We had a new example in Long Kesh of "black propaganda' recently. It happened after a tunnel was found in Cage 12 and the prisoners in that cage were divided ap into five other compounds When the men were removed the prison authorities claimed they quantity cannabis in three rolled up cigarettes in a tin allegediy sitting on a The inference was that prisoners smoking cannabis while their comrades were "knee-capping' and 'chastising' those who did the here The circumstances surrounding the whole altair werestrange to say the least, and raise a maper or porous questons.
cannabis was being smoked, would it have been left unconcealed and Iring around *Ir is hard to believe that a prison warder could open a lin containing three roll-ups and immediately identity canpabis *Why, when the opportunity been was there to destroy the rob-ups, or remove them, did an Another factor which makes the whole things so absund is chat we were in Cage 12 every Sunday prior to the tunnel being Joundand at nohmedid we legi whole thing was ridiculous farce from start to LICITY attempt lo discredit prisoners esscotial if the recent successes are to be continued.
Ona more parochial level, the leadershipof all Republicans in Long Kesh is more politically aware and socialist orientated Never This leadership contains militants who Tully realise the necessity for a socialist doctrine to Lion strugale. What's more they - are arenared to etucate aid indoctrinale the men under their control as to this necessity.
The prison authorities and the establishment fully realise this, and it has worried them into looking for of stopping it. Ouly last week the officer commanding, adjutant and public relations officer of the Prove who still have - were put ob trial, convicted, and transferred to H Block for alleged incidents schich occurred in 1977 while these men were wider alich from bigoted and mercenary members of the prison service The CO. Brendan Hugbes, who was already serving a very long sentence get on terence the Terence Clarke, got an additional ten years; bis brotber Searnus, seven, and adjutant Joe Barnes got fourmore. All this will mean that men like Clarke, who was due out this June, will bot be out until around 1988 The sinister aspect of it all is that although these prisoners bad political status, they have Separated from each other. mi Ju H Block and attempt to lessen their socialist influence amone the young militant activists who up well now didn't have the opportunity to become very politically aware, I doubt il these activities will bear much fruit as the new maybe more so. All in all things ire going pretty badly for the Brits at the moment.
to tribal leaders to win them over, a talk on the Omani empire in the cighteenth cen tury, a report on coverage of Oman in the Libyan press, 8 number of poems and and a short talk in Persian, songs, Jects tions with Aden in March 1976, that the price of such relations first since 1973. for the Omani revolutionaries. commitment. In speeches sach of President Salen SOCIALIST CHALLENGE, 16 February 197B page 11