edge, as the Sixth Provisional Government looks set to follow its pre decessors into oblivion after suffer ing a series of humiliating defeats •The first of these occurred wher Prime Minister Azevedo was forced to being besieged in his offices. Then the blowing up or te kado kenascenca transmitters turned into a Pyrthic victory when the paratroopers who had been conned into carrying out the operation turned on their officers and forced most of them to resign.
workers demanas are leftist military officers.
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Compromise uguese working class.
Finally, a compromise solution drawn Decemoet - a transparen manocuvre Torces ror an al-out assaul onaisoon and the south. At the centre of these goings-on is Brigadier Pires Veloso, the northern military commander, who has backed an offer by the extreme rightwing head of the commandos, Jaime Neves, to use his troops to occupy leftwing newspaper offices and remove now.
The relationship of forces in Portugal is fortunatelv too tavourable for such threats actually to be carried out, but tey snow wnien way me wind Is biow They also highlight the urgent need to build an international campaign of solidarity with the struggle of the PortAn important first step in this campaign will be the European Conference in Solidaritv with the Portuguese Revol ution', to be held in Paris on 13-14 •mus conrerence aunched following a meeting in London convened by the Bertrand Russell Peace Founda tion, is already beginning to attract wide Casts. support - among its latest sponsors are two members of the Central Committee of the French Socialist Party. Further details of the Conference and arrangements for the British contingent can be obtained from the Solidarity. Campaign Little Newport Street, London W.C.2.
The Solidarity Campaign in Britair is also planning to hold its own conference on 7 February 1976. If this is to provide a really representative basis fo an on-going campaign, then the battle for sponsors, delegates, and above all affiliations to the Campaign must begin Two important weapons here are the English edition of Republica (price 20p) and the PWCC bulletin Our Com mon struggle (price (p) both available from the above address (add postage).
Big boost
The tour by a Republica speaker has already given a big boost to the campaign (see page 10). In London a 250-strong public meeting was preceded by a picket of Bush House, the offices of the BBC external services, where two Portuguese Journalists nave recenty been sacked lot questioning the right-wing bias of broadA Media Support Group of the Campaign has now been set up which will be holding its first meeting next Tuesday, 2 December, at 7 pm in St. Bride's Institute, Bride Lane, off Fleet Street. Media workers are particularly invited to come along.
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