0Ciati0n Connolly

6 MAR 1990 mocPAC Founded 1939 nity in Britain No 559 March 1990 Price 40p Full public inquiry needed into Wallace allegations THIS MONTH sees the re-launch of which Britain would be unable to the Connolly Association's news- maintain its grip on Northern Ire- paper, the M»h Democrat, the ol- land. dest Irish working-class And it has also sought to foster newspaper in Britain. and dsvelop progressive Irish cul- It has been completely re-de- ture in Britain, with a list of past slgned using the opportunities and present contributors which made available by the acquisition reads like a "who's who" In pro- of new technology. This is the first gressive Irish politics: Kader Issue of the Irish Democrat Xo bo Asmal, Andy Barr, Brendan produced entirely on computer, Behan, Peter Berresford Ellis, which has allowed us not Just to Ftann Campbell, Mary Campbell, brighten up the paper, but also Anthony Coughlan, Pat Dooley, lays the baste for steedy improve- R.M. Fox, George Qllmore, De- ments in layout and design over smond Grooves - who edited the thecomtngpedod. paper for 40 years • T.A. Jackson, A new editorial board deter- Jim LaiMn Jnr, Donal MacAmh- mines the overall political direc- laigh, Sean O'Casey, Peadar tion of the paper, which will O'Donnell, Sean O'Faoteln, Clare continue to build on the best tradl- Short and Batty Sinclair. Hons established <h|ring^he^50 The Irish Democrat campaign jhHE BRITISH estab- found to Substantiate any of that no action was taken in order January1939. ^ Mated British withdrawal is a cam- That means it will continue to paign whose time has well and ^^Tlishment has allowed them." to take advantage of the oppor- argue against the British praeenoa truly come. But It needs many . ' B; one or two skeletons in Eighteen months later, a junior tunities for blackmail of Unionist In the Six Counties, against gov- more advocatea to win a change in • its Northern Ireland defence minister pressed on the politicians close to McGrath, ernment by any form of assembly government policy: and that • closet to be taken out: existence of Ckxkworic Orange himself the chief of extreme devolved from London and for means many more people need to they have admitted that in the said: "We are .aware of no evi- loyalist paramilitary group Tara. British dlssngagement be reading the Irish Democrat It was, of course, the Democrat every month. early 1970s the British Army de- dence that a plan by this name Several questions remain to be which pioneered the Connolly As- In order to help us expand, we liberately spread 'disinforma- ever existed." answered. Firstly, if ministers sociation's strategic approach to are mounting a subscription drive - lion' to journalists about the Now some sort of fuller and misled parliament, who misled Q«N1«L ujiL gj • .._]_ iL . BmX* to boost circulation. A yeer's sub- ormsn witnarawai -10 win tne Brit- scription costs only £6.50 any- Conflict in the Six Counties; they more careful investigation ap- the ministers? ish working-class movement for a - have acknowledged army offi- pears to have found exactly the where in Britain and bulk orders Secondly; who sanctioned the united and Independent Ireland. are also available on aale or return. cers with fake CIA identity cards opposite. circulation of the 1>lack' propa- And not for Just the sakes of the And you can now Introduce a planted hoax bombs at Belfast's But establishment haven't told ganda? „ • Irish people, but in the direct inter- friend or colleague to the Demo- , Aldergrove airport on at least the whole truth. They haven't ad- Thirdly, was Clockwork ests of working people here In Bri- crat by aendlng ue their name and tain, whose taxea are used to address togethar with £1.50, and ôccasion; and they have con- mitted what Mr Wallace and the Orange designed only to spread maintain hatred and division In the firmed the army was involved in former British Army commander we will send them a copy for the lies about the activities of the Pro- Six Counties, and whoee entire next six months (detalle ere at the • a- %l»rty tricks' campaign against in the Six Counties Sir Peter Leng visional t$A, or tv«s it put and noHtfoal system is corruotad bv bottom of page 2). £ frish poiiticians and paramilitary claim to be the case, that Oper- parcel of the much deeper sub- the emergency legislation without organisations. ation Clockwork Orange was version of the political process u- They have sent Ardiie Hamil- documented by former MI5 man ton and Tom King from the Min- They haven't confirmed what Peter Wright? istry of Defence to Parliament to Mr Wallace and hi* former col- And lastly, when did die auth- CONNOLLY 0CIATI0N < tell MPs they have been lied to league at Lisbum headquarters orities fi^ find out about the March London âtiinit the allegations of former claim that the dirty tricks cam- Kincora scandal - and if it was âsmy press officer Colin Wallace, paign was designed to smear not before the arrests made m 1980, ^ who has campaigned for 15 years only Northern Ireland politicians why waisexual abuse of the boys 10 prove he was sacked because but also three former British at the home allowed to continue? fftratfueed to continue participat- prime ministers - Heath, Wilson None of these questions are ing in the dirty tricks campaign, and Callaghan • and a clutch of r going tot* eVen raised at the Cal- ctftfenamed Operation Clock- other MPs, including David cutt inquiry into Mr Wallace's A history of the Connolly Association -work Orange. Owen, Stan Orme and Merlyn dismissal. Yet they raise fun- k They have even set up an to- Rees. " .-." .. ' .a... damental questions about the ac- - «p*iry tinder a distinguished And they are keeping must tivities of the secret British state. about whether or not the army Limited investigations may be Author of 'Hie History oftho Cjohnolly "Wallace's dismissal from the knew about the consistent sexual what the^dvenipvent wants, but Association' (forthcoming) 9: J HXi'. - - ^rtwf abuse of young boys at Kincora democrats know thatonlya full V } All this is lgngoverdue, But ifs before the KDC finally took ac- public ihqOiry will do. a very different story they're tell- tion and arrested the warden in : Because unless and until such 8pm, Wednesday 14th March •^g now from the dfie tfey had 1980. Mr Wallace - and again Sir an inquiry is held, the suspicion been telling for 13 yeare before. In Peter Leng apparently agrees rchmont Street Community Centre "April 1988 Mrs Thatcher told the claims that the army knew exact* ^Commons: "The various allega- ly what was going on from 1973; affair in the shadows in order to tions made by Mr Wallace have seven years before William keep today's and tomorrow's been fully and carefully investi- McGrath was arrested. And sus- •jiated and no evidence has been picion must inevitably follow | r •. V • "1 LONDON SCENE: EDITED BY DONAL McCRAITH OPINION EDITORIAL Brent council will continue to back community group CONOR FOLEY argues soveriegnty should rest with Dublin once Britain is commited to leaving Irish freedom, Britain's press Labour pledges T SINN FfilN'S recent Ard intention to leave and approach the RENT Council leader Dor- Irish travelling families are known In his report, Willesden-based Ker- Fheis a resolution was over Unionist heads, with the inter- EVER let the facts get in the way of a good stor>„ Dublin government to discuss the man Long says that despite to have been in London for the past ry man Pat Griffin claims: "It is safe to moved advocating that, nationally recognised repre- runs the old journalistic adage. It's one the British logistics. The declaration should be its financial problems the 150 years but it was only with urban assume that drinking habits in this Spending all-Ireland elec- sentatives of the Irish majority. establishment have sworn by since the civil right* irreversible, reflecting a consensus local authority has a duty development in the past 50 years country are the biggest single factor Jitions, sovereignty for Dublin could then enter direct dis- movement rocked the Stormont regime to its foun- amongst the British public, but the to try to attempt to address when traditional stopping places in the drop in standards between ' Northern Ireland should be ceded to cussions with the Unionists about the dations over 20 years ago. Prior to that, the religious timescale would have to be agreed former. Marriage is a mutual con- discrimination in the Six Counties, the gerrymandered vot- Bthe needs in the Irish community, were built upon that they have been players here and those at home. Dublin in the aftermath of a British N between the two governments. Ob- and promises that the kind of assist- forced to stop on unsuitable land. "Players turn up for training in withdrawal. It stimulated a brief but tract, divorce can be unilateral. ing system, the sectarian militias simply were not news - to viously, the shorter the period the ance that it is already giving will con- mid-week but on Sunday they have interesting debate. Republicans may have a low opi the extent that the Connolly Association was once rung up The 1968 Caravan Sites Act im- better but divisions fostered for tinue Addressing the annual to be pulled out of bed otherwise they nion of the policies of successive Dn by the BBC to check on which side of the border Belfast ac- posed a duty on London councils to The motion was voted down which generations cannot necessarily be general meeting of Brent Irish Advi- would not turn out for the game", blin governments but accept thi tually lay.

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