N our pre-occupation with the Vietnam crisis we should not forget that in
Malaysia our Government is pursuing a policy which could easily escalate.
The campaign against U.S. action should be linked with the demand that our
Government stops using threats and instead opens neotiations with Indonesia.
Providing such a move is based on a policy which comes to grips with
the genuine grievances that are felt by Indonesia, it will evoke a ready
response. As such it would involve the Labour Government in siding with
the ordinary people of South East Asia against British big business.
The alternative to decisive action now is a position where Britain is
bogged down in a military adventure. The action of the Malaysian Govern-
ment in clamping down hard on its opposition parties indicates that it is
only a matter of time before extensive guerrilla warfare breaks out in the
Malayan peninsula.
Everything we are fighting for in Britain in the way of reforms: more
housing, better education, etc., will be placed in complete jeopardy if this
takes place.
Sponsors
Frank Allaun, M.P. Perry Anderson Chris Arthur Julian Atkinson Michael Barratt Brown Norman Buchan, M.P. Neil Carmichael, M.P. Raymond Challinor Henry Collins John Daniels Peggy Duff Richard Fletcher Ray Gosling Trevor Griffiths Eric Heffer, M.P. Ellis Hillman, L.C.C., G.L.C. Ralph Miliband Stan Mills Jim Mortimer Tom Nairn Dick Nettleton Stan Newens, M.-P. John Rex Ernie Roberts Alan Rooney David Steele E. P. Thompson Tony Topham Raymond Williams Bert Wynn Konni Zilliacus, M.P.