WHITELAW SPRINGS 137 names at Angry HIS ULSTER TRAP Brigade' trial
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and Labour Party leaders in While British troops carry out block searches of the Catholic ghetto and savagely hunt down and torture IRA Provisional supporters, the SDLP leaders are now openly cavorting with Ulster's imperialist viceroy in his pogrom against the Provisionals.
Whitelaw's policy is a judicious mixture of repressions and concessions. Every release of Official IRA men and civil rights supporters from Long Kesh is combined with a ferocious repression of the 'die-hards'.
In • this way Whitelaw hopes to isolate and break up the opposition with the minimum loss of life to the 'security' forces. Central to the success of his policy is the collaboration of the SDLP.
Every release of internees is nothing more than bait for Whitelaw's Bonapartist trapand an inducement for the 'Ben-oui-ouis' (as the Algerians used to call the quislings) to integrate themselves in the new imperialist administration.
The latest release of 50 internees by Whitelaw produced the intended effect. The SDIP immediately responded with a statemeni welcoming the release and pledged total support to 'Our response will be total and positive when internment ends. On the ending of internment we will call for the end of civil disobedience.
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•We also foresee that, without adequate prior discussion on the ways of ending civil disobedience, many problems may occur which will cause hardship.
'Accordingly, without prejudice to our commitment, we will be seeking discussions immediately with civil servants to ensure when internment ends--and we now foresee its end-that such problems will be obviated.' Whitelaw, using internment as a bargaining weapon, has sala that he cannot bring internment to an end 'until violence has come to an end. It is therefore men of violence and they alone, who are responsible for the continuation'.
This reactionary argument has now been taken up by SDLP in its statement:
'We are confident, as we have said before, that an end to violence can make the ending of internment more rapid.' Dangers for Africans in liberal protest upsurge of protest among students and white liberals in South Africa contains great dangers for the African workers.
The black population could easily be led into thinking that the church and campus demonstrations provide some sort of leadership for their emancipation from the fascist-style apartheid system.
This illusion could bring the Africans onto the streets and it would be fatal.
For this is what the Vorster government would like. They would welcome another Sharpeville to smash with machine-gun bullets and truncheons any organized resistance by the African population.
The so-called 'oppositionists', like heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard and Helen Suzman MP, are tied hand. and foot to the apartheid state. They can offer the African masses nothing.
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As a reward for this piece of gratuitous boot-licking a Stormont spokesman on Wednesday credited the SDLP and the Official IRA with a 'significant part' in the recent peace manoeuvres. It did not belong exclusively to the women of Bogside and Andersonstown, he said Since the SDLP statement Bonaparte 'le petite' Whitelaw has released another 18 detainees from Long Kesh.
This brings the total freed to 538. There are still 288 internees and 113 detainees.
Vorster whips it up Barnard threatened to quit South Africa if sanctions were taken against his brother Marius for his speech at a big public meeting on Tuesday.
In fact, the latter called on his listeners to follow Dr Vorster's advice and work through the ballot-box.
The government has now clamped down on all demonstrations until July 8, and has invoked the Riotous Assemblies Act to enable it to imprison and deport its political opponents. Pickets rocked my car, says AN OFFICIAL of the General and Municipal Workers' Union yesterday gave evidence for the police against miners' pickets on trial for alleged offences during their national strike in February.
Mr Dereck Scarlett, an operations foreman at Longannet power station, Fife, was in Dunfermline Sheriff court as police witness, yesterday, the third day of the trial of 11 miners, a draughtsman and a student rioting' charged with 'mobbing' and outside Longannet on February 14.
He said that as he arrived at the main gate he saw pickets congregating at the gate.
A miners' delegate approached him and asked for his support in the dispute.
Scarlett told him he intended going into work as he had been instructed.
He said another own A LIST of 137 'Angry Bri- LIST of 137 Angry gade' suspects was produced by the chief of Scotland Yard's fingerprint department at the Old Bailey yesterday.
Mr Justice James was the only person in court to look through the list, and afterwards announced that the names of none of the eight accused were on the list.
The 'Stoke Newington Eight'four men and, four women-are accused of conspiring to cause explosions.
Théy are: James Greenfield (23), Anna Mandelson (23), and Hilary. Anne Creek unemployed; John Ba rker . (23), translator; James Stua rt Christie (25), gas board forem: in; ChristThe demonstrations have been organized by the all-white National Union of South African Students and the Cape Town Student Representative Council. • The National Union of Students and the Anti-Apartheid Movement plan to picket South Africa House in London today in protest at South African police action against students.
The NUS is also to appeal for donations to a fund set up by a South African student organizaG&MWU official with a megaphone told the crowd that he was going into work.
'There was a hell of a lot of noise, It would only be a few roar. seconds before the crowd had surged forward or compressed the police cordon to the extent they were soon around the car, he told the court.
Asked if his car was Whiskey men to strike WORKERS of the Johnny Walker whisky plants in Kilmarnock and Barleith voted overwhelmingly at a mass meeting yesterday to strike in support of a wage claim.
Negotiations with the Distillers Co broke down last week and notice of strike action under the Industrial Relations Act was served on Monday by the Transopher Michael Bott (24), youth leader; Catherine McLean (21), printer; and Angela Weir (24), telephonist.
They have all pleaded not guilty the conspiracy. some Have pleaded not guilty various charges of possessing guns and ammunition.
In his opening, prosecuting counsel described the accused as revolutionary anarchists who sought to disrupt the democratic society of this country.
Det Chief Supt John Chaffe, head of Scotland Yard's fingerprint department, said in evidence he was sent photographs of fingerprints.
These were alleged to have been those of two accused, Greenleld and Mandelson, which were said to have been found on the wrappings of an unexploded device, found at the office of the Italian Consulate in Manchester in October 1970.
The finger impressions were sent to London for comparison with Scotland Yard's selection of fingerprints in case they. could be identified, he said.
There were two million fingerprints in the general section at Scotland Yard and there were also special sections of identified and unidentified prints, relating to certain types offensives such as explosives and explosive devices. The Manchester police were told the impressions they had sent had not been identified and they were filed away.
The fingerprints were not compared with those in the main collection, he said, and added: "This was overlooked in this case, I must confess.' The judge: "That may be so. It should have been done and was not?' Supt Chaffe: 'Yes'.
Answering prosecuting coun sel, Supt Chaffe said that after the fingerprints had been compared subsequently two million prints in the main sectinn. the prints of Greenfield would have been found.
Supt Chaffe said that a special squad set at Scotland Yard to investigate the series of explosions and shootings. I have a list of my department, he saigliven to The judge said he did lid not object to counsel in the le case seeing the list.
Mathew told the judge: 'This :: This nav be a highly confidential idential locument." and suggested he ed he should get instructions concern- oncerning its production in court.
It may be of the greatest im- est importance that the names should not be promulgated to anvone anyone ›ther than vou.
The judge was handed the list of 137 names and, after looking through it, announced th at none of the accused was men ioned. Scarlett replied:
'There was some rocking. I got the impression they were trying to turn me round or push me backwards.
"This rather hastened my decision to decide to withdraw. It seemed to me at that time that I would either be involved in a serious accident or my car could have been damaged.' port and General Wrokers' Union.
According to David Cairns, trade group secretary of the union, the company has offered rises varying from 60p to £3.20p a week.
'We feel the company should of the profits, taking cognizance increase their offer to a more