Last weekend. But despite the fact that both the agenAfter much rangements committee, ed. in throwing out the weapons of the Soviet Union.
Despite opposition
f.cm the leadership, amendments to strengthen the AirLand Battle resoluwere WUll They reasserted the focus of the campaign around "the closure of US bases and the Tetull and demanded missiles, - that British belazalll withdrawal from must figure more prominently in CND's campaigning.
At the same time, the argument — and the vote - on non-nuclear defence wrangling by the conference aran emergency resolution debate on the nuclear was lost. And the chair successfully kept Region's demand for a national demoastratiol London in October off the agenda.
The built amongst the most deterpaigners the left, Greenham women and sections of the direc action (NVDA) wing of the peace movement has been destabilised Labours the publishing, of defence document. The same confusion within the left itself was renecle in ine sup port for that document at Tabour Partv earlier this year.
Without accepting leadership of CND gone over to the basic strategy expressed policy: staying within NATO and trading off getting rid of nuclear British wrapulls ritory against a conventional arms build-up. But Ins position nas no clear as among CND's rank and file Rather, support Christian clever amendment to ПОПnuclear defence resolution - that CND takes no postspecific nonLiuli nuclear strategies, Wills recognising the need for a 'national security police' represents a confused
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da and debates were arranged to prevent discussion of the real issues facing the peace movement in 1985, conference asserted against the platform the need to make opposing the missiles CND's first priority.
supporting Greenham action came top of the priori- ty ballot. And 'next business' was successfully mov-