AL-QADHDHAFI PRESS CONFERENCE 11 MAY

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state of Algero-Polish cooperation and the prospects of its devel-
opment at the parliamentary level. The two responsibles
expressed satisfaction with the good reports of cooperation exist-
ing between the national [as received] and the Polish diet and
agreed to the exchanges between the specialized commissions of
the two parliaments.
The Polish deputy prime minister has also been received by Mr
Saleh Goudjil minister of transports and fisheries. Talks dealt
with cooperation between Poland and Algeria in the field of
maritime, air, railway transports.
Mr Obodowski also had talks with Mr Ahmed Ali Ghazali
minister of housing and town planning. Talks dealt with con-
struction and renovation where Polish [as received] have a good
experience.
The Polish deputy prime minister has finally been audienced by
Mr Abdelhak Berarhi minister of teaching and scientific
research.
The two sides dealt with state of relations of cooperation between
the two countries and examined the ways and means of its
strengthening.
Bendjedid Meets Polish Minister
LDI 11427 Algiers Domestic Service in Arabic 1200 GMT
I I May 83
[Text] This morning Chadli Bendjedid, president of the republic
and party secretary general, received at his office Janusz
Obodowski, Polish deputy premier and chairman of the State
Planning Commission. Obodowski brought the president a mes-
sage from General Jaruzelski, first secretary of Polish United
Workers' Party Central Committee and Polish premier.
Present at the meeting were Abdelhamid Brahimi, planning and
national development minister, and the Polish ambassador.
AI-Qadhdhafi Press Conference 11 May
LD111917 Tripoli JANA in Arabic 1830 GMT
I I May 83
[Text] Tripoli, 11 May (JANA) - The brother commander of
the revolution has announced that the Jamahiriyah considers the
result of the U.S.-Israeli-Lebanese negotiations as the annex-
ation of Lebanon by Israel. This agreement, he said, means that
an Arab country has lost its independence and from now on,
Libya will not treat Lebanon as an independent state if the
agreement is completed.
Speaking at a press conference in Tripoli this morning in the
presence of international and local radios, news agencies, and
press, the brother commander said that Libya accuses the official
Lebanese authorities of selling Lebanon's independence, and that
these authorities had agreed on this prior to the Zionist aggres-
sion on Lebanon last year - particularly the Phalangists, who
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want to strike an alliance with the enemies of the Arab nation.
They want live as a group in the Middle East and ally themselves
with a group hostile to the Lebanese people and the Arab nation.
If this agreement is implemented, we will not deal with them as
an authroity. We consider this agreement a prelude to American
military presence in the Middle East. This is a grave step, which
will threaten peace and lead to direct friction between U.S. forces
and Soviet forces in the Middle East.
The brother commander declared that Libya warns any Arab
government that blesses the outcome of this action. He affirmed
that the Lebanese-Zionist-American agreement is more serious
than the stable David accords, which were signed by As-Sadat,
because it enables the Israelis to confront Syria alone. We must
not forget that the real criminal is Egypt because it was the one
that secured Israel's southern front, enabling the Israelis to throw
their entire weight on the northern front to subdue it by force.
On the whole, we have this scenario: from the occupation of
Palestine in 1948 to Egypt's capitulation to the robbing of
Lebanon's independence. The scenario will continue to be applied
to the Arab countries unless there is an Arab confrontation.
The brother commander declared that Libya will play its role in
building up a strong Arab front of confrontation, that there can
be no other solution, and that we reject all negotiations with the
United States or anyone else over the Israeli presence.
He said that the door of negotiations must be closed and arms
must be carried. We will motivate the Arab nation on this. We
warn Arab rulers that if they fail in this confrontation, a pan-
Arab civil war will break out.
On the importance of building up an Arab confrontation front
and the countries who would participate in it, the brother com-
mander said that without the need to mention any Arab country,
the train of death is threatening the entire Arab homeland. It has
already stormed Lebanon and is still trying to storm the other
Arab countries. The train of death is storming the Arabs from
the extreme right to the extreme left. It will storm Libya, which
is situated on the extreme left; and will storm Saudi Arabia,
which is on the extreme right. The enemy does not care about
personalities as much as it cares about land and its potential.
In this context, he referred to the Lebanese and the Phalangists
who have been friends of the Israelis - yet the Israelis have
destroyed Lebanon, occupied it, robbed it of its independence,
and set fire to its towns.
He said that the Arab confrontation front will embrace the entire
Arab nation because the danger threatens the entire Arab nation.
We will now address ourselves to the responsible Arab officials
who dominate the Arab peoples. If we fail to persuade them, then
we will address ourselves to the masses, ignore the officials, and
civil war will break out.
If the Israeli enemy is no longer an enemy and peace with him is
imposed on us, then we must distribute our aircraft, tanks, and
guns among all the popular groups who wish to fight to change
Arab reality. We will begin from now, he said, to make contacts
for building up the confrontation front at the highest levels. We
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The two parties agreed to extend their cooperation by signing a
cooperation program for 1983 and 1984. The PCF invited an
FLN party delegation to visit France and the invitation was
accepted with pleasure.
France's Marchais Comments
PM! 11525 Algiers EL MOUDJAHID in French 29-30 Apr 83
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[Interview with PCF Secretary General Georges Marchais by
APS in Algiers on 28 April]
[Text] Algiers - Shortly before his departure for Paris yesterday
afternoon at the end of a 3-day official visit to Algeria at the
FLN's invitation, PCF Secretary General Georges Marchais
granted an interview to APS.
In his interview the PCF secretary general first made a very
positive assessment of the results of his visit to Algeria, which of
course dealt with relations between the FLN and PCF, and
obviously with the two parties' assessment of Algerian-French
cooperation and the international situation.
Mr Georges Marchais did not dwell on the results of his visit to
Algeria - an aspect which, moreover, is "dealt with exhaustively
by the joint communique." Indeed, he specified that the
eminently positive content of the FLN-PCF joint communique
"bears witness to the excellent nature of relations between the
two parties and their agreement on all the questions which were
examined."
"We examined the state of relations between our two parties and
adopted a new cooperation plan which will enable us to develop
them further," he said.
Before turning to other questions the PCF secretary general was
eager to express satisfaction with the talks he had with President
Chadli Bendjedid, president of the republic and FLN secretary
general. He described this interview as "warm and friendly,
enabling us to assess a whole series of major questions."
Asked to explain the present and future action which the PCF is
taking and plans to take inside and outside the present French
Government, in which it is participating, to help Algerian immi-
grants in France, Mr Georges Marchais said: "In the short term
it is necessary to firmly condemn and categorically reject the
racist and xenophobic campaign which we are witnessing in our
country. Because," he stressed, "the underlying reason for the
definite insecurity France is experiencing, invoked and blown up
out of all proportion by the French right in an attempt to blame
the immigrant workers, lies in French society's present crisis.
"That is why," he added, "it is necessary to pay close attention
to this campaign, which culminated during the recent municipal
elections, and to combat it. That is what we are doing. We will
pursue our efforts in this direction, and, in the normal course of
events, we should pursue them in the best conditions now that the
Left is in power."
naturally to mean that questions relating to immigrants in
France can be tackled and solved in a constructive spirit. More-
over, in this connection he reiterated his intention to request a
meeting with Interior Minister Gaston Defferre on the PCF's
behalf so that, he said, "We can make a serious examination of
this situation."
"However," the PCF secretary general nonetheless stressed, "It
is out of the question for France to do what is being done in several
countries in which unemployment is very high, in other words,
for the immigrant workers to be expelled. Of course, we must not
bring in more only to turn them into unemployed people."
Finally in this connection he expressed his hope of seeing the
desired French economic recovery "make it possible to reduce
unemployment and improve the situation in this sphere."
With regard to the international situation Mr Georges Marchais
referred to the joint communique which was issued on his visit to
Algeria and which reaffirmed the two parties' support for all
peoples struggling for freedom, independence, dignity, and well-
being, and their condemnation of imperialist subversion, which
spares no region of the world.
As regards the Mediterranean basin which France and Algeria
border, the PCF secretary general recalled that the positions held
by his party and the FLN are identical in view of the fact that
they are in keeping with the legitimate aspirations of all the
peoples in the region for a policy "ensuring the security of both
states and citizens but also movivng toward the reduction of
armaments, in other words, the absence of foreign troops."
With regard to the initiatives, particularly Algerian initiatives,
aimed at implementing the idea of the Greater Arab Maghreb,
Mr Georges Marchais expressed the view that that is a very good
thing "not only because such provisions make it possible to solve
problems and iron out existing difficulties but also because -
irrespective of the obviously new relations which might develop
in economic and other spheres - it would also be a considerable
factor for peace in this part of the world."
Also questions on his party's attitude to the incomprehensible
reservations expressed by the French Government about the
holding of a conference of Palestine in Paris next August at the
United Nations' initiative, the PCF secretary general stated:
"We are resolutely in favor of this conference taking place on the
appointed date and in Paris. We are resolutely in favor of that
and are campaigning for it."
Polish Deputy Premier Meets With Ministers
LD111126 Algiers APS in English 1020 GMT i i MAY 83
[Text] Algiers, 11/5/83 (APS) - Mr Rabah Bitat, Politbureau
member and president of the People's National Assembly (APN)
received yesterday in the morning in the APN'S headquarter Mr
Janusz Obodowski, Polish deputy prime minister, president of the
State Commission to plan who is on an official visit in Algeria.
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will overlook all considerations for the sake of testing the Arab
regimes and their ability at confrontation. He said that we will
exclude the Egyptian regime from this because it does fall within
the framework of these contacts and it is not intended by what
we are talking about now.
The brother leader of the revolution spoke about the halting of
the Libyan Arab planes that were carrying Libyan aid to Nica-
ragua and about the attitude of the Brazilian authorities, which
hindered the arrival of this aid.
The leader explained that as an independent state, Brazil has the
right to permit the Libyan planes to continue their journey or to
return, but any other behavior is considered illogical and unrea-
sonable. We regret very much that the Government of Brazil is
involved in unreasonable and illogical behavior. The leader added
that Libya's stance is absolutely clear. It demands that Brazil
either allow the planes to continue to Nicaragua or return to
Libya; any other action is totally unacceptable and the Govern-
ment of Brazil has no right to take such action.
The brother leader of the revolution declared that the relation-
ship between Libya and Brazil will be brought before the popular
conferences that embrace all the Libyan people with the vested
authority at the ordinary session of the convening of the popular
conferences. The leader explained that this problem has nothing
to do with the Brazilians living in Libya, the Libyans living in
Brazil, or the Arabs living in Brazil; we respect and protect our
guests.
Regarding the installation of American missiles at Comiso in
Italy, the brother commander said we will do all we can to
confront these missiles in self-defense. He affirmed that the
alliance between us and the Italian masses will now become
stronger because these masses are also fighting against the
American bases.
The commander called on the Italian masses to rise in a popular
revolution to rid themselves of American occupation and
NATO's domination, which has caused Italy to lose its indepen-
dence.
The commander affirmed that all Italian parties have failed in
solving the social and economic problems in Italy. Instead of
Italian society turning to underground violence as the Red Bri-
gades do, it must resort to an overall popular revolution and rid
itself once and for all of partisanship, parliamentarianism, and
classism and set up popular congresses and popular committees.
The brother commander called on Italian youth to set up rev-
olution committees; instigation of the Italian masses to rise in a
popular revolution should begin so an eternal relationship of
peace and friendship can be struck between the Libyan Jamahir-
iyah and the Italian jamahiriyah in the future when both will be
jamahiriyas and establish a bridge across the Mediterranean for
civilization, peace, freedom, and democracy.
The brother commander also spoke at his press conference on the
armed forces. He pointed out that the regular army will disappear
under the jamahiri system because it is contrary to the nature of
that system. It will be replaced by the armed people. Training of
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the armed people on the use of arms is proceeding day and night;
the military task of the jamahiri society shall be purely defensive.
Replying to a question as to whether his recent visit to a number
of African countries has convinced him that the slogan he had
raised - "Africa is for the Africans" - can be realized, the
brother commander said: I have discovered that if the United
States has atomic bombs, we have human bombs. I have discov-
ered that all the popular masses in Africa are with us. They all
cheered for the Libyan revolution and against America and
Zionism. This means that the black march is coming, he
affirmed.
Replying to a question concerning the national Chadian Govern-
ment, the brother commander affirmed that that is the legitimate
government and all African countries support it. It is not a
government in exile but a government inside .Chad, governing
half of Chad. It will seize Ndjamena in the future without any
outside help because it is composed of all factions that constitute
the Chadian people. The one presently ruling Ndjamena is only
one faction and the Ndjamena regime should be considered as
ended.
The press conference was attended by correspondents of the
following news agencies, television, radio, and press: BBC televi-
sion, the OBSERVER, the MIDDLE EAST, REUTER, French
Channel 2, AFP, Brazilian television and radio, Italian television
Channel 2, Italian. radio, the Italian news agency ANSA, EL
MASSIGERO, EL MANGISTO, and L'UNITA.
PLO Envoy on Assassin Recruit's Affiliation
LD111424 Tripoli Domestic Service in Arabic 1230 GMT
11 May 83
[Text] In a television interview last night the PLO representative
in the Jamahiriyah expressed his disappointment at what 'Abd
al-Qadir Musa al-Khatib, the Palestinian national recruited by
the CIA to implement a dirty terrorist plan aimed at assassinat-
ing the brother leader of the revolution, had done. He said that
the Palestinian people and revolution cared very much about the
security of the Jamahiriyah and the gains of the Libyan Arab
people and the leader of their revolution, Colonel Mu'ammar
al-Qadhdhafi. He added: We categorically do not allow, accept
or want to cause the slightest harm to the security of the
Jamahiriyah, thus confirming the support which the Jamahir-
iyah has been providing to the Palestinian people and revolution.
He said that everyone knows the extent of the material and moral
support which has been provided to the Palestinian revolution by
the Jamahiriyah, including the stream of Libyan Arab martyrs
from 1948 to the present. He confirmed that the Libyan Arab
people and the Palestinian people shared the same trench. He
said: I do not allow at all that one should conspire against the
Libyan people; the Libyan and Palestinian people are [word
indistinct]. He added: Why should we conspire against the one
who backed us with arms and men and who stood firmly against
the capitulationist plans?
The PLO representative denied that the person called 'Abd
al-Qadir Musa al-Khatib had any relation with Fatah, whether
at the organizational or the liaison levels, that he is not a member
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Foreign Minister Visits Oman on Gulf Tour
ABI 11107 Nouakchott Domestic Service in French 0700 GMT
1I May 83
[Text] Major Ahmed Ould Minnih, foreign affairs and cooper-
ation minister, is in Muscat the capital of the Sultanate of Oman
for a visit of a few days. On his arrival, the minister told the press
that he is carrying a message from the CMSN president and head
of state to Oman's Sultan Qsbus Ibn Sa'id. The message is on
recent developments in North Africa and on cooperation between
Mauritania and the Sultanate of Oman. The minister arrived in
Muscat from Abu Dhabi as part of his tour of Gulf states.
SUNA on Arrest of Fatah Member in Libya
JN111157 Khartoum SUNA in Arabic 1050 GMT
11 May 83
[Text] Tripoli, II May (SUNA) - The Libyan regime's author-
ities have said that a Palestinian struggler, a member of the Fatah
organization, was arrested here recently on charges of planning
to assasinate Colonel Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi.
Informed sources said that the person arrested is Palestinian
struggler 'Abd al-Qaddir al-Khatib, a computer programmer.
The Libyan regime's authorities claimed that struggler Al-
Khatib had made a confession.
Col al-Qadhdhafi is facing strong opposition from the National
Front for the Salvation of Libya and that the internal front is
escalating its uprisings to save Libya from Al-Qadhdhafi's tyr-
anny.
Security Forces Apprehend Libyan Agent
JN111531 Khartoum SUNA in Arabic 1450 GMT
11 May 83
[Text] Khartoum, 11 May (SUNA) - The state security organs
have managed to apprehend a prominent member of the Libyan
Sudanese revolutionary committees, a man whose activities have
been under surveillance for 2 years. The accused, 32-year-old
Fayiz Hasan Khalil, went to Libya in 1979 and was enlisted into
the so-called Sudanese revolutionary committees, which were
formed by the Libyan revolutionary committees.
Fayiz Hasan Khalil received military and ideological training at
three Libyan camps after taking an oath before the supervisors
of the revolutionary committees to work toward promoting the
ideas of Al-Qadhdhafi's Green Book and the so-called Third
Universal Theory. He was provided with an open travel ticket to
enable him to visit several world capitals. The military training
which the accused received involved commando training and the
use of machineguns, pistols, handgrenades, and guerilla warfare
tactics. The accused excelled in the training he received. This is
an unusual case, because such a mission is usually carried out by
the Libyans themselves.
SUNA has learned that the Libyan authorities commissioned the
accused, Fayiz Hasan Khalil, to work against Sudan and its
legitimate authority and to collect information which would help
the Libyans in plotting against Sudan. It said that the Sudanese
revolutionary committees were to implement this scheme with
armed assistance from the Libyan revolutionary committees.
SUNA added that the accused, Fayiz, had returned to Sudan 2
years ago and had immediately begun to mobilize and enlist
Sudanese elements in the revolutionary committees. He became
a commission agent in the capital's markets as a cover and a
means to work among the Sudanese masses. He began to advo-
cate the Third Universal Theory and to mobilize the elements
who had been recruited by Libya. Though its surveillance of the
movements of the accused after his return to the country, the
state security organs managed to apprehend most of the rev-
olutionary committees' elements.
SUNA's investigations revealed that the Libyan revolutionary
committees circles are extremely enraged by the arrest of most
of the leading elements of the so-called Sudanese revolutionary
committees by the Sudanese security authorities. The Libyan
revolutionary committees said that their Sudanese counterparts
were impotent and urged them not to recruit so-called slack
elements. These committees have lost all their pillars in Sudan
before they were established.
The elements of the Sudanese revolutionary committees began
to disappear or collapse as soon as they arrived in Sudan, thus
failing to establish themselves among the Sudanese masses.
Prime Minister Receives PLO Envoy 9 May
LD101235 Tunis TAP in Arabic 1000 GMT 10 May 83
[Text] Tunis, 10 May - Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed
Mzali yesterday met with PLO representative Hakam Balawi,
who said later that they discussed the situation through which
the Arab area is passing and developments with regard to the
Palestine question.
He said that he informed Mzali of the role the PLO is playing to
create an effective and influential Arab solidarity capable of
confronting Zionist designs and arbitrary Israeli measures such
as the confiscation of land and the suppression of the inhabitants
of the occupied territory. Balawi said that he also informed Mzali
about the acts that Israel and its agents are committing against
the Palestinian camps and the sedition they seek to create with a
view to shattering the unity of Lebanon and embroiling it in
numerous problems in a bid to isolate it from the other Arab
countries. Balawi praised Tunisia's political and other activities
in the Arab and international fields in support of the Arab
position, the Palestinians' just cause and the Palestine revolution.
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