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coverage and the official line is that Nixon is a victim of a conspiracy of 'reactionary forces' in the United States opposed to him seeking a deal with the Soviet Union.

The Soviet bureaucracy has given Nixon a vote of confidence by its announcement of the date for Brezhnev's visit to Washington in June.

A Polish editor said: From our standpoint, Richard Nixon is ment on Watergate appeared in the 'Literary Gazette', › a weekly circulating mainly among intellectuals. It relates some of the facts but treats Nixon in friendly way and says nothing about the political implications.

The British 'Morning Star' reported this as follows: The Soviet Press made what was apparently its first reference to the Watergate scandal, with a factual chronological resumé of has blown the lid off American politics and has begun to reveal as yet unfathomed depths of corruption and skulduggery involving the President himself.

Why does the Soviet Press keep silent if not because the bureaucracy needs Nixon and gives him 100 per cent support?

The British Stalinists cannot be unaware of the thinking of their colleagues in eastern Europe creasing difficulty in explaining to the working class why it is running off to see Nixon, Brandt and other capitalist statesmen and is making deals with them. It keeps silent because it fears criticism and opposition at home.

The 'Morning Star' connives in this conspiracy of silence which the bureaucracy needs to maintain its parasitic grip on the workers' states.

Given by Gerry Healy, National Secretary ocialist Labour Leagu Wednesday May 23 eory and Practice of Marxism Wednesday May 30 of the revolutionary par St David's Church Hall, Javid's Church H Church Street, Merthyr urch Street, Mertl 7.30 p.m.

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SLL Central Committee member Civic Hall, Jarrow 7.30 p.m.

Monday May 21 The Socialist Revolution Britain: 3. The state and revolut Reformism and revolution Britain. The fight for democr rights today means preparing working-class power.

Basic reading :

Perspectives for transforming SLL into a revolutionary party. Marxist Analysis of the Crisis. Problems of the British Revolution (Trotsky).

Death Agony of Capitalism and the Tasks of the Fourth International, Communist Manifesto.

Council of Action

North London must break off talks Torles No negotiations on Phase Three No capitulation to corporatism Make the Tory government resign TUESDAY MAY 22, 8 p.m.

Lord Morrison Hall, Chestnut Grove, Tottenham, N.

All Trades Unions Alliance meetings TEACHERS' MEETING way forward after the NUT conferenc lursday, May 24, 7.30 p.l Conway Small Hall. tea Lion Square, Holborn (admission 10p)

HOSPITAL WORKERS' MEETING Hospital workers and fight against the Tory government uesday May 29, 7.30 Norfolk Room Caxton Hall, Caxton Street, SW1 (admission Op)

MEETING TUC must break off talks with Tories!

Build revolutionary party!

Wednesday, May 30, 7.30 p.m.

Tudor Room Caxton Hall.

Caxton Street, SW1 (admission POSTAL WORKERS' MEETING Break off secret talks with the Tories! the Tories to resign! Sunday, June 3, 10.30 a.m.

Conway Small Hall, Red Lion Square, 1olborn (admission 10p)

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