Kurds plan show of strength

          
          5/27/2011
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          Publication: Guardian 1821-2000; Date: Nov 1, 1979; Section: None; Page: 5
          Kurds plan show of strength
          From Nicholas Cumming Bruce
          in Tebran
          Thousands of Kurds Includ-
          ing more than 1,000 Pesh
          Merga guerrillas! assembled
          yesterday in the western town
          of Mababad in preparation for
          a day of demonstration caTled
          bY the outlawed Kurdish
          leader, Shetkh Enedht has-
          se mi.
          Army and Revolutionary
          Guard units in the town re-
          mained in Lheir barracks as
          crowds converged on the town
          and posters went up i t t support
          of Kurdish leaders banned by
          Ay tullah Khomeini in August 1
          Sheikh ifosseini called for
          Kurds to march to the gnvea
          ,f those people killed during
          6stting between Kurdish guer
          rillas and se vurity ftnces and
          afterwards to call on the lam !.
          Lies of those killed, In a show
          of strength and defiance to the
          central government
          Guerrillas are to protect the
          demonstrators today, but will
          not join, the demonstrations
          which are scheduled to pass
          close to the Army and Revolu-
          tionary Guard barracks.
          Kurdish guerrillas are many
          f l u 6 dsvvk points around the
          town, the centre of Kurdish i c-
          sls lance to the Gover. 1 1 L rntIl
          the Army moved In in Septem
          ber. The town was brought
          back under rebel control last
          week.
          The Army antI the Governs
          ment have issued separate
          statements to the effect that
          they will not take any offen'
          i lve action against the Kurds .
          The Interior Minisk 4 . (I.e
          Hashem Sabbaghian, was
          quoted yesterday as saying that
          the Government would halt all
          military operations i n Kurdish
          areas to allow negotiaUu by
          four-man ministerial team
          sent to find a settlement to the
          Issue . which has dogged the
          Government since March.
          The Armed Forces chief of
          staff. General Rossein Shaker,
          confirmed that the Army would
          not initiate any armed opt-
          rations but that “aggression
          and provocation directed at the
          Armed Forces will be severely
          confronted. '
          In Tehran. Ishimic roup
          have planned a march on the
          United States Emha. sy there
          after prayers at Tehran LJn-
          versily.
          The march foflows a series
          of attacks on the US by Aya.
          tollab Khomeini.
          Criticism has also been
          levelled at Britain by Iran's
          Charge d 1 Affaires in
          All Afruz. who has returned to
          Tehran for consultations with
          the Government. In an iriter
          view with the Tehran Daily
          Jumhouriya Eslami Dr A l ruz
          eccused Britain of adopting a
          hostile attitude towards the
          Islamic Revolution.
          “Western Governments, in
          particular those of Britain and
          Ameri a are openly working
          against our revolutlon, Dr
          Afruz said 4 The British police
          have adopted a hostile position
          against the Islamic Revolution
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