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Labour's NEC on war

· Socialist Challenge No. 244, 6 May 1982 · p. 3 of the scan · 489 words

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ONE VOICE has not been heard during this war: that National Executive Committee on second, of the fleet, was withdrawal to South Georgia THAT THIS NEC calls upon the British Governmen to respono immealately anu favourably to the statemen • institute oscuSSon: witt him at the earliest possible moment to see how SecretaryGeneral's stateme Was follows:

'In armed Argentine and British forces exchance between which has taken niace over South Georgia island, it is imperative thai the escalation of the situation be halted. In this critical. stuallon Secretary-General appeals both parties comply immediately with the PrOVISION of the securit Council resolution (1982) and to retrain irom an! Further ate cobreyer which threatens to have serious conMAY DAY demonstrations throughout Britain have opposed Thatcher's war drive. In Bristol marches voted at the final rally for the withdrawal of the fleet after hearing Tony Benn condemn the invasion of South Georgia nestenne d thousand heard miners' leaders Arthur Scargill and TWO RESOLUTIONS were put to the Labour Party Wednesday 28 April. The first, from Michael Foot, Denis Healey and Eric Heffer, was passed with two abstentions. The Judith Hart and Tony Benn, was defeated by fifteen votes to eight. An amendment to their motion, which originally called for withdrawal accepted that it called for sequences for world peace?

THAT NEC which has consistently over deplored the appalling denia of human rights by the fascist Tullia and int sale while condemning the occupation Falkland Islands in clear breach of in ternaulonal law. there chomo be anechate hon in le regina region Falkland Islands particularly draws at tention to mose aspects mandatory Resolution which the Prime Minister ig nores, namely, the preamble Peter Heathfield call for an immediate end to military In Sheffield Martin Flannery told 1,000 people that the islands were taken from Argentina 'at the height of British imperialism's jingoism. thousand assembled at Tower Hill in London heard Judith Hart calling on the government c UK efrain from the use of threat of force and an immedia: cessallol nostalLic that bol governments seek a diplomatic solution.

It also believes:

proper response for Britain port cueing orect neconadoes te secure a settlement which will safeguard legitimate in terests Falkland Istallucis 2. That the Falkland Islander: wishing to leave should be helped to re-settle elsewhere with gene us competion on sovereignl must negotiable The NEC also wishes io make it clear that the Labour will suppor government in a war with th which could would but lives at risk; and isolate Bri upon suspend nostludes : forthwith, cepting cease-fire and South Georgia; and intends to launch a national campaign to win Dudle support lor l statement.

Tony Benn Judith Hart condemn the drive and call for the labour movement to mobilise to stop the war.' In Glasgow 1,500 attended a May day rally where a resolution was passed calling for the removal and Argentine troops and UN Security Council resolution 502.

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