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<h1>The invisible factory of the Algerian revolution</h1>
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<p class="post-date"> <strong>13</strong> <em></em><span>Mar
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<p><em>In researching the biography of Michel Raptis, known as Pablo
in the Trotskyist Fourth International, I came across Dimitris
Livieratos’ account of the arms factory Pablo ‘authored’ in
Morocco during a grim phase of the Algerian War when the
Algerians were starved of arms. For a man who professed
Tolstoyan-Christian attitudes towards violence that was quite a
step politically. That’s another story. Then there were all the
organisational difficulties and dangers – this was a time when
the French version of the CIA were busy killing collaborators
with the Algerians. Livieratos’ little book gives easily the
best account of this relatively unknown chapter in the Algerian
revolution. in its way it is a minor classic. Here are some
notes on the book… </em> </p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">Dimitris Livieratos, a Greek comrade of
Pablo’s, served as the chief organiser on the spot in Morocco and
shuttled between Casablanca and London for his meetings with Pablo
– and naturally Hellie [Pablo’s indomitable and outspoken wife]
who was always present. He has given us a frank and episodic
account of the whole experience of setting up the factory
producing submachine guns.<a
href="https://21229469-9391-4059-A787-1C1226807290#_edn1"><sup>[1]</sup></a>.
It was originally written in the mid-1960s on the basis of notes
he’d made in 1961 but not published until 2001. The original was
in Greek and it wasn’t until 2012 that a French version appeared.
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