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TEHRAN, Iran CA The Ayatollah
Ruliollah Khomaini accused Kurdis
rebels today of spreading “Coinmu
ixiet ux-ruptxvu mid appus d to
Kurdish masses to “oust the Cornrnu
0 ci dnxriic the, ,q tvpa”
Tensions m troubled Kurdistan,
meanwhile, appeared to be easing
somewhat.
The official Pars news agency re-
ported that 64 government soldiers
held hostage were released by the
Kurdish Democratic Party in Maha-
bad stronghold of KDP -led rebels ifl
western Iran, and 36 of Khomaini's
revolutionary guards were exchanged
for an equal number of rebels in the
Kurdish town of Paveh where they
had been ca tured in recent fighting.
At the Kurdish tonn of Saqçez, re
taken by govermment forces alter a
battle two weeks ago, garrison co'n-
mander Cal, Ahrnad Sepahr was
quoted as saying his troops were still
encountering some scattered resis-
tance from Kurds in outlying areas,
The 4 million Kurds of western
Iran have been pressing the central
go ernment in Tehran for autonomy,
and hundreds have died in fighting
between Kurdish guerrillas and
government forces in recent months,
Khomainis speech was made be-
fore a huge crowd of supporters in the
holy city of Qoin, his headquarters,
and was reported by Pars,
“We are determined to destroy a
en cancerous tumors name y Com-
munists who want to spread Commu
ma corruption in Kurdistan “ he aid
The leaders o the le tist KDP are
opposed to Islam God and human
decercy. They do not intend to devel
op Kurdistan They want to destroy
and keep it backward” the 79-year
old Moslerr clergyman and revolu
tionary leader said,
I call the attention of the Kurdish
people to he fact hat they are im
mine from all persecution and re-
venge We shall meet their demands
for we fare and d gnity. We expect
them to oust the Co Tuniat de ils
tifeinseIves 1 hey want to set up a
Communist heather state”
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