Union. The politics of the however, cannot be determined her China or the Unitec states. Vietnam The victory of the Vietramese revolution was a US -Talism South East Asia, from which the US is etermined I-backed regimes in Sri problems. faced Lanka. the Philippines ad South Korea threaten . An imperialist united ront is demanded, which Zealand stand andermines. The danger trong anti-nuclear move- America lies the In 1983 Bob Hawke's Australian was elected with a strong •ommitment to ban nucwarships. Hawke's withdrawn from cooperation in the MX tests and Hawke has declared his opposition to Star Wars.
Hawke's position has been backed Prime Minister Japanese Yasuhiro Nakasone, who has his own reasons for lisagreeing with Zealand. Nakasone claim that the security of the western Pacitic is at stake and that ANZUS provides protection against a growing Soviet military presence.
New Zealand's example is a threat to the Japanese the imperialiss role imperialist alliances in the Pacific. Japan's policy i three theory,. based on principles: not to make, possess or allow nuclear weapons on Japanese soil The reality is that there are large number of US nuclear-armed warships based at Yokosuka at the operation Stales We would hope that our response to New Zealand would signal that the course these advocate would not be cost-free in terms of security relations with the United States.
I mis Is intenaca as warning to governments to naraen up their stand against the ocale Lovelical 'General' Heseltine's avocal ance at Molesworth after the attack on The camp there was Thatcher's way of reassuring Reagan of her loyalty. It clearly signals harder stand against the peace movement, and against governsuch Greece, Sweden. Norwav and Den mark which do not go all way with US nuclear policy. The peace movements response must step up the mass campaigns against US weapons, for unilateralism. Fergus O'Hare rights normally accorded to elected representatives. For example restrictions on the right of Sinn Fein travel to Britain, banning of Gerry Adams visiting prisons, the refusal of ministers in Belfast and Dublin to meet Sinn Fein councillors, and the exclusion of Sinn Fein from the All Ireland Forum.
Sinn Fein has made little attempl mount defence against Laking stead a stance: Well, what CEO you expect iron these people?'. Their non-recognition of the courts (Irish parliament) also proves an lo some steps likely to be involved in any defence campaign.
The SDLP leadership, far from defending Sinn Fein, actively collaborated In we allack, lor example through agreeing to clude Sinn rein from the All Ireland Forum.
It is within this context that the importance of the PD fight must be They have called lor meeting of all antiunionist elected representatives in the Six Counties discuss the should the latest Belfast citv counci motion be acted The whole question of decreasing democratic rights for anti-imperialist elected representatives in the North of is somelling walch acuvists in Britain should be raising within JULI union movement and the Labour Party.