Nicaragua is large in this country The policies of the many unions are positive Now is the time for loud and sharp public retorts of i susta policy as part sustained campaign for Nicaragua. • he Solidarity Campaign 1 has a petition against Contra aid. To order them speakers situation Stact NS, 202l Canpton Terrace, London N1. Feburary.
defence minister Juan Ponce Enrilie.
lease is up for renewal in 1991.
South Pacific nuclear free zone. It is also pressing New Zealand to modify its non-nuclear 'remove the nuclear umbrella' from Zealand. Prime minister Lange says New pact.
President Cory Aquino is starting negotiations with the New People's Army and the Philippines Communist Party. Since she came to office the army has redoubled its attacks on the resistance. Over 1000 have died since . Under Marcos, the annual average was 3000. But the armed forces have been unable to break the resistance. The move has provoked dissént in her cabinet, and rumours are rife of disagreements and even preemptive coups by The USA, which has recently granted $ million in aid to the Philippines, has officially denied that this is 'rent' for its bases, whose The US has openly opposed a pact soon to be signed by 13 South Pacific countries which would turn the South East Pacific into a • policy so that US nuclear ships can use New Zealand ports.
To this end, Reagan has threatened to Zealand will be a lot safer without it and is considering breaking from the ANZUS defence