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has secured agreements for
the British Government has
of course ) and for those to have
compared with four divisions of
in Nato . ( A supply apparatus which would
will be 11 German divisions in Nato
British troops .
Britain for being an obstacle for West Germany's
plans for a " unified supply apparatus "
" facilities . " ) By the end of the year there
The process has been too slow for Herr
link together the various West German
Strauss and last month he attacked
( range 950 miles ) , also provided by the Americans .
36 firing ramps , including weapons like Matador
up . These " fighters " are in fact fighter bombers
Alongside these divisions a force of over 600
Starfighters provided by the Americans is growing
nine missile battalions , with 288 missiles and
Eastern Europe . By 1963 the Germans plan to have
which could launch an atomic attack on
and stronger . Now this target which
reported to be halfway toward
warheads to these weapons . General
this target . Her position as " America's
a great disturbance last autumn
Heusinger , the man who caused
have their eyes on is control of the
Last month West Germany was
principal Nato ally " grows stronger
Herr Strauss and his fellows
American leadership . But a big role has been
by Right-Wing Labour in this country . They have
helped build up Nato and rearm Western Germany ,
in pursuit of the old familiar anti-Soviet
played not only by the British Government but
All this has been achieved through Nato under
policy which brought disaster in 1939 .
the German militarists , is , in fact , the cover for
Now the argument is being used that Nato must be maintained
his quest for atomic arms .
and Britain must stay in it to keep the Germans in
building up their power . What must Britain do ? Today ,
again , she has a key role . Let her tell men like Strauss
that he shall have no bases or " facilities , " no help in
control . Nato , far from being a means of controlling
alliances like Nato and seeks friendship
betrayal like that of the '30s . Shipbuilding
policy decisions established at the Scar-
bell's article , for , as president of a union
appalled at the character of the current
with the Soviet Union can prevent another
which fought for and still stands on the
city : * # I WAS pleased to read J. R. Camp-
borough Labour Party Conference I am
Draughtsmen , writing in his personal capa-
A policy which breaks with military
to the two major conferences of the movement and
unpalatable majority decisions as binding on the
down # unambiguous alternatives to
many others , we conducted our fight by putting
For many years my union had to present its views
movement and having a go next time . Alongside
take a licking . For us , unity meant accepting
official policy and seeking to win majorities
for them .
perspective of sharp struggle based on consistent
movement , which had then chosen a vigorous
lines of difference with the Tories . Many members
we were naturally delighted , more so because
When Scarborough carried our point of view
anti-Nato , anti-Tory , anti-bomb and anti-German
of the union would become easier in the context
understood that the bread-and-butter struggles
the alternatives had been put clearly to the
rearmament policy . Hopes rose as we saw a
of organisational dominance
Gaitskellites using the position
established during their years
between support for the war
if we have then by our practice
spending on armaments , and our
standards . Instead , we saw the
basic effort to improve living
For we have always felt , even
ignored it , the inconsistency
alliance , with resulting colossal
time . Confusion of the original issue
around frantically to overturn them next
by misrepresentation of the decisions ,
They obstructed every effort to fight for the
a demand that the movement unite
trick of moving a number of unions
and no other seems to have done the
and the call for party unity - in effect ,
the introduction of a pseudo third way
Scarborough decisions , while # scratching
with the Gaitskellites on their policy
original stand . Only where the issues were
immediate confusion hides the fact that the