MIKIS THEODORAKIS SPEAKING IN FRENCH ON HOPES FOR UNITED COMMUNIST FRONT.




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HAVE SECURED AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVU/STATEMENT BY WELL-KNOWN COMPOSER MIKIS THEODORAKIS (IN FRENCH), WHO IS LEADING A MOVEMENT OF UNITING ALL LEFT-WING FORCES IN GREECE IN VIEW OF THE COUNTRY'S ACCESSION INTO EEC. DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN GREECE'S COMMUNIST GROUPS AND THE FRENCH. ITALIAN AND SPANISH COMMUNIST PARTIES ARE STILL GOING ON. STORY MAY BE OFFERED FOR EVN-1 TODAY OR EVN-0 TOMORROW (IT'S UP TO YOU TO DECIDE), 2:00 MINS COLOUR SOUND AND FRENCH SPEECH. FILM EXPECTED TO SHOW : MIKIS THEODORAKIS SPEAKING EXPLAINING THE IMPORTANT REASONS FOR A UNITED COMMUNIST FRONT INSIDE THE EEC.

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Background: WELL KNOWN GREEK COMPOSER MIKIS THEODORAKIS IS LEADING A MOVEMENT TO UNITE ALL LEFT WING FORCES IN GREECE IN VIEW OF THE COUNTRY'S ACCESSION IN TO THE GREECE. TALKS BETWEEN GREECE'S COMMUNIST GROUPS AND FRENCH, ITALIAN AND SPANISH COMMUNIST PARTIES ARE STILL GOING ON. VISNEWS HAS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THEODORAKIS IN WHICH HE EXPLAINS THE REASONS FOR A UNITED COMMUNIST FRONT WITHIN THE EEC.