tion is the struggle for national independence, for emancipation from the oligarchies, and for taking the socialist road to its complete economic and social development;

4. That the principles of Marxism-Leninism guide the revolutionary movement of Latin America;

5. That armed revolutionary struggle constitutes the fundamental course of the Revolution in Latin America;

6. That all other forms of struggle must serve to advance and not to retard the development of this fundamental course, which is armed struggle;

7. That, for the majority of the countries of the continent, the problems of organizing, initiating, developing and completing the armed struggle now constitute the immediate and fundamental task of the revolutionary movement;

8. That those countries where this task is not now included in immediate planning must nevertheless inevitably consider this as a future probability in the development of their revolutionary struggle; 9. That the historic responsibility of furthering revolution in each country belongs to the people and to their revolutionary vanguards; 10. That in most of our countries the guerrillas are the embryo of liberation armies and constitute the most efficient way of initiating and carrying out revolutionary struggle;

11. That the leadership of the revolution requires, as an organizing principle, the existence of a unified political and military command in order to guarantee success;

12. That the most effective type of solidarity that the revolutionary movements can offer each other lies precisely in the development and culmination of their own struggle within their own countries;

13. That solidarity with Cuba and cooperation and collaboration with the armed revolutionary movement are imperative duties of an international nature, the duties of all the anti-imperialist organizations of this continent;

14. That the Cuban Revolution, as a symbol of the triumph of thearmed revolutionary movement, constitutes the vanguard in the antiimperialist movement of Latin America. Those peoples that carry out armed struggle will also place themselves in the vanguard as they advance along the road of armed struggle;

15. That the peoples directly colonized by European powers or subjected to the direct colonial domination of the United States-whoare now on the road to liberation must maintain, as their immediate and fundamental objective, their struggle for independence and their close ties with the general struggle on this continent, since this is the only way to preventing their being absorbed into the neocolonial sys-tem of the United States;

16. That the Second Declaration of Havana, a résumé of the great and glorious revolutionary tradition of the past 150 years of Latin American history, serves as a guiding document for the Latin American Revolution, and has been upheld, widened, enriched and made even more radical by the peoples of this continent during the past five years;

17. That the peoples of Latin America harbor no antagonism toward' any peoples in the world and extend their hand of brotherly friend

ship to the people of the United States itself, encouraging them to fight on against the oppressive policy of imperialist monopolies;

18. That the struggle in Latin America is strengthening its bonds of solidarity with the peoples of Asia and Africa and the socialist countries, especially with the Negroes of the United States, who suffer from class exploitation, poverty, unemployment, racial discrimination and the denial of the most basic human rights and who constitute a force of considerable importance within the revolutionary struggle.

19. That the heroic struggle of the people of Viet Nam aids all revolutionary peoples fighting against imperialism to an inestimable degree and constitutes an inspiring example for the peoples of Latin America;

20. That we have approved the Statutes and created a Permanent Committee with its seat in Havana, for the Latin American Organization of Solidarity, which constitutes the true representation of the peoples of Latin America.

We, the revolutionaries of our America, the America lying south of the Rio Bravo, successors of those men who won our first independence, armed with an irrevocable will to struggle and a revolutionary scientific orientation and with nothing to lose but the chains which bind us:

Assert:

That our struggle constitutes a decisive contribution to the historic struggle of humanity to liberate itself from slavery and exploitation. The duty of every revolutionary is to make the revolution.

BILATERAL CONTACTS

[From the Daily World, June 19, 1971, p. 9]

"LIGHTFOOT BRINGS GREETINGS OF U.S. COMMUNISTS TO GDR"

(By Beatrice Johnson)

BERLIN, June 18-"I am sure that Angela Davis will agree that because there is a GDR and a socialist family of nations, headed by the great Soviet people, she will not die.", Claude Lightfoot, leading U.S. Communist told the 3,000 delegates and guests at the 8th Congress of the Socialist Unity Party, now meeting in Berlin.

Lightfoot's greetings from the CPUSA were met with enthusiastic approval, especially when he said:

"What you have done in this land in the last 25 years will go down in history as one of the greatest contributions to the advancement, not only of your people, but to the international working class and oppressed peoples.

[From the Daily World, June 15, 1971, p. 9]

CP'S OF U.S. AND MEXICO ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT

Representatives of the Communist Parties of Mexico and the United States met in Mexico City June 6th and 7th, with the objective of an

interchange of experiences and viewpoints in order to develop a better understanding of the situation in the two countries and of the tasks of the respective parties.

Both delegations applauded the increased level of struggle in Latin America among the working class and the popular masses against North American imperialism and reactionary internal forces. They expressed their determination to invoke the most diverse forms of solidarity with the emancipatory struggle on the Latin American peoples. The Communist Parties of the U.S. and Mexico endorsed the conclusions of the International Conference of the Communist and Workers Parties which was held in Moscow in June 1969.

The representatives of the Communist Party of Mexico expressed their support for the struggle of the North American people for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, a struggle that represents a lofty contribution to the international cause of peace and anti-imperialist solidarity.

They reiterated their support for the movement for civil rights by the Black and Chicano peoples. The Mexican delegation expressed its solidarity with the movement for the freedom of North American political prisoners, especially Angela Davis, the brilliant example of the resolute courage and self-sacrifice of the Communists and Black people of the U.S.

The delegation of the Communist Party of the U.S. pledged its support to the campaign of the Mexican people for the speedy solution of the Mexicali Valley problem involving salt waters in the Colorado River: it greets the struggle of the students and the people of Monterey for the democratization of their University and reaffirmed its support for the struggle for amnesty for all Mexican political prisoners.

Mexico, D. F., 7th of June 1971.

For the Communist Party of the United States,
JAMES E. JACKSON, International Affairs Secretary.

For the Communist Party of Mexico,

ARNOLDO MARTINEZ VERDUGO, General Secretary.

CRIMEAN CONFERENCE, AUGUST 1971

[Excerpts from Moscow TASS International Service in English, August 2, 1971] "PARTY LEADERS OF SEVERAL SOCIALIST STATES MEET IN CRIMEA"

[Text] Moscow, August 2, TASS-A friendly meeting of leaders of the Communist and workers parties of several socialist states, now spending their vacations in the Soviet Union, and Soviet statesmen, party and government leaders, took place in the Crimea on August 2, 1971.

The meeting touched upon topical questions of development of the world Communist movement as well as foreign policy problems of mutual interest. It was stressed that the entire course of international development bears out the correctness of the appraisals and conclusions of the international conference of Communist and workers parties of 1969, an unshakable basis of the policy of the fraternal MarxistLeninist parties. Experience bears out the historic significance of the conference for further strengthening the unity of the world Communist and working class movement on the basis of Marxism-Leninism and struggle against rightwing and leftwing opportunism, and for rallying all progressive and national liberation forces in the antiimperialist struggle.

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The meeting participants again expressed their firm and steadfast resolution to render the necessary all-around support to the heroic struggle waged by the peoples of Indochina against American aggression. They hope that the recent proposals of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Indochina, set forth in the known "seven points," with which the Government of the DRV has solidarized fully, meet the basic interests of all the peoples of Indochina and constitute a just foundation for restoring peace and security in Southeast Asia. Recorded in the course of the meeting was the complete unanimity of views of all its participants on support to the just struggle waged by the Arab peoples for the restoration of peace in the Middle East and for the liquidation of the consequences of Israeli aggression.

[Excerpts from Warsaw Trybuna Ludu in Polish, August 7, 1971]

"SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION"

Solidarity and cooperation-these words transmit most succinctly the meaning of the meeting of the leaders of the Communist and workers parties of a number of socialist countries with Soviet party leaders and state officials in the Crimea.

This is indestructible solidarity-a solidarity which signifies the fraternal friendship of the socialist peoples and socialist internationalism, which for some years now has enjoyed the status of the state policy of the socialist countries. This solidarity expresses the unity and cohesion of the socialist community, the international workers and Communist movement, and all anti-imperialist forces in the interest of the cause of socialism and the peaceful coexistence of states with different social systems. It is a solidarity which should denote a strong, closely knit family of peoples in the socialist community in the name of Leninist principles, common interests, and the socialist reason of states.

"A great contribution to the task of uniting the ranks of the mighty army of Communists," the PRAVDA editorial on the Crimea meeting recalls, "was the international conference of the Communist and workers parties in 1969. The entire course of world developments has reaffirmed the outstanding role of this conference in further consoli

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dating the unity of the world Communist and workers movement on the principles of Marxism-Leninism, in the struggle against rightwing and leftwing opportunism, and in the unification of all progressive and liberation forces."

[Exerpts from East Berlin ADN International Service in German, August 10, 1971]

"SED POLITBURO APPROVES CRIMEA RESULTS"

The Crimea meeting was an event of great international importance. It promoted the implementation of the joint policy of our MarxistLeninist parties in the building of socialism and communism and in the struggle for peace and international security. It convincingly demonstrated the unity and cohesion of the fraternal socialist countries, which collectively discuss and coordinate all major questions of international politics and thus discharge their high responsibility as the main force in the struggle for peace and progress.