Government's human rights record.
The big NATO powers have been holding up their hands in horror over the past few weeks at the nrospect or somnAirca developing and testing a mucicar device. Yet at least four countries, Britain included, bave actively collaborated with the racist regime in expanding its moclear canahity, This has oing on quite openly since 194 when South shan research rector from the Africa 1 US firm of Allis Chalmers Since then both West Germany agreements for the sale of plant recently that the tall extent of But it i known, It is now widely acknow ledged that South Africa - like Israel out in experimental nuclear exPLUTONIUM South -Africa's path to the bomb began twenty years ago when the United States and other HOW CTS operated in the training of nudear physicists from the Soutt ANCE ROCHE ENCES The 196l racior, Safari 1, buib at the National Nuclear Research esbur enriched uran ian, some Britain, reactor produces plutonium, but according to the try, all of this has been returned Altbough plutonium can be used as a secondary explosive in H-bombs, it is the uranium route the past two years the US has withholding further plies of uranium for Safari-l because South Alrica has refused to allow an inspection of its awn started production The Valindaba enrichment plant in the Northern Transvan based on a process developed by Dr. Erwin Becker of Karls rube, lor the Although STEAG officially withdrew firancial participation construction in 1973, secret dec African National Congress' bau From the South African embassy I GOTTA MORES LESION that West German collaboration has continued. Under the cover OT RENEMIC SHENIE West German and South African scientists have exchanged visits le LINICAT ments and weapons factories.
NOTHIN the downers show that West German firms hase consinued to supply naclea egipment, so official West Gerian Government policy and a pierhora of UN DELUNY COMALIE TELLINS she arms embargo of the past 14 wears. In particular отраду MAN supplied the Valindaba enrich ment plant with lurbo compres sors nod the stares department of the German armed foros furnished the supplies with NATO code numbers MAN, together with AEG and Siemens bave also supplied Advocaar rudar installation. is astensibly used for civilian Jimmy Carter's stated support for a mandatory arms embargo on South Africa has been greeted with hostilits in business and Government circles in all the NATO powers. But, on the evidence of South African nuclear cooperation with the Western powers, the embargo will be nothing much to worry about. As JOHN DOHERTY explains, Carter's call for an embargo is every bit as ironic as West Germany's criticism of the South African purposes to maintain the safety of chipping mund the Cape. But the instailation is now described in the Bond embassy's orsal publication as the navy's new The ANC doeuLa team of South African officials from the Armaments Board vis ired West Cernsany in connection with certain manuals for Advocaal.
Ir is clear that Advoraat is being aned busically for militory burnoses ond is primary role i my maclear development wowld for missile guidance.
South Africa system called rocket and Brac illegal arms sales is that South commercial plant for the enrichment of uranium of the raw low ISSUETES trade uranium are plentiful, witl of the world's SABE TENCICS BE ME ON was exported to the US and the UK as uranium oxide. But it is nOW simple actu stockpiled for South the Namibia, part PALESTINE: 2000 demonserated in London last week in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The march from Hye:
Park to the Israel embass supported by the General U ion of Palestinian Students, the Insernational Marxist Group. the Socialist workers Party and Israeli Socialist organisat1015. 11 3 Boped to use the lu son up Palestine Solidarity Committee, whase firss cask will he to organise appositon to the im pending visit to israeli Premier Begin to Britain, Government is to prosecute estate aeents for sellibe bouse in white-reserved SAHARA: French Foreign Le sion paratroopers have beer SEEL ME SURED COE HERE EEMI against the Polisario Front, the Sabaran liberation organisatYUGOSLAVIA: A senior Party official has announced an amnesty for most political prisoners. He said "We will pardon the big mouths, but we will not pardon criminais and terrorAUSTRALIA: The Minister of State for Emerge:
TO STAIR ced his support Ice Australian mining and export of uranium. has condemned his statement as an interference in domestic SAN SALVADOR: Police kElled at least two people when LE WANCE THE SIR ACIDERstration of coffee-pickers manding higher WEEK ICELAND: The publie socto rike is over. It is expected tha pay demands for 30-35 per bent riser with index linking APOLOGY: week renoried that the Cieneral LIn ion of Palestician Students had declared its opposition to the fact the GUPS bas not taken any position on