Democratic Palestine : 18 (ص 26)
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PFLP Visit to
Democratic Yemen
Having been invited by the Central Committee of the Yemeni Socia-
list Party (YSP), a PFLP delegation, headed by Secretary General
George Habash, visited the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen,
June 23-29th. Aside from discussing major political issues, the main
purpose of the visit was getting a picture of the situation after the
internal fighting of January, and how the Yemeni leadership has
been able to solve the problems this presented.
Upon arrival in Aden, Doctor Habash
made a statement to the Aden News
Agency, saying that the visit was a con-
firmation of the PFLP’s ongoing soli-
darity with the October 14th revolution,
led by the Yemeni Socialist Party, espe-
cially after the regretable events in
January, when a number of the histo-
rical leaders of the revolution were
martyred. Dr. Habash expressed. con-
fidence in the Yemeni Socialist Party’s
ability to overcome the consequences of
the violence. He added: ‘‘It is the duty of
the PFLP and all nationalist and pro-
gressive Arab forces to do their best to
safeguard the vanguard role of the
October 14th revolution in the Arab
liberation movement.
The delegation was welcomed by
Comrade Ali Salem Al Beed, Secretary
general of the YSP, and members of the
politbureau. The warm reception
accorded the delegation expressed the
strength of the militant relations bet-
ween Democratic Yemen and the Pales-
tinian revolution in general, and the
PFLP in specific.
Dr. Habash had two official meetings
with the YSP secretary general. In both,
Comrade Al Beed gave detailed expla-
nations about the violent events of
January 13th, and the practical mea-
sures taken by the YSP in the political,
social, economic, educational and
organizational fields, to contain and
resolve the problems which arose as a
result of this violence. Comrade Al Beed
confirmed that the YSP will adhere to its
principles for achieving the national
democratic revolution with socialist
horizons. He affirmed that in the
coming period, relations with the PFLP
would be further consolidated. The
PFLP delegation stated its satisfaction
with what was said concerning the party
leadership’s ability to overcome the
consequences of the January 13th
events.
The PFLP delegation met with Com-
rade Haider Abu Bakr AI Attas,
member of the YSP Politbureau and
chairman of the Supreme People’s
Council leadership committee, and with
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Politbureau member and Foreign
Minister Abdul Aziz Al Dalee. Comrade
Al Attas explained the activities of
Democratic Yemen for uniting Arab
efforts to confront Zionist and imperia-
list plans in the area, and for fulfilling
the legitimate goals for which the Arab
people are struggling. For his part, Dr.
Habash gave a detailed explanation of
the latest developments in the Palesti-
nian revolution, and the main tasks
facing the Arab democratic and pro-
gressive forces. He confirmed Demo-
cratic Yemen’s role as the Palestinian
revolution’s strategic ally.
The delegation met Comrade Saed
Saleh, member of the YSP politbureau
and minister for state security, and
Saleh, politbureau member and defense
minister. The delegation heard a
detailed account of the internal situa-
tion and the defense capacity of
Democratic Yemen, and expressed their
satisfaction.
The delegation visited the central
committee office where the tragic vio-
lence occurred on January 13th, causing
the loss of the historical leadership of
the October 14th revolution: Abdul
Fattah Ismael, Ali Antar, Saleh Musleh
and Ali Sha’e. The delegation visited the
families of these martyred politbureau
members, and laid a wreath on their
graves at the January 13th Martyr’s
Cemetery
While in Aden, Dr. Habash met with
the ambassadors of socialist countries,
explaining the current situation of the
Palestinian national struggle in the
occupied territories, Lebanon and
elsewhere. He discussed with them the
position of the PFLP on reuniting the
PLO on a nationalist basis. The delega-
tion also met with comrades from the
Popular Unity Party (affiliated to the
National Democratic Front of North
Yemen) who explained the current
situation in North Yemen.
Comrade Habash met with leading
cadres of the YSP organization in Aden.
He recalled his experiences working
with the Yemeni revolution’s leaders
who were martyred on January 13th,
dating back to the sixties: ‘‘Due to their
absence, this visit was especially
painful. Yet I feel proud of the October
14th revolution. The Yemeni Socialist
Party has passed this regretable stage. I
myself experienced difficult days from
January 13th until the violence ended.
We Palestinian and Arab people, con-
fronting the oppression and aggression
of imperialism for many years, have
passed through some really rough
periods... I personally experienced the
difficulties of the January 13th events.
They were as difficult as the June 1967
defeat, the day we left Jordan in 1971
and Beirut in 1982. Still, we are proud of
your steadfastness and the continuity of
your revolution...
‘*You have heard me before compa-
ring the role of the Yemeni revolution
on the Arab level, to that of the Bols-
hevik revolution on the international
level... I know the material limitations
of this country... but I’m convinced that
more important is its political voice
which expresses the interests of Arab
workers and which constitutes the major
support to the Arab national liberation
movement as a whole... Though you
experienced a shake-up in January, |
have confidence in your masses, their
political awareness and the experience of
your revolution, its leadership and
cadres. I was relieved to hear from the
politbureau members and Secretary
General Al Beed, that the party has been
successful in overcoming the negative
effects of the violent events; that it has
regained its leading role in the society,
uniting the masses to confront all pro-
blems and achieve the national demo-
cratic revolution; that it has regained its
ability to play its role not only in Yemen,
but in the Arab Peninsula and the Arab
-world.”’
Dr. Habash also spoke about the
Palestinian struggle, the efforts to res-
tore the PLO’s unity, and the obstacles
erected by the right-wing leadership’s
insistence on retaining the Amman
accord as an option for returning to the
US solution when it has the chance. At
the end of the meeting, the PFLP dele-
gation answered questions posed by the
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