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_" ““syeoiar cuba ‘canpiign ide |"! tk Oot 27th 1962 HANDS OFF CUBA — BRITAIN OUT OF N.A.T.O. - GT RID OF THS TORY LICK PITTLUS
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This Bulletin is again a campaign issue and has been produced under great difficulties and the maximum involvement of the editors in this campaign. Ye, hope, therefore, that readers will understand why there are certain deficiencies and the missing out of certain reports. ‘e will not make another long political analysis of the international situation, except to say that we are confronted by a major shift in American policy, one which is best illustrated by their formulation of the cold war being 'an international civil war in which all are involved.' We can expect for a whole period a most ageressive attitude to be adopted by the U.S. imperialists which will lead to all kinds of crises. This. means we face a P.uRMAIINT ILMININT WAR DANGUR which will affect every aspect of the political situation. The implications of this new situation must be thoroughly discussed and understoad by marxists, in order to have clarity on the political tasks which arise.
In this period, in which the main concern of wevolutionary marxists must be the disarmament of their capitalist classes, Britain occupies a key position. As America's chief ally in the international war alliances — N.A.T.0O., S.S.A.T.Ocy etc., any decisive anti-movement will have profound international repercussions. The building of such a movement and the linking of this movement to demads for political and social change are our chief tasks and present tremendous opp*rtunities to us. The reaction of the British people, particularly the youth, has shown the vast potential of such a movement. Moreover by helping to construct this movement we are doing the maximum possible in support of the international struggle, especially in defence of the Cuban Revolution (and maybe tomorrow the Chinese Revolution)
specifically, the job which faces us is to make the slogan of taking Britain out of N.A.1'.0. the one which unites the left and mobilises vory large sections of the British working class. As well as tireless propaganda on this question a strategy is necessary, Under present conditions, the only way that large segments of the movement will swing behind this campaign is if a section of the established leadership move along these lines. We do not have in mind such professional rebels as Foot or Brockway, but instead someone of the calibre of Frank Cousins. The shift in the policy and attitude of the Daily Herald shows that such a development isnot utopian. We must work out the ways and means of putting the maximum pressure on such a person in a highly organised way through the apparatus of the Labour movement,
liany other taks face us: an invasion of Cuba would have to be followed by immediate and decisive action such as a partial or general strike if we were to do anything at all on this matter. At the same time this slogan could only be put in such a way to mobilise masses of people (and not as a kind of wish/fulfilment). All the time without isolating ourselves we must educate people in the lessons of this very sharp crisis. furely this whole affair will be the deathblow to the crudest aspects of Khrushchov's peaceful coexistence theorijs. In particular it is inecessary to make,a class analysis of the American aggression against Cuba. We will endeavour by all ‘mans at our disposal to produce material which will help eaders in all these jobs. FINALLY Wi "OULD MAK ANOTIC:R APP3AL FOR THE MAXIMUM SFFORT FROM SVuRY COVMRADS IN THIS SITUATION. TH} RUSPONCE sO FAR TO OUR GALL HAS BiiN MAGNIFICINT, BUT Ws MUST CONTINU AND PRUSS HARDGR AND HARDER, THS SITUATION THOUGH GRAVIT MAY PROV: TO Bi TH} BIG BRUAKTHROUGH YHICH RVOLUTIONARIGS HAVE BERN WAITING FOR. 3 MUST FIGHT -A\GAINGT ANY TONDENCY TO RuLAK IF ANY IMD IATS CRISIS SLACKENS. THE SVGNTS OF THS LAST Faw DAYS CONTAIN A LESSON, LOT US LGARN IT AND RADOUBLE ALL OUR LEFFORTS.