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1 Proceedings of the International Seminar on US-imposed sanctions and blockades on third world countries called by THIRD WORLD SOLIDARITY Chairperson: Mushtaq Lasharie Address: 160, Katherine Rd., London E6 1ER. Tel: 081-552-7666. Fax: 081-552-0966. in association with International Commission of Inquiry on Economic Sanctions Spain: Jaime Ballesteros, Valverde 28, 28004 Madrid. Tel/fax: (010)-34-1-523-1829. Britain: Hugh Stephens, BM 2966, London WC1N 3XX. Tel/fax: 071-436-4636. and Institute for Independence Studies. BM 2966, London WC1N 3XX. Tel/fax: 071-436-4636.

2 Foreword by Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan; Senior Vice-Chairman, Pakistan People's Party; former Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan. I have had the privilege of glancing through the Proceedings of the International Seminar on US-imposed sanctions and blockades on third world countries, held under the auspices of the Third World Solidarity organisation, with Mr. Mushtaq Lasharie as its Chairman, in association with the International Commission of Inquiry on Economic Sanctions which has been called for by Mr. Jaime Ballesteros and others, and the Institute for Independence Studies, whose Secretary is Mr. Hugh Stephens. This seminar is a healthy and constructive step, however small a beginning. It will constitute a guideline for the oppressed people the world over, especially those of the third world countries. A radical feature of the function was that it was sponsored and addressed by true representatives of the working people. The speakers, while vehemently condemning the sanctions which constitute a continuing crime against humanity against the victim countries, gave various suggestions on how to force the US imperialists and the West to refrain from these criminal acts. The paper contributed by a revolutionary activist, Mr. Hugh Stephens, is thought-provoking. In his scholarly exposition of the situation, the details of the high-handedness of the US imperialists, the indifferent attitude of the West and the miseries with which the victim countries are confronted, are vividly explained. May I, however, add that the masses of the people of the non-aligned countries should persuade their respective governments to convene a special meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement to discuss this vital question, causing starvation, sickness and killings and other untold sufferings on innocent people in tens of thousands daily. The call for the formation of an International Commission of Inquiry on Economic Sanctions by Mr. Jaime Ballesteros is indeed laudable. I will, however, with respect to Mr. Jaime, suggest that if this Commission is linked with the International Commission of Inquiry led by Mr. Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General of the USA, it will elicit an extensive response, as Mr Ramsey Clark enjoys worldwide recognition as an established champion of peace and exponent of the cause of the oppressed. Sheikh Mohammad Rashid London August 1st 1994

3 Summary of Proceedings The International Seminar on US-imposed sanctions and blockades on third world countries, called by Third World Solidarity in association with the International Commission of Inquiry on Economic Sanctions and the Institute for Independence Studies, was held in London at the St. Clement and St. James Community Centre on 23rd July 1994. Among the participants were solidarity activists, journalists, politicians, lawyers, diplomats, teachers, academics, businessmen, former parliamentarians, religious people, college and school students, religious people and working and progressive people of many other walks of life. The participants included people of many nationalities living in or visiting Britain, including people from Pakistan, India, Ireland, Iraq, Egypt, Spain, Quebec, the USA, and elsewhere. In all, the participants numbered 57, and at a reception following the Seminar, this number grew to around 80. Guests of honour included H.E. Mr. Zuhair Ibrahim, Representative of the Iraqi Interests Section of the Jordanian Embassy, who attended the Seminar, and H.E. Mr Shamsul Hasan, High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, who attended the Reception following the Seminar. A message of greetings to the Seminar was received from Stan Newens, Labour Member of the European Parliament and President of the solidarity organisation Liberation. Messages of greetings were also received from the Delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the International Maritime Organisation and from H.E. Mr. Khalifa Bazelya, Representative of the Libyan Interests Section of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia. Further messages of greetings were received from Natasha Sivanandan, Coordinator of the Defend Cuba Campaign, and from Sulayman Bilal, representative of the Secretariat of Pan-Africanist Students in Britain. A condolences book for the late President Kim Il Sung of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who had passed away two weeks earlier on July 8th, was signed by participants. The Seminar was chaired by Mushtaq Lasharie, Labour Councillor of Kensington and Chelsea, who is Chairperson of the Seminar's host organisation, Third World Solidarity. In greeting the Representative of Iraq, he remarked to loud applause from the participants that while the British government may refuse diplomatic relations with Iraq, here among friends of the Iraqi people he is fully recognised as Ambassador. He also welcomed the fact that so many young people were present, since they represent the