Youth is becoming the victim of a red-baiting witch hunt, orchestrated in part by national officers. of the Campaign for Nuclear It is extremely regrettable that time and energy of the disarmament movement shoud be wasted by such antics, but given the threat Revolution Youth has asked Socialist Challenge to make the tacts of thıs atfair known.
Role AL une DeccuocI CUllference of YCND.
SCVCl members of Revolution WeIC elected to the 17-person national ad-hoc committee of YCND. This reflected the role which we had played in re-bulding YCND a mass campaigning body.
The TITSI whiff that "independent' YCND activists and supporters of the Communist Party were orchestrating a campaign against us emerged at meeting of London YCND on 4 March, when accusations were made that YCND was being 'dominated' TONbody,, the 'International Marxist League' New issues of Revolution explains Revolution Youth's position on how to build a mass YCND. 10p from PO Box 50, London N1.
This was followed up at the national ad commulice meeting or March, where a leading YCND activist, Mario ARITAIN BUT CE HAT Borza, complained that Revolution was domiHalill. the campaign.
Al Ine same meeting Sally Davidson, CND naRevolution. Sally Davidson alleged that this meant that trying to 'take over' YCND.
Limit It seems likely that the next National Council meeting CNND will discuss the alleged Revolu„DOl Youth takeover YCND, and give regional CNDs the filiate YCND groups. wei lu usal second assue emerged in this affair that the characie. YCND. National officers of CND have CECS CU the view that YCND should be limited to those unacl years age, despite the fact that upper age limit of most youth like Sul calsaliul.
Young Socialists and YCL, around 25. Priorities The CND national office wants YCND to be a school SLUUCUE oradusd tion, with relatively little say in the campaign. What it doesn't want is a powertul youth wing, uniting all sections of youth. correspond: their view that CND should be a 'people's movement', not one which prioritises the
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