The Labour Government has finally called an enquiry into betaeen 150 and 2700 millice. the sanction busting of British Petroleum and Shell to NO MOVES WHO IS A TROTSKYIST? Public appeal In the article Who is Dr F Kriegel - a programme from the Czechoslovak radio station in Prague printeo in reopius Democracy of the 4th of this month it is stated that Artur London is a Trotskyist and a Zionist.
11 15 publIc that Arur London was condemned to life Imprisonment In 1952 in a trial In which the Czechoslovak Communist He Party, Gottwald, and the officials of led at the state administration dealIng with allowed 11 murdere, 3 criminal acta of deprivation of personal freedom and other crimes to take place.
Tha London, like the of hundreds of other people in those years, was extracted by bestial methods of a kind unknown even Roas and wwich the proo Itself the "legacy of Gottwald, into the suppresses, about the 'mistakes and errors of the 1950s It is this very testimony of Artur London propaganda now uses to imply that Frantisek Kriegel is also a the article is dated as a verdict be inferred that Artur London'S 'Ru- January 1951. Because such methode of official propaganda often in ine past created an atmosphere Which crimes which party and state officials committed to be Foreign Office the chassis one of tbe nwm.herspf 300 tankers that crossed into Rhodesi MOLDIELL.
Lonrho seriously discussed taking legal action against the Labour busting of BP. A writ was po pared. The idea was dropped whe i became clear thar Angus Ogilvy trade then a Loorbo director and relativ of the Queen, would have to leave the board. It was not the thing lo take the Government to court!
of 10 April this year, revealed tbat against BP over their breaches of sanctions. 11 can he safely assured that Lourbo, with their subetantial interests in Rhodesia, have the Another multinational prost.
Rowland is gerding so known to the that time by criminal proceedings of Artur testimonies other citizens, Middle elite, which claims for propaganda posed and coyly talking that officia cies of Artur quotation in from which it can skyist or a Zionist began on 28 skyist. tionary Marxist facilitated against 1965gate' Rowland went as far as to hand day!
Shell-BP rail
1967 sanction made.
Rowland, in the Suaday Times SANCTIONS considering civil action about the profitering of the all fires because be feels they are trade union pinching the profits thar are by rights tust Loncho has a 62 per cent share of Companhia do Pipeline Mocambique, which in turn owits List...
their - in the majority supposed or artificiaily fabricated and It is in the Interests of the whole of society that such methods of Ist.
should 00 condemned as criminal. Calling people by the labels "Trotskylam" and Zionism' is one of these methods.
I know the histories. political opinions and tenden London and Frantisek Kriegel sufficiently to be able to affirm with cer tainty that neither is a Trot which anyway are mutually exclusive - and never were. My certain ty on this point flows from the fact that I am mysell a Trot- I do For, better, a revoluAs tar as Zionism is concerned, what the author of the article wants to say la that The agreement berween CPM and the oil firms stipulated that they would only ase the pipeline. Since its closure, needless to say. that arrangement has heen broken. Loncho is proposing to sue far Despite all the evidence, avail able for several years, the Labour Government acts only now. Government Chemselves knew about the sanctions busting im mediately after UDI. According to Robert Good, then US ambassa dor to Zambia, the British Embas sy in South Africa kept a round the lock surveillance from a parke car a few yards from the borde They could bardly have missed four tankers crossing each The submission states we are not accusing the head offices. They rather put the blame at the door ot the South African subsidiary. But Loodon could scop this trade.
Likewise in the case of BP Lent haine and gh on cent holding and through Jackson, leader of the Union of Oftice.
Post Office Workers, a director on desia.
the board with a right to veto any decision. Nosuch moves have been The Haslemere-AAM contributon finally speaks of stepping up sanctions through the Nations, The ineffective nature of the LN has been seen before.
It wil be through international peign.)
that these supplies can he halted. The cam- WON UNS paign against Labour Government complicity with the racists has to be stepped up to ensure that all Artur London Is a Jew, as he openly says about Frantisel Kriegel. In the propaganda of Czechoslovak bureauctherefore, Jew zionSince, however, I have B number of Jewish friends, the great majority of whom are in cidentally opponents of Zion ism, I can knowledgeably refute the idea that Jews are automatically Zionists.
I know that Artur London Is not a Zionist. With regard to my connections and the resultant anti-semitic attitudes, would perhaps be best if I were considered by the rele vant authorities as a WHILE Jew (= crypto-Zionist), or. as they used to say. a dew over not in lact understand official propaganda has denied me this well-tried and suitable designation.
The fact that Frantisek Kriegel and Artur London are not Angus Ogliey [right] -Rowland - protecting his own interests.
Zimbabwe Week of Action * Tuesday 10 May 8.00-10.00am. Ploket: NATO Conference, Lancaster Hous [oll the Mall]. 'End NATO Linke with Aparthald'. OrganIsed by the Anti-Apartheid Movement.
Thursday 12 May:
office: End hangings in Rho Picket: Foreign Protest against all forms of oppression Support for liberation movement:
Public Meeting, 7.30pm. WestZimbabee: What Now?" Film and (Before the meeting an exnior 'Mozambique-Zimbabwe for press and public viewing-l Friday 13 Ma HELL/BP Picket (Organieed by Zimbabwe Ad-hoc Cam-HI08OC Lunchtime Trotskyists is certainly a loss for the internalional workers movement and its revolutionary Marxist component group ed in the Fourth International or those organisations which are fighting to build it. Despite this, however, all partisans of socialism recognise that these comrades always were and still are a great example for the International workers move ment of communists who have given all their strength aric capacities to the service of the movement.
Neither the anti-semitic campaign, nor labels, lies and slanders from careerists and enemies or socials sad tre workers can change this fact.
Petr Uhi Prague 5 March 1977 Translated by Mark Jackson no law sult against the Govemment — and Tiny Aberdeen: Allena Farm Road Nirmingham: Alpha Tower, Bristal: 20 Wine Stree Carditt: 24 Newport Road SI., G2 pewich: Lonseer Road Leeds: Town Conire Hous Merion Centre Manchesier: 7 Oxford Row Newcastle: Newgate vpate St., 1 Southampton: 14 Naw Roa Wattond: Star don Road.
Salunday 14 May:
To a Free 2imbebwe', Posin Muderer Kadhant wi published 'Quarantine Rhythma':
camps in Mozambique. Liberature particular from a wide varlet of organisations. Poster dis plays and salos.
DUESTON with members Omanised by Zimbabwe
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I know... Artur London and Franti- sek Kriegel sufficiently to be able to confirm with certainty that neither is a Trotskyist or a Zionist... My certainty on this point flows from the fact that I am myself a Trotsky-