THE oreanisers August demonstration marking the tenth anniversary of the despatch of British troops onto the streets or Ine North Ireland have applied to the Department of the Environment for the use of Trafalgar Square. The intention is to use the square for the rally at the end of the demonstration.
Since 1972 the square has been banned associated with Ireland. Only two exceptions have allowed by the government - the rally held by the Peace People, and a sma meeting organised by the Better Life for All Campaign.
Seven MPs have backed the August demonstration: Joan Maynard, Cyril Smith, Stan Thorne, Ernie Roberts. Syd: Bidwell, Frank Maguire, and Leo Abse. Sponsoring organisations include the National League of Young Liberals, the Campaign Democracv Ulster. Women and Ireland, and from the Association Legal Justice and Turf Lödge Tenants Association.
The prolcal cals on the British government 'to commit itself to a policy of withdrawal from Ireland'. But the United Troops Out Movement, whịch Is also backing the demonstration, will be organising a separate.' *troons OUL contingent.
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People's Festival COMMUNIST Party stewards Festival Siedto get the police Supday's to remove a 'troops out' outside the festival. But the cops refused to interyene.
The United Troops Movement had previously applied for a stall inside the festival. But as has become common practice over the last few years, the festival's application. So UTOM organised their own stail outside the hall.
But even this was too much for CP stewards, who tried to seize the 'troops out' banner and remove the stall. challenged the stewards claimed that they were acting under police instructions. But the police told UTOM members that on the contrary they had been asked by the stewards to the stall but The stall was defended by UTOM supporters, including members of the Socialist Workers Party and national Marxist Group, and eventually stewards called off. rallies Ireland Unionist] candidates are taken [Democratic Unionists, Official Unionist and Northern and added to the straight Anti-Repression, and Republican Clubs), the Catholic percentage of this total works out at just over 34 per cent - which approximates to the Catholic 'Catholic' vote ISDLP,