British arms for El Salvador Stop this shipment!

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ER50,000 worth of equipment, sold Dy Ministry of Defence to the Central American Republic of El Salvador to help bolster tie repressive military regime of General Romero, is likely to leave Britain on 2 February.

The shipment consists o. 15 hicles, Saladins and Ferres fresh from COCTION freland, and some communications commoment. The coulsment is to be loaded at the north Kent port of Sheerness.

El Salvador has been ruled by the military since 1931, and its history since bas dominated by repression, violence, and corruption in the maintenance of its tin, ruling oligarchy. Not that General Romero is opposed elections. On le contrary he loves them so much that he makes sure all his friends net te vote a number of times, along military people the don't actually exist.

this is why be Surprisingly, the subscribers to this uncharitable view of Salvadorean politics ES President Carter. Electoral fraud and the massacre pesants and students made even Carter (who recently concluded an arms deal with the Shah embarrassed to suppy the eN of Iran )

Salvador armed foroes been ment. After sending troops to Secretary David Owen progressive peoples everywbere by avine komero a hand In dealing wich the troublesome population.

The Foreign Office excuse is that it bas reocived assurances who Uncharit- acins would not be used in the event of a contlict with Bellze.F won the The Salvadarean Government has now claimed that assurances were aor given but the deal poes ahead anyway. the deal goes nhead anyway. include The people of Belize would do well to bear this in mind the of next time Owen sends in the Hate commitice Tor The Committee Defence of Human Rights in Central America, in conjune tien with Campaign Against Not so the Arms Trade, is organising La pick et at Sheerness docks on 2 February, to support an appea to the dockers to boycott the is needed. Further details of buses etc.

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*Next week:Chile after the plebiscite. El Salvador thal these the Your support is CAAT - arrest for several days now