THE US Congress decision to stand firm behind their Sanctions Bill and over-ride the Presidential veto is a big boost for the international campaign to isolate the apartheid Pretoria regime. It strengthens the campaign for effective sanctions by Britain, and The Senate Bill incudes a ban ou certam mmports (uranium, coal, textiles, Krugerrands, steel, iron, food, military equipment and agricultural products); a ban on imports trom companies in elther the public or private sector; a ban on exports of nuclear computer technology to Pretoria or agencies; une US government is barred from purchasing goods and services from and from promoting trade and tourism; landing rights for South African aircraft KaTe Lentalco These provisions apply also to Namibia.
The sanctions are far nom compicie and Ilandatory' as demanded by the anti-apartheid movement internationally. But they will W CanCH the Pretoria government, even table showing tickets sold. £1500 by the end of the year.
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movement in though Botha's hysterical response MOTe response to their political rather than the £300 million Pretoria if they're fully implemented The Bill was the result of the tremendous pres SUIC international bi of which the boycott nations of the Com monwealth Games the declaration by tions of the Non-Aligned Movement demanding immediate comprehensive and mandatory sanctions are the latest examples.
In the USA too a mass campaign is on the rise rooted in the unions, in the Black and Chicano amongst outh and students. The New York Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Committee composed of 200 union and community groups DURING THE PAST week all Socialist Action sellers have been sent tickets for our grand Xmas raffle. From our next issue, we will be carrying a Early reports indicate that the tickets are easy to sell - with a first prize of the new Amstrad perMany people readily respond to If you think you could sell some raffle tickets please write to us at Socialist Action, PO Box 50, rapidly as most of our reserves had been liquidated due to the suspension for two months of our commercial activity following the split in our editorial board. Creditors are now knocking on the door. Success in this raffle will speed the return to our weekly schedule, which has to be suspended while SUBSCRIBE mobilised this support on when 100,000 took to the streets in the biggest anti-apartheid march ever seen in the US.
massive divestment campaign across America, involving student actions since the heady HOL SCCIL days Tne Sixtes. pressurising authorities to Winera accounts trom banks which give loans to South Africa, has forced some US commercial banks publicly withdraw lines of credit to ne South African government will seek to effects of these sanctions upon its black neighbours hrough both economic 210. military retaliation. No-strings aid vital back-up to sanctions. But the US ruling class will not only baulk from this, it will try to avoid where it can the provisions of this Bill, just as happened in this country sanctions-busting over the then LWCHLY years ago. There is nothing from the minds of the US rulers than the emergence of a non-racial democratic OUTRANCE under the leadership of the ANC.
The anti-apartheid movement will be campaigning to ensure measare fully monitored implemented simultaneously extended into complete manCall y sanctions by all western governments. slow, incremental approach, reluctant v COll ceded under pressure, OI Triendse serve friends only enable South Africa time to avoid their full punitive effects. With imperialist aid they have been constructing war-seige economy for years now. Only complete sanctions fully breach its Call defences.
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gives more space to the liberation South Africa itself, writes PHIL WATERHOUSE.