IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 31, 2 February 1978 · p. 8 of the scan · 201 words

The scan: sc-n31-feb-2-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 8 of the scan

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