Democratic Palestine : 24 (ص 5)
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strument for liberation.» He pointed
out that this basis was clearly outlined
in the Tripoli document.
Comrade Habash noted that the
Amman accord had been officially can-
celled, but that it had not been possible
to adopt as clear a position on relations
with the Egyptian regime as in the
Tripoli document. «However, we have
reached a formula which we clearly
understand as meaning to stop these
relations, and that these relations will
be based on the decisions of the PNC
and Arab summits... We preferred to
have a clearer position on Egypt, one
that would not be subject to change or
to different interpretations.» Comrade
Habash reaffirmed that the Palesti-
nians’ basic tenets are the program for
return, self-determination and an in-
dependent state, and that the PLO is
their sole, legitimate representative,
with no sharing or mandating of its
representation.
Comrade Habash noted that agree-
ment on forming a collective leadership
had been reached during the dialogue,
as well as agreement on implementing
the organizational section of the Aden-
Algiers accord. He affirmed that the
PFLP will continue to struggle for
developing the PLO’s political line and
organizational structure. He pointed
out that the reasons that had led to the
formation of the Palestine National
Salvation Front no longer prevailed,
noting that this front had been «a pro-
visional framework with the aim of
returning the PLO to the correct
political line.» @
The PNC
The PNC’s unifying session, dedicated to the steadfastness of the
camps and the people’s struggle in the occupied territories, opened in
Algiers on the afternoon of April 20th. Besides the Palestinian
delegations, the council was attended by Arab officials, represen-
tatives of Arab nationalist regimes and liberation movements,
delegations from the socialist and non-aligned countries, from pro-
gressive Organizations and national liberation movements around the
world, in addition to hundreds of journalists.
After a moment of silence was
observed in memory of the martyrs of
the Palestinian revolution, speeches
began. The main speakers were PNC
President Sheikh Al Sayih, PLO
Chairman Yasir Arafat, Secretary
General of the Yemeni Socialist Party
Ali Salem Al Beed, Idrise Al Banna of
Sudan, Secretary General of
POLISARIO Mohammed Abdul Aziz,
Arab League Secretary General Shadli
Qleibi, and Secretary General of the
Islamic Conference Organization
Sharif Birzada.
After the speeches, Abu Al Adib,
Fatah Central Committee member,
read out the list of names of the PNC
members. It was announced that the
official quorum was achieved by more
than 30. Present were 319 members
from a total of 426. Five PNC members
were unable to attend because they are
imprisoned in Arab countries. Of these
are PFLP Politbureau member Azmi
Khawaja and Ahmed Musleh, both
held in Jordan. In the following days,
more members of the PNC arrived.
The council resumed its session the
next day, and was addressed by Vasili
Tartota, Central Committee member of
the CPSU, on the importance of na-
tional unity. Speeches were also
delivered by representatives of Cuba,
Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia,
Poland, China, Zambia, the Italian
Communist Party, Iraq, North Yemen
and others.
POLITICAL REPORT
On the third day of the council’s ses-
sion, Farouq Qaddoumi submitted the
political report, covering the most
prominent political developments from
1983 until the present, especially the
political activities the PLO had been
involved in and Palestinian-Arab rela-
tions. The financial report was also
submitted.
The political report overlooked many
important issues. While not attempting
to defend the Amman accord, the
report failed to address its essence,
focusing instead on the reactions and
differences it had generated in the
Palestinian, Arab and_ international
arenas. The report noted that the Jor-
danian government’s decision to stop
political coordination with the PLO
had naturally put the accord out of
function.
On the Arab level, the report stated
that Egypt is still far removed from
joint Arab action, due to its adherence
to the Camp David accords. The report
mentioned Shimon Peres’ visits to some
Arab captials, without even naming
them.
Concerning the international peace
conference, the report explained that
the PLO’s acceptance of an interna-
tional will to convene a conference on
the Middle East conflict was new
evidence of the goals of the Palestinian
people’s struggle. The report added
that the US and Israeli positions, by
demanding a conference without
authority and considering direct
negotiations as the basis of any settle-
ment, deprive the conference of its true
content. The report highly praised the
socialist countries’ positions for being
based on firm, consistent principles,
supporting the Palestinian people’s
struggle and the PLO.
Concerning the Western European
countries, the report stated that «these
countries have not yet proved their
good intentions towards the struggle
and rights of the Palestinian people.»
The report attributed a big part of the
responsibility for this to the US ad-
ministration’s position of obstructing
any development of the European
position. The report mentioned some
recent, positive aspects of the EEC’s
position.
In conclusion, the report reaffirmed
the necessity of restoring the effec-
tiveness of Arab solidarity. It called for
a halt to the Iraq-Iran war, for con-
solidating the Arab League’s
capabilities, for eliminating theeffects of
the Camp David accords, and restoring
Palestinian-Syrian relations to their
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