Manchester CND marchers demand recall of Thatcher's fleet

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'military adventures' of the CND national council members who presented a letter to 10 Downing street last Sunday fleet. CND also set up an ad hoc committee to co-ordinate opposition to the war moves. told Socialist Challenge why.

'The purpose of our letter voice of sanity at a time of high nationalistic emotion in this country. organisation but we are committed to the UN Security Council resolution 502 which rules out military aluvil.

'The Ad Hoc Committee will be proposing 2001 againsl adventure and to end hostilities if they should tragically begin.

, general secretary of CND, was one calling for Britain to withdraw the He was to tase d We are not a pacifist government's raiklands SLUL here is less sunDort More than 5,000 noisy CNDers marched through Manchester on 17 April. A Socialist Challenge contingent marched with local Salvador behind a giant banner calling for the recall of the British fleet, and for no war with Argentine.

Local Labour Party honorary President of the Manchester El Salvador Committee welcomed the march into the final rally. Along with the other Kerry Wade Councillor Mike Hynes, chairperson of the Greater Manchester Ronald Reagan Reception Committee, he called for the stopping of Thatcher's fleet.

Kerry Wade condemned the support the Labour Party leadership has offered Thatcher's war mania. She urged CND to raise the slogan 'Bring Back the Fleet', and called for renewed opposition to Thatcher's war drive.

June. the Committee Reagan's visit in June MP and Frank Allaun portea inatcner s Argentina: "Thatcher main speakers, Youth CND and the activities Manchester public meeting, Star And Garter, She also took up Frank Allaun's call for a demonstration of half a million on 6 'Youth hate Reagan', she said, 'and they detest Margaret Thatcher'. She urged hundreds to sign up for the mass sponsored walk on 16 May to sponsol youth and the unemployed to oppose Councillor Mike Hynes ended the rally by condemning all those who have supwar moves against wants a war in order to save her face,' he said, adding: 'God only knows why anyone else wants to save it for her.' He finished by calling on everyone to give Ronald Reagan a very warm reception in June by joining in Ronald Reagan Reception Committee in Manchester.

Socialist Challenge 28 April, 7.30pm, Fairfield St. 'Bring Back the Fleet! No War With Argen. tina.' Speaker: Pat Hickey.

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