Iran.
be doing about it.
How would you describe the government's present policy on government appears lo thínk that the Iranian regime is a stabilising force in that part of the world. If that was true once, and it may have been true once, certainly isn't true longer; and even if it were true it is not the kind of stabilising force which I as a socialist would wish to be supporting.
The view that I have is the view that the party has: if the Western had supported the Shah, we would not now have the military regime in power. We probably would have a more progressive and acmocrane government In Iran.
I think it is one of the most repressive regimes in the world, and that's saying something, for there are some repressive ones Indonesia, Chile, Argentina - but nevertheless don't think you would be able anything repressive than the Shah's Owen has said that if the Shah falls there will either be right-wing takeover or communist takeover.
His argument is tnat ne s arraid that if the Shah goes there will be something even right-wing than the Shah. must say naTe Corner, London.
Iran. JOAN MAYNARD, the Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside, was a member of the Labour National Executive Committee delegation that protested to the Foreign Secretary last week over government policy on She talked to GEOFF BELL about what is wrong with that policy and what the labour movement should visualise, but he argues that this MILL VOT well lead to communist development and Well, I don't share his views, but even if it that was likely to happen I still don't think could bring myself to support the Shah and supply him with arms and tanks which he has been using against the there. I very much hope that the any Queen won't go to add turthe respectability.
I can only say that in this place Partied, on nin lobbied students who are in all kinds of trouble purple in some part of the people in some part of world who are going to be deported back to Iran executed.
So 1 and some other MPs have tried to help, sometimes successfully.
How much support House or Commons would you say your views have? more I would think it has quite a lot of support, but I don't honestly know.
In the 20s or 30s?
Oh, 1 think it would be more than the 30s. Some of the MPs who are described as 'middle of the road' wouldn't more support a regime like Shah's.
Then, in the party itself the LABOUR BREAK ALL LINKS WITH THE SHAH!
STOP ARMS SALES!
DOWN WITH THE SHAH!
OWEN OUT!
Demonstration: 17 December, 1.00pm, Speakers Organised by the Committee Against Repression in • peopic Iranian Iranian and •INE policy is against the Shah. We passed a resolution at the NEC against the regime and against broadcast when Owen said that because we have supplied the Shah with arms that reason for backing the Shah. we in ine nec let tnal rather this was a reason for using our muscle in that he was dependent on us.
When we went to see Owen he made a great point of how much trade we did with Iran and the oil and so on. Well the WOUL the oil hasn't been coming through recently because of the strike. But if we do do so much trade with Iran presumably they are dependent on us as well as we being dependent on them. It cuts both ways.
Owen has said that Irom nim responsible 'reforms' which place in Iran.
Well, any reforms that there have been have been negligible and I think they have been too Troops confront students at the gates of Tehran University.
little and too late was What should unions?
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question very important.
USA is for some of the taken should be raised.
that's borne out by the rioting which unions.
There haven't just been a few people against the Shah, there's important. been massive opposition which does I think support the view that any reforms which he may have brought about were, as l say, too nue ana too late people outside parliament be doing over Iran, in the Labour Party, in the In the labour movement we discussing of Iran whenever possible, because I think the question of foreign policy Speakers: Iraniar If we support a repressive 7.30pm. regime abroad. sooner or later we will have one at home. This is why, for example, our policy in Ireland is very important and So we should try and discuss Iran whenever we can, as well as signing petitions and that male OUCHES made 2pm.
sort of thing. We should also try and raise the issue in the Pressure the unions, could I think be very Iranian Trotksyist speaks on building the party in iran Rally to celebrate 40th Anniversary of the Fourth International Exhibition and film 5.30pm Film and Exhibition Friday 24 Novembe Camden Town Hall, Euston Road London NW1.
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