IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Ireland - role of Officials

Red Weekly No. 197, 5 May 1977 · p. 8 of the scan · 442 words

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page 8 of the scan

criticiem u the article actorenism Hed Weekiy, 21 Anale he articia ellec O DuT InTO correct context what happened in a sectarian trep, Ito main emphails wan criticiem of tha leadership crimes and popular resistance.

Thate ate TArH EnDOnIt COTO lo be drawn from Easter Sunday.

The first is that the huge tumout Ior the Provisional's parade showed their continued massive worsna waris sortinly not loe ay ng class second point ls that alther scarled our ins Beach tempt to provoke • feud betereen Provisionais and Officials.

nce the arosion of the truce th Ilary power of the Provos ha en Increasingly directed at 1 British Army, DURH ana RUC. Through the use of Kitson's counter-gangs the Brillah state is trying to divert the national liberalion war Into inter-factional atrite evidence of the continuino degenoration of the Officiais into reactionary hysterical sect. For Provisionai Republican movements.

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THET-PONNEN UITIN iHerial: 22 ragal formeed Loyallet them, It ls the Provos, not Brillah ingea ma n tia th thin PTo BIOna THULES SO THC MUST Dala suppor tor the Pesca MOVesupport for the Peace Movemarked their The o lial IRA hees been repub Republican ne orton antonel licans and socialiets Irish Republican Socialist Party KoDUO COn intonee harred tor ee o irie in activitien TOGUDICAn BEUn U bOr SUn Thanktully The murder lost week of John Short in Belfast did not lead to the OHlicialProvisional leud many hed : sared. But ihe incidant did raise s number of Important questione about the politics of both tha Official and HE POLITICS of the Cilent Bebe Eas curunorato Ielewas sculle bewen man HJ CCDEIS CUTAE TENAa The merte ef Join Short woe The arconat of the assan to1h35 main was loo po oriente parade The OreE much convertve neck truth 'republican' aly ine by Cie Bain Goe hotographio evi ment and the Official Movem but beceuse our conclusions from CHH H WARRENC WEEE DO:DnCIC These were: that the Provisionel have Belfast -thousands who came aut to paci and fired at the TAH STARE CnO TO I LIE CBSE parade, that the British Army and and lengtha to divide and detest int ita aympathisers will movement, and that the orricials are all too quick to play hands of the British Army in their anniaty to discredit tha ProvisionMETI In SOC ISM ENTESOD many Provisionals at all levels British sacilists have a contribu tion to make to this discussion only when they show firstly that LONSd they are making e determined and

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