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one om, RE: COUNTERORi 1 “ICN WEEK ~ Pre int ACRE ROR IS fel tan ee aD ic in Vietnam have been, has been mobilized to form this nationalist, nationally democratic government. There are certain things about that though. There are two levels to the kind of way the Vietnamese see the United Front. The first level of unity within the front is the alliance between workers and the peasantry. And this is the basis and hard core of the front. And part of it is led by the People's Revolutionary Party, which is the Communist Party in South Vietnam. Now the other level of unity is the broader level which includes just about everybody except a handful of puppets in Saigon. But the leading element within that is the worker-peasant alliance, you know, organized and led by the People's Revolutionary Party. EE OE ERT en MR eT ee at, a i Within the National Liberation Front there are three different political parties. One is the Democratic Party, which repressnts mainly progressive businessmen and some landlords. Well, I shovld say patriotic landiords and businessmen. These are the ones that have come over to the struggle who've had their businesses or their land disrupted by U. S&S. presence and have been run over with for strictly economic reasons or for patriotic reasons, have come to the NLF,. The second party is what's called the Radical Socialist Party, which represents mainly the intellectuals within the cities. And the third one is People's Revolutionary Party, which represents workers, peasants, women's organizations, student organizations, the army and the progressive intellectuals as opposed to the intellectuals. And that is the leading element within the front. - & Now in addition to that, is the organizations of all different religious sects that exist in Vietnam, different mass organizations, just about you know, the widest variety of everything. Now, on’ aspect of how far the front is willing to go is in addition to having the National Liberation Frmt which is itself the united front, one thing that's been organized is the National Alliance of Democratic and Peace Forces which represents a lot of bourgeoisie elements within the cities, which want to join the liberation struggle. But for one reason or ancther, mainly anti~ Communism or something, will not come into the Nationa) ! iberation L2i PRA niet, geetien” shone Lone ne on AS UI on, PE ee Ot, 3. “eek cre we tes Wy ‘ * ORT A. re all cial wae