Speculation that Palme Dutt , old time Stclinist and main theoretician of the British CP who holds the nominal position of vice-chairman of the party, leans towards Peking has been strengthomed by an article written by him in the Jamuary issuc of "Challenge, The lattsr is the organ of the YCL and the article in question, concerning the Sino-Indian border dispute, is not so mich romarkable for what it says as for its timimg. I+ adopts a completely pro-Chinese position and refers to the lack of "s.eseesse basic social and economic.diagschanges"( in India) "... as in China. Henee tho national roconssruction programme has been financially dependent on heavy foreign uid, mainly American." If there is any basis for tha speculation the British CP may vary woll suffer from a fierce faction fight. The Chin ese have given wide publicity to the artigle,
In a communique issued by the prepaganda department of the Contral Committee of the Venezuelan CP reporting discussions held early in Dovember the party reaffirmed that “whether or not the Venesuclan revolution will take tho poneeful road depends not on the desire of the people but on the attit ude of imperialian, In view of this fact, the people and the party should master and use ell necessary forms of struggle to fight for our liberation and for national soversignty ", It scems that yet another Comminist Party is in the process of breaking with Krushchovs version of peace ful co-existence,
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