The following is the statement issued to the shop floor mass meeting by the two IMG comrades at Wilmot Breeden. issue is.
the six counties of Ireland. slogins throughout.
ATTRACTIVE militant from Worker Fight for "supporting the IRA'.
At this point in time it would seem that rumours are circul. ating in the plant with respect to our supposed involvement in the bombing incidents that took place on Thursday night in Birmingham, In order to clarify the pastion and put an end to tress comoor it wir site below waat our reu poston on tne 1. We are in no way involved in the bombings. Zie are immo voy associstud bu mamboshib with any ans anisation that may have carried out these bombings. 1. We believe that the root cause behind the bombings is, as Roy Jenkins stated on television last night, the problems in 4, We believe tha basis for shu solution to the problerns ir Ireland is dependent on the economic, military and palitical withdrawal of British forces from Ireland. 5. It is true that in the carly hours of Friday morning our house was raided by the Special Branch, who took awey quentities of mouse poison, cellotape, materials used for motor bike repairs and some written materials, newspepers, hand bills and cuttings from the Birmingham Evering Mail. We have not been charged with any offence, and have independent witness Including union officials, as to our whereabouts on Thursdov ration attended by all of 24 persons and Colin Jordan, They were heavily guarded by the police as there were also 200 militants from the local AFC present who chanted anti-fascist In the wave of hysteria which has followed the bombings, and the total capitulation to chauvinis by Labour Mis of bath right and left' variety, it is hardly surprising that farcist propaganda is beginning to sound attractive, Attempts in fact ories to isolate and expel all lenwing militant are reported ciscwhere in this paper. The latest example cornes from Imperial Metal Industries in Birmingham, where 'workers court has suspended a night.
other person who holds Hese wiev MPs and attracted 3000 other individuale.
aur possessions which were confiscated.
JOHN GRAHAM (AUEWI LINDA SIMON INSANI The Labour Party, Instead of combating this hysteria and withdrawing troops from Ireland, actwally sustains it. Most of its Mid Jands leaders have joined with local Tories to demand Chal capitai punishment be restored for 'ectorisin Most shop-stewards have either attempted to simply 'pacity' the situation or avoid factory meetings from taking place.
This is not the way in which chruvinism is going to be overcome in the British labour movement.
Even the Labour MP for Birmingham, Hundsworth, John Lee, sho supported and still supporis the demand for troops out of Ireland, has demanded the institution of a system of 'identity cards', a demand which Jenkins hadto tum down' While the task confronting the Jett in Birningham and nationally TERRY KELLY