Workers Press no. 640

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 17, 1971 • NUMBER 640

ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE and Yorkshire and Humber- echoed in homes throughout tre chane tory job orkers

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one million ployment leaped by over - thể 00) this month to s 2,669 to re-open the factbretoreed scotland new post-war record tor the 193 great There 3,300 more workers will be December of 901,002. And as the shock toral Jobs blow to NE - Lon- was announce ma

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foxed of the niguten don, rurtner N Ireland . workers learned that the Cuts at Reyrolles Robert were to be made redun dant by Revrole Parsons scotland figh Heaton, W Midlands castle. Wales 6.5 Tory goy- closed jobs at elec KEDUNDANCIES TOtal The total This the leaders of the eyrolse of car Sucham bs neers Reyrole Fatsons drop Ivercasti the vers * Anglla rend of te SE jobs blow

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Briefly

RAIL AND

MINERS' LEADERS

yesterday unanimously have to

POWER

rejected a 15p to 20p increase in the National

TALKS

learn Coal Board's £1.75 to £1.80 pay offer.

LOBBIED

They insisted the chance was not enoun start which could avert strike

BY JOHN SPENCER

with it action due to start on 9 - the da PAKISTAN forces in BanglaDesh surrendered engineering leaders will - Powell unconditionally to the Indian army and the meer to decide acon on UNEMPLOYMENT was a Mukti Bahini yesterday. Indian premier Mrs their pay clan. natural phenomenon that But the National Union Indira Gandhi told a wildly cheering parliament of Mine workers in that Dacca is now the free capital of a free Enoch urther decided to seek a nave to ve wild. country. with rowen told a luneh ot cou DUdlu Heal lucsudy London India has ousinessmen already recog. resulying to a continuine But yesterday. nized bang a Desh. which Braught with danger. ls Sull penel inal ine lories will now becomes a state allow concessions to then minds of the Bengali pe pie.

reality well The A mi, League is tak- £5 to £9 claim. office eral seence Daly, NUM gen cally understand inite just ten en minutes neore ne satedly der no real agrarian reform op them; render call was not obeyed.

it's up to the landles pease sand The BanglaDesh pace The decision meant, "total governmen notice come 'spez of perpet y because of tra short DEl.90 to han at any time since reorl government's i he

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equally acceptance to the execu- vague and donate on the gly e o demagogic. E345,00 T30 Bengali workers and peas Ceiling ane promises of the boure of £1,250 December Awami League and the offer therefore and the Gandhi government original f1.75 To BE To the Fund leaps ahead Tory 7.5 oW Pakistar

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brough pakistanis Lesdap it described it overn ha raise our tar Powell: Jobless always with us get by the holidays. an E Pakistan of feeling in Ns git and wese not he said critical. he also suggested tha back for moment Tory men cut me • victorey men little doubt that s b lit mean our Reps keep veris great • SEE picture this page i 70 Amel t he later admitted that Housins Med ar every donation with a nee ay i Sai MB Dennis mediately to : agent. Workers Press Appeal Fund Confidence 780a Clapnam Han st the rise in rents. London, SW4. engineering pay es on there stir win kers claim were Pao- No agreement on Plessey ploye the - outstripped Tine sS p stewards sed man occupation Bany Alexandria areas of disagree- Lith to use the 'Enterprise' Pro would or stand out there wink a de eat.

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junket the IN trader capitalism compercy mated The Man indictate eat ise Toni shei property relations in int Ireland o this ored in the Worker perora the gation. also Mechan, gave help Martin ul information This statement- latant armdesigned dissension she ran the re compromise Maudlin ally visited serve law working people the Hon on his norro Callagha Uister Meanwhile Wilson's Prior cept The conical and protescan vorkers is the savage capitalism workers press The daily paper ..that leads the fight against the Tory government INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • FRIDAY DECEMBER 17, 1971 • NUMBER 640 THE DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE It's a 1930s Christmas for 901,000 on the dole Miners say side Yorkshire and Humber-

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unem- tre chase darry joberkers Britain ployment leaped by over increase in Midlandsine I total 19,000 this month to a enese days new post-war record for There 3,300 more workers the 1930 rear depression NO-still one bone area. en cent of December of 901,002. And as the shock tora k back at the announced Lon- Jobs blow to NE - vorkers struck

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NE ter med that they 050 heard of the figures. N Ireland 10.4 Nand and Cuts at Reyrolles Scotland by Reyrolle Parsons unions ov W Midlands Heaton, Hed. IveW the Tory hoping castle wale. Yorkshire leaders of th tore the Tories to resis. 10 the unions to and Humberside E Anglia ... i 3.2 jobs are without creases occurred in the h This atter the ses

BY DAVID MAUDE

You'll Brietly

RAIL AND

Surrender a MINERS' LEADERS yesterday unanimously have to

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great victory rejected a 15p to 20p increase in the National

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learn Coal Board's £1.75 to £1.80 pay offer.

LOBBIED

for Bangla Desh They insisted to live change was not enough neronanon which could avert strike with it BY JOHN OPENGEr асов ave SHIt 9 - the January PAKISTAN forces in Bangla Desh surrendered enumee me readers will - Powell unconditionally to the Indian army and the meet to decide action on UNEMPLOYMENT was a Mukti. Bahini yesterday. Indian premier Mrs tell pay clalin. Indira Gandhi told a wildly cheering parliament • natural onenomenon thal but the National unior workers may In britain of Mineworkers executive that 'Dacca is now the free capital of a free • BASOUE will be hold Enoch decided to seek a further have to live with. country. Powell told a lunch of 200 full with Board London India has already recog businessmen nized Bangla Desh, which yesterday. Tories Baught withdaion still se in unriploymes state concessions to their now becomes alow The really as wellas in une fs to f0 caim minds of the bengall people.

cally under and this pheno Lawrence Daly, NUM gen- Reedy dented mer. final 'If the Tory governmen the a was er them, sai render call visor technical agreement with Spain. The decision the landless peasants. meection tal Federal Tudg offer, This canarion come the Board's Dyla deral Crabe most oi the pro sterday because of transport in a state of perpetual problems. is scevance to the excel

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Deshe liberatione Pakistan €145,000 for a mere £21,000 Ceiling E1,250 December influence decisions relating and the bolter the do done this 6 10% e 130021 Fund leaps ahead increased offer would The • Tory ty 7.5 per The magnetountugh informed kita the were vurrender The Powell: Jobless always wiin U: sonia t eating in Pakistan but as unemployment ris more edusy

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than clause handed en on tal radio to an Kha Khan cathis was that the Be od during the informal It is vita that workers Pre reaches in We shall fight on, ne said estimate Shift in per dar ery nea te i no think me in: ahead housing Amery called MP Dexester Skinner. bargaining with a free every donation note talesee Workers Press Appeal Fund lelgations over Confidence 186a Clapham High St London, ow4. Both the NCB and the in toe Ma en sincerine conlere no Bes ate Tour on t the or racisten crease in their respec. No agreement on Plessey occupation of discreti

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Workers Press, Friday Decemb , 1971 Sergeant - Major Regimental Charles Douglas, who commanded the patrol, pictured at a parade in Carlisle on January 23. This picture appeared with the first-hand report of the village massacre in 'The People'.

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ORGANLING head-hunting was not ine desual atrocicy Part three of JOHN PENCER'S series exposing army the commleao DIllisi Malyan wyekers and pessants.

brutality. asallsl into the Investigations "ne imes' put out the to- ihe sentriec and the sergeant lowine crvpue version: Ine men StOD their arms Public Prosecutions An omeia statement issued at • Kuala Lumpur today says. that en com Skelhorne thy nót Tory ine Guaras took sert ant olice conimlanaca were saw Chinese Chi co binind mo ning through the jungle py thd Scots (Guards ipd in the The the captured, but in butchered by ave chase, y fleeing n to halu se Batang was he to be allowed to escape.

and finally opened fire. which Mene sale e day Worker' anen and fred on. The sergeant different with feared these bandits would inat carry Scots Guards gained an out- Ine news with nd ter suts nest orat e ot the Malayan killing Selanoor bandits out of 26 ammunition was discovered.

use of commens house or colonial med bandis vere- co onced ear Later alemstea to oreak out ana were silol n. the lorry which which In another area a Scots Guards brought food for the ape sea escape was obviously ne t aracke ahe prearranged patro lea Dy beut Lord uguv!

ucal" engaged a group of bandits, killed simitoveo nte nalyar one, Tending C another therefore munist-and captured cover entrances. which groups were out of sight of per- Som ursee yeny sarer andd vere After clearing afternoon itted tha 'decided plated interne me o ere aVoid repere sonsi the Malayan were after investigating government issued a back-dated quard. the lawful redacr soldiers or policemen to shoot at Guards' AS THE massive American By Philip Wade led or influenced by the labour bureaucracy. working • class into HUYeS As usual, the Stalinists had to throw united fres action against Phase II of in 'Marxist" this front, to Nixon's insuty cheir policy. President wage US freeze, the wretched Lenin and Trotsky was developed Communist Party has con- Lenin facilitate sciously set out to divert the break workers reformist parties Communist Party silualiun struggle away from the inde- v as also e naasi nistsy. penaent class acuon agalnst of Marism astd te gat ra the government. revolutionary party Te hoid of hee mintant up waen united-front tactic into turn une militant ag eets se os of the US capitalism within the trade union workers' movement, Ihrough providing unitea-Ironi lacuc the nade to Par any ent a mare ani istes • same lourna. Maut chin "Nixonl resurrect with politicians efore the war the AmerIcan campalgned Roosevelt In the name of the 'popular front.

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There the matter rested for 21 years. But it preyed on the con- science of some of the men who had taken in the Batang part Kali killing and after George 'stop Brown's weeping and get on with the war' outburst over the American My Lai massacre, one of them approached "The People' newspaper with his own story of what had really hap- pened. testimony of William The Cootes backed by four was other men who had taken part in the fatal patrol to the jungle village of Batang Kali. They confirmed that the men of the village separated were from their womenfolk, and kept

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Illage pictured weeping appeared with the articles In 'The People', February 1970.

overnight under armed guard.

The revelations in "The People' Next morning the women caused a considerable stir at the and children were driven away from But they rapidly time. were the village in lorries, and the hushed over. Guardsmen told the Five months atter the report be killed. 'None of appeared, Scotland Yard were to us had Mr protested,' Cootes said. closed its file on the Batang Kali The Chinese were brought despite wealth of massacre, from their hut. Their ages showing that the Scots were evidence about 16 to 80 years. We took Guards had committed a war our seven down to the edge of crime. the stream just outside the vil- Atrocities like Kali Batang lage. We were looking each and My Lai are inseparable from at who other waiting to see was imperialist war. going to shoot first. They represent the only means remember old man of by which the armies of the about 80 staring at me constantly.

hope exploiters can terrify Tuppen solider] their opponents into submission.

Alan [another showed them some matches The same brutal method was indicate that we were going to used at Amritsar in India and the village and at Croke Park in Ireland.

burn down motioned them to run away.

Today the Tory govern- 'A couple started to walk.

ment steps up torture and we still fired and in N Ireland the his- We hadn't repression were still looking at each other.

tory of the British Armor pro- the Then heard shooting from vides salutary warning brutalities that can the other groups so, be expected instinctively almost, we opened the weeks and months to Cold-blooded fire. come. . systematic All but one of the prisoners terror is the technique of the British Army and these are its was killed the massacre. He survived only by feigning death.

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G THE EXTREME right- wing Israeli politician Menachem Beigin is coming to London at the beginning of next year. Beigin was the leader of Zvai Leumi, the Irgun Zionist terrorists who, in April 1948, carried out the infamous, massacre at Deir Yassin, in which 254 men, women and children of this Arab village were murdered.

On January 10, the Israeli leader will be the reactionary guest of honour at a dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel, Ken- arranged by London sington, the Herut right- supporters of wing movement which he leads in Israel. It is part of a concerted drive which Herut is making to gain influence and support in Jewish communities abroad. for The Committee the Release of Soviet Jewish Prisoners, a London group which is understood to be under Herut influence, has begun a campaign of harassment against Soviet diplomats in Britain. It is this Committee, headed Mrs Barbara Oberman, by a which was the host. last month to another reactionary, Rabbi Meir Kahane, leader of the Jewish Defence League in America.

Kahane, who was convicted by a New York court earlier this year on charges concerning fire- arms, is a former organizer for Betar, Herut party's youth the section and there appears to be some overlap between support Kahane and for links with Herut. During his visit to London in November, Kahane spoke to a meeting of some 500 people in Westminster, arranged by the the Release of Soviet Jewish Prisoners. He called for a more active and militant campaign on the issue of Soviet Jews. On a previous visit to Lon- don. Kahane had said: "The Soviet embassy in London should A Jewish Defence League pickets harassing Sovlet diplomats.

feel as insecure as the one in Washington, which is constantly ringed by policemen.' At his November meeting, he repeated his call for militancy and appeared to be making a particular effort to get through to Jewish youth, evidently hoping initiate similar to activity lines to the Jewish Defence League. campaign that has been The launched this month by the for the Release of Committee Soviet Jewish Prisoners has so far avoided outright violence of the sort carried out by Kahane's US supporters. Instead, it is using harassment tactics-such as continual tele- phone calls to the homes of Soviet embassy staff. About 60 Committee members also staged pickets on the homes of two diplomats, Mr Ivan Ippolitov, Minister at the Soviet Embassy, and Mr Yuri Chel- panov, a military attaché. _ Rabbi Kahane's tactics have been condemned by a number of Tewish leaders, as doing more harm than good to the Jewish people. Michael Zand who •rof recently left the Soviet Union, Un Ammuko Mr Gromyko Hr Gromyko

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Part one of a two-part series on right-wing Zionist leaders and organizations.

Kahane has said that such activities of the Zionist Federation, You becomthg cent votes in the damaged Soviet seriously Jews, by alienating Russian intellec- the leading Zkings Zionist party there. tuals who were sympathetic. This undoubtedly But for like reactionaries reflects two factors. Kahane and Beigin, the real SUPPORTERS of the apar- interests of little the Jewish people theid regime are easily attracted be against Illay to the same of racialist the particular political

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interests ideology and actions. which they represent. At a time when Herut represents, in Israel.

Zionists general are using the In. doing wash in trico rece

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capitalists who issue of Soviet Jewry, the extreme right-wing hope that by making that Herut stands/ for closer links between Zionism and the Vorster regime. In the Knesset (Israeli parlia- ment), Menachem Beigin has opposed the Israeli government when, for foreign policy reasons, it supported the African states in the UN. S African Nationalist Party leaders have frequently drawn parallels between white there and Zionist supiculaly experience in Palestine, and this has been echoed by African Zionist leaders. On a recent visit to S Africa, Beigin was photographed shaking hands Vorster- with -who former 'general' the pro-Nazi In Vorster: friendly tles with the 'Ossewa Brandwag' organization. Zionists. Not friendly that ties with extreme reactionaries and even the loudest anti-Soviet noises and fascists anything new for organizing militant activity they Zionists, and for certainly not win position of leadership Herut. In early years, the 1ts the Zionist and Zionist Revisionist In movement, general move towards the was much influenced party reaction among Jewish people.

Mussolini, and the youth Dy The first major success for the Betar, styled on the section was Herut movement has been Italian fascist youth movement.

notched up in S Africa, where The movement was founded to their have won 40 fight for Jewish all state

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Clutching the cane THE INNER London Education Authority's decision recent to abolish caning in its primary schools brought forth the usual clutch of statements from the Tory opposition. We give you Lady Brabazon of Tara, Kensington and Chelsea councillor: us whose children 'Those of attend public schools pay to have them caned and jolly good for them too. I was caned and it did me no harm [!?],' was the gist of her fundamental con- tribution to the of cause humanity, and children in par- ticular. Other GLC members talked frighteningly of six to ten-year- olds taking over in the class- rooms, telling teachers it was illegal to cane them. For the last word, there is always Lady Plowden: 'Loving discipline was the answer, she said. Not even a sell-out THE IDEA seems to have been going round in Canada that ir Britain titles of nobility can be New Statesman' advertisement is any thing to go by: I WISH TO PURCHASE a title of nobility. Dr. B. Brock- 1817 Princess . Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Of course, many titles awarded Vices politin tact be con tribution to Party funds.

No doubt many titled English gentlemen would sell off their titles as readily as they do their ancestral homes or family art treasures if they could. Unfortunately a market in titles does not exist. It would be unkind to suggest would be any addressing his request to Lord Brockway, The House of Lords, Westminster, England, for even life peerages cannot be bought and sold. Perhaps he should simply assume a title, like many have done before him, and perhaps in time he will be invited to a Buckingham Palace garden party.

A dog's life PRINCE William of Gloucester, resigned himself tombeing Royal.

brave man. He has Behind him stretches a long history of suffering and misery eginning at Eton and passing through Cambridge to the diplo of For the Prince it's a dog's life.

Yet one 'It's easy as a child to believe you're something special, especi- ally when nanny keeps telling you it's so.?' Well. We all know what he means don't we. Of course we realize those other little indispen- sables, like thousands of pounds a year and property in the family, just slipped his mind. And naturally we can see that being Royal is just a long experi- ence of drawbacks. 'If there's any advantage it is the "handle" your name,' he told 'The Times'.

Quite. Quite. No more. No less.

Plus, of course, what goes with , But even he allows himself to admit there may be one or two very slight advantages-like being able cash cheques to freely, for example. With it all Prince William is exceptionally modest. Looking back I think being Royal prob- ably helped me get a place in school, he said. I'll bet. Now the poor fellow--like so ordinary folk - is many other struggling to live. I must have a profitable business so that I can live' he moaned. Not perhaps the first thought you or I would have had, but there we are. Some of us don't have to go to the dole. In spite of everything and with all those terrible handicaps, look- ing back the Prince can $ay ?!

think I've led a pretty normal life'.

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Toolroom decision condemned by Coventry engineers TWO COVENTRY engineer- Drancies Have conaemned Int loca union leaders called on une recent too room strike the city. Breed Usin Workers ventry engineering passed a sitar resolution has local union len loyers extended the TRA men tomatica like settlement t th would expos & Measured al employers rid of al piece small fines or expusions. Order sought against T&G the High Curioday regain.

Workers ransion and members Hull docken. hand extendinities cargo. jobs which were the say. actually lovin the TaG negotia. Poday e the panion ha reply to the mod a chinst hem. Goods train collision: 2 die Killed and 1 WU

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"consider further s Press, Friday December 17, 1971 DESPITE its unanimous confer- at Weston-Super- ence decision Mare to oppose the Industrial Act the Co-op Relations une co-overauve nove» ment naturally recognizes

BY IAN YEATS

the Act must be imple- mented, spokesman told me. This position was revealed the Tuesday's meeting of TUC General Council where UnIon reportea

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called lor Ine adop- The Shops substitution poses agency closed hop Tory, under the they Act seriously Clalill trade weaken tne movement he closed shon means that every man must belong The agency shop allows a union to for all employees at a factory. also allows those who don't wish workers belong to a unioni to opi out. "The decision accept the agency shop flies directly

TUC

policy. And the spokesman made Licdl yesicludy though the co-overauve movement osakes we Acr mem- not put its bers lunds at risk by dis- obeying any part of the new The Co-obsurdity stand 'of the the Steward John O'Shea (centre Ovambos non-co under vito ockes ouiste me su operauon circum- the Stances where trace All back go home movement 1s divided and ed ny nurealrate to whom whole idea of „the or nothing, challenging the government ABOUT 1,000 of the 6.000 Do itrous into Ovambo tribesmen relief the labour say chippies near response of akallisi al Africa leaders the first trade union winchoek lor men nomeanc moment cev senous v yesterday. threatened by the Act. CARPENTERS on strike at The strikers, who stoppec the Hilton Monday, are International Pay strike hotel site Shepherd's hemandi the e N. be sent back Bush, London, are home chiefs While the Co-on against Under contract moved imnlement the only the Ovambos are tits of the ale Tories' infamous anti-union todayrst Strikers down WOrK major they are raced, "he' •chinnias • have now austrial centresour ener ате with the forced the main contractors, not their allowed bring insurance wages owed families or change their jobs.

. ASTMS

mem- Fourteen cash two out Africans jailed bers of the input-output sec- weeks ago. tion ot the Co-or accounts But Cubitts saying

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Africans have been iailed Genartment inconcon hedin they only have iobs for five an indefinite strike in sup- Bloemfontein for periods carpenters the pay of four five years under Com. 'It's all back Ton shea said steward members were Congress. call out banned Pan-African Dalis Vivas up more members.

ITALIAN

Communist Party we have the spec- tacie ot the on leaders caro has onered to support a Col put the will be increased by 3ł per promise not only ready to candidate acceptable Tory Act into practice, but from January the Christian bemocrats pay following the to elect failure polic President at the 13th means inter-party of Lanark and of a luxe Rochdale h activity is going on in prei has Lurned Into LU 80-year-old opposite leavine Tre purchast

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possible that the tax. and a Viscount by about

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readers stanoine shoulder shoulder with trom pietro venel. a former educ Socialist Party. will bi theories and the bosses the against the working class.

crease was in May. asked to stand LABOUR MP for Erith and Crayford, James Wellbeloved, has brought forward 'solid evidence' of a S African spy ring operating in Britain.

He is calling for an in- Demand by MP espionage by diplomats S African London and the activities of a business consultant, John Ferrers Smith, a for- BOSS agents are known es, is Another Labour they srate in Britain, mer S African policeman Davies, Stanlev Clinton pponent alleged to be an agent for shadow the question need and eate e

BOSS,

the African Commons on allegations that wing movements. policemen Bureau of State Security.

two attended the trial They are believed to work Ferrers Smith denied the Johannesburg the verv closely with Special Branch allegations through a solici Gonville french detectives of Scotland Yard Beytagh. tor yesterday. and enjoy remarkanle degree immunity from prosecution. Reports from people people interviewed are heing for warded to the Home Office He said that people under

BOSS

curve ance teared that they • cannot or the British police "because they believe the police security sor the operating the African government'. He and edi Helle ed that police have Thest done nothing to discourage them Many of the activitie.

I am complaining about are not a breach of law. required is "What ascertain whether the obs of keep of keeping organizations is Home "Sécré- 'I want the mak tary Cossa activities whom Atricar diniomats can are chow Invover spy rings! Colonel covered up GoT back to business for My Lai US looking

A MILITARY •

court in Fort Meade, Maryland, Vlal menacison "Distined aed Service commadams OlIcer 1ltn brigade or une Ameri CAMBODIAN troops have cal division. covered up lol the Mv lai massacre carried out by one of its units. for economic leaguered Prakham He is down - olders minions cats that have all heavy •ed our le 8 Kamies 'package deal' wHe faces of three AS THE Group of Ten ministers gather in Washington for yet another meeting today, the stark fact of growing depression throughout the capitalist world conditions all their discussions.

Since President Nikon's August German industry the conditions for a new gold Pompidou is maks that be 1944 Bretton Wood: is important produced absoluLely resulL. doubt what the modiation us demand. discontries n American banking system The same tough line upheld Con be maintained arre sand William Bberi insisted that dolthe under the impact of the world accompanied agraments. spoke manda much a package t is silvers situation. Yugoslavia Brussels still in Nationalize gasping Ceylon banks? * Thy • earkers Sorry, we ferment Nixon: No modification cultural prices. can't afford it bound to grow as the question Bases bilateral deals with the is Cationalize foreign banks bul

BY A WORKERS PRESS REPORTER

FORCED resignation of the Croatian

THE

Communist Party leadership last weekend has thrown the Yugoslav republic into a ferment of «gans the datas wants with authorities nationalist demonstrations, arresting scores of demonstrators and handing Selling out jail sentences. Zagreb, the Croat capital, cent for the German third night of part inder arrest witnessea lis been addition to a re-align- nationailst demonstranons Organzing currencies on wednesdav as marchers stoppages. protested against position the old Party of the leadership. three Indian and one Pakistani w Croat mis would be head for

ALL TRADES UNIONS ALLIANCE

talks resd declared its full solidarits

MEETINGS

from under their stones. Nixon daministrato. Make the Tesign fovernment

LONDON:

Tuesday described increased am Manor

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police of i markets is tiona intense Dorat me and abs policy

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Monday December 20, 130 cannot Decem Centre s ruling welcome

COVENTRY:

CASTLEFORD:

tal pointier December "tS, 7:38 loyed workers and youth Powers gainste has just appealedition Ce gres December T20, 1,30 pla Several student leaders have resistance to this develop- • Goden Teachers to

INTOLERANT

socialist Labour League investigate specially intolerant ins Special Course of lectures nurseries withce and following ATUA Nationsulling inhe declaion to prepare for the The kind national working

1 LACHERS

their alignment which de

SUNDAY DECEMBER 19

-conomics ano rollics 15a American corals are now threatening

SUNDAY JANUARY 2

. Yugoslaviers Historical Materialism today congests

BEAVER HALL, GARLICK HILL

(Nr Mansion House tube) 7 p.m.

Engineers' quarterly and given by auction in vale pe G. HEALY (SLL national secretary) to more age soup have stewards back jobs march

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pared to the ave

AN APPEALADERS:

COMMITTEE MEETING

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ment is reputed to be the Sunday Dp.momber 19 calists Rig toe sertes of disastrous factors from No would like to ask all ou YMCA, Howard St, axpand thi ales has

WORKERS,

stewards Kirkby Kilmarnock Suite anderin 1 15,000 Iren in the two-to-four age Ferguson)r, Masoo orculaton vodarmeni and raise molly tor sam kay (conven 186л Cl Street imary: Joe. Moriarty (UCS) a town outsi iverpool where unemplo (Both in a personal capeolty)