Intimidation | IMGpapers 1968

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The importance of Craig's proposals, however, can be seen from the SDLP's admission last Thursday that they had been offered chairmanship of an important security committee in a new administration, and had been discussing the proposals for a coalition government seriously. Craig's plan needs the collaboration of the SDLP to succeed. Faced with mass intimidation the assassination of Catholics having become a nightly and divided by the continuing collaboration of the occurrence the anti-Unionist population is confused SDLP in the Convention. an emergency coalition pursuing a 'strong law and order policy' this situation would be worsened -so with the SDLP openly taking responsibility for The fact that the Loyalist camp appears once again to be split on the mechanies of a takeover can bring little comfort to the anti-Unionist population. The SDLP when they were in Faulkner's Executive took responsibility for housing and social security, and pro ceeded to attempt to break the rent and rates strike which formed part of the civil disobedience campaign launched in opposition to internment and which the SDLP had previously supported. for 'security', in or out of a coalition government, the SDLP could be relied on to implement the dictates of their British and Loyalist masters with vigour, bringing increased repression to the nationalist areas. Anti-imperialist organisations can make sure that the SDLP never get the opportunity, by working together to unite the anti-Unionist population in mass mobilisations against a Loyalist takeover, and for the withdrawal of the British army of oeeupation..