determination of the Government to shield the CIA from exposure in this country, and vindicate the correctness or tne tactics or ine Hosenball Defence Campaign, which has made use of every platform - both while firmly basing the whole action movemenE suDDOn It also heightens the need for every militant possible to come out onto the streets on Sunday 9 January to join their voices in the call to 'Stop the British only Ageecent of the votes.
legal and avaraole -TO and labour and head of this alliance. target tuna anye, flood in. The recent elections in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius dealt a crushing blow to the ruling Labour Party/Moslem Action Committee (CAM], which won Parliament. unprecedented result, the leftist Movement Militant Mauricien (MMM] won a total of 34 seats with 41 per The MMM has waged a consistent struggle against the ethnic divisions which have been the basis political life on the island for many years, dividing the mass of Mauritians into the Hindu, Creole communities. It has fought for the slogan, 'the class struggle must replace the struggle of the races, and has been able to win a substantial response from the workers in the docks and plantations.
Its programme however consists of a theory: a parliamentary strategy to introduce measures which are sufficiently radical to put Mauritian society on the ideal path. To achieve this, the MMM calls for an alliance of the working class, the petty bourgeoisie', while emphasising *necessity for the working class to remain at the SANTA DIDN'T FORGET US! In response to our appeal for a big boost for our £15,000 May 1977 the money nas started Our special thanks have to go first and foremost to those North London who collected 2150 at their Christmas Day dinner in response to the Queen's Speech. North London came up trumps again with E17 collected on New Year's Eve at a party. Other seasonal gifts included £100 from a Glasgow Dear Sirs. Please make payment to the deon ortne account soccuice as per ine actals Your Nam RED WEEKLY Wilhams & Gin's Bank Limited. 28b Pentonvule Ko 15 05 70 Last rayment but This order cancels all previous orders to the same payee and will continue until writte notice to the contraty is received by you In an of agriculture.
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A/C Number 71016000 - LOndOn NI rrcquency bevond this The programme includes a series of demands to nationalisation of five major factories, land reforms, strict control of the sugar industry and diversification On foreign policy it envisages a Mauritius that is 'non-aligned", though it maintains a strong position against the present relationship of This electoral victory is a small step; but already the the Labour Party/CAM and the Social-Democrate right-wing party with strong South African ties] have provides with a majority of two in Parliament. It seems likely that the brutal repression that it used after the formation of the previous alliance with the PMSD and the CAM in It remains to be seen whether in this situation the MMM will understand the need to base itself upon would seem more likely, it will continue to argue within the confines of a Parliament where its minority is assured. healthworker and 25 from a Brighton reader.
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