For over a year now-since 12 January 1971the police have been raiding the flats of leftists ostensibly looking for the Angry Brigade. Last December lan Purdie was acquitted and Jake Prescott found guilty of addressing three envelopes and given 15 years (by Melford-Stevenson). The next big trial-which the press will undoubtedly bill as The Angry Brigade trial'-starts in early June; the trial of the Stoke Newington 8. The Eight (Chris Bott, Angela Weir, Kate MeClean, John Barker, Hilary Creek, Anna Mendelson, Stuart Christie, Jim Greenfield) will be charged with conspiracy; in which just about every single guerrilla action for the past four years is included. The prosecution is trying to project the idea that incidents like these and, more fence Group, Box 359, 240 Camden High Street, London, N.W.I.
There will be a solidarity demonstration on the opening day of the trial (probably June 6). Write to above address for further details. cing the Soviet decision said, "It is the first time that an arm of the USSR government has supported the United States government in insuring US private investment overseas. We hope this is the beginning of similar mutually satisfactory arrangements between the two