IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

British troops out of reland!

· Red Weekly No. 25, 2 November 1973 · p. 8 of the scan · 492 words

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page 8 of the scan

зене Maneth the days of Strongbow to the present day, which have been the cause of so much bloodshed in Ireland.' So spoke Pat Arrowsmith, well known British pacifist who has been arrested twice in the recent period for campaigning against the British Ary's presence in Ireland.

Speaking at a meeting in the Fulhsm Town Hall organised by the West London Troops Out Committee, she said it was shameful that, despite the intense repression carried out by the Army in the north of leland, neither the TUC, the Labour Party nor the Communist Party had taken a clear stand in the interests of the working claas in Treland hy demanding the withdrawal of British troops.

WORKSHOP Jim Kemp, TGW convenur and momber of the International Marxist Group, spoke Ireland and the incressed denial of dill aberts, Nurthern trebind, be san, was -workshop of repressive techniques which would one day be usod against the wurking clat movement in this country. The Stoke Newington 8, Che Redfost 10, the Shreusbury 24, the use of the Specia Patrol Group aguinst pickeds, and dawr police raids on innocent victims were all waning of what is to come Trial by Saly, bec dbe rshmen amin' be relied was done away with in leland, he on lu convict fellow frishmen. ln the future the argusent will be that trade unionists cannot be relled on to convict fellow trade unionists.

The meeding was abso adressed by Jane greatest sumbling bluck, he sait, on the mond io pease and amity in Taeland, was the beliel that Britain had some right to be there. The Constitution Act, he said, was a Frand and dide't have a chance in hell of salving the problems of eland, Speakers from the Goor ware very critical of the Labour Party, wich sent the 182 Pertosale Road, L.ondsr A.T. (01-837 6954) and printed by F.l. Litho Lnd., 152 Pensouvdle Rosa, Lonlon N. I. (01-837 9987) CENTRAL LONDON AIL FORUM Hear Bob Purdie speaking on John MacLean this Friday, 2 Noveinber, at B.OD pen in the General Picton, Caledonian Roed | Kinge X tube) troope inso Ineland in 1969 and marks in complete harmony taty Gorcumel All the speakers agroed on the need to Night truide the Bricish wur king clas movement to raise the demand for an immediabe wilbdrawal of fritish DrOne from Ireland.

At a meeting in London on Tuesday an ad hoc committee of delegates from British socialist and working class organisations was set up to prepare a demonstration and rally for the first weekend in December The demands of the demonstration will be For the immediate withdrawal of Hritish Tropo ano the rccognon or tac nicae wo self determination for Ireland. In th coming weeks support must he mohilised throughout the labour and stadent move ment for the December demonstration. This witl be the first step towards a big campaign Inside the working class momement for a British withdrawal from Ineland.

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