Last Saturday, the campaign for a woman's right to work, received a huge boost when 150 women, men and children marched 15 miles through South Wales.
march was organised by the women's nons committee anomad the support and backing of Labull Party and women's groups in the area The basis of the march was to protest against women's unemployment, but the women were also against the Tory government and its policies.
It was sent off by Dora Cox, a veteran of the South Wales hunger marches o the twenties. This 80 years old woltdu. reminded us of the gains of the woman's hovelical irom ine days she first marched. She urged us to to keen these and to go on and extend them. with the first priori ty being the removal of the Torv governmeni Brian John of Pontypridd trades council brought to the march the support and solidarity of the trade unions.
The women chanted and sang along the long route, raising the issues of equality and positive action, and La calls! nuclear weapons rang clear 111 cu and exhausted we finally reached Cardiff to be greeted by a welcoming crowd which included health workers, the Mayor, members local county council and The armatid shown determination women to fight against unemployment and that determination and enthusiasm it stirred will now June People March for Jobs in two weeks ulc.
EQUALITY WiLL BE BEST MET BY Welsh women march for jobs.
MEN WOMEN STAND TOGETHER AGAINST THS ECONOMY UNEMPLOYMENT!
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revealed by N 'Nda beni A MASSIVE has been master-minded at a secret meeting in African Secret Service, Washington-based Cuban exiles.
According to Expresso
the scheme envisages military invasion Angola, synchronised with of power in Luanda by dissident elements within MPLA.
plannca Invasiol pilled during the 1975 will follow war with two invading colVillas. Angola from Zaire in the ULIC Culcalls north and the second from Namibia in the south. The northern column would consist of about mercenaries, transported first to Gabon and then to Zaire where they will link up will lne ENLA.
The operation has been detailed column would move rapidly to Ambriz, on the Atlantic coast, north of Luanda, where they would probably come into conthere they would move on to the capital to coincide with an expected plot to overthrow the MPLA uncovered. The influential dissident members envoy from a group process of this operation.
At the London meeting it was agreed that while 'Kubango Operation' would be attributed to opDUSILIOLI elements within Angola, it would be coordinated by general staff which South African army officers Africa would also finance the whole plot, the initial cost of which is estimated at US$5m.
Among the aims of the oclallull 1S the replacement of the present Angolan regime with one more sympathetic to the West and South African interests. The conspirators are relying on of current MPLA leaders playing a powel structure; the ending or drastic reduction Pularly in the mir SWAPO, field - support would be restricted to declarations principle and pursue a policy of peaceful co-existence South Africa. The establishment of full diplomatic relations is scheduled for a later stage.
The new government would negotiate the recall of Cuban forces and. colla tually, a power-sharing arrangement with Unita and FNLA.
According to Expresso the operation could be launched August or September and, in addition to the current largescale invasion, South Africa has certainly massively macreased HIL forces along the Namibian-Angolan border. Early this month, the Angolan Defence Minister Pedro Maria Tonha, also referred to the increasing presence mercenaries among the South African forces.
Expresso also claims Inal lt nas evidence that Lisbon has served as one of the main bases for the plotters against Angolan government. Various meetings have been held in the Portuguese capital where details of the operation has been planned and funds channelled to cover external costs such as recruiting mercenaries There have been several Lisbon between leading Angolan dissident and Gary van Dyke, harge of European affair: for South Africa's Na tional Intelligence Service (NIS — formerly BOSS).
Fernandes also visited South Africa in June and July, where he met with van Dyke other leading figures in NIS. According to Expresso, the South African embassy in Lisbon is also involved in the conspiracy.
In charge of military planning is South African Brigadier Jack Rollins. While in South Africa, van Dyke and Fernandes had meetings with Rollins (whose real name is James J. Koos Kemp). He is a top NIS man, running South African armoured personnel carrier during incursion into Angola the counter-espionage the branch of the secret ser vice. Rollins was also in Portugal towards the end of May.
Frank Sturgis, one of the five men who broke in to the Walcital headjuarters of the Democrati Party, would also appea involved stayed at the Hotel Roma in Lisbon under an assumed name for several months. In its 14 June edition, Newsweek alleged Sturgis is currently 'working with Cuban rebels an Nicarguan exiles A member of the Portuguese government told Expresso that the Portuguese authorities aware of the conspirators movements in Lisbon obecaves This has led to strained relations between Lisbon the and Luanda. On August the Angolan Am bassador in Lisbon lodged a complaint with President Eanes. This was followed by a denial from the Prime Minister's office that they were aware of what was going on.
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