Three hundred forty delegates and onservers crammed into County Hall this included 183 delegates from and Pete Briggs over 20 unions from the Labour Party.
The biggest union contingents came from mineworkers, transport, the local government and civil service associations.
All rose to their feet with emotional applause after hearing Juan Martinez of the Salvadorean federation cada, representative of the Salvadorean movement the Nociallul FDR-FMLN.
Martinez explained the history of his people. It is ridiculous to say that our struggle imported. started centuries ago when the Spanish arrived on our shores. I doubt whether the Soviet Union existed then! ... Popular and armstruggle al c not imported, because it is the national situation that the people live through day by day...
We will fight against any force that violates our right to self determination. PEASANTS workers 'That's workers in the liberated zones, mass organisations, in the neighbourhoods That's Reagan's mistake. Laclulics. He THUKS the whole thing just military that the problem for him is merely a minlary stalemate. But we understand that it's political power that makes the difference. We understand that we have to build That political-military force can combine the military offensive with an insurrectional general strike ...
'We have Nicaragua a free country defending itself with arms in hand. We have an obligation to ask VOul solidarity with the just cause of SanThe only way that Nicaragua and El Salvador will be able to thank you for your help will be in the definite triumph our people' Salvador Moncada underlined these points, 'We come to you with the knowledge that the main, long lasting support for • our struggle comes from working people throughout the world 'Only one thing can reverse the aggression against us and that is the joining with working DeODle throughout the We need our present struggle but also when we take power, when we are subjected to the same kind of disinformation directed against the people of Nicaragua'.
These links were stressed greetings Nicaraguan ambassador, Franceso D'Escoto.
Other platform speakers outlined the pressing solidarity tasks Jenny Pearce author of Under the Eagle, John CONCI Marsland, MP assistant Terry general secretary the Tobacco Workers A message from Michael Foot pledged backing from the Labour Party.
Victory But as Terry Marsland pointed out 'Getting resolutions through the 1Uc is one lning Going out into the factories, the workplaces and the streets is another Victory is imminent in El Salvador. We must be behind them in that struggle when they win we must be sure we are behind them in their attempts to build a new society'.
With this she drew attention to the declaration.
the conference to be taken deep into the labour movement. This pledges to publicise situation EI Salvador to ao wilal wo can to assist Salvadorean prisolicis refugees and to support ER
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SALVADOREAN through their clanestine radio stations received a telegram of solidarity from the highly successful labour movement conference on El Salvador in Lon- don on 14 May.