in te r n a tio n a l p e r s o n a litie s se n t a le tte r on A ugust 1 to Erich Honecker,chair- m an of th e State C ouncil of the G erm an D em ocratic

T he text of th e letter, translated from th e G e r m a n in to th e E n g lish la n g u a g e , r e a d s:

occasioned by the 20th anniversary of the construction of th e B erlin W all.

" W e a sk th a t th e w a ll b e d is m a n tle d o r th a t y o u r s ig n a tu r e o n th e H e ls in k i docum ent be retracted."

(c h a ir m a n , " T h e S ie g e o f B erlin," G reat B ritain), Peter B enenson (G reat B ritain), G unars R ode (L atvia), D r.

T h is y e a r 's r a lly w a s d e d ic a te d t o th e 40th anniversary of the A ct of June 30, the 35th anniversary of th e re-establish\u2013 m ent of S U M , the 125th anniversary of th e b ir th o f iv a n F r a n k o a n d th e 1 1 0 th o f

o n Saturday, Septem ber 5, with the play\u2013 in g

F utala, com m an\u2013 d e r o f th er a lly , o ffic ia te d a t th e o p e n in g cerem onies.

Lozynskyj, head of the U .S. executive board of S U M -A , then dele- g a te d

groups of the O r g a n iz a tio n o f U k r a in ia n N a tio n a lis ts ( O U N ) le d b y A n d r iy M e ln y k fr o m

S e v a sto p il in th e C r im e a , w a s D r . O le h K a n d y b a \u2013 O lz h y c h ,

o f h iss t a f f , h e h e lp e d e s ta b lis h th e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l C o u n \u2013 c il in K ie v , th e p r e s id e n t o f w h ic h w a s

institute. T he secretary of the council, w hich w as seen a s

P etro Stercho, vice president of O D v U , w ho then turned the proceedingso v e r to m oderator

D r. Stercho spoke on the r o le o f th e C a r p a th ia n S ic h in tr a in in g a d v a n c e g r o u p s fo r th e O U N

khailo M ykhalevych, w as read by O m e\u2013 la n S u k h o v e r s k y . W o lo d y m y r P r o c y k , a n

A ll-U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l C o u n c il, s p o k eo n th e p o litic a l concepts of the O U N during W orld W ar 11 a n d th e r e a liz a tio n o f th e se c o n c e p ts a m o n g lo c a l U k r a in ia n a c tiv is ts .

fo r th e UPA ; Sydor N ovakivsky, representing th e C a r p a th ia n

Soviet occupation forces and the K abul r e g im e in th e fa c e o f in c r e a s in g ly w e ll- organized nationwide resistance.

d e ta ils th e g r o w in g str e n g th a n d b o ld \u2013 ness of the resistance in the capital city a n d

r o c k e ts hijacked by the resistancei n Kabulitself confirm s press reports that the Soviets n o

to strengthening free societies. W hile the nam es of the correspondent and the recipient of the le tte r c a n n o t b e m a d e p u b lic , b o th a r e p e r s o n a lly

m a c h in e g u n s w e r e n o t o n ly p a - trolling the streets but w ere also search\u2013 in g s o m e h o u s e s .

in S h a \u2013 hr-i-nau. The real reason fors u c ha bold a c t

u n its c a r r y in g g r o u n d - to-ground m issiles w ere lost on the w ay betw een K hair K hana and Shahr-i-nau ( i .e ., betw een the northern outskirts of K abul and a neighborhood near those m e n tio n e d a b o v e ) a n d th a t th e S o v ie ts are carrying out such an operation

their power in m ost p a r ts o f th e c a p ita l. T h is h a s g r e a tly perplexed the governm ent.

"T he oth er fresh item is th is: that th e p e o p le o n th e o th e r sid e o f th e S h ib a r P a ss

h a v e b e g u n th e ir o w n p la n o f la n d d is tr ib u \u2013 tio n

o th e r agricultural centers are in the hands of the freedom

begun to burn the harvests and crops in order to hurt the people. T hey continue t o

Paghm an) reached 2,000, about 400 of th e m cadets fr o m

" it h a s b e c o m e m o r e d iffic u lt t o g e t p assp orts. O f th ose w h o request perm is\u2013 s io n

they can only get pass- ports to get to socialist countries, and h a v e t o p a y 2 0 ,0 0 0 a fg h a n is (a p p r o x i\u2013 m a te ly S 4 0 0 ).

Prices have been soaring higher and higher. For exam ple, tom atoes are 35 a fg h a n is a k ilo a n d o n io n s ,1 1 0

peaches, yet their p r ic e s a r e s o h ig h th a t p o o r p e o p le c a n 't a ffo r d

letter), tightly controlled by the governm ent, in return fo r

(th e A fghan K G B ) to sell their property, but th e

g e a r e d tow ard the course of com m unism , and p r o p a g a n d a

R u ssia n s produces only the opposite of the results they aim

not operate unaccom paniedb y A fghan troopso rp o lic e . T h is c h a n g e in d ic a te s th e y n o lo n g e r tr u st A fghan personnel.

th e v a n g u a r d ; in te r n a tio n a l press reports estim ated the cadet \u0456 dead at 200 to3 0 0 .

sum m er produce prices were typically 12 a fg h a n is a k ilo fo r to m a to e s , a n d 4 o r 5 a fg h a n is a k ilo fo r o n io n s .

o f th e A fg h a n Com m unist Party, headed by Babrak Kar\u2013 m a l. c u r r e n tly is in p o w e r in K a b u l.

Over 500 r e lig io u s b e lie v e r s r e c e n tly to o k p a r t in a

A c c o r d in g t o a n a c c o u n t p u b lis h e d in K eston N ew s, the service took place in a c it y

b e in g broadcast to the crow d outside, partici\u2013 p a n ts

r e li\u2013 gious hym ns. T hey w ere soon joined by passers-by and, according to the Sw iss agency, "people in the street began to s in g u n til s o n g s c o u ld

p r e se n t c a p ita l o f T b ilis i, c o in c id in g w ith G eo r\u2013 g ja n

M r . P id s a d n y w a s c o n n e d o u t o f h is hom e, forced into a car and taken to a w ooded area outside the city where he w a s b e a t e n , b o u n d w ith w ir e a n d le ft in th is c o n d itio n .

such provocation. They urge that letters be sent to theF r e n c h governm enti n this m a tte r , th a t K G B p r o v o c a tio n

a n d a g ita tio n b e o u tr ig h tly c o n d e m n e d a n d th a t a c tiv ity

w ith the party secretary to discuss the d e m a n d s fo r c u ltu r a l a u to n o m y o u tlin \u2013 e d

Soviet G eorgia has been the scene of recent unrest, particularly am ong stu\u2013 d en ts,w ho have dem anded that steps be ta k e n

E arlier th is year, th ou san d s of G eor\u2013 gians took to the streets in T bilisii n tw o separate dem onstrations to protest the S o v ie t

refusal of cam p a u th o r itie s t o p r o v id e h im w ith a B ib le , according to K eston N ews.

a lle g e d a n ti- Soviet activity. A t the tim e ofh is arrest, he w as serving a one-year sentence for "parasitism ," although. M oscow

dent sources insisted that his arrest w as th e r e su lt o f h is r e lig io u s w o r k , w h ic h in c lu d e d

A pril 1980 to five years in a strict- regim en cam p and threey e a r s ' internal e x ile , is

P r io r t o h is a r r e s t, h e w a s in v o lv e d w ith o r g a n iz in g C h r is tia n s e m in a r s a n d p u b lis h in gr e lig io u s m a te r ia l a lo n g w ith M r. O gorodnikov.

\u0406 reszniow sky, w as previously located \u0406 in th e U k ra in ia n C u ltu ra l G a rd e n s in \u0406 a C le v e la n d

The H rushka m onum ent had been d e d ic a te d in th is p a rk d u rin g th e 2 7 th U N A

m o n u m e n ts w ere stolen (the originals, it m ust be n o te d , a re in ta c t).

S o v ie t b u ild in g , w h e re a w riters'conference was in progress.The m archers

G e o rg ia n h is to ry b e in c lu d e d in th e c u rric u lu m o f s c h o o ls a n d u n iv e rs itie s in th e re p u b lic .

T h e S S O -p e r-p e rso n re c e p tio n , sp o n \u2013 s o re d b y a n e th n ic c o a litio n s u p p o rtin g M r.

A m o n g th e m a n y p o litic ia n s p re s e n t w a s R e p . M illic e n t F e n w ic k o f N e w J e r\u2013 s e y 's 5 th C o n g re s s io n a l D is tric t, w h o h a d p re v io u s ly

n e s e , E s to n ia n s , F ilip in o s , H u n g a ria n s , H is p a n ic s , ita lia n s , P o le s , S lo v a k s a n d U krainians, as w ell as representatives of th e b la c k

R e p u b lic a n , in h is re m a rk s , M r. O n u fry k n o te d th a t m uch

a b o u t th e fa c t th a t th e G a rd e n S ta te 's e th n ic s w ill h a v e a

th a t th e p a rty w a s in te re s te d in c o a litio n b u ild in g , b u t n o t o f th e ty p e th a t fo rg e ts its su p p o r\u2013 te rs th e d a y a fte r e le c tio n s .

T h o u g h w e liv e in th e U n ite d S ta te s , w e alw ays look back and are concerned about our hom elands, M r. Kean

real ethnic advi\u2013 sory council" com posed "of the leader- s h ip in th is r o o m ." H e a d d e d , " it is im \u2013 p o r ta n t to re c o g n iz e th e v a lu e o f y o u r c o n trib u tio n s to th is s ta te ."

e x tre m e ly im p o rta n t, s o , to o , is p rid e in our state, M r. K ean said, prom ising that one ofh is goals as N ew Jersey governor w o u ld b e to e s ta b lis h p rid e in th e s ta te .

" c o n s e n s u s " m a y o r in th e c ity 's h is to r y . Due to a federal court order, prim ary v o tin g w h ic h w a s to h a v e ta k e n p la c e o n S e p te m b e r

O v e r 6 0 0 p e o p le a tte n d e d th e b re a k - fa st m e e tin g , w ith o v e r 10 o f th e c ity 's e th n ic c o m m u n itie s b e in g

As a congressm an, M r. Koch served th e c o n g re s s io n a l d is tric t th a t in c lu d e s th e

b e m a y o r ," c o n ti\u2013 n u e d c a n d id a te K o c h , " to b e a b le to d o s o m e th in g fo r th e p e o p le w h o m a k e u p th is

to date and with h is p la n s fo r th e fu tu re . \u0406 e x p e c t U k ra i\u2013 n ia n