Withdraw From Aden Now!

A famous philosopher said: "He who-does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it." One might say that the Government's Aden policy is living proof of that proposition. The lesson of every liberation struggle would point to the necessity for British troops to be withdrawn; instead, the Government is sending more, Moreover, George Brown announced in the House ‘of Commons on Monday, June 19, that the Government had decided: (1) to pay for the re~equipment of the South Arabian Army with modern small arms and other weapons obviously meant for internal uses (2) to finance the equipping of the South Arabian Air Force with Hunter and Provost aircraft; (30 to pay for the Hadrami Bedouin Legion; (4) station a strong naval force in South Arabian waters (including an aircraft carrier), and (5)keep a V-bomber force on the island of Masirah indefinately, Well might Duncan Sandys sey that. "he thought he was. listening to himselfy" These measures are, as Christopher Mayhew put it, "textbook neo-colonialism." They represent a complete betrayal of every promise that the Government has made on Aden, They will inevitably lead to Britain being involved iin an Algerian-type war over a period of years, The Tories denounced Labour Members of Parliament who, protested and accused them of betraying British troops.in Aden, The exact reverse is the case: it is the Labour Government and its Tory backers who have the blood of British troops ontheir hands. ..- The left must demand the complete and inmediate withdrawal of British troops from South Arabia, No one has been able to advance a rational reason’ as to why British troops should remain - the Government and the Tories are not honest enough to say that they are required there to "protect" the interests of the monster oil monopolies in other parts of the Middle Bast, ‘A campaign on this question would evoke a response from many sections of the population, It is very good to protest against American aggression in Vietnam but unless one protests against one's own Government's crimes this could be a mere consciéence-salver, SUPPORT THE RATIMEN, The striking rail depot men have been subjected to a filthy barrage of misleading propaganda. Vicious cartoons portraying them as representa-~ tives of so-called Imddism and every atavism . in society have appeared in many papers. I+t-is important that this attack be countered, The N.U.R, has through its newspaper, Railway Review, explained the facts of the case, The men are striking to defend their jobs and standards, instead of abusing them the Labour Party should'be praising them. We suggest that Labour Parties in London get speakers from the strike committee to explain their case and that material be distributed to explein facts of the strike, Not so long ago the left materially assisted the N.U.R, in a fight against a Tory Government; we must do the same now, even if it is against a Labour one,