The results of this ecanomia dependence " too forthcoming in view of the profits and kens include Marcelino dos Santos, Bob Equally, the defence of the Three can only be on the barls of a fight against the compromises. paula and capitulations of the bureauaacy, who put an accosmodation with the Tory Goverment before the interests of the NUT membership. it in on this basis that we must begin a che NUT, starting with the foroes around NUT Rank and File: to link the defence of the Wandsworth Three to the fight apainst any deals with the Tories and Motions of support bould be passed to this effect. bould be maximum mobilisation for a emonstration to Hamilton House, NUT beadquarters, on Saturday, 23 June, Money should be raised, letters of support written, and offers made to act as wit nesses by anyone at the Contral Hall meeting to reinforce the political indictment of the executive, For further information, contact: A. Jackson, Wandsworth Defence Commitlee, Flat 4, 697 Garratt Lane, London S.W.17 (947 3999).
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Registered with the Port Office or a newsorpe Hed Weekly 15 June 1973 Page 3 The 600th anniversary of the AngloPortuguese Alliance will be marked this Saturday, 16 June, by co-ordinated picket action at each of the Portugucse consulates in Britain. UNDERDEVELOPMENT Britain has been exploiting Portugal for centuries, ploughing back profits only to expand British interests. As carly as the 17th century Britain was manneuvring to prevept native industrialisation through the Treaty of Methuen, and by the 19th century Britain had extended investment to include basic industries, This dependence means that Portuguese capital las never been able to campete against the multinational corporations, Par tugal has become merely a sub-imperilist minion of foreign capital.
HIGH RETURNS are two fold. Firstly, the Portuguese ruling class offers exceptionally favourable terms to foreign inestment in order lo maintain its owa position. High investment returns, made possible only by minimal wages, head the list, Rages are kept down 16 June: Picketing of Portiguese consu heavy curbs on trade union aclimity and a consistently high level of unempinyment. Secondly, because she it not an imperialist power, Portugal is unable lo decolonise without losing the trade and Swansea. raw materials from her colanies to other capitalist powers. Thus the Portuguese ure forood to maintain a costly presence in the so-called African Provinces Portugal is the gendarme for the considerable British interests in Angola and Mozambique (foreign investment in Guine is negligible). Economic dependence forces 23-24 June: Conference in Manchester Portugal to look for support for her colonial wats from Britain and the other Colonialism, starting 10.00 a.m, at Mar NATO powers support which is only investment at stake, EVENTS lates: Aberdeen, Belfast Birminghan, Bristol, Cardiff, Canterbury & Dover, Edinburgh, Glaggow, Hull, Leede & York, Liverponi, London, Manchester, Newcastle 20 June: London Rally: "South Africa in Struggle, Central Hall, Westminster at 7.30 p.m. Speakers include Marcelino dos Santos (poet and revolutionary, vice-president of FRELIMO). 22 June: Marcelino dos Santos speaks at Houldswurth Hall, Deansgute, Manchester at 8.00 p.m.
Tou Revolution vanst Portugues chester University Students Union Spea Suleiffe, Fred Halliday, BasB Davidson. viour of the police on Saturday was in marked contrast to thair constant Haras mant and intimidation of all those in the slightest way involved with the Coventry 7 Defence Committes.
The Defence Committee can be contacted c/o 27 Paynes Lana, Hillfields, Coventry For the sacond time in two months workers at Bowden Controls Ltd, in Llanelli have accupied their lactory., In April, afte a nine-day occupation, the AUEW Disrict Committe recommended a return to work to allow turiner negotiatiors, but no pro gress has been made.
The claim is for an increase of £1 plus 4% from 1 April, but management seem to want to tie in any award with a further den's is pert of the Adwest Group, besed In Reading, which seems to be directing KITH US. -With the possibility of a nat. ional offensive in ongineering in the Autumn, every dispute at local level takes on an added importance, for amployers and workers alike. All donations and messages of support should be sent to: The Treasurer, c/o AUEW, 4 Queen Vio toria Road, Liancili, FREE THE BELFAST 10: Regular sicket every