MARCH AGAINST REAGAN, JUNE 6 LONDON THE LABOUR MENT is being drowned in the biggest torrent of lies since World War I.
Ing defend islanders.
THE TRUTH: The navy is defending territory to which it has no rightful claim, ousned by an ol lobby which kills, robs and lies.
If the government is Concenes rights of subjects, has it tor years visited anguish on Britain's black people deportation and exclusion orders under racist immigration laws?
evacuated the whole island of Diego Garcia tor mintary exercises. If it wants to give шле Sers •TOtection it should offer full resenement compensation for the LIE No 2: the invasion happened because the island was undefended. THE TRUTH: The invashore ent case government clung onto the islands when they rightfully belong to the Argentine people.
The junta used Britain's false claim on the Malvinas the name by which every South American knows the Falklands do an exinternal opposition.
In 1969 the British government was negotiating sovereiguty. done so the junta would defend its adventure in front of the Argentinian people.
LIE No 3: the navy will аетепа treeaom in tne South Atlantic THE TRUTH: The Tories and their warships will fight dictators.
Hieve did they keep aovernor Gairv in oftice until the Grenadian peo. ple rose up to oust him? Why did they send obthe election servers to farce in Salvador? Why is the warship Exeter still in Caribbean waters, it went as part of the US show of force against Cuba and Nicaragua?
1979 they closed the door on the Argentinian refugees in the in terests of a joint 'strug gle against terrorism Only weeks they and their American friends were plotting an Argentinian invasion of El Salvador and Nicaragua.
This is why they are "They the Malvinas. can't even decide which dictator to back.
LIE No 4: The Labour Party Front Bench stood up to the junta in 1977.
THE TRUTH: Labour front bench knows bounds Healey, Callaghan, Foot and Silkin wanted to fight the junta, why did they fit out its navy between 1976 1979, not even forme US President would trade because of his human rights policy?
cabinet was Argentina's biggest military suppier. Ana it was on Labour's invitation that finance minister Martinez de Hoz, his hands red with the blood of Argentine workers, was wined and dined in May 1979 by British businessmen in the London Hilton.
For six years since the military junta came power Socialist Challenge has backed the Latin American solidarity committees in their fight with the front benches of both •ove ment parties end recognition of the of Chile, and Uruguay, of Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, and to open the door to the refugees of these countries. For Coll longer we have fought for the Labour Party to back the working class opposition of these cousines This is Tne of action that will defend treedom: these are the people who know how to fight dictators.
A military adventure by the Tory junta will do peoples of South Amernotning tor bruisa workers, and nothing for the sneers the shameful last gasp of choire clothes. It must be opposed by socialists with all the strength they can muster. TUESDAY'S meeting of the Labour Party International Committee rejected Tony Benn's amendment to its policy statement on How Healey armed the junta Suez crisis Bring back fleet, says Benn fiveThe amendment said it 'opposes the despatch of the naval task force and the government's apparent intention to use it in war E Argentinians believing this will imperil the safety of the Falkland islanders, which should be the prime concern of the
Thatcher is preparing for war. Not in defence of the Falkland Islanders, as the Tories but to defend perialism's economic and military interests in the South Atlantic.
The duty is to stop this military adventure.
Its purpose is to shore up Britain's declining world military and colonial role.
Michael Foot Healey's suggestion that a strong navy is an alternative to Trident is outrage. strengthen all warmongers. whole purpose of the drive over the Falklands create better political conditions in Britain for closer with Reagan and US PO Box 50, London N1 2XP Phone 01-359-8189/8180 (editorial and distribution)
The pretend, a lasting disgrace. im- The those fighting for over first mediately waters.
and Denis repressive the hilt.
This adventure will is even The present for their is to weeks ago, Tory colcher awful jingoistic stance struck by the Labour leadership is British Navy is hated by freedom the Should be imand unconditionally withdrawn into British territorial The Tories have no interest in freedom and their navy will not protect it. They have backed the Argentinian junta to the Their contempt for democracy more oovious now inat they have chosen Chilean support military adventury Only the Tories were privy to a US-inspired plot for an Argentinian invasion of revolutionary Socialists cannot reduce the matter to a choice between That.
Argentinian dictator Galtieri. The political character of the Argentinian government cannot determine our decision. real choice is between the rapa. cious claims of a still powerful Imperialisin wanting hang onto its imperialist role and colonial possessions, and the just claims of a dominated country claims raised by Argentinian governments of all shades for 130 years.
Historically and economically Falklands Islands Malvinas are an Argentinian possession. The present islanders were settled there a part of Britain's colonial occupation. They have no right to the territory against the rights Argentinians. •They should given the choice of coming under Argentinian jurisdiction, of comPublic Meeting Wing back to Britain or moving to any other place which will grant nemsenement. cial compensation British government.
The The interests of the Islanders will never be served by support for a false and unjust claim to British sovereignty over the territory of the Malvinas wealth in une round them. * They have been government which has followed the dictates of an oil lobby bent on private greed at the expense of all else.
Imperialist military action can1700 not be supported as some way of defeating thee cod Are tsuan junta. the military action provides the one be justification that the junta claims in front of the Argentinian masses recently in rebellion - with full finan- movement the down.
Argentinian the mineral waters that sur- sion.
duped by a determination desperate • contrary such against adventure Our confidence and support is ex. tended to the Argentinian labour to bring InIs junta Part of our solidarity with the trades union federa tion, the CGT, is the demand that the Tories open the doors which they closed in 1979 to those flee. ing the junta's murderous repres The political stakes in this crisis are extremely high. Already Lord Carrington has been forced to resign, and Thatcher has stated to use military force against the Argentinians is a bid to shore up her shaky government. A determined opposition by the Labour leader. ship could bring her down The present course of Labour's leaders will fan the flames of right hysteria and compromise Labour in a reactionary military