lidn't make the grade-he had been foolish nough to join the University Communist Clul four years earlier. Acaster's assurance that "he ives no trace of having ever shown advanced eftish tendencies or even having had particu larly close Socialistic friends" was of no avail.
You don't even have to show an interest in is work to be a potential candidate. In 1963 nore than usuall confidential inquiry' "was made-about a Paul Luey who "does not know that we are interested in him". Ancaster obliged with the information.
The Edinburgh sit-in has so far concentrated attention on connections between the Appointments Office and the big banks and monopolies. It is just as important to expose those with the less well-publicised parts of the capitalist state machine. The British "intelligence" system is part of the world-wide network headed up by the CIA whose objective is to frustrate the revolution against capitalism and imperialism which is the only alternative to barbarism for the peoples of the world.
150 years ago, Scottish radicals were sent to their deaths after the abortive rising of the Strathaven Pioneers-betrayed by government spies and agent-provocateurs. Today in Britain such things are no longer done-but a glance at the CIA's activities in the Third World show they are still very much a part of the spy system. And at the end of the day, the British Intelligence system which Acaster is helping to staff will try to do the same to the British socia list revolution.
STUDENT CONTROL OF APPOINTMENTS! NO SPY RECRUITMENT ON THE CAMPUS!
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Address THE BLACK DWARF, 182 Pentonville Road, London N1 Telephone: 01-837 6954 are reprinting.
Stafford had previously served an 8-year sentence for house-breaking, and was known to, and disliked by, the police in the area where he lived; he is from the North-East. There is widespread suspicion that the local police, under pressure to bring a quick conviction for the murder, were able to blame it on him and hustle through a miscarriage of justice. We don't know. But it is obvious that the Home Office does not want us to know. There have been miscarriages of justice in the past; in the case of some, such as Evans who was convicted of the Christie murders, it cost someone his life. The only way we can even begin to know is to allow Stafford to fight for his appeal and his retrial.
The terms used in the Prison Governor's letter- "good order and prison discipline", "stimulate public agitation", etc.-are euphemisms, they are terms that cover up the fact that Stafford is being muzzled. He has a perfect right to correspond with whoever he wants to. If the public is interested it will write back. The Prison authorities are not protecting the public or the law, but themselves.
We will keep readers informed of developments in this case, and on the more general issue of the right of prisoners to write to whom they want to write to. In the meantime, the Governor should be bombarded with protests (at the above address), and letters of support sent to Stafford's father at 17, Queen Alexandra Mansions, Judd Street, London WCI. Dear Sir, I understand that you have recently received a letter about Denis Stafford, who is in the Please send me the BLACK DWARF for the next 6/12 months. Foreign subs: Asia/ Africa/N. & S. America/ Australia: ₺5 per interests of good order and prison discipline, to require them to use the approved channels, and there is a Prison Standing Order which prohibits them from attempting to stimulate public agita tion or petition. The material you received was circulated to a large number of people in identical form and was clearly an attempt to raise a public agitation. It was not sent by Stafford from this prison but was despatched on his behalf from outside the prison. Stafford is aware that you have replied but it would not be right in the circumstances to allow him to receive your reply or continue the correspondence. He has been told that your reply may be sent to his solicitor or to any other person he may like to nominate to receive it but he has to date declined this opportunity.
Yours faithfully, S. Newham, Governor The Vietnam demonstration on January 25th. against Wilson's visit to Washington xposed yet again the myth of the Britis Bobby. In addition to the usual brutalit ies, we were able to witness the activities ed himself by successively provoking a fight between police and militants through setting placards alight.
Our own photographer, Michele Mos chella, a free-lance journalist covering the demo for Italian papers as well, wa grabbed by a special branch cop, while photographing three police beating up a militant. His camera was seized and he was thrown up against a wall and setpon by half a dozen of them. Th harge is threatening behaviour! H comes up in a week.
It is important for us to learn our less ons from these experiences. We must have an adequate stewarding system; we must not get involved in individualist op erations; actions should be such that they involve masses in achieving definite Friends Me the House, En Conchoad, is Ta. Al national Marxist Group.
FEBRUARY 12th: Meeting on Palestine, 7 p.m. 155 , N.7. CPB (ML).
FEBRUARY 13th: Discussion meeting question and answer evening on Roland hure of s henrurv za warren Sacet Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding Conference, surling University. Contact. 14 Preston Street, Edinburgh; Marilyn Wilson, 17 Abbey Road, Stirling FEBRUARY 15th smithfield 2.00 p.n cil Tenants' demonstratio march to EBRUARY 21st: ENOCH SPEAKS. Kingston, pro ly Town Ha Camden Studio, Camden Street , 6 Bramshill Gdns FEBRUARY 27th: Discussion meeting. "From libera Bryan 24 Warren Street Wi1. 730 pal cultural revolution Introduced by Derek FEBRUARY 28th-MARCH 1st: Women's weekend to be held at Buxton Hall, Ruskin College, OXFORD. Fee 10/. for the weekend. For more intormation pnone Black Dwarf. hoped that the conference til pee the bis for a Anti-academic conference provide the basis for a Dater and its uses in capitalie on aces needed te ology and its uses in capitalism • Volunteers needed asford, Stoke-on-Tren aners Contact Ken raton. La vIctoria o EBRUARY 17-20 PLEASE. BRAZIMAN FILM SE DEMONSTRATE SON, NFT. The season will "deceive the British public into believing that in Brazil there is every artistic and
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