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APPENDIXES Ul. Institute a largely liberal and democratic regime, 1, Abolish the present constitution of the dictatorial powers of Ngo Dinh Diem, servant of the Americans. Eiect a new National Assembly through universal suffrage. 2. Implement essential democratic liberties: freedom of opinion, of press, of assembly, of movement, of trade-unionism; freedom of reli- gion without any discrimination; and the right of all patriotic organ- izations of whatever political tendency to carry on normal activities. 3. Proclaim a general amnesty for all political prisoners and the dissclution of concentration camps of all sorts; abolish fascist law 10/59 and all the other antidemocratic Jaws; authorize the return to the country of all persons persecuted by the American-Diem regime who are now refugees abroad. 4. Interdict all illegal arrests and detentions, prohibit torture; and punish all the Diem bullies who have not repented and who have committed crimes against the people. Ill. Establish an independent and sovereign economy, and improve the living conditions of the people. 1. Suppress the monopolies imposed by the American imperialists and their servants; establish an independent and sovereign economy and finances in accordance with the national interests; confiscate to the profit of the nation the properties of the American imperialists and their servants. 2. Support the national bourgeoisie in the reconstruction and deval- opment of crafts and industry; provide active protection for nationa! products through the suppression of production taxes and the limita- tion or prohibition of imports that the national economy is capable of producing; reduce customs fees on raw materials and machines. 3. Revitalize agriculture; modernize production, fishing, and cattle raising; hetp the farmers in putting to the plow unused land and in developing production; protect the crops and guaranice their disposal. 4. Encourage and reinforce economic relations between the city and country, the plain and the mountain regions; develop commercial exchanges with foreign countries, regardless of their political regime, on the basis of equality and mutual interests. 5. Institute a just and rational system of taxation; eliminate harass- ing penalties, 6. Implement the labor code: prohibition of discharges, of penalties, of ill-treatment of wage earners; improvement of the living conditions of workers and civil servants; imposition of wage scales and proteciive measures for young apprentices. 7. Organize social welfare: find work for jobless persons; assume