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PREPARE FOR JUNE 9 ACTION TEN .... Disarmament's next National was • Organise transr TEN pence on 20 cigarettes, 15p on a £1 take-away meal, 2p on a pint of beer, and 4p on petrol.

That's what the Budget will mean for most people.

Income tax has been cut, but the increased taxes on consumption will more than cancel that out for most of us. Meanwhile, the tax cuts are paid for by cuts in the public services that we depend on.

The rich will benefit from cuts in company taxation, as well as gaining proportionately more from the income tax eats and losing proportionately less through the ins erikased taxes on consumption.

1 10am to 5.30 at the Octagon Centre, Credentials for up to 5 delegates per £81.50 received this week, making a total of £276.70 so far this month. | Williamson, 11 Sutton Place, London Basingstoke supporters, £21; Roger Fitzhugh, 50p.

We need £1,000 a month to keep on an even keel. Send donations • m -zaI demo should be emphasised.

Published by the Socialist Organiser Alliance, 28 Middle Lane. London N8. Printed her I amaride the THE Campaign for Nuclear THE Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's next National Council meeting on April 7-8 is likely to reverse its decision not to demonstrate against Reagan's visit to Britain in June.

January's council meeting rejected by five to one a resolution from Dick Withecombe calling for a demonstration at the time of the Lancaster rouse talks. Linked to this 1__ TY -.. was a call for Europe-wide action, as by then we would be in full swing with the EuroBut CND leaders counterposed the West Midlands CND •BROAD LEFTS ORGANISING demo on May 26 - which got National Council backing.

COMMITTEE The Coventry rally and fest• Conference. Saturday March 24, ival should be built - at least to politicise it a bit more -but readers should be more •Western Bank, Sheffield. aware of June 9.

It is very unlikely that your Labour Party, CND, trade untrade union body from George ion branch, women's, lesbian, gay or black group will mobilise for two national events in E9 6EH.

three weekends. The Reagan Why the possible change of heart by CND, to demonstrate against Reagan? Pressure has come from within CND itself.

On the weekend of February 18-19, meetings of Youth CND, CND executive, Projects Committee and Action 84 all passed resolutions for some event on Reagan. The latter three were all meeting at the same time in the same building.

Projects Committee is a subcommittee of CND Council, and the primary body that suggests and organises major CND events.

Action 84 is a newly-formed group of 'peace movement activists', a little like the 1960s Committee of 100. Its main aim is Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA).

Despite its anti-leftist attitude and its focus on NVDA by small groups rather than mass agitation, Action 84 has been the major force behind a Reagan demo.

Whether or not CND Whether or not CND was to organise an event, Action 84 seemed determined to have NVDA.

So what will be happening on June 9? It depends on negotiations between Jimmy Johns of Action 84 and James Hinton of Projects Committee. Their proposals will be forwarded to council.

The most likely outcome is two major actions on the Saturday. The NVDA event will be organised by Action 84 around the talks in the morning. Some form of rally or demo, but I doubt a march, will be organised by CND.

in the meantime, here's what to do. to: 214 Sickert Court, London N1 2SY.

• Organise transport for June 9.

• Organise a big meeting on the Reagan demo. Invite me!

• Get Labour Party wards, Constituency Labour Parties, trade unions etc. to support it.

• For the Euro-elections, get your Labour MEP candidate to support the demo. Organise a campaign meeting on Cruise.

Contact Action 84 c/o Jimmy Johns, 17 St Johns Green, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex.

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