This is the reality of Spain.today; but at the same time Areilza, the Spanish Foreign Minister, is touring the capitals of the Common Market countries trying to sell the new 'democratic' Francoism. On 3 March he is coming to Britain to discuss Spanish membership of the Common Market with Labour Ministers.
This gives the committee appointed at the 14 February 'Conference in Solidarity with the Workers of Spain' their first opportunity to show their real commitment to Spanish solidarity. The conference passed two resolutions demanding freedom for trade union organisation and for political prisoners. Michael Foot, speaking to a motion declaring his 'fraternal solidarity with the working people of Spain, said that he would not countenance the admission of a phoney democratic Spain to the Common Market.
Foot's silence Barely two weeks later, Areilza is coming to London at the invitaNOT One our Love Citro dISCuSS Spain's admission to the Common Market! Suddenly Mr Foot is very silent about his commitment to Spanish democracy.
As reported in last week's Red Weekly, the conference organisers resisted attempts by many trade union delegates to move amendments which would put some teeth into their pious resolutions. But it is now an urgent task of the solidarity movement to organise against the visit of the Spanish Foreign montniy taroet of them.
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Subscribe Last weekend in Pamplona a demonstration of over 30,000 workers demanded free trade unions and an amnesty for political prisoners. In Barcelona, striking traffic police and firemen have been Minister.
Already a Committee to Stop the Areilza Visit has been formed.
This body is supported by the Action Group Against Repression in Spain, the Spanish Solidarity Committee, International Marxist Group, International Socialists, International Communist League and Workers League. It is organising a rally on 1 March - the day before Areilza is due to arrive -building solidarity actions in the British workers movement, such as blacking Spanish goods, and the organisation of an immediate millative against Areas VStE We call upon the conference committee to support any actions taken against Areilza, and to demand that the Labour Government stop all negotiations with a representative of the Spanish dictatorship and break all diplomatic and trade links with Spain.
RALLY: Monday 1 March, 7.30pm Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq. WCI cuts on the way?
Unless we get larger and more regular contributions to the Red Weekly Fighting Fund, then the cuts we'll be forced to make will leave Healey looking like an amateur. The total received this week was E15.70. That's hardly going to get us to that £500 Our thanks to those who did contribute: Bradford IMG, £5; York IMG, £4.50; S. Bell, tz.bu; Edinburgh IMG, Le; D. stepto, t1; IMG Media Fraction, /Up. But what about those IMG branches we mentioned last week: Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield? We still haven't had a penny from any Don't hold back on us, comrades - you're only holding back on yourselves Rush that money now to: Red Weekly Fighting Fund, 182 Pentonville Road, TO Areilza on his travels: above-with West German Foreign Minister Genscher; right-with French Foreign Minister Sauvagnargues. Next on his list to convince that Spain should join the Common Market is Britain's James Callaghan • to discuss WEEKLY
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put under military discipline as the only way of forcing them to return to work; while Catalan nationalists have denounced the Juan Carlos proposals for 'devolution' as derisory.