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REVOLT IN SOUTH AFRICA A DOCALIT ACTION MALPHLET that the U.S. government cut all diplomatic and trade channels to South Africa and withdraw all U.S. investments from the country. The resolutions recently passed in the House of Representatives and introduced in the Senate, however, pointedly exclude an embargo on purchases of strategic minerals from South Africa.

Last year, the U.S. government bought $1.3 billion worth of minerals from South Africa. The platinum, manganese, chro -mium, and cobalt imported via South Africa are essential in the manufacture of tanks, ships, aircraft, and electrical circuitry.

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The anti-apartheid movement must redouble its demands that the U.S. government authorize full sanctions against South Africa. The June 14 demonstration in New York City-which brought 100,000 anti-apartheid protesters into the streets and was endorsed by dozens of trade unions—points the way forward.

National coalition needed

Massive demonstrations in the streets are the most effective way to express the viewpoint of the majority of Americans on this issue. Now is the time to construct a nationwide coalition that can organize further anti-apartheid actions on the scale of the New York event.

An authoritative coalition must neces -sarily be open to all groups and individuals willing to unite against apartheid-regard -less of differences they have on other issues. The coalition cannot take a stand in favor of any exclusive point of view that Although people will come into the streets by the millions demanding "End Apartheid Now" and "Full U.S. Sanctions," it is diffi -cult to mobilize them around the slogan of support to the program of the ANC.

Also, in order to best educate people in this country, it is important that the anti-apartheid movement in the United States give a hearing to representatives of all organizations fighting for freedom in South Africa—not just the ANC.

Two-party trap But there are other pitfalls confronting the project of building a mass anti-apartheid coalition. Some groups have proposed short-circuiting mass action into lobbying and electoral activities.

Henry Winston, national chairman of the Communist Party U.S.A., had this to say: "The solidarity movement must be both strengthened and linked with wider electoral struggles, with the aim of defeating every member of Congress who opposes sanctions. A shift of even four or five Senate votes could mean that this body would no longer rubberstamp Reagan's strategic partnership with Botha..." (People's Daily World, June 13, 1986).

The Communist Party's proposal to tie the anti-apartheid movement to the electoral a biweekly magazine published under the auspices of the Fourth International. We offer a special introductory offer of three issues for $3. A six-month subscription is $22, and one year of International Viewpoint is available for $42. Subscribe now!

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