To the People of Mexico and To the Peoples of the World:

THIS JUST IN TO THE OREAD DAILY NEWS DESK!

Communiqué from the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee –
General
Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.

Mexico.


June 19, 2005

To the People of Mexico:
To the Peoples of the World:

Brothers and Sisters:

As of today, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation has declared,
throughout all rebel
territory, a

GENERAL RED ALERT

Based on this, we are informing you:

First - That at this time the closure is being carried out of the
Caracoles and the Good
Government Offices which are located in the zapatista communities of
Oventik, La
Realidad, Morelia and Roberto Barrios, as well as all the headquarters
of the authorities of
the different Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities.

Second - That also being carried out is the evacuation of the members
of the different
Good Government Juntas and the autonomous authorities, in order to
place them in
shelter. Now, and for an indefinite time period, they will be carrying
out their work in a
clandestine and nomadic manner. Both the projects as well as the
autonomous
government will continue functioning, although under different
circumstances than they
have been up until now.

Third - That basic community health services will continue functioning
in the different
Caracoles. Civilians will be in charge of these services, and the
CCRI-CG of the EZLN is
distancing them from any of our future actions, and we are demanding
that they be
treated as civilians and with respect for their life, liberty and goods
by government forces.

Fourth - That there has been a call-up of all members of our EZLN who
have been
engaged in social work in the zapatista communities and those of our
regular troops who
have been in their barracks. In a similar fashion, all broadcasts by
Radio Insurgente, "The
Voice of Those Without Voice", in FM and in short wave, have been
suspended for an
indefinite period of time.

Fifth - That, simultaneous with the publication of this communiqué,
national and
international civil societies who are working in peace camps and in
community projects are
being urged to leave rebel territory. Or, if they decide freely of
their own volition, they
remain on their own and at their own risk, gathered in the caracoles.
In the case of minors,
their departure is obligatory.

Sixth - That the EZLN announces the closing of the Zapatista
Information Centre (CIZ), not
without first thanking the civil societies who have participated in it,
from the time of its
creation until today. The CCRI-CG of the EZLN formally releases these
persons from any
responsibility for the future actions of the EZLN.

Seventh - That the EZLN releases from responsibility for any of our
future actions all
persons and civil, political, cultural, citizens and non-governmental
organizations,
solidarity committees and support groups who have been close to us
since 1994. We
thank all of those who have, sincerely and honestly, throughout these
almost 12 years,
supported the civil and peaceful struggle of the zapatista indigenous
for the constitutional
recognition of indigenous rights and culture.

Democracy!
Liberty!
Justice!

From the Mountains of the Mexican Southeast.
By the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee – General Command
of the
Zapatista Army of National Liberation.

Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos

Mexico, in the sixth month of the year 2005.