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Address to which the paper should be sant & P.O.'a should be made payable to massive scale. for Individuals and groups in the workers movement who do not have regular access to the media. This Is particularly important in relalion lo eventa in Ireland, on which censorship of news and opinion exists on a We are particularly pleased therefore to publish the views of the Derry-based Irish Front, recorded in an interview with three members, Fionnaira O'Dochartaigh, Mick Montgomery and Davie O'Carroll.
THE BACKGROUND to the 100H3155 there began a series of discussion meetings between the various groups. for WIEN months. We assessed the overall four basic de Iss who demands latimidation; Full suppurt for political status leudine lo an unconditional peneral annesty: Repatriation of ull Iris prisonen; Wahdrawal of Hritish troops and an end to British interference in the politi cal, cultural und economic life of We see these demands as the besis on which to unite the autDerry hut all over the North and in Ireland as a whole, In Derry. struccle on these demands. These are the Pravisional Republicar the Irish Renublican Soc the Magilbigan PriCOMESIC TATE LAMELLOI Action Committee, and the Prisoners" Dependents NO COMPROMISES We are now discussing on a organisation to join the Irish Froal if it mean principle the Democratic and Labour Party -they pur forward che Catholle he ortictats, the larice Party, the Peace Movemest all in one greap #onside nawak as waron have recently for in security. For a the demands for an increase in security means an increase in repression.
The unity we have achieved is a principled unity, on the hasis of While he was in Britain, Fionnbaira O'Dochartaigh, External Secretary of the Irish Front, welcomed the appearance of Socialist Challenge and agreed to sponsor the new paper. ation supports those demands, i Is quite welcome to join The type of unity Si Pa achieved WAs SOWn DE rick's Day in Derry. We had 13,000 people on the • streets. For the first time since 1966, all the democratic and anti-imperialist movements came together We want the Britisa lett 1o br conscious of the repression we are going to lace, and to try ant people in Britain ahow wisal is realy coms bo The Loyalist strike, for example aar not the fallure the press made it put to be It was Sorory for Paisley since then theze has been a massive increas made many gains our of the srike. but we aim to counter this by forging anti-imperialist unity.
HIGH ROAD We take the high road to the involve all the various aspects of the struggle in Ireland and all the tarine and small farmers. We sec LANCES THE THIS DUE OUL the mobiliation of all sections of toc poppinon- mac nomeiss, tie unchployed, small farmers, women fighting for their rigbla all the people affected hy cupicalism INE OR CODE SHE MILIE questions, as well as the nationa question. The national questio question is the national question We wim to involve the masses i struggle.
As we say in our leaflet, we must stand together, for the alien government that rules us frost 50 many miles away has abandoned the rights of the individual, and scoped the mule of the balon ano tbe gun. We must link together chain drawing courage strength and resalve from each other
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE June June 19777