ensure that the Labour Party's general election manifesto includes a clear and full commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament, Already prospective Darlaalcular candidates coming nave added their name ro the statement printed here Joy Hurcombe national secretary of Labour CND told Socialist Challenge:
will now be campaigning for every single Labour candidate in the country to add their name to this statement. We are asking CND branches to Can CHedEe their area standine they will standing Labour's conference decisions.' A copy of the statement has been sent Michael Foot accompanied by letter from Labour CND asking for a meeting with the Labour leader une coolment that will form the basis for Labour's election manifesto, is completed.
In part this letter states:
...this represents the genuine concern felt by prospecave canelcates Lat d clear commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament should feature prominently the general election manifesto. Many candidates were selected as unilateralists by Labour Parties who supported both Composite 51 and the disarmament policies set out in the party's programme that the Labour Party stands for abandoning all nuclear weapons, both British and American, British soil or in British WaLCIS.
*A commitment that only relates to Cruise and Trident cancellation only relates to new generation nuclear weapons and cannuclear defence policy. Many Deodle in the peace movement, both in and out of the Labour Party have no faith the Labour Party's ability to keep ine conterence com mitment on unilateral we in Labour CND belive alternative if really want to achieve disarmament than through the We have to show that we can keep to our conference commitment. Anything less will damage the credibility of the Labour Party to its own supporters and to the electorate.
I Will be inhaeli to how Michael responds to this invitation. He is quite happy to hold meetings closed doors to horse trade Labour's conference decisions with right wing MPs and trade union leaders. Will he prepared to meet openly those Who represent the wishes of the overwhelming majority of trade union and tion?
The threat of a sell-out to the right on Labour's election manifesto is a real one. Along with the con of the witchunt LIHUALION this would dear a tremen dous blow to Labour's chances in a general election.
It would also open the door to those who argue that Labour must do a deal the SDP/Liberal Alliance. Michael Foot - an imposter at a CND rally Labour CND has vital role to play in 1983 in uniting a borad coalition \to force through the carrying out of the letter of conICICHICC aCCISIOnS Socialist Challenge encourages all Labour Party Laiour CND AGM on 19 activists make February a priority.
the prospective candidates BERe declare our support for Party Con just over 1,900,000.
ing arms inaustries free handout of £75m because inflation has fallen.
On 31 January Detenti spokespeople told the Commons Public Accounts contracts signed in the late 1970s gave guaranteed profit rate of 20 per cent because in Mation was so high.
They still get the same Labour CND AGM Saturday 19 February, County Hall, London SE1.
Agenda includes: Officers' reports, parliamentary report, position paper on activity in 1983, workshops and discussion parliamentary unilateralist Labour Party with Composite 51 therefore contained manifesto.
- make a profit!
rate on all so-called noncompetitive which account for nearly defence equipment bill. In other while nurses it couldn't afford to give them E700m. it was givbomb MIANETS £600bn absolutely free.
A 20 per cent profit rate can't even he commercial grounds. The Committee Delegates from Labour Paties affiliated to CND and as individuals who are members of both the LP and national CND Credentials from:
Secretary, Labour CND, 11 Goodwin Street, Lonpolicies in accordance on the shadow in the general heard that current profits in non-defence industries 'Ministers decided against reducing the 20 per cent rate DECAUSE THIS could have undermined industrial confidence sccu to rememoe. that when Ken Livingstone tried something similar with public SUTVICCS ne was Tore it was illegal. council suing Maggie Thatcher? We doubt it.
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Labour Party activists on the nuclear weapons ques
ference Composite 51 which was car- ried by a majority of over 4,900,000 to
We declare that it is our intention to fight the general election on clear -Make bombs The government is giv-
On registration of Labour Statement by Labour Parliamentary candidates.
clear and unambiguous commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament is