Australian Saamen "black" Arms Ship for Virtnam

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Seamen at seven major Australian ports voted against manning a freighter carrying ammunition to Vietnam. The freighter, Jeparit was due in Sydney. Stop-work meetings to decide whether to work the ship were held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide, Fort Kembla and Newcastle. Earlier, the freighter Boonaroo was commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy after seamen had refused to sail it to Vietnam carrying military supplies for Australian troops. We urge British National Union of Seamen and Transport and General Workers' Union to send messages of solidarity to Australian seamen. Further, all British trade unionists should do all they can to ensure that no war equipment or supplies for U.S. goes via any British port.