shift nas recently. oceurred. ‘in the: attitude of. the: “Algerian underground opposition movement, the Organisation de -la Résistance Populaire [People's Resistance Organization], toward. the Boumedienne government. The Organisation de la Résistance Populaire was founded immediately after the coup d'état of June 19, 1965, which overthrew Bén Bella. Its goal was to .organize an cee itetinn struggle. Boumedienne , Wowéver;. succeeded..in quickly decapitating . it by arresting its most well- “known | tleaders; Mohamed Harbi and - mo Hocine ‘Zahouane . ceed : : =. oe
indicates’ a endif : ‘in ‘perspective. Te’ ‘the | ORP ‘neglected. the Legal struggle in the: “beginning” ‘—« through the trade unions, the UGTA - [Union Générale: des' Travailleurs Algériens],. for: example =+ its -+position iS\now quité different. It is beginning: to go. overboard an the opposite | direction. In its” communiqué, "How'We: Can: ‘Unify. the : Revolutionary Forces," it: “approves: certain positions. :of President. Boumedienne’ forthe first: time: Far from speaking of fascism:(as- “ib did rather irresponsibly last. July), it now says that "In the recent period several declarations by Boumedienne have implicitly taken account of the class struggle, for the first time, as the evitable basis of social progress and the socialist revolution." But the _ communiqué adds carefully, "These declarations do not constitute by any means the position’ ‘of the | entire Revolutionary. Council. or: the government. ae ee at ° BN ocr ft, OF 5" the ORP - proposes, ‘therefore, to pase its ‘calculation: for future activity on the contradictions in the ruling group.
oa A document which it distributed in January. in Algiers favoring a "peaceful solution" to ‘the crisis. Phat began June 19 seemed. to prepare the way for this turn.
Is the turn a result of the change in attitude of the Soviet government towards the Algerian regime? This hypothesis merits consideration since the turn came after Boumedienne's trip to Moscow and the improvement of relations -- frankly bad. in the beginning» == between the USSR and Algeria, between the Front National de Liodéra-
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tion and the Contnunist ‘party df the: Soviet-Union.On. the other hand, the relative weight of members of the apparatus of the former Algerian Communist party in the ORP-became ‘considerable following the arrest of Harbi and Zahouane. Representatives of the government were invited to Havana,” but not the ORP. pL Es ‘The pretext. for. ‘the. ehange »: in attitude. of the ORP was declarations: made ‘by Boumedienne - duping shis trip: to. the Constantine ~ area . at thesbéginning. of Marth. -Roes.is:involve - declarations... offering | something new? No, although: ‘Boumedienne said he was for ‘socialism. (as he had said previously)~ -and.-for.."harmony.- and ; coordination ._. . betweenthe government and; she peak: -and. file". (never | for. a goyern-.. ment of the rank and. file!). cides has: — ——— an nee
“Does this-mean that.in,oyr.opinion there are.no..contradictions. at the COD, in the: government..and the Revolutionary Conneit?. 7 ‘The very. nature. of- ‘their: policy implies. contradictions. sincs.. “it... attempts to maintain the status quo between. the Algerian. masses. —— imperialist investors, and the different layers of Algerian Society: Some: incline: tewards.coencessions:to the masses, others.reject..concessionss:But-is supporting.one:-faction: against..another end placing. oness hopes in it the best cway to--bring. these contradictions.£ LO: a head for the benefit of the masses? whisg oft to y
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