Labour CND leads the left | Socialist Action 1983

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SATURDAY'S ANNUAL MEETING of Labour Delegates relected outright Birmingham resolution that a process of nuclear disarmament can be begun' by arguing for a non-nuclear NATO. And an Unbridge Labour resoluuol detente non-nuclear defence had the sting in its tail removed by SulT cessful Walter Wolfgang, Richmond which made clear that such discussions take place only in the context of defending party policy and assisting 'progress towards general complete composite CND swept out resolutions and candidates bent on fudging the issues of unilateral nuclear disarmament that Labour CND leads the way on a determined London Labour CND, comending Labour CND executive the role of Labour CND at last year's COLL ference and listing campaigning action ried unanimously. The pattern of the resolutions was repeated in the elections for Labour CND officers committee members, when those associated with CND's determined stand last year were reelected and those with a hand in its snul-aown last •ovember resoundingly defeated.

Perhaps most telling of all debates were those on discussion eariy the meeting Worthing resolution for publicity discussion on the issue of An amendment designed to throw it off track by giving equal pro minence to the Warsaw Pact Organisatior Wal defeated, setting the tone for further discussion throughout the day.

When MP Denzil Davies concluded his address to the annual meeting by calling for non-nuclear audience erupted in proLOSL. Likewise, Pat Arrowsmith hit the same nail the head when she criticised model conference resolution the Labour Disarmament Liaison Committee which included detente as essential pre-conamon for sccunlig agreement on the contro and reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe'. "This not CND O policy and cannot possibly campaign for it, she said audience cheers.

Armed with the annual meeting's decisions, DOUE shows every promise of forging ahead in 1984 with ampaignin outlook hat will build on the gain of last year's committee. There is no doubt it will be the watch-dog of unilateralism inside the Labour Mary NO BOM CN

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and withdrawal from NATO, confirming yet again defence of CND's aims within the Labour Party.