paign delegation 10 August 1983.
THE DELEGATION of Soland are been very well received by the Sandinistas and the country is Tectooner posters saying "Todas los armas al pueblo', the 4th anniversary slogan of the 1979 revolution.
Contra forces Honduras have killed over Nicaraguan defence forces in the past few months and the whole country is on a state of alert against the possibility of an American invasion.
Despite the American blockade of there allazing developments in housing and health the Calc poorest people, inducing the introduction minimum and maximum and the construcwage tion of a very large number of cheap houses for the homeless people. The Government also attempting to develop thermal® energy, build from the Pacific Tallways to the Atlantic coast.
The Government of the country relies on a junof three people. the commanders of the nine revolutionary forces and the Council of State of 51 JEREMY CORBYN, Labour MP for Islington North is a member of the Scottish Medical Aid Camto Nicaragua. Here is a press release from the Nicaraguan capital Managua dated Photo: GM COOKSON members, who represent the trade unions, women's organisațions, the churches and the private sector.
All proposals for future changes country have to go before the Council of State to discussion, including agreement of pluralism in elections as there eleven political parties, six of whom fought the revolution.
There is now discussion on bringing in military service the Nicaraguans, although the effect of this is nil as vir. tually all Nicaraguans are in local militia or in the army in some way.
Each local community has its own street committees which oversee public health, education, security and defence against invasion.
The demands that are constantly expressed to us are for the Americans to lift their military economic blockade and to withdraw the forces Honduras and to send the American fleet home.
We have met the representatives Council of State and some says:
To: THE RT.
THATCHER, PRIME MINISTER We, the undersigned Consider participation of military manoeuvres ment and a threat to peace in Central America Call on the from the region;
initiatives for of Mexico, Venezuela, and to dise these intiatives.
of the trade unionists who expressec complete support for the revolution of 1979 and hatred of the Somoza dictatorship anc the legacy of poverty an misery that has left.
Everyone we have met expresses hope for the future and a determination that there will be decen living standards for all as ioon as possible.
HON MARGARET that the stationing of United States warships off the coasts of Nicaragua and the combat in on the Honduran/Nicaraguan border are a serious escalation of efforts to destabilise the Nicaraguan governUnited States government immediately to withdraw these warships and troops Urge Her Majesty's Government to suppor peace proposed by the Nicaraguan government, and by the government:
Colombia and Panama reçommend strongly to the United States that it halt military manoeuvres likely to jeopar-