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Nicky Kelly if om hunger strike at a time when the rest right Wine ROVE f Of recen! Lins im pxWwer, It is quite obvious to Nicky Kelly and to all those whe support human and democratic rights that a povernment! which aay after day tramples on peoples rights, will have scant regard for the plight af one of iis viet. Nicky expects mo justice fromthe Coalition . His appeal-is addressed only bo Upce who gain mo benefit from the repressive policies of the Coalition. Unhy sustained presmure from the working people of Ireland can force the politicians had and! save his life.

TEST CASE Nicky's case, gow that it is in the public eye, will rapidly become a challenge to the Coalition's attempt torevive theo * Law an Order * policies of 1973-77 They are intent on pushing through at the behest of thelr paymiasters, the Irish capiialiots and the iroperialist backers , Ghose auplerily WOCKINE PEO. coalition’s only anawer to the deprivation and discontent which it created , are calla for yet more repressive laws, mote patilal and mone prisons, Nicky's strugmle ts also.a test case for al] those wie oppose the Coalition. In the wake of a defeat, collaboration with Thatcher military solution to the Notional Question which willl be further enhanoed. Che onesie and harassment of aniti-ineperialis! militamis will ba-stepped wp. The defence of the Embassy Twenty. will be preath; hampered.

On the other hand. if wellty is achieved around Nicky's case, & breach can be made in the Coalition's repressive drive and the chances for his release greatly Increased. This outcome would greathy benefit the Republican movement, ion the forefront of this repression, It would also be in the interests of the Labour and Trade Union movement to defend Nicky. Workers are alacecoming into greater conflict with the repressive arm of the Coalition, the Tot recent cxamabe being ihe Funk cose. at, the horizon. CAMPAIGN GOALS The target of fe campuipti is clear. The politi chana of all political parties are respotisible for Micky 3 Continuing dmprisainent. They hold the key to-his freedom. In oederto force their hand, the campaign mist base deel? on those who are fighting this:zovemment, Essentiully, this 6 the organised working class. [tis the working class who are starting a fightback aginst policies which attack the old, the sick, the unemployed. [tis workers who will moat fully identity wilh Micky Kelly’s fight for justice. Lf ne en fal to direct thelr efforts towards workers who have already organised, they will be taking a short out which will prove to be the longest route, POLITICAL PARTIES Maximum pressure must be exerted on the Labour component of the Coalition. They have already earned contempt from worker under atiack. Thelr ex posure has made them ore what vulnerable. and Jet them know simply that enough is enough, They should be told that they h have already dragped the cae of Labour thrsagh the mud by their collesion in shitting the burdens ot capitalisin’s crisia onto the hacks of workin le, tn denigrate any further the memory af arnan they claim as inspiration, They must pot be allowed to fam their backs on a working man facing death through hutiger strike in mas i Fianna Fail must not be let off the hook either. Their pecudo republican rhetoric which fi thousariils ef [rah workers must be challenged. We must call Het boll. Mods and Winks such os they pave during the H Block, are not gpooel enough, WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH The campaign has scored Lr presive cress i gaining support and spon:

La lenders, political leaders ond ormisations. Bat words are not enough at this cruclal stage. AD those who lune indicated their support must take their place on the release comiilties or else mobilise their resaurces to force Nicky's release.