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Attention : Choi Chang Hun From : Keith Bennett Here is the first draft of what we discussed. It is very short and simple - perhaps too short and simple. However, I think we agree that something along these lines can draw broader support and the more issues that are introduced, the more others will want to add or subtract. Either you can change as necessary or you can let me to do some more work on it. I am not sure if you want social organisations included along with parties - this piece can be removed if necessary. Incidentally, I see no reason not to Lave a Declaration on Comrade Kim Il Sung that all progressive parties and organisations throughout the world can sign. I look forward to hearing from you.
We, the undersigned political parties and organisations committed to the cause of socialism, and progressive Social organisations, have been greatly saddened by the passing away of Comrade Kim Il Sung, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who was a prominent fighter for the ideals of national independence, world peace and socialism. Comrade Kim Il Sung's passing is a serious blow loss to all the forces those throughout the world who aspire to peace national independence, social progress, peace, justice and Socialism. At this time of sadness we reaffirm our common determination to continue struggling for the cause to which Comrade Kim Il Sung devoted his life for more than seven decades. Based on our concrete conditions, we will continue to explore and pursue a road to socialism and we will continue to develop a broad movement in defence of the freedom and independence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and in favour of the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea. This is the finest tribute we can pay to
comrade Kim IL Sung.
Joint Statomont in Momony of Comrado Kim Il Sung We, the undersigned political parties and organizations committed to the cause of socialism, and progressive social organizations, have been greatly saddened by the passing away of Comrade Kim Il Sung, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who was a prominent fighter for ideals of national independence, world peace and socialism. Comrade Kim Il Sung's passing is a serious loss to all those throughout the world who aspire to national independence, social progress, peace, justice and socialism. At this time of sadness we reaffirm our determination to continue struggling for the common cause to which Comrade Kim I) Sung devoted his life for more than seven decades. Based on our concrete conditions, we will continue to explore and pursue a road to socialism and we will continue to develop a broad movement in defence of the freedom and independence of the Democratic people's Republic of Korea and in favour of the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea. This is the finest tribute we can pay to Comrade Kim Il Sung. Name of Organization Address Signature
-1- KB Speech to NCP - 1/4/93 Comrades and Friends : I would like to Congratulate the new Communist Party and the New Worker newspaper for organising this timely meeting and also thank them for inviting me to speak. The next few weeks will be crucial for all friends of Korea and all those concerned to defend and preserve peace in the Far East and the with world, play / the expiry yesterday of the International Atomic Energy Authority's so-called 'deadline' for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to open its Sovereign Military bases for so-called 'inspection' with and / Korea's heroic stand in defence of its independence and the Socialist system which the Chose for themselves Korean people / and which they have won and defended with their blood. The imperialists have both general and particular reasons for pointing the spearhead of these attack at Korea, and both of whom are related to the 'new world order' proclaimed by George Bush following his victory in the Gulf War.
-2- The attack on Korea is an attack on Socialism - an attempt to eliminate it from the face of the earth. Following the restoration of Capitalism in eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, as a result of the collusion and Conspiracy between the imperialists and the renegades of Socialism, such as Gorbachov, Yeltsin and Shevardnadze, the internationally-aligned imperialists are now trying by every means to destroy Socialism in Cuba, China, Vietnam, Laos and Korea. In particular, their efforts are concentrated on Korea because this is a country that defends the revolutionary principles of socialism, is faithful to its internationalist obligations and which has built a powerful independent national economy that demonstrates that socialism alone can provide a decent life for all the working people in both town and countryside. In its March 15th article, "Socialism is our People's faith and Life", "Rodong Sinmun", the organ of the Workers' Party of Korea, put matters as follows:
-3- C "The era of imperialists deceiving revolutionary people with the wind of temptation has gone. Taking off the mask of appeasement and deception, the imperialists are undisguisedly perpetrating manoeuvres to crush and suffocate the revolutionary people of the world. We are living in an era when a fierce struggle to defend and protect socialism in a state of acute confrontation with imperialists is being waged." Furthermore, the attack on Korea is part of the series of attacks that is being launched against all the independent-minded countries of the Third World, particularly those with the capacity to make some material challenge to imperialist domination, such as the oil rich countries of Iraq, Iran and Libya. This offensive against Korean independence and Korean socialism finds its reflection in the British media. Relying on the fact that a vast geographical distance separates our two successive countries, and on the fact that the British governments have done their best to isolate the
-4- DPRK and to prevent normal interchange between our peoples, as well as by manipulating both anti-communist and racist like anti-Asian prejudices, so-called quality papers such as "The Independent" and 'The Guardian' have utilised such bought rove academic renegades as Aidan Foster-Carter, who once described himself as a marxist and a friend of Korea, to try and convince British people that north Korea is some sort of orwellian totalitarion nightmare populated by crushed, cowed and brainwashed zombies and ruled over and tyrannised by a meglomaniac dictator. Anybody who has been fortunate enough to visit the DPRK knows that nothing could be further from the truth. We need to tell the working people of Britain that the DPRK is a country which has no unemployment, where everybody has a home and where rents -including charges lighting, heating and maintenance/- account for no more than 2-3 per cent of income. It is a country where every workplace has a creche and kindergarten, where everyone has
-5- C access to good quality health care at absolutely . no cost and where there is free, universal and compulsory 11- year education. Millions of ordinary and decent people in Britain who are rightly worried about just what is happening to our society need to know that in People's Korea Women can go where they want when they want without fear and parents need have no worries are about where their children/ and what they are doing. Above all, people need to know that the Korean people are not ruled over by a power- Crazed dictator, but they are blessed with a leader who for more than 60 years has devoted very all his L considerable energies and talents to fighting for the freedom and liberation of Korea, for the enhancement of the peoples quality of life and for the freedom and liberation of the working and oppressed people around the world. The only dictators in North Korea are the working people of town and countryside and the working intellectuals. President Kim Il Sung and Secretary Kim Jong Il are their Most