IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Yellow Card defied again

Socialist Challenge No. 54, 20 July 1978 · p. 14 of the scan · 413 words

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page 14 of the scan

reports GEOFF BELL.

Much of the protest is based an catte nadc dE-G Army have ignored their own Tlala un wici u urcn fire, printed in the Yellow Card given to soldiers serving in treland.

It wan three wecks ago that Socialist Challenge printed the Yellow Card and revealed how the Army continually ignoring ils owa rules. THE KILLING of 16-year-old John Boyle by British soldiers at Dunloy, County Antrim, on 11 July has produced a storm of protest in the North of Ireland.

I a this poblication which bas ahowed allenton 1o oe drawn to the way soldiers aguin UC E TEOW CATawner 1 Wnen shot Bayle. printed the card onty the Daily Mirror reDorEed ChEr CHabene to the Official Socreis Acr. But in relanu wioc coverapc wal given to the exposure.

The Socialist Challenge story ! "British Soldiers Speak Out on Ireland'* is the title of | was reported on the front pages of the Irish press, republished in Republican newspapers, and a member of the paper's staff WOS JELI ILACO Dn IES TELI Even the Irish Embassy has ordered a copy of the Socialist Challenge carrying the story, PUBLICITY Ir was this publicity which neTe TOTe nE ARU OCI! killing of Boyle over a prave in which tirearmi lies are Provos.

BrIs sTm3The CAMER SOLS Then they when shot.

The young this versjon. the finding of these ames to the British offered two First. they insisted that Boyle was one of men who ta0 COULT attempting to recover the gurs.

Gerry Firt. changed their saving that Boyke had been handling an Armalite rifle RESIGN The other two men disappeared in Norrhern such a history Lof deception, few in the North eaqairy how are prepared tn accept the Even the Guardian has now reprinted the relevant section of the Yellow Card and sugested that Boyle's killers ignored the tucs. unc caru was aise gucioy In Parliament last Thursday by the SDL PMP For West Belfast, LICI Sach pressure nat forced Ircland Socrerary Roy Mason to promisc a publi:

Boyle's killing Bur the SDLP spokesperson on and order, Michacl Canaxan, has called for the resignaton of Mason.

Mason's rosigpation would CIANCSuMO COnTESH certainly be somie coripensa for the friends STIL relatives of John Boye, hut defiance of the Yellow Card has bot boen restricted co Mason's reign in Ircland.

There is only one way to ensure there are no more Jolm Boyles the "respuation" from treland of the Britash Anny

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