Jonathan Hammond | Socialist Action 1983

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with the blood of innocent civilians in Turkey, IndoChina, the Middle East etc, etc.

It is one thing to point out the hypocricy of the imperialists' outcry - but quite another to slide over into justifying the massacre.

The editorials' convoluted, embarrassing ana uncolvilcnig apology for the shooting was. in places. not unlike the statement of the Russian bureaucrats Temse ves.

'If the Soviet leadership knew or suspected that the plane was indeed a civilan aliner then its destruction was a foolish «nc orulal aeliui • yuu say, demonstrating a remarkable facility for muci scatculcul A MEMORIAL meeting for Jonathan Ham. mond, former president fo the National Union of Journalists, will be held on Wednesdąy 28 September at Bishop Creighton House Lillie Road, London SW6 starting at 8pm.

The following have been invited: Solidarnosc Trade Union Support Group, Socialist UHLEOOO Wu Movement, Fulham Labour Party, Hammersmith and Fulham Trades Council, National Union of Jourmalists, Fulham Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Turkey Solidarity Campaign Writers' Guild and all organisations and individuals who shared Jonathan's life and political activity.

Messages to be read out to the meeting, from those who cannot attend shouid he sent to me at the adress below.

JAMES RYAN,49 Hawksley Road, London N16. Tel 254 1221 (home) 229 1234 (work).