In order to try to overcome this more important are:
• Reform of the Cortes (Spanpresent one-third) would be elected of households can vote at the momGreater freedom for 'political capitals.
No moves to end the oppressPlans for the Week of Action in Solidarity with the Spanish Working Class' initiated by the Action Group Against Repression in Spain for the week 7-15 February are moving ahead. Sponsors of the Week of Action include Labour MPs Ted Fletcher and Neil Kinnock, and Emlyn Williams, President of the South Wales NUM; a broad range of groups in the Spanish community are also backing it, including the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party), the PTE (Spanish Workers Party), FRAP (the Anti-Fascist and Patriotic Revolutionary Front), the LCR-ETA VI (Spanish sympathising organisation of the Fourth International), the Spanish Solidarity Committee, and Women Against Committees in many parts of the country will be organising local solidarity actions durina this week. and a number of events will be taking place in London. Among the Glasgow - a picket of the Iberian Airlines offices is being organised by the Spanish Action Group for Saturday 7 February, and a public meeting for Tuesday 10 February.
Manchester - the Manchester Spanish Solidarity Committee is organising a public meeting on Thursday 12 February and a demonstration on Saturday 14 February (assemble 11.30 am Oxford Road, under Mancunian Way).
London - a public meeting on Eva Forest and the struggle of Spanish women will be held on Monday 9 February at the Dalston Library, Dalston Lane; a showing of Spanish films is to be put on by the LSE Spanish Solidarity Committee and AGAR IS on Wednesday 11 February in the LSE Old Theatre at 7 pm; and on Thursday 12 February the North London Committee Against Repression in Spain is holding a public meeting in Friends Meeting House, Euston Road at which speakers will include Dave Bowman, President of the NUR, and Val Coultas of the NUS Executive For further information on the Week of Action contact AGARIS, c/o 49 Chipp enham Road, London W9.
Foreign Minister Areilza (right) signs agreement on military bases with Henry Kissinger, representing the dictatorship's biggest backer to coordinate military operations in the Mediterranean area.
Now the dictatorship is seeking the same sort of support from the Western European ruling class, by applying for associate membership of the Common Market. This is the reason Spain's Foreign Minister, Areilza, is stomping the European The plans being laid in this country to organise mass protests against the visit of Areilza next month are the sort of moves that the entire labour movement in Britain should be taking up. in response to a call trom ine internat ional Marxist Group to all the major groups on the left, representatives from three organisations-the IMG, the Inter national Socialists, and the International Communist League-met last Fridav to discuss the forthcoming visit of the spanisn roreian winister The three groups agreed on the urgent necessity of a united left response in protest at this visit and to demonstrate solidarity with the struggles of the Spanish working class. It was decided to issue a joint appeal for a further meeting to set up a united front committee to mobilise against this visit.
It is hoped that all organisations concerned with defending the Spanish work ing class will attend this meeting, and specific invitations are being sent to the CP. the NUS. Tribune. Militant. the LPYS, the WRP, and the WSL.
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