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Kledsk',pldgeo-w,,,epredi,[,ahty l.ajor told the Cociiit,, taDe Klerk had made ,oolr- as15 moeforta, The DO tut Departet deerbd i speech an istori ...n.d-rigra rend by tiLlheS Povrnee Mgi he point,,d ', stillIdenrived of the- righlt to thieir skin South fr¶casttfl h 19 edcaioll deprtmeiahns International day of action for a Constituent Assembly Page7 swyItLEDFKiggK - a nr gbise-eli 1,thSo wer nothestretsof apeTow an d at les ,, er WOMEN - TIHE een~inr, AfriaTheid-,,,, n ( Contt Ins lys...In~ GterimGtrrsnthllIeliteKlerk'FUURE s'todointthersnhne N1,rhiog to Cap ToLw-it City, Ha,1 about 10 NESETRcall for anGlee onsituent Asserably to draw opa newe 12ststin ANC ,efrater Sisk, and PAC hanLded an openc letter tthe site pressit ,fLI-. 1t ca11-do1eD Klerkto -,n pariament -nt open it -iey uneqaleys, rnt tioere and , povt'. .erioo for.. ace.ws.fne oa lat lar e .eeho m.. Soti oei s akfneako apoh]wrrsaedseeal Mt;padquor, ebarir... ltl, th Whd-nds, torway, Spnad Swede thee er prot and te-, sent no the <A peLi,, rireigo 'in "te f Checi,trd o tad psrliutrosrylgsorwrrernetarmnyofhepmtesrnd Iotasonrcbhoptoetudln presden of th A SI i wase te forI' secrtar tha the 1-t1nrna hmuar was fsin tospyeeIe prrnnsre'oo ~ ~~si th oshfoa atoth.Nna li ORT PEACE PROCESS MONITOR I 2 ATNM-WfIIEIWS 0 MACH 1991 Tutu on sanctions 'I AMASeageeo anyon.ohave ancionsftedr. T te intended abolitionofthe'GnnupAreasAct and the Land As, which linlt landownership and occupation on the basis of race, will mean very little unless black South Africans can afford to buy land. ButbeforeIcan callforsanctions to be lifted * Schools have to be opened to all raceswithouLt qallficauon. under one education ministry * All political prtsoners must be freed and eales, allowed home underg-eral amnesty. * The Population Registration Act has to be abolished without condition. A mechanism needs to be establishedfornegotiatinganew constitution that is representative of the people of SA and that does not allow groups defined by race or ethuicity to veto decision that are demo- cratically reached Archbi.hop Demnd Tutu, in response to F W de Klerk's oening of pagnt sp h. Zoo protest LONDON ZOOS owners came under fire from anti-apartheid protesters as response to their decison to set up vast trophyhunting resetses for tourists in Southern Africa. The Zoological Soiety have bought up 20,000 acres of acrabland incental Natal. where work is tunder way on safari campsandahoteL. Karen Talbot, AAM press oicer, sent a furious letter as the 'share owner of, Kevna fruit bat in London Zoo Letters should be sent to The Zoological Society, London Zoo, Reents Park, London NWI. jointm ernep (2 people at samie adres L2 ocsinr (sudents, uilwaged, OAPn0 etc ( leDick whbichever of theabove is aplicable) ____________________(Postceal) *I enclose dllngae/postal ord~er for membership i _ + donation L___ - ontalL , Peae ed m dtaiopngb standinger Cf1 Pea"seneinfain about joining sa local Plas retur thi om o AMf44le kovemerl, ~~~~~~~~~ -38 South Africa sels to both sides in the Gulf war RECENT reports in the South African and International media confmt the earlier exposure in Anti- Apartbeid News about South African military exports having continued to Iraq after the imposition of UN sanctions against Iraq in August Pretorta claints to have enforced the UN decision in August There see strong grounds to believe that this w~as notg-the case It was only on Nos'ertber that the South African regime gazetted the prohibition on trade with Iraq 'with effect from 1 Novetober 1990'. South Africa's 'unclassified' exports (whichcoversecretsalesof arms, oil and precious metals) rocketed from RI.27bn in September to ,2,47hn for the month of October Most of this was considered by economists in SOUth Africa to involve arms sales, probably to the UAE and Saudi Arahia However, the Wodd Canipaigihasnmaintained that South Africa continued to delver inhrary equipment to Iraq after August and at least until N.ovenuber Subsequent developments, including US enqities to South Africa and the reported statement by the South African deputy defence minister that no ilitary equipment was elivered after the commencement of hostilities, support the contention that Pretoria breached the UN embargo against Iraq. Meanwhile, efforts to sell South African military equipment to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other 'alliance countries became evidentin new Armscor advertisements placed isa numberof defence fournals in December. With pictures of sanddunesand the SouthAfrican G6 motorised 155nun howitzer, it invites customers to pick weapons platforms 'that have proved battle-worthy in real combat conditions, ie in real deserts like the Kalahari and Namib and elsewhere with sandstorms and heat that can reduce the wrong equipment to useless sun-baked junk'. * Write to the UAE and Saudi Arabia asking them not to buy South African military equipment. 0 Write to your MP urging that Britain should ensure that an urgent and comprehensive investigationis cariedoutabout South African anms promotion and deliveries to Iraq, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. The United Nations imposed a maandatory arms embargo on South Africa in 1977outlawing all arms trading wltb the apartheid regime, The arms embargo is the only mandatory embargointernationallyatlied against South Africa, and was won after many years' campaigning hy anti-apartheid organisationsaroundtheworld. WORLD CA'MPA'GN 0 AGIS New planes for air force THERE is strong evidence that the South African Air Force is negotiating to purchase new turbo-prop aircraftworth over $100m This has been denied by the SAAF but the World Campaign has established that a number of companies in Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Poland, Romnia, Chile, Birazil, Italy, France and Britaitn are competing for the 'civiliantype' aircraft which are intended to be used for maritime reconnaissance, aerial observation, transport and militarytraining roles. World Campaign aainst Among the aircraft being Military and Nuclear tested are the Czech LET 410, Collahoration with South the Swiss Pilats PC-7, the Polish Africa, P0 Box 2, Liee Flamingo III (based on the US Gaard Nl 07 Oso 10, Piper Seneca It) and the French Norway Robin Dauphine. Some of them Tel (02) 30135 5 may be assembled in South Tel- 72314AAMN,Africainfuture. " - F 02)303381 Regional developments AT A SERIES of regionalconferences taking place throughout March and April local group asnbers will be encouraged to discuss the future for South Africa. The conferences look set to have severa key speakers from the ANC and AAM. AAM speakers will outline thecontinued role for the international community, and the events will give an opportunity for local members to consider the role they can play in the final stages of the apartheid regime. Positive work is expected in the role that local groups will play in twinningpropoaals both with regions and ANC groups. Much of this work is in its early stages, so there will be much to discuss. Date Reion Loanity Coninta 2/3 Lodon Lend-n AnnaKltifferSlt15331762 NainalChr'SienSsBuea 8WakeySt C1 11-am-4p, 2/3 Scolasd Glasgow Scontlh AAM04t-221 1276 NALGO Ofc, 53 Cocbine S C11 as I ar S3/ Kent (aneehm1 Iufslothbson07-6448 castebuiy Conan, Slt beie tane off1 taaie st. ltt.ilrmn 9/3 Yorks & Hunheiside Bradford GOnurasiitch742-58749 he Comrunity AM Cente, 17 21 $(,hape. 10i(?Sa n 4p 9/3 East Midlandst: ster Ris Galbrith 5-367264 Caste Commntn Rooms, Wtford Rd 2pin 16/3 W.s- Souihamptom Da-idtioadley 0703 2291- 6 StMatthe"' Hall, St Maryi Rl a0 3 k 44p1613 North-East Nrinstte Aisos Sa 09-4i5997 StAreASr thodist ,n. 1a 330pet 23/3 North-West Blrkn David Hetoa 04-774526 Blaickburn Trude Council Club, St Peters St. 10.30-a4p 23/3 Sussex&Suoey BrtIghtn JennyBryden 0273-561676 Unemplojed Wories' Cente, Tlbury Plao. 10ara, 30p 6/4 Gtr Manchester Minneter Tao Clancy01-248 7116 .St Pe r' Chaplaincy, W5ord Rd (by Pboeni Prcini ) Oamnp 13/4 Sou-West Tnnntoa DaveSpurgeon0272541636 S1 Geogs Churc, Fos Gorgo, Wil l -p. 20/4Quite.n Bedlid Tim Sands 234-270368 The HosanfRoomsi aPau't Sq. 10 20/4Wales Ca.W HoofRhantee0122240769 27/4 East Anglia Cambeide Sos tlandrs 0223-314054 be Bath He, GiriSt. 1Oa ,-P 27/#"WMdlds Bimmtnglwms AndyOraft 021 -0 2623 4/5"Menteyside Iaverpnl sieAA051-709 3995 .215 *a to be comd Prison faces Cosawr exiles on return FRANCOIS KRJEGE was ordered to report to Wingfield miitarycampon Monday7Januaryforservice in the apartheid army. Francois, supported by a demonstration organed by the End Conscription Campaign (ECC). went to the ramp and publicly destroyed his call-up papers. He has refused to serve in the apartheid army. Francois was one of the ten members of the Committee on South African War Resistance (Cosawr) who 'returned to South Africa in December in order to challenge the South African conscription laws.
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