THE Tories' crucial election issue.
But the scandalous proposal to spend public money in this fashion is just the tip of the antidisarmament iceberg. The Tories are mobilising a huge array of private and public resources attempt to combat the influence of CND. In particular the Tories want to combat CND's influence in the Church and among youth They aLC working through network front organisations, which work parallel two government committees, one chaired by the defence minister and the other Clared by the Prime Minister.
Playing a crucial role in this array alLdisarmers, according anti-nukes expert Duncan Campbell, is the Coalition Subscription Rates:
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Address plans to give fim to advertising agency J Walter Thompson to fight against the nuclear disarmament movement shows they are in a panic. In an election year, as defence minister Douglas Hird says, it is a disaster for the Tories that nuclear disarmament will be a for Peace through Security (CPS).
This is a New Right' or samsawon working Down and outside the Conservative rart) develop the type of right wing characteristic of the extremist wing of Republican politics in the CPS apparently prepared a petition of welcome' among influential folk to welcome President Reagan during his visit last summer. CPS enjoys, the confidence of Central office •LO such an extent that the! were given a Copy hot the Tories' mailing Tory chairman Parkinson.
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Churchill also coordinates the Committee for Peace with Freedon (CPF) which is run from his flat and involves people like Lord Chalfont, Group Captain David Boulton Edward Leigh and Julian Lewis both members of the Conservative Party and the CPS.
Tagging along with all these other committees is the Labour Committee for Transatlantic Understandin& like which is run by peoFrank Chapple Rov Hattersley. Terri Duffy and Roy Mason with a leavening SDPers like Davic Owen and Bill Rodgers.
It is obvious that there now considerable mobilisation of resources on the right - and for ALAN FREEMAN their organisations money appears to be no object to fight the widening influence of the unilateralists. But as the date for the siting of the cruise missiles approaches SUNC proportion of the population against them just goes up and up.
early 1960s mysterious transatlantic agencies tinanced the very successful Campaign for Democratic socialism the Labour Party. This body had nothing to do democracy socialism, but fought very successful against unilateralism. won through complacency of the left.
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