AnPhoblacht on Malvinas crisis DELEGATES to last weekend's Youth CND conference gave an excellent example of how to They voted overwhelmingly to send a contingent on the London march against the war in the Malvinas, And they also voted to support the mass mobilisations planned against Reagan's visit to Britain in early June - the national CND march 6 june picket of the US Embassy on 7 June and its lobby of parliament on 8 June.
Youth CND delegates carried with only one of CND's national council 'to have nothing to do " vote against a resolution condemning the decision.
June'. London Region Council of CND toed the national line and voted by 13 to 9 against supporting the picket after their chairperson Duncan Rees threatened to resign over the issue.
The CND executive on 3 April took this crazy decision and instructed 'all its staff to cease work CND groups around the country have been in the S on the 7 June event' despite the fact that dozens of forefront of establishing local Reagan Reception Committees to maximise the opposition to the Britain.
This hostility to the Reagan Reception Committees and their mobilising actions flows from the confused policies of the CND leadership. This was spelled out in CND's publication Campaign which complained that Reagan's visit would 'draw off many other heads of state from the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament'.
CND's national leaders start from the idea that if the governments of the imperialist powers can be brought together to discuss with the USSR then a sensible compromise can be agreed. Hence ther are hostile to 'diversions' like mass actions against Reagan's visit.
Thankfully many members, ment activists agree more with socialist Challenge that it is only the independent action of working people that will stop the warmongers like Reagan. That's why we support the struggles of the peoples of Central America, especially El Salvador, in their opposition to Reagan and US imperialism.
Every makes it harder, for him to use nuclear weapons. Every demonstration thousands of people against his trip to Europe will also stay Reagan's hand further. reason to support the dozens of local Reagan Reception Committees round the country. National Reagan Reception Committee, PO Box 51, London SW10.
THE MALVINAS/FALKLANDS are not the only colony defended by the British armed forces. The anti-imperialist forces in the Ireland have been quick to denounce imperialism's war threats against Argentina. We reprint excerpts Phoblacht 5 April by Kevin Birke and Ciaran Dowd.
BRIANNA It appears does not after all rule the waves. Or at least we have to wait to see if its hastily of halfsold, half-condemned Maya vesses and commandeered passenger liners (still the third largest navy in the can accreate one one since people's fondest myths.
Argentina was a colony of Spain until 1810 when it became independent after a fierce struggle. Britain, however, with its powerful and domination of u due lOOK over dominant imperialist DOW CI in the guard trade routes round Cane Horn it sent HMS 'Clio' in 1833 the Argentinian Socialist Challenge 29 April 1962 fight the war drive.
called by CND.
Reagan Reception Committee thousands CND Youth CND members, labour movedefeat for Reagan in Central America of hundreds Another good North of an article An governo the 'alkland/Malvinas islands anu Istanca bnusn seltlers there. the Argentinian people, the reconquest of Ine Ivalvinas nas been a cause for justifiable tionalist celebrations. But these nationalist timents have been grossly abused by the corrupt and brutal military dictatorship which rules their 'country, and It is generally accepted that the expedireconquest was also cynical move to aistract attention trom the severe economic crisis and from the internal protes against repression which llave beer strength in the country far forcibly in Wl0lC months than at any time since the military crackdown in 1976.
On the face of it, might be argued that the 1,800 settlers the raiklanas/ alvinas be delivered at ally cost Irom le nanas or sucn a dictator. But, there are in LaCu sand nationals alcauy lving, apparenty contentedly, on the ArgenAnd the other solution has been suggested of offering Falkland start either Britain Zealand. Although this La British Foreign Ottice leak last month as a possible solution for discontented Northern loyalists in the event of a united Falklanders appears a more realistic idea.
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farmers live is practically feudal. The islands are in fact owned by the Inset Stella Coyle, elected to the national council. On April the thousand worth of Derbyshire-based Charrington Coalite Company, subsidiary of Charrington's, that their homes are effectively 'tied cottages'.
When they are too old islands elsewhere, usually to New Zealand or back to Britain.
In the light of this, Britian's bleatings about the self-determination of the Falkland Islanders' rings very hollow indeed But in terms of these world politics the TeCON quest of the Falklands/ significance. For Britain it exposes the illogicality OI billion pound nuclear missile programme at the expense of what are called "conventiona weanons although of Britain would like to sec that country regain an ability to meddle widely in WoFor the United Stares offices of SCRAM (Scottish Campaign Resist the Atomic Menace) were attacked in an arson attack destroying the comprehensive anti-nuclear library and conoman ane books too, the crisis creates a very delicate problem indeed concerning as it doe its two main strategic interference Central America and its nuclear dispersal in Europe. It is with some dismay that the united States now views its closest allies in both of these areas squaring up for war.
large armed forces has always been the prime candidate to lead any American-backed intervention into Central America in an communist crusade. humiliation for its military could spur an up. surge of internal unrest ir Argentina which would tie down its armed forces inaennitely Meanwhile, in Ireland, we can gain comfort from the humiliation of British and perhaps gain too an Irish onnor tunity from Britain's ditFDR speaker tours MANUEL BRAVO, of the memoe diplomatic tion in Britain Salvadoran FMLN/FDR completed a successtul tour of the Greater Manchester area last week reports Redmond O'Neill.
…ne tour. organised by the local Stop Reagan and El Salvador Committees, included speecnes to une ivan chester North and Stockport AUEW district committees These oooles enEL SALVADOR has a 'pathological killer' as the thusiastically agreed to affiliate the campaigns and to organise a further tactory the FMLN/FDR 17-21 May. This form part of a week of action against Reagan's visit to Britain and will include a sored walk, local rallies, film tour and photographic exhibition Manuel's tour culminated in a rally attended by 150 people at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester.
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