IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

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Socialist Challenge No. 153, 26 June 1980 · p. 14 of the scan · 243 words

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page 14 of the scan

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Kathy's article organisation. PAUL HOLT, Big Flame PHIL Hearse is very mixed-up in his dates for the early history of CND (19 June). .. UND was formed in February 1958, not 1957. The Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War preceded it in June 1957. The first Aldermaston march was in 1958 not 1957. The Committee of 100 was formed in the summer of 1960, not 1963 as Phil suggests, and its first mass civil disobedience was in rebruar 1961 (I was arrested on it and it well).

The split between the constitutionalists led by Canon Collins, and the direct action In fact it was already present at the beginning of the movement.

To say that CND was 'becom ing identified as a campaign of the radical left' in 1961 is confused it persistently on the usua 'popular front grounds until 1960 wach it sudacmy changca pond because it saw that it was gathering the bulk : of the young left: but both the CP and the SuL they were prominent at demos 'workers' bomb I don't think most of us had any illusions about the ambivalence of their support. Revd. KEN LEECH, London E2 ISE Moughton st WO2T Houghton St £1.80

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