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UNITED STATES SUPPOPTS BPITAIN IN NORTHER
JURELAND~
-uroaos :S'n ou4 Aum xopuon Acu 'susotxouy ustir Attutnoraaud &ordood usotaouy ous
and sou 'kouxoouop puo uopaary yo uotducuo b so ytoszt pafayaxod sfomto sey yotum quom
absolutely no prcssure on, Britain to stop its rcprossivc policiog against the people of
States has no bcsis to intcrvene in intornal controversies or disorders in other
governnents most concerned..."
It's strange that this policy did not epply to Viotnan,
Cambodia, Laos, Guatamala, thc Dominican Republic, Cuba, and most rccently, Chilc. Thc.
lcgical conclusion is that thc U.s. intorvcnes only when it has something to gain end
never whcn it has a lot to loso. Considcr the following:
## Since 1945, 35 lmerican firms'have invested over Y2c0 rillion in N. Ireland.
* Gallagher's(American Tobacco)'is Northern Ireland's second largest cnployor,
with ovor 6,oco workors.
# I.T.&T. cmploys over, 6,000, Goodyear :2,000, DuPont over 2,509, and thc list
goes on and on.
Thcse companics set up shop in N. Iroland bccause it is a lucrativc hunting ground for
capitalists. I
Labor is chcap and plentiful.(leaving runaway shops and unemployrent in
initial outlay for building cnd mochinery costs, along vith favorablc loans and low
property taxOs. Most importantly, FROFITS AFE NOT TAXED AND' MAY BE TAKEN OUT OF THE
COUNTRY.
Thc U.S. ond Britain aiso havc tight econonic ties. The U.s. is Britain's
leading trading partner and .hos invested biilions of dollars into her sagging cconony.
What would hoppon to this playground for forcign investors if the Irish people
were victorious in their struggle for civil rights and tho reunification'of their
country? Thc people would demand higher woges, increased tox on profits, and eventu-
ally thc nationalization of foreign property. T
This would hit Britain and the U.S.
where it hurts--in their pockets.
Indced, the U.s. is not merely neutral;it actively protects its investments:
** The U.S. hos a Naval Centor ct Derry.
.** The deadly rubber bullets used in N. Ireland are nade in'the U.S., os is C.S. gos.
counter-insurgency warfere at U.s. comps.
# The Cla infiltrates nationalist groups in Ireland.
** Ancrican men and women.have._been.imprisoned in the U.s. because of their support
of the Irish struggle;Irish groups have bcen harassed by grand jurios.
tation in N. Ireland. Sone politicians, notably the Denocrats, Rive lip servico b the
Irish strugglc. Thesc statements usualiy coincide with elccticn time when the
Democrats are out to get the Irish and Cotholic vote. When in pover, they quickly
forget about the problens of the Irish people because it is not in their interests to
I remember. Investments in Britain and N.I. crc nore importont! Mixon had the nerve to
B uo 4nd xear Sutno1roy 0u4 pus 69: Jo Ae0 s1yot4zed '4s uo 4uoosap us7a1 stu utugooid
green tic. This is as hard to svollow as his Quaker pacificisn.
Those sympathetic to the Irish cause cannot rcly on these two frced politicians
: for support. Wc can help by educating other Americans about British imperialism in
I Ireland and U.S. complicity.
·otaanizs itoue 4toddns o4 koucu 2utsgul kq droy ueo on
Our frecdom must bc.had at all hazards. If thc mcn of
property will not help us they must fall;ve will free
b6
oursclvcs by tho aid of that large and respectoble class
b7c
of thc community--the mcn(and women) of no property.
ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED
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