartite coalition with the Third Force but they were forced to concede on this point as part of the price for the bemoval of the US military. They may still return to their original idea, as they were delinitely against negotiations with Thieu Certainly the PRG has always made it quite clean that it is the only force in Vietnam which is at all representative of Different Matter The "Third Force' is a dillierent matler. It has been expanded and organised mainly through the National Roconcilation Forces which the PRG has supported-and con sists of radical Buddhists, intellectuals, students, women's organisations. trade union committoes etc. These groupings In general they represent forces which have led some resistance against the Tou pepime. Although linked to the PRO through the revalutionary contitlees Ibey are not uncer its domination. Beczuse of their ohjective role, Lie PRG may woll make a bruced Tront with them Both because of the possibility of'a coon covereient, and becaus oc bIt united action with the Third Force, It is likely that the present phase leading to the fall of Saigon will not be the concluding victary of the rovolution but will see the development of a new phase in which the class struggle will continue in a different tarA number of factors may wall lead the PRG into a coalition with the bourgools farces, Firstly, Ebele own formulations do not exclade such possibilities. Secondly Uncy may feel that such a blac will reduce the misery and suffering that a long drawn out sices of Saigon would en all. Thudiy, they may glue in to the pressire from tho bureaucracies al the workers stator - Thieu claimed that Kissinger, the USSR and
Red Weekly1975Red Weekly No. 98, 24 April 1975
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