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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Secret FO telegrams Britain blocks aid to Nicaragua

Socialist Challenge No. 264, 9 October 1982 · p. 5 of the scan · 245 words

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series of confidential highly revealing documents.

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and refuse British aid.

halting aid to that country from the EEC.

economy.

Foreign Office telegrams, which accidently ended up in that magazines letter box. Already the Foreign Office us taking legal action to prevent publication of any more of these and entertaining The telegrams and teles cover a wide range of questions. Among the more con troversial howevar is the revelation that Britain is the only country in the EEC objecting to giving aid to Nicarague from the community.

'Brief no 3 for the recent EEC Council of Ministers meeting Britain 'is not prepared to accept any expenditure on La merica outside existing According to the bried Nicaragua is 'spending its resources on military bulld up rather Moreover. the Nicaraguan regime is becoming increasingly repressive and Soviet and Cuban influence It is natural that the Thatcher government should line up with the United States on this But it is an absolute scandal that Britain should be instrumental in Labour should raise this in parliament and demand that Britain withdraw its objection. Further the PLP ghould demand that British aid be sent to help re-construct Nicaragua's and Central America. than ever needed.

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