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TES B.OA.C. Shop Stewards representing 1,000 of workers sent protest < . fegrams. 60 60 Plumbers at the Downing 5t. site vent protest telegrams to the U.5. dacmillan and the 1.U.C. [.0. Hackney Borougi. Council sent a telegram to the Prime liinister urging a removal of the blockaie and for the submitting of the crisis to U.N.O.. On Tuesday, the 23rd., telegrams were sent by printing worke:s at Flectway publications, Jjouthwark and Reveille. A group of Dockers at the Royal Group of Docks ‘sent telgrams ; the same daye “The Political Committee of the London Co-operative Society has denounced "the reckless action of President Kennedy, lectricians and Millers at Silvertown C.\/.S- factory sent a protest telegram to the U.S. mb.*’sy. The London area committee of the E.T.U. has urged its iixecutive Committee to protest against American action. Standards Telephones Shop Stewards committee has sent telegrams of protest.
A London Students! Cuba Crisis Comnittee has been formed and has lobbied -+ The headquarters of the Tory Farty and the Labour Party. Shop Steards at the .N.V Ve representing 1,100 workers have called upon the Government to demand that the U.s. end the hotikeaa. North Woolwich A.E.U. has sent a protest to the U.S.iimbassy. North and South District Committees of the London A,i.U. have both protest: ‘d to the U.S. imbassy, the North London on A.3.U. resolution Called upon convenors and Shop Stewards to hold f.actory meetings on the crisis. Willesden Trades Council has protested against the blockade of Cuba. At a Students Union meeting attended by 500 at the London School of iiconomics a resolution sae oman U.S. action was ‘carried. by an overwhelming majority. A meeting of Central London bus delegates of the T.G.W.U. have called upon Kennedy to call off the blockade. The Glacier Sho Stewards © Committee, Wembky, have protested against the American blockade and denounced lacmillan's support for Kennedy. -
i.M.I. Hayes, and Hoover, Perivale, Joint Shop Stewards Committees have demandéad the lifting of the blockade. O members of the general course of students at the 7T.U.C. Congress House have sent a protest telegram to the U.S. ahasey- 60 workers at ths Handley Pa e, Hendon, aircraft works have sent protes telegrams. 40 \orkers at Pottor and Soar, Finsbury, sent telegrams, as did 150 workers at Post Office factories and flour workers at the C.W.S. mills in last - London, Three Trensport snd Genersl Workers branhces in London have called upo: ipon their Union 3.C, 4° |rotest. Wembley Foundry Workers, Woolwich A..3.U. ae 3 branch and Camien Savy. i ieT.U. have ailsent protes Sts to the U.S. embassy. A telegram has been sent ‘by ths workers at the Rosner, jas-b London - over 100 signed a petition on the lines of the téelegrom : CARDIFF : A group of porkexs at the Guest Keen steal works have sent a telegram of protest to Macmillan. The City Labour Party handed in a resolution to the U.S. Consulate dsploring Kennedy's action. Demonstrators picketted the U.S. Consu— late continuously Tuesday evening and every da ay since. GLASGOW s There heve been street demonstrations and meetings every day since Tuesda — Young pocialists have played a leading role in theses The Govan and Gorbals brancnés of the Young Socialists have brought out a Special leaflet denoun- ‘cing U.S. action and calling for all out support for the Sunday demonstrat. Ne LIVERPOOL : Oi Tuesday 23rd a poster parade organised by the Peace Committee and CoN.Dy. continuously ae Cunard building which houses the U.S. Consulate. Since then pickets have maintained a fifty strong picket all day around the building. °F ands Off Cuba Committee has been formed at the University, alT the political ciuvs aré represented. A students Union debate attended by 600 Gondemed U.S. action, despite the arguments of the U.S. Consul who was present. ‘On Thursday, the 26th, 300 students and staff of the University marched through town in protest. 9 9 officials of the Confederation of | Shipbuilding and i and _ iingineering and the National Fedexation of Building Ty,jes Operatives, representatives of the Trades Council, the T.G.WieU., US DA.W., the Co-op movement and local councillors protested in person to the U.S. Consulate, MANCHS'USTOR: On Tuesday the Secretary of the Trades Council denounced the U.S. action as 'outrageous' in a public statement. The same day 250 students marched to the U.S. Consulate in protest. On Wednesday more than a thousand stydents and staff attended a protest meeting. A vigil of protest is being kept. at Alnert Square all day. By Thursday, students and C.N.D. supporters had collected more than 1,000 Signatures to a "No war over Cuba" petition. BLACKBURN: On Wednesday a meeting of over 200, called by the local C.N.D. branch, passed a resolution protesting against U.S. action.