SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

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Socialist Action No. 33, 11 November 1983 · pp. 7-8 of the scan · 336 words

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complete withdrawal of Indonesian troops from our territory and respect for the right of our people to self-determination.

a military handbook from the Indonesians which gave a very good insight into the way they regard us. Nations. If they do, they will have a much freer hand. That's why we are appealing to all governments and organisations to raise a voice of protest to aid our struggle.

the dominami religion in East Timor. What ha been the attitude of the Church?

The majority of priests have supported our struggle. They have violations of human rights and the genocide committed against our people. Between 200,000 Eas:

Timorese people have been killed or interned since 1975.

The priests visit the Fretlir guerilla camps. We trust them we are fighting fo survival and the establishment e: an independent democratic state The Indonesian government has adopted a policy of trying to settle some Indonesian civilians in East Will this undermine your Well, so far they have transported about 300 Indonesian families to our country, but we have alread! developed political work among this population. We tell these peo ple that the land is ours, that the! are becoming instruments of the Indonesian regime — and that the only way out for them is to back to their own country. If the!

then they become our enemies with all the consequences for them that this involves. Some families have already understood this and gone back.

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the USA The US invasion of Grenada has re-opened a big debate in the Labour Party tain's relations United States. BOB CRYER, former Keighly, looks at the record the MP for carried vuL when nuclear bases in this country, which are Clement Attlee complied with Truman in murderou destruction of Hiroshima and vaeasakl.nen ne ordered Britain's own atomic bomb.

When American people wer protesting against Vietnames children, Harola Wilson slavishly supported Lyndon B Johnson's genocide.

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of past Labour governments on US foreign policy. on Bri- with

← East Timor liberationLewis Davies Memorial Lecture →

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