SocialistAction 1983–88

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

CND and unilateralism

Socialist Action No. 36, 2 December 1983 · pp. 11-12 of the scan · 850 words

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page 11 of the scan

[OKAY-SO I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I WAS THE DAY. KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINATED...

HOW COME I NEED AN ALIBI ALL OF A SUDDEN? OTHE WELL, WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN TO THE STATION AND TALK ABOUT A FEW , AND PAYROLL SNATCHES? PERHAPS YOU INSPECTOR...

attempt to fudge the issue. Here the author will be discussed by the CND conference. situation is becoming increasingly dangerous.

In that situation the task of CND is clear. CND must give a firm and unequivocal ( lead in demanding that the newlyinstalled weapons systems are sent back in order to lay Tine foundations for new meaningful negotiations.

It must expose the nature of the new threat, the nature weapon system and use the the United States as opener for making the case for unilateral nuclear disarmament by this country as a necessary prerequisite for a campaign for a nuclear-free Europe and ultimately world-wide I WELL, LET ME PUT IT LIKE THIS • DUKING Ar UNPUBLICISED BOUT OF •SHARESIN A DETECTIVE WHY NOT DISCUSS IT WITH HIM? IN THE RUN-UP to the CND conference, the CND leadership has suspended the executive of Labour CND, as Socialist Action has reported in previous weeks. One of the pretexts for this suspension was an article in the Labour Briefing Labour conference bulletin defending unilateralism against Kinnock's of that article WALTER WOLFGANG, the vice-chair of Labour CND looks at the issue of the 'freeze' and unilateralism which Cruise missiles have arrived in this country. The West German Bundestag has sanctioned the stationing of Pershing Il in Western Germany. In consequence the Soviet Union has strengthened its missile arsenal, some of which will be stationed in Eastern Europe. The one new chink of light is that Romania is refusing to have missiles stationed in its territory. A new twist in the nuclear arms race has started. The negotiated nuclear disarHasical.

that task the Greenham Common women have shown the which all of us will way. have to follow. Stop Europe-wide protests - although for the mo ment unable to stop the arrival of the new (weapons - have set the scene for a strong Europe-wide agitation to send the missiles back and a demand that the super-powers engage in meaningful negotiations.

That also means there is pressure on the United BY GORMAC #35 11/8 GOODNIGHT... MIND HOW YOU GO!)

SANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE FREEDOMLOVING FORCES OF PRIV THE STATE MONOPOLIES. States to give up its quest to retain nuclear superiorily.

As far as Europe and as ar ed the demand nuclear freeze - 2 way:= unnecessar propriate aude.u. transatlantic slogar SUDS aROUN different situation - is now mean ingless. For the arriva cruise and rersning na: raised the nuclear threshhold - and with t the risk of holocaust to an unacceptable level.

The outgoing National Council of CND, has partrecognised declaring that nuclear freeze must mean a freeze Yer such a stance does the pre-deployment levels. kind of violence to the English language which makes inappropriate as a campaigning slogan.

Opposition to will have to be extended to opposition to Trident, to MX and to Tornado. And in opposing them we have to say that Britain must get rid of all nuclear weapons unilaterally.

Demand Those who oppose that demand will probably also onnose a treeze we must not give our opponents the chance to sav we are coy about our ultimate objecThat way disaste Freeze slogan by ational • A firm rejection of the Conference, provided it is acted upon by CND 1984, would pave the way for a number of campaigns to bring the demand for the British abandonment or nuclear weapons nuclear strategies to the The Labour Party has firmly and unequivocally posite 40 passed Labour Party annual con terence lead has since been given to the opposition missiles.

This must now be augmented repeated statements from Labour's parlamentary spokespeo ple that must go either Cruise or Polaris Work valuable work in propagate a: firming Labout unilateralist commitmen: It is understandable that those who want substitute a vague stance aganst sin and agalst ine bomb' for detailed unilateralist commitment, want clip CND's wings Wha deplorable that the outgoing CND executive has allowed itself to be used by those who ao not share its unilateralist commitment.

To 'supercede' the elected committee of Labour CND • by an interim committee is not only undemocratic it is Some aND organisation grave blunder have sponsored the emergency resolution reprinted below for the CND conference. It is to be hoped that it will be signed by others before 2 p.m. on 3 December and discussed and passed by the CND conference.

Emergency Resolution for 'This Annual conference upports the work Labo ND h done to build support in the Labour Party for the resolutions passed at recent conference supporting unilateral We deplore the action of the executive superceding' the elected committee 0f CND by appointing an in terim committee. This An. nual Conference therefore reappoints the committee elected CND AGM as the Labour CND committee.

page 12 of the scan

SOCiAList CRUISE MISSILES have arrived in Britain and Ita-

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