at Molesworth protesters were not physIcally mumidated. but tney were detained for hours against their will, illegally.
Similarly they were photographed against their will.
On day when Thatcher encorsed support for Reagan's insane Star Wars plans and wher the Ministry of Defence finally admitted that the US national guard was Eye witness training in Britain with the British army, it was exhilarating to be involved in direct action, resisting and defying the of nuclear militarisation.
Increasingly events reveal that active participation en the struggle peace essentiai Molesworth is now at the very centre of that struggle - for all of us! WITH A new witchhunt threatening, it is worth remembering some comrades still caught up in the previous round. In particular, the case of the five comrades excluded Yardley CLP is still dragging on after nearly two years.
In June 1983, two applied to join for the first time, and were refused;
three members of several years' standing applied to transfer, unsuccessfully. In the course of our interviews with the membership secretary we were questioned about our occupations, CND activity and other irrelevancies.
Such was the hysteria or the wnole business ta we appealed to the NEC in March of last vear. regional enquiry was held which we believe found our favour. Since then, nothing.
Whatever the appeals and mediation subcommittee of the NEC is un to. i is not letting on. Throughhave been told affair, little : ог Wt nothing, and it seems tha our appeal is to be delayed The least that should accept is that the NEC should resolve the case one way or the other. However, it would be the final insult if the NEC were to turn around nov and refuse us after all this Walling The Campaign Group of MPs recently gave whole-hearted support to the Yardley comrades and we now appeal to all Labour Party members at every level to do the same It is about time that the "appeals mediation sub-committee lived up to its name.
Jacky Law, Martin Tolman, Bob Smith, Pat Tough,