Don't let Aden become Britain's Algeria

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We make no apology for devoting so much of this issue to the question of Aden, It is not merely a matter of being on the right side in a struggle between imperialism and liberntion forces, The whole of Lebour's policy of reforms (as modest and inadequate as they are) will be jeopardised if a Labour Government becomes bogged dom in a ‘series of colonial wars. Moreover, sooner or later, this would find political expression in this country too, The failure of the left in France to oppose the Algerian war led to the r‘se of de Gaulle - if Labour acts as a policeman for big business interests (and charginz the account to us) the result will be election disaster. Under these circumstances the most likely outcome would be an authoritarian Tory Government, Thus a fight today for solidarity with our colonial comrades is a fight against rightward swing in Britain tomorrow.