place in this country.
Tony Benn used the Tribune meeting at the Labour Party conterence to raise une quesuon of Iran. He took a sideswipe at the Chinese leader Hua visiting Iran at a time when massacres were taking place He pointed out that this was, in his view, an atrocious act. We agree.
SHODDY The question arises: about the Labour government?
The record of this ment's deals with the Iranian dictator shoddy disgusting.
David Owen's recent attempt to justify the Iranian regime on the grounds that 'the concept of Shah is deeply rooted in Iranian history' borders on racism.
Callaghalls message 'sympathy' to the Shah reflects T•Tabriz (carpets)
Rasht: . URMIA Hamadan• LOll Domestic: 6 months, £5; 12 months, £10 Name Address I enclose a donation for the Fighting Find of Complete and return to: national mobilisation against the massacres to take It should be supported by all those who are opposed to the brutal Pahlavi regime, argues TARIO ALI the close links between Labour government dictator. This is not limited to CallaghanandOwen.
OI Darlara Casue saevice was sought on how to organise a health service in Iran results of this can be seen in the Iranian film The (currently showing at the Paris Pullman London), which is a savage indictment of the system and a lot else besides in that country.
Tony Benn, too, has visited the Shah on 'official business' and Did he raise the question of political prisoners A recent report in the New Statesman revealed thai Department of recently granted export licences for the export of the following items to Iran: 8,000 anti-riot GASPIAN ESCA coal *Tehran •Kashan (carpets)
•Isfahan (textiles, steel)
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anti-riot helmets: riot shields; TOUnGS and guns.
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cine *The dictator's Trade ADas •Bandar Shah Meshed •DASHI-I-KAVIH (desert)
IRAN iron ore • Kerman (coal, copper BALUCHISTAN Bandar Abbas sheep (steel) • Chah Bahar guns; 26,000 CS gas cartridges; 20,000 mini 'smoke grenades; 2,000 smoke grenades; 20,000 20,000 -Dalon 5,000 anti-riot The Shah has asked for delivery of the rubber bullets and anti-riot guns to be speeded These items are to combat as 'internal subversion', i.e. the masses. An urgent campaign to stop the shipment of these and other as Chieftain tanks) is urgently needed in very least left-wing MPs should demand a debate The demonstration on 14 October needs the support 01 END MARTIAL LAW IN IRAN!
DEMONSTRATION Saturday 14 October Hyde Park 1.30 p.m.
March to the Iranian Embassy Organised by the Committee Against Repression in Iran (CARI) VIDELA BEGIN SHAH OF IRAN SMITH
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