IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

In defence of my comrade

· Socialist Challenge No. 25, 8 December 1977 · p. 14 of the scan · 321 words

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page 14 of the scan

1 WRITE in delance omrade (whom I have known tor len vental Chris Hale. who appeared to Involve compilatwaltere purposes Iranian studont statistics.

least to Chris, that, though a dupe police, he nonstheless acied black mark against him and that expel him for such a dangerous Noneof Chris's many friends Canterbury has the tiniest doubt of his moral innocence.

greedy.

Treacharous and complicit in respect Chris' unswerring SOCIO Sm necessary. trust him with my The SWP correctly sent down mastoie commis on which found Chris culpable of lately for such a drastic bresch However, Hallas, Pavey & Co. assured him that they were satistied of print aniya general waming not that the peper would clarity his etrey our Iranian friends and comnides orany taint of being • Shah sagent.

stack on the Shah's regime and Irecty accuses Chris Hale of sing a SAVAK agent and o socialist Ineed not emphasise ccusation lot a socialist. blood-money and betrayal Is.

Equaty portant ein or Equally Important ppalling persona is whot it rovsais aboul the SWP. Cerfainty he has beha with cutpable negligence and In that во в or 1 has the swp, knowing morally innocent being a deliberate agent, have пате тог • огатано рісси оі political gossip. This tunism outstrips any previbus Tdo hope you will print this, in whole or in part; balt to expose the frightening Ism of the SWP and to clear the name of a genuina Il footien: socialist.

(Ganterbury)

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