-DATE- 19720625 -YEAR- 1972 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- APPEARANCE -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- PEACE RALLY -PLACE- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -SOURCE- PRAGUE CTK INTERNATIONAL -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19720626 -TEXT- Peace Rally Held Prague CTK International Service in English 1743 GMT 25 Jun 72 L [Text] Prague June 25 CETEKA--Dr Fidel Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and premier, and other members of the Cuban delegation attended a peace rally of Czechoslovak-Cuban friendship in Houstaka near Stara Boleslav, Central Bohemia, this afternoon. Places of honour at the sports stadium in Houstaka were taken, besides the Cuban guests, by Gustav Husak, general secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee, Czechoslovak Premier Lubomir Strougal, member of the Presidium of the Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee, and other members of the Presidium--Vasil Bilak and Josef Korcak--as well as Milos Jakes, chairman of the Central Control and Auditing Commission of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, Czechoslovak Deputy Premier Jindrich Zahradnik, and Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Bohuslav Chnoupek. The rally was opened by Vaclav Hajek, head secretary of the Central Bohemian Regional Committee of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, who welcomed the guests from the first socialist country on the American continent. A short speech was delievered by member of Fidel Castro's entourage, Luis Gonzales Marturelo, representative of the Cuban National Committee for Defense of the Revolution, who appreciated Czechoslovak assistance in the construction of Cuba's power system. The next to take the floor was Gustav Husak, head of the Czechoslovak Communist Party and Government delegation. The participants in the rally greatly applauded the final words of Gustav Husak's speech, voicing Czechoslovak's solidarity with the Cuban people and support for the anti-imperialist movement on all continents. The next speaker was Fidel Castro, who took the floor to great ovations. Fidel Castro stressed the importance of internationalist bonds in the struggle against world imperialism, adding that the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba consistently supports the new line of the leadership of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, and for this reason, Czechoslovak-Cuban relations have never been better than at present. Fidel Castro dedicated part of his speech to the expansion of American imperialism in Vietnam. He sharply condemned the efforts of imperialist forces to prevent a progressive development of mankind on the road to socialism and communism. He spoke about his impressions from his visit to Czechoslovak and appreciated the successes Czechoslovakia has attained in socialist construction. In the concluding part of his speech, Fidel Castro stressed that he and his entourage would leave Czechoslovakia convinced that the Czechoslovak people will continue advancing along their revolutionary road, the principles of Marxism-Leninism have ever deeper roots in Czechoslovakia, the Czechoslovak Communist Party is supported by the masses, and that Czechoslovakia is a firm link in the socialist camp. He assured the Czechoslovak people that the Cuban Communist Party and people are their loyal brothers. Fidel Castro and other members of the Cuban delegation returned to Prague after the rally. -END-