IN THE WAKE of fresh revelations by the Washington Post of a US plan to bring down the Sandinista government in the Solidarity Campaign in Britain has issued a call to its supporters to put on the BUSSUE government to dissociate itself policies in Central America.
deputation, organised by the campaign, is going to the Office This week to seek clarification on the ments policy towards The deputation includes representatives Labour, Liberal and Plaid Cymru. Others who could not be part of the notucing Socialist Challenge 25 February 1982 page 14 David Owen of the SDP and Lawrence Daly of the NUM - have sent The Parliamentary Select Committee Foreign Affairs is planning visit Central America in March and has been hearing evicence interested parties.
Solidarity Campaign is asking all its supporters MPs (in particular Tory MPs) or to go and see them at their surgeries to take up the points which the deputation will be making. These include:
1. Does the governsupport the threats made by the US of economic military action against Nicaragua? If not, why has it not made public its disapproval? 2. Will the government give guarantees that British military personnel and installations in the Caribbean STITSH arms Honduras will not be used to provide support for military aggression against (There have been reports of British naval vessels taking part in Joint CHOEUVIES off the Honduran coast and of tanks being sold to Honduras). 3. Does the POVERTE ment intend to provide Said government of (The only contribution made so far has been the cost of fliants bv two Hercules transport planes deliver medical relief supplies two days after the fall of Somoza, the por SIUS tion of EEC aid borne by Britain's contribution to the EEC budget - and over which the govern ment had no choice! 4. When will the British government intend to follow France's example in selling military to the government? (Or should assume that the government is ITTarms to the likes ol around these points with vigorous efforts to mobilise for the March demonstration called by the EI Salvador Solidarity Campaign against US intervention Salvador and Central fraudulent elections Sunday 28 March Assemble Speakers Corner 1 pm March to rally in Trafalgar Square workers movements • Analysis and features on world events and issues -developments in the Middle East Yest 1 want to subscribe at tor six moning, a bee tor one year Send cheque to Intercontinental Press, SCD, P.O. Box 50, London NI 2XP tral American revolution £1.25 per ST7 equivalent.
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