Arab Revolution in danger

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onstration tribution Tories' polls, one-day in Toryism TREACHEROUSLY attacked by the feudal puppets in Amman and cynically betrayed by the bourgeoisie of Damascus and Baghdad the Palestinian war of independence has now reached its most crucial stage.

Fighting bitterly for every hill and wadi from Amman to Irbid, the Palestiniafi guerfillas, supported by fresh columns of fighters from Lebanon, now face the full fury of the Jordanian army and airforce attacks.

In Amman, where the clashes have been the most bloody, Hussein's armoured troops have gone over to the guerrillas, who claim to have E London union officials 'all sensitive areas' of the city told a mass meeting of 200 under their control. ouncil-men at Poplar. or Hard-pressed in Jordan, Vednesday that selective where Royalist-led tribesmen strikes involving all areas of are being used against the Britain would be called il guerrillas, the commando 'subsequent progress proved leadership has repeatedly this necessary'. appealed to the 12,000 Iraqi But troops stationed near Amman to join the fight against The request has so far fallen backing the recent one-day on deaf ears. The Iraqi regime clearly fears involvement in a strikes in London. conflict that will rapidly Demands spread from Jordan to the main Middle-East oil-producing countries, of which Iraq is one of the most important.

The Syrian government holds a similar position. • A 10 per sent penalty incentive bonus schemes.

In the background secret diplomacy continues. nstead Israeli Premier Mrs Meir, at present. in New York for talks with world and US leaders, yesterday denied that her government had breached the cease-fire agreement with the that • should be Arabs.

She made it clear that the deal with Nasser and Hussein was still on, despite the hi jackings crisis and the Jordar upheaval.

The Kremlin and Nixon intend to press ahead with and encouraged them their conspiracy against the Arab Revolution.

secretary of the Transpor Showdown and ¡eneral Workers Union, told the meeting.

Hussein's attempted show- that intervene not prepaged down with the guerrillas undoubtedly has the approval of not only the US imperialists, but world Stalinism.

The Palestinians will fight against all this with undoubted courage and tenacity.

But the Jordan crisis has subjected the leaders of the Palestinian liberation movement to the most searching political test.

It exposes not only Al Fatah leader Yasser Arafat's openly conciliatory nature - he still refuses to call for the overthrow of the Hussein monarchy -but the adventurist the most radical leaders. Council strikes before union deadline If no satisfaction on demands COUNCIL, WORKERS will hold, guerrilla strikes in major authorities if there is no progress on their claim before September 29, the date fixed for national official action.

Rank-and-file co-ordinating committee secretary Terry Wilson addressing council workers on Wednesday. for A third week's holidas *Previously they have said wages ALL THADES UNIONS AMANeY CONFERENCE The Pilkington Defeat the struggle and the proposed Tory right to strike St George's Hall, Lime St LIVERPOOL Hostages move by Tories THE Tory government yesterday reaffirmed it would work with other governments concerned in attempts to secure the release of hi-jack hostages in crisis-torn Jordan. TUC general secretary Mr The-daily-organ af the Don't jump through productivity hoop

struggles, but in this case they are clearly out to make us an example for the other ublic employees who want increases.

Promises

Despite the claim that the unions 'had everything under control', many men in the meeting were clearly vary of the officials' oromises.

Some, for example, recalled the dustmens' strike last October, which ended in a £2 10s increase in basic rates, but which the union steadiastly retused to make official.

Mr Terry Wilson, secretary of the rank-and-file coordinating committee, which has been officially recognized through the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, told Workers Press that the unions good faith had yet to be tested.

"We are organized on the shop floor and through the committee are trying to get the provinces well organized.

'If the union leaders don't fight, then we will fight alone, like we did last year.' strikers miners prepare a more detailed look "The Board have not abandoned the concept of seven-day working where it would be LETTER FROM JAIL