Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

Aiding the enemy Press FINANCIAL TIMES Gang

Socialist Organiser no. 161, 12 January 1984 · scan p. 6 · about 189 words

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This noble duty and shopped her to the police.

Police believe she was leaking secrets to tip off the deadliest enemy the Tory government faces - the British public.

But the wily spy had reckoned without the loyalty of the man she trusted - Peter Preston, editor of the Guardian.

According to police, the clerk photocopied a secret memorandum from Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine to the Prime Minister, saying when cruise missiles were due to arrive in Britain.

The information was of invaluable use to opponents of nuclear weapons and has already been condemned by three High Court judges.

These enemies of the British government are doubly dangerous because there are more of them than there are supporters of these nuclear weapons. It is therefore all the more important that they know nothing whatsoever about these crucial decisions and the movement of these invaluable missiles.

These people are more dangerous than the Russians. They speak perfect English, and are capable of passing themselves off . as ordinary citizens of this country.

There is only one fatal flaw which allows experts to tell them from the rcal thing. Under

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