Founded in 1949 The Newspaper of Imperial College Union

NO NONSENSE NORMAN! Tebbit Defends Government Employment Policy

An ugly crowd of over 15 demonstrators gathered in front of

Mech Eng yesterday lunchtime as Norman Tebbit, the

Secretary of State for Employment, arrived to lecture the

Conservative and Industrial Societies.

They were cautioned by Professor P. Grootenhuis,

President of the Conservative Society, that Mr Tebbit was a

guest at the College and said that he didn't want any

"throwing and nonsense".

M r T e b b i t a r r i v e d 20 minutes late a n d addressed a c r o wd of over

200 people i n M e c h E n g 220. H e brief ly out l ined some of the major

objectives of the conservative government in the fields of industry a n d

employment . T h e 'ug ly statistic ' o f 3 m i l l i o n u n e m p l o y e d was, he said,

almost inevitable in the face o f w o r l d recession a n d he c l a i m e d that an

increase i n p r o d u c t i v i t y together w i t h the l i m i t i n g of in f lat ion to just

over 10% should be set against the increase in u n e m p l o y m e n t .

A t this po int four demonstrators wheeled the ir bicycles into the

lecture theatre a n d M r T e b b i t q u i p p e d that he d i d n ' t underestimate

the m o b i l i t y of labour .

H e c ont inued w i t h a n exp lanat i on of the Y o u t h O p p o r t u n i t y

Scheme ( Y O P S ) a n d out l ined his reasons for propos ing the Y o u t h

T r a i n i n g Scheme ( Y T S ) w h i c h w i l l take effect in September 1983. M r

T e b b i t considered that this scheme w o u l d prov ide good t r a i n i n g lor

school leavers a n d w o u l d guarantee H i a n d 17 year olds a year's

employment .

A f te r 15 minutes he stopped t a l k i n g a n d inv i t ed questions f rom the

l loor.

A var i ed a n d often heated quest ion session fol lowed in w h i c h M r

T e b b i t answered points r a n g i n g from his views on the s imi lar i ty of the

conservative government a n d the A r g e n t i n i a n J u n t a , to the m o b i l i t y o f

labour a n d the proposed Y o u t h T r a i n i n g Scheme.

In answer to a question on the governments E m p l o y m e n t B i l l he

briefly ou t l ined the m a i n points. H e said the b i l l was a i m e d to l imit the

powers of the trade unions, especially w i t h reference to the closed shop

po l i t i ca l strikes (as opposed to industr ia l ) a n d u n i o n on ly ' labour

contracts. People w o u l d be offered a greater protect ion, i n c l u d i n g

those sacked due to refusal to join a closed shop.

T h e r e was a m i x e d response f rom the audience to these answers a n d

several points were made before M r T e b b i t h a d to leave. A vote of

thanks was proposed by I C Industr ia l Society C h a i r m a n . M r C h r i s

W i l s h a w .

N o r m a n Tebb i t : a w o l f i n

sheep's c lothing?

I'llf Secretary ol State for

Kmplov nient as seen by

cartoonist Steve Bell.

Union Banks on Teller

The task of putting the Union back on a sound financial basis

has been thrust upon Miss Christine Teller, following the

resignation of Mr Barney McCabe as Deputy President.

M i s s T e l l e r who is current ly

S C A B C h a i r m a n was appo inted

as ac t ing D e p u t y President at a n

emergency Execut ive meet ing at

the end of the spr ing term.

In a report to the In terna l

Services C o m m i t t e e , M i s s T e l l e r

s a i d the S o u t h s i d e S h o p was

a c k i n g in organisat ion a n d in

n e e d o f a m a j o r a d v e r t i s i n g

c a m p a i g n . T h e report is c r i t i ca l

of the sel l ing of regal ia between

various U n i o n bodies a n d i n ­

efficient re -order ing.

A n o t h e r of the D e p u t y Pres i ­

dent's jobs is to r u n the v e n d i n g

account a n d d u r i n g the Easter

break four new games machines

w e r e i n s t a l l e d i n t h e L o w e r

Lounge . T h e machines are f rom

the A n g l o - A m e r i c a n c o m p a n y

a n d replace the previous ones

from G K N Sankey.

T h e President w i l l ask next

Tuesday ' s U n i o n G e n e r a l M e e t ­

i n g to e n d o r s e M i s s T e l l e r ' s

appo intment .

Bugs

Money T H E P R O P O S E D n e w b i o ­

technology company reported on

M a r c h 19 ( F E L I X 610) has now

been formed. I C have in i t ia ted a

j o int venture w i t h T D C D e v e l o p ­

m e n t s L t d , a s u b s i d y o f t h e

' F i n a n c e for Industry ' group; the

new c o m p a n y w i l l trade under

the name ' I m p e r i a l Biotechnology

L t d ' . T D C have prov ided i n i t i a l

c a p i t a l of £400,000, g iv ing equal

share ownership to the Col lege .

T h e M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r w i l l

be D r T r e v o r L a n g l e y , former

M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r ol W h a t m a n

B i o c h e m i c a l s L t d . M r G e o f f

Banks , who has been in overa l l

charge of the fermentat ion plant

for the last ten years, w i l l now be

D i r e c t o r of O p e r a t i o n s , r es ­

ponsible for a l locat ion of time

between industr ia l product ion ,

research a n d teaching.

T h e p l a n t is s h o r t l y to be

e x p a n d e d a n d w i l l p r o v i d e a

service to companies in the ever

e x p a n d i n g biotechnology indus ­

t r y w h o h a v e n o f a c i l i t i e s

themselves for R & D and indus­

t r ia l scale-up, a n d are interested

only in full-scale produc t i on of a

tr ied a n d tested product .

L o r d F ' l owers is d e l i g h t e d .

Does he have shares?

No. 612 Friday. Apr i l 30,1982 Free!

Old Challenge to be repeated

F o r those who missed the screening of the I C U n i v e r s i t y C h a l l e n g e

team's performances over the vacat ion , S T O I C have decided to repeat

the p r o g r a m m e s on T h u r s d a y evenings f o l l o w i n g t h e i r 6 : 0 0 p m

Newsbreak show. O n e p r o g r a m m e w i l l he shown each week for the

next three weeks, s tart ing next T h u r s d a y .

O n Tuesday at 1:00pm there w i l l be a special interview w i t h J e a n -

Jacques A n n a u d , d irector of the recently released f i lm Quest For Fire,

w h o is p i c tured above (left) w i t h S T Q I C ' s ace interviewer M r D a v i d

C h i l d s . T h e p r o g r a m m e w i l l he repeated at 6:00pm a n d can be seen in

the J C R a n d H a l l s of Residence.

I C C N D B E N E F I T F E S T I V A L '82

7:00pm till 2:00am, Union Concert Hall

Three bands: Futile Hurling, Super Nature,

The Feelers.

Three plays: Passion by E B o n d ; Y e G o d s

by M T h a c k e r y ; Where the Wind Blows by R

Biggs .

Film: Taxi Driver.

With magic, food, real ale, balloons, etc.

Only £1.50.

Queens Lawn

to explode!

Students are w a r n e d to expect

l o u d b a n g s b y t h e Q u e e n ' s

T o w e r next T h u r s d a y luncht ime .

These are not an invasion of

South K e n s i n g t o n by A r g e n t i n a ,

but part of something far more

terr i fy ing . O n c e aga in the 1812

O v e r t u r e is to be p e r f o r m e d ,

a c c o m p a n i e d by the Q u e e n ' s

T o w e r bells a n d c a n n o n effects

by D r a m s o c .

T h i s year the 1812 w i l l be a

separate event from the I C W i n d

B a n d s u m m e r concert, a r c it is

hoped that any I C w o o d w i n d or

brass p l a y e r s , i n c l u d i n g those

w h o do not general ly play in

W i n d B a n d or O r c h e s t r a w i l l

come a n d j o i n in . T h e r e w i l l be

o n e r e h e a r s a l f r o m 7 : 0 0 to

10:00pm Tuesday in the Great

H a l l . T h e more people who come

to p lay , the better it w i l l be a n d

the more fun lor everybody.

The Phoenix 1982

T h e next ed i t i on of The Phoenix

w i l l be ava i lab l e next F r i d a y a n d

un l ike the previous few editions it

w i l l be free.

T h e magaz ine was to have

b e e n e d i t e d b y M r B a r n e y

M c C a b e but very l itt le progress

h a d been made w h e n he resigned

as I C U D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t o n

A p r i l 2.

D u r i n g the E a s t e r b r e a k a

smal l staff was assembled a n d the

m a g a z i n e c o m p l e t e d i n n i n e

days.

T h e t w e n t y - f o u r p a g e A 4

magaz ine includes prose, poetry

a n d photographs a n d w i l l be

a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h e F E L I X

Off ice , H a l d a n e L i b r a r y , Book­

shop a n d I C U Office.

Income from advert i s ing a n d

the m a g a z i n e s a n n u a l U n i o n

g r a n t h a v e b e e n s u f f i c i e n t to

p r i n t 1 , 5 0 0 c o p i e s w i t h o u t

c h a r g i n g for them. H o w e v e r next

year 's magaz ine w i l l be larger

a n d may not be free.

New Dean

for C&G

Professor H . Sawistowski P h D ,

F E n g , F I C h e m E , is to be the

next D e a n of C i t y a n d G u i l d s

Co l lege . H e w i l l take over the

post from Professor E . H . B r o w n

at t h e s t a r t o f S e p t e m b e r .

P r o f e s s o r S a w i s t o w s k i w i l l be

D e a n for three years a n d w i l l

coordinate the academic work in

C & G for. that per iod .

Sick Bay

on

Last L e g s ?

T h e future of the Sick B a y i n the

Princes G a r d e n s H e a l t h C e n t r e is

i n the " m e l t i n g po t " , a college

spokesman said this week. T h i s is

a result of the c o n t i n u i n g efforts

to e c o n o m i s e t h r o u g h o u t the

college.

C o m p u l s o r y payment of a £\0

insurance p r e m i u m by first year

h a l l residents is just one of the

o p t i o n s b e i n g i n v e s t i g a t e d to

keep the S ick Bay open.

T h e S i ck Bay has five beds a n d

c o s t s a r o u n d £ 1 7 , 0 0 0 p . a . to

m a i n t a i n . A t present a vo luntary

insurance scheme operates a n d

a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of it 's finances is

c o n s i d e r e d a n u n n e c e s s a r y

b u r d e n on the H e a l t h Centre

staff.

T h e t e c h n i c a l i t i e s o f t h e

p r o p o s e d s c h e m e a r e b e i n g

looked into so that a p l a n can be

p u t t o t h e R e c t o r ' s p o l i c y

committee as soon as possible.

U n i o n p r e s i d e n t M r . N i c k

M o r t o n agrees to the idea ' i n

p r i n c i p l e . '

Copy Deadline

D u e to the Bank H o l i d a y on

M o n d a y , the F E L I X deadl ine

w i l l b e e x t e n d e d to 1 0 a m

T u e s d a y . N o c o p y c a n be

accepted after this t ime.

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•Sinclair ZX81 plus Sinclair 16K RAM

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packaging, perfect condition. £99ono.

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•Olympus-fit Vivitar S1 35-85mm f2.8

zoom lens £80 inc filter. Contact Chris

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in other ways) but demand is high and

I've got work to do too, so I'm having

to charge a smal l fee. Rates on

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• M idd lesex S e v e n s : I C R F C C l u b

Outing on Sat May 8 to Twickenham.

Leav ing T h e S t a n h o p e (opposi te

Gloucester Rd tube) at 11:30am. Beer

and butties.

• H . G . Wells Soc general meeting,

Monday, May 10.

•Annual London to Brighton bike

ride, Saturday, May 22. Fun ride for

cyclists of all standards. Registration

fo rms (essent ia l this year) and

s p o n s o r s h i p forms (Bri t ish Heart

Foundation) from the Union Office.

•Happy Birthday Alan and Roger from

the rest of the cast (309).

•Sven: Happy 19th birthday t o d a y -

best of luck, love "Angeleyes".

•Mike and Andy: Congratulations on

one year together.

•Wimp of the Week (April 26-30): I.

Kekwick.

• Gerard rents unfurnished apart­

ments and buys the staples he needs,

two e l e c t r i c c l o c k s that a l w a ys

tell different times.

• T h e Civ Eng II Cripple of Ingleton

Field Course award goes to Terry

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Page 2 FELIX, April 30, 1982

Thatcher Must Go!

by Frank James

What do the Falk land Islands mean to you? If

you are a miner then not a great deal I would

imagine since those who are prepared to work

in South Africa can have no qualms about

w o r k i n g for a n a u t h o r i t a r i a n g o v e r n m e n t

which has occupied Brit ish territory in the

process subjugating and depriving of human

rights some 1,800 British citizens. I find it

utterly appalling that suddenly the majority of

people in this country have discovered that

authoritarian regimes are nasty—I and people

like me have been saying it for years. (In the

case of South Afr ica this is not helped by

priests using economic arguments that are ten

years out of date to justify trading links with

South Afr i ca and thereby implicitly support the

government there.)

M r s Thatcher has not been previously noted

for her outspoken attacks on authoritarian

governments in Lat in Amer i ca ; indeed she has

given explicit support to the involvement of the

U n i t e d S t a t e s in E l S a l v a d o r (where the

government find it hard to distinguish between

communists and catholics which is odd to say

the least). W h y are the Falk land Islands so

special then—on past record M r s Thatcher

s h o u l d w e l c o m e t h e e x t e n s i o n o f a n

authoritarian government to areas where the

will of the people had previously been the chief

factor in the governmental process.

Y e t she is spending millions of pounds in

endeavouring to recover the Islands (and as I

write this, the might of Brit ish power has just

overcome 44 members of the Argentine army

in South Georgia) ; why? The answer is quite

simple: if she does not make some gesture

then she would be removed from office by the

c o n s e r v a t i v e p a r t y w h o c a n n o t s t a n d the

thought of a Brit ish national humiliation as if

such virility symbols mattered today.

Y e t whose fault is it that we are in the mess

that we are? T i e government's . This is a

typical example of the incompetence displayed

by the government in the three years that it

has been in office. They were elected on the

promise that they would put the economy in

order , restore law and order to society and

provide us with an effective defence strategy.

In the three years since the government came

to office unemployment has doubled, inflation

is not that m u c h lower than when they came to

office (and for a long period it was considerably

higher) and they have failed to control the

P S B R . O n law and order they (and especially

that i n e f f e c t u a l H o m e S e c r e t a r y W i l l i a m

W h i t e l a w ) h a v e p r e s i d e d o v e r a d r a s t i c

increase in crime statistics and the worse civil

disturbances o n the mainland in the living

memory of most people. A n d now in the one

area where conservative governments are

t r a d i t i o n a l l y s u p p o s e d to be c o m p e t e n t —

d e f e n c e a n d f o r e i g n a f f a i r s — t h e y h a v e

presided over the greatest failure since Suez

(also a conservative failure).

For the government to bleat that it could

have done nothing to prevent the occupation

of t h e F a l k l a n d I s l a n d s is a d o w n r i g h t

perversion of the truth. O u r greatest Foreign

S e c r e t a r y s i n c e t h e w a r D a v i d O w e n

prevented the A r g e n t i n e s tak ing over the

Falk land Islands in 1977 by sending a task

force before a landing not after it. This fact has

not been denied by the government who are

probably too ashamed. Incidentally the reason

why Dav id O w e n has a bad reputation is that

he was far too good at his job which cou ld not

be tolerated by the officials of the Foreign

Office. Thus the father of the chairman of the

Conservative Society here, who is our man in

Japan , has told his s o n — W i l l i a m C o r t a z z i —

that David O w e n was a bad Foreign Secretary.

F o r a p a i d o f f i c ia l to g ive t h e i r o p i n i o n ,

especially deliberately incorrect ones, based

on envy and hatred, about their democratically

elected master, is bad form to say the icast.

These are the sort of people who are running

the country at the moment and they are not to

be trusted.

Is there anything that you can do to help put

the s i t u a t i o n r ight? O n M a y 6 the l o ca l

elections are taking place and by voting for

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wing governments resort to foreign adventures

when their home policy has failed.

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M a n y p e o p l e s t i l l s e e m u n a w a r e o f t h e

improved status of the Southside S h o p . The

shop now sells all I C U a n d R S M regalia as well

as jumpers , sweatshirts, sports goods and a

wider range of groceries. The shop also has

more floor space a n d longer opening hours

than before. It is situated opposite Southside

M a i n Entrance , so why not pay a visit, and

look out for the Spor ts G o o d s Sale starting

M o n d a y , M a y 10 at 11:00am.

Noticeboards

These have been allocated to all those clubs

and societies who asked for them. H o w e v e r ii

you missed out then fill in a form in the U n i o n

Office and I will redistribute areas later.

There are still many noticeboards left for

general use (and still more wall space) so I

hope no one will feel hard done by. Please

don't staple into not iceboards—I will supply

drawing pins on request.

Cleaning Materials

These are once more available, however this

time you will have to leave a U n i o n c a r d deposit

w i t h me the d a y that y o u n e e d c l e a n i n g

materials returnable when you have replaced

everything in the cleaning cupboard .

Rape Alarms

These are still available from the U n i o n Office.

D i d you know

that you no longer need to be a member of

I C U t o b u y I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e j u m p e r s ,

sweatshirts, scarves and ties. These are all on

s a l e i n t h e S o u t h s i d e S h o p ( o p p o s i t e

Southside main entrance).

4

by Christine Teller

AstroSoc

T h a n k s to all of you who replied to my article

concerning N A S A scholarships, at the end of

last year. T o date there have been about fifty

requests for further information, and to those

of you who are still wondering why none has

been forthcoming, may I point out that the

closing date was A p r i l Fool ' s Day? I would also

Hue to thank the sender of the letter from

" E S A " threatening legal action and the l ike—I

really was quite worr ied.

T o wind up the year we have a lecture next

Tuesday by D r M u r r a y at 6:30pm in Phys ics

L T 2 about stellar parallaxers, and finally on

M a y 11 there will be a talk given by Pro f J o h n

Taylor entitle " C a n we unify gravity with the

other forces of nature?" in which a different

viewpoint from that described by D r Isham in

the last lecture of last term will be discussed.

This promises to be an intriguing lecture which

is open to all members of College.

A n d finally does anyone want to be Internal

Secretary of A s t r o S o c next year? If so please

contact me ( A n n Dz iwior , Physics 2) or C a r o l

B u r k e (Physics 1). Th is isn't an A p r i l Foo l !

SDP

I C S D S has now been in existence for one year

and is just five weeks younger than the party

which it supports. W e made our presence felt

right at the start with visits by Shirley Will iams

and D a v i d O w e n , then followed up these

successes with meetings o n electoral reform

and with a useful liaison with L o n d o n S D P

Students , whose activities this year reach a

high point with the first L o n d o n S D P Students

Conference which will be held at IC on M a y 1.

O u r "big names" meetings were attended by

approximately V20 of the College. A r e the

other 95% not interested in how this radical

new party will affect their futures? If you are,

there will be a n excellent opportunity to find

out about S D P policies on such matters as the

development of new technologies and the

training of scientists on Tuesday, M a y 4, when

Ian Wrigglesworth M P , the party spokesman

o n science and technology, will be speaking .

M i n Res Eng 303 at 1:00pm.

Labour

E l e c t i o n s

L o c a l government elections take place on

T h u r s d a y . A m o n g the c a n d i d a t e s in the

Knightsbridge ward (which includes the IC

H a l l s of R e s i d e n c e ) is I C s t u d e n t G l y n

Gars ide .

M e e t i n g s

Today Counc i l l o r J o e Hegarty , Leader of the

Labour G r o u p on Westminster C i t y C o u n c i l

will be speaking about Labour ' s policies for

local government. This is at 12:45pm in Hux ley

340 and all are welcome.

Tonight the L a b o u r C l u b will be helping

Westminster S o u t h C L P with canvassing. See

What ' s O n for details.

A u d i o

T h e A u d i o S o c i e t y of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e is

intensely pleased in announcing a lecture by

Q U A D , the Acoust i ca l Manufacturing C o .

L t d . to be held at 6:30pm, Tuesday, M a y 11 in

the Quiet R o o m , QR002 , Sherfield Building.

M r M c D o w e l l will be explainging Q U A D ' s

policies and demonstrating their equipment

including the E S L - 6 3 .

A v o i d examination blues. M a k e a date with

Q U A D .

c o i / e n t pD-S'- A AQ Sunday 9 May

8.00 p.m. Recital: MontserratCaballe

Monday 10 May 8.00 p.m.

Recital: Carlo Bergonzi

Tuesday 11 May

7.30 p.m. Eugene Onegin

Wednesday 12 May 7.30 p.m.

Les Biches/Shadowplay/ The Rite of Spring

Thursday 13 May

6.00 p.m.

Tristan und Isolde

Friday 14 May

7.30 p.m. Afternoon of a Faun/Flower Festival at Genzano/Giselle

Saturday 15 May

7.30 p.m. Eugene Onegin

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day, f in ishing w i t h Geo fTJerwood on the last

grue l l ing stage.

A l l t h e I C r u n n e r s g a v e e x c e l l e n t

performances despite the lack of sleep a n d

obl igatory diet of h a m a n d cheese sandwiches

to give the Impalas a f inal posit ion of e ighth

out of a field of 186 teams.

M a n y t h a n k s to K e l v i n A c f o r d w h o

organised this year's j ourney a n d also o u r

inva luab le drivers.

A l t h o u g h a l l matches are now completed

B a d m i n t o n C l u b st i l l meets every Tuesday

a n d F r i d a y evening i n the vo l l eyba l l court.

A l s o c o m i n g s o o n a r e t h e H a n d i c a p

T o u r n a m e n t s a n d a d i n n e r o u t — see

not iceboard for details.

Cricket T h e cricket season is now underway . A n y o n e

who w o u l d l ike to be considered for selection

should fill in the avai labi l i t ies chart on the

U n i o n sports not iceboard.

Community Action

Want a break from revision? C o m e and help at

one of our ventures: helping at a play group

with able and handicapped chi ldren in Acton_

o n Saturdays; at an old people's home off H i g h

S t r e e t K e n s i n g t o n ; h e l p at S t . P a n c r a s

Hospi ta l ; Soup Runs as usual Tuesday and

Friday , 10:30pm Fa lmouth Ki tchens . Meetings

as usual M o n d a y 12:30 top of the U n i o n in Rag

Office.

Urgent: W e n e e d p o s t g r a d s w h o have

a U n i o n van on Tuesday nights for the Soup

R u n . If you haven't passed the U n i o n test we

can arrange it for you. Please come forward,

we need you. Please contact Br ian C r o s s ,

Physics 2.

SF Soc

Returning revitalised from Eastercon, Brit ish

f a n d o m ' s a n n u a l j a m b o r e e . , the S F S o c

committee is proud to present their only event

of the term. N e x t Tuesday (6:30pm, M e c h Eng

220, 50p, 20p burble burble) we expect to

show The Rocky Horror Picture, that well-

k n o w n musical tale of adventure in which two

w h o l e s o m e e x a m p l e s of A m e r i c a n y o u t h

become embroiled in the internal squabbles of

a group of aliens escaped from an all-nighter at

the Scala C i n e m a . Entrance free to all those

suitably dressed. This will be followed by the

Society 's A G M at which the elections for next

year's committee posts will take place (vote for

me, folks) and not before time, as this year's

President was reduced to a quivering mass of

protoplasm at Eastercon and another year

might finish h im completely.

YHA

Easter saw, for ten of us, the highlight (so far)

of this year's activities, a week's camping in

G l e n Coe. In amongst some of the highest

mountains in Scot land this must be one of the

most majestic settings in Britain. Several peaks

around the G l e n were c l imbed in the first few

days (not to mention the west face of the

Blackwater reservoir dam) as we built up to

our c l imax, the triumphant ascent of Be . i

Nevis , Britain 's highesr mountain.

This was just the first of this year's long

trips, we are now organising a three week trip

to N o r w a y this summer and while on the

subject of future events we have two trips

planned this term. The first leaves for Cornwal l

this evening, but the second is to Pembroke

J u n e 18-21, a r e p e a t of last y e a r ' s v e r y

successful three days.

I now return to the subject of our A G M , a

well-attended meeting at the end of last term.

The principle purpose of the meeting was the

e l e c t i o n o f n e x t y e a r ' s c o m m i t t e e , the

s u c c e s s f u l c a n d i d a t e s b e i n g : C h r i s J o n e s

(President), G o r d o n F o l k a r d (Secretary), Ian

Jones (Treasurer), Sigr im Er iksen (Publicity),

M a r t y n Boute l l e ( T r a n s p o r t ) , a n d N a t a l y a

Rycroft (Equipment).

UNSoc

The talk by George Cour ley on the Canad ian

Nuclear Pol icy was enjoyed by those who

attended but the numbers did not justify a society meeting list of over 80. W e hope for an

improved attendance at our next meeting

which is on Tuesday at 1:00pm in the bowels of

the H u x l e y Bui ld ing, R o o m k 130. This is a talk

given by the C u l t u r a l Attache for the South

Afr i can Embassy on their political philosophy.

This should be of particular interest to all those

concerned with Ant i -Apartheid .

Bowling T o u r n a m e n t - w i s e the T e n p i n B o w l i n g C l u b

has had an average season start ing off w i t h

W a i M a n a n d K e v i n Short tak ing t h i r d place

at Brune i Doubles , also m a n a g i n g to b o w l the

high game. T h e n for the t h i r d year r u n n i n g

honours were obta ined at Pompey Q u a d s .

T h i s t ime A n d y Davis , K e v i n Short , Je f f

Q u i n n and Dave S m i t h gave an excellent

performance and came second.

In the s o u t h e r n zone o f the V C T B A

N a t i o n a l L e a g u e we r e p e a t e d last years

performance c o m i n g fourth (out ol four)

losing to B r u n e i . Pompey and S o u t h a m p t o n

away, losing to B r u n e i and Pompey at home,

but smashing Soton at home 8-2.

T h e i n t e r - C C U compet i t ion was a close

affair. A n d y M c M u l l a n . W a i M a n a n d N e i l

G r i m w o o d finally tak ing the title to G u i l d s

lor the t h i r d year r u n n i n g . Congratu la t i ons

should go to M i n e s for m a n a g i n g to enter a

team for the first time in three years.

T h e W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n h a n d i c a p

d o u b l e s l e a g u e c a m e to a n e x c i t i n g

conclusion in the final week. H F C , R a y C o o k

a n d C h r i s Wel ls tak ing the title w i t h 29.5

points, closely followed by Pot Black . ' K i n

Spiders and D r a g o n Slavers a l l on 29 points.

Finally the scratch singles championsh ip

was won conv inc ing ly b\ J i m m y Fang , w i t h

Y i T h o n g N g tak ing the handicap section.

Country S e v e n t i r e d I C cross c o u n t r y r u n n e r s

returned on Sunday night w i t h seventeen

other Impalas from the 25 stage, 17 hour l ong

B a t a v i e r e n r e l a y race i n H o l l a n d ( a n d

G e r m a n y ) .

It a l l began at 5:30am on T h u r s d a y , A p r i l

22, when the team pi led into two minibuses

on our way to Dover . W e left Col lege in great

spirits a n d managed to get as far as H y d e

Park C o r n e r before the roofrack took a nose

d i v e o n t o the w i n d s c r e e n a f ter a g e n t l e

emergency stop. O u r second d r i v i n g attempt

proved more successful a n d we boarded the

Zecbrugge ferry just two minutes before it

sailed.

W e s p e n t a d a y s i g h t s e e i n g a r o u n d

Ni jonegen a n d A r n h e m before the start of the

race on F r i d a y night at midn ight . C a r o l y n

W a l t o n ran the prestigious first leg to put the

Impalas in a strong posit ion, improved st i l l

further by T Asteriades in the second leg.

T h e race cont inued through the night a n d

Q Sailing T h i s is the most impor tant university team

rac ing c h a m p i o n s h i p held in this country .

T h i s year eleven teams from E n g l a n d a n d

one from Delft , i n H o l l a n d , were invi ted . T h e

event was held the weekend before Easter at

E l t o n S a i l i n g C l u b near B u r y in Lancash i re .

O n a r r i v i n g at the lake even judgement

c l o u d e d by the prev ious n i g h t t o l d that

rac ing was near impossible.

After a two hour delay, as a very slight

r ipple crossed the water a n d the race officer

had learnt to operate the automat i c s tart ing

system (a source of some distress to b c t h h i m

a n d some competitors later i n the weekend) it

was decided that rac ing must begin.

T e a m r a c i n g t a c t i c s w e r e o f necess i ty

almost abandoned i n the l ight winds as team

members opted for boat speed in the hope of

i n d i v i d u a l success. C o n d i t i o n s i m p r o v e d

sl ightly for the afternoon but by the evening

i t w a s c l e a r t h a t L i v e r p o o l , B r i s t o l ,

C a m b r i d g e a n d I C h a d the fastest " l i g h t

w e a t h e r " helms a n d so it seemed l ike ly that

the eventual w inner w o u l d be one of three.

S u n d a y opened w i t h s imi lar p r e v a i l i n g

c o n d i t i o n s a l t h o u g h , s u p e r f i c i a l l y I C ' s

chances seemed to be improved by abs t in -

ance the previous n ight . H o w e v e r the reverse

effect was evident a n d they proceeded to

throw away chances of w i n n i n g the trophy by-

losing to people who h a d previously been

considered " n o hopes" f rom the bot tom of

the league. A s Sal ford filled i n their results on

the board it became clear that they had been

w i n n i n g race after race (on protest) a n d since

I C h a d lost to C a m b r i d g e they had to beat

L i v e r p o o l , Br isto l a n d Sal ford to r e m a i n in

w i t h any chance whatsoever. Af ter dismissing

Bristo l almost wi thout a glance over their

shoulders a n d L i v e r p o o l w i t h l itt le more

di f f iculty the task of beat ing Sal ford began

Despite some excellent team rac ing a n d

i n d i v i d u a l sai l ing, as I C approached the last

straight they had a losing c o m b i n a t i o n of

positions. T h e flame of hope was rek ind led

however as the second place Sal ford boat i n a

first magni tude b lunder , cuffed a n d sailed

one of his o w n boats and a n I C boat past the

mark so a l l o w i n g one I C boat to pass a l l

three. So what had been clear v ic tory turned

into an exc i t ing dash for the l ine. U n f o r ­

tunately Sal ford st i l l w o n a n d in so d o i n g

c l inched " t h e b a r r e l " . I C cont inued their

earl ier collapse in their r e m a i n i n g races a n d

finished a d i sappo int ing s ixth.

T e a m : Ajderian, Chadwick, Curwen, Kennedy,

Williams, Tounghusband.

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Hi everybody

....now there's a nice jovial welcome back from the Editor. I bet you all had a long and lazy vacation and are now enjoying the 2 week crash course in examination stress. I hope you're not too busy to carry on reading throughout the term and will continue to send in letters (note absence of this week), puzzle entries, donations to the r i J editors' fund and so on.

Life After McCabe Barney McCabe's name seems to be dirt in the Union Office at the moment while the acting DP, Miss Christine Teller, seems to have been installed as a veritable deity. Why, even well liked I C U President Nick Morton said that " in

If all of Primelia College was populated with pure and applied mathematicians then perhaps I could cope. Pure mathematicians tell the truth, applied mathematicians lie: all very s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d . S t a t i s t i c i a n s in the i r misguided attempts to be unbiased alternate truth with falsehood and this can be bad enough, but I have found that physicists have no notion of truth and falsehood and are quite prepared to answer questions at random. Anything, it seems, to confirm the experi­mental results.

I met three staff members in the bar last week, and from their conversation it became clear that two were mathematicians, one pure and one applied, and one was a physicist. Since I had no idea which was which, I asked George and F r e d what d isc ip l ine H a r r y belonged to. On receiving the same answer from each, I asked George and Harry what discipline Fred belonged to. Again the two were in agreement. Finally I asked Fred about Harry, and his answer enabled me to be sure of the disciplines of all three. Who is what?

Solutions, comments and criticisms to me at

the FELIX Office, please. There is a prize of £5

(donated by Mend-a-Bike) for the correct

entry randomly selected at 1:00pm on

Wednesday.

Puzzle solutions next week.

principle" she has done more work over the vacation than Barney did in the whole of last term!

However I seem to remember that at the Hustings U G M last term Mr Morton rose to his feet to give a rousing speech against a motion of no confidence in the Executive. He was adamant that Barney McCabe was doing a great job then, so he seems to have had a major change of opinion.

Mind you, Christine is doing a good job (I think that the U G M on Tuesday should ratify her appointment) and perhaps it is her efforts which have lead Nick to re-estimate Barney's (and surely his own) performance.

Duncan Campbell On Tuesday at 7:30pm Duncan Campell, the well-known investigative journalist, will be lecturing to the London Student Journalist Group at U L U . If anyone wants to come along please come to the FELIX Office for details.

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What's On Friday, April 30

• C l l r J o e H e g a r t y , Labour Group Leader on

Westminster City Council, 12:45pm, Huxley 340. Find

out why Thursday's City Council elections are so

important. All welcome.

• IC Labour Club: Electioneering for Westminster S

C L P . Depart from Lounge above Southside Bar at

6:30pm or meet at LP Rooms, 2 Denbigh Place, SW1 at

7:00pm.

• I C C N D Benefit Festival '82, 7:00pm till 2:00am, ICU

Building, 2nd floor, Concert Hall, £150. Three bands:

Futile Hurling, Super Nature, The Feelers. Three plays:

Passion by E. Bond; Ye Gods by M. Thackery, Where

the Wind Blows by R. Briggs. Film: Taxi Driver. Magic,

Food, Real Ale, Balloons, etc.

•Life Sci Party, 8:30pm till late, JCR. Tickets, £1, from

soc reps, dep reps, ICU Office.

•Soup Run, 10:30pm, Falmouth Kitchens.

Sat and Sun May 1 and 2 • IC Operatic Society Gilbert and Sullivan Marathon.

All 13 operas to be performed consecutively in aid of

Save The Children Fund, 12:00 noon, Sat May 1, ICU

Concert Hall. Everybody welcome to come and listei

All donations gladly accepted.

Monday, May 3 • B a d g e s o c m e e t i n g , 12:40pm, Lounge above

Southside Bar.

•Dancing club advanced class, 7:30pm, JCR.

Tuesday, May 4 • P i m l i c o C o n n e c t i o n meeting to find out about

tutoring for 1982/3, 12:30pm, Elec Eng 606.

• T a l k by c u l t u r a l a t tache for S o u t h A f r i c a n

Embassy on their political philosophy, 1:00pm, Huxley

130.

• S T O I C programme 'Film Special' Interview with Jean

Jaques Arnaud, Director of Quest For Fire, 1:00 and

6:00pm, JCR and Halls.

•Mech Eng soc meeting with Mr K.H. Richards of the

C E G B on 'The C E G B Pumped Storage Scheme at

Dinomic', 1:15pm, ME542. All welcome.

• S F Soc film Rocky Horror Picture Show, 6:30pm,

ME220, 50p non-members, 20p members. Free to those

in appropriate fancy dress.

•Special rehearsal for 1812 Overture performance,

7:00 10:00pm, Great Hall. All woodwind and brass

players welcome.

• I C C A G S o u p R u n , meet 10:30pm Falmouth.

Wednesday, May 5 •Dancing club intermediate class, 7:30pm, JCR.

Thursday, May 6 • I C C N D A G M , 1:00pm, Union Upper Lounge, please

come along.

•1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, with bells and

cannon effects, 1:15pm, Queens Tower steps.

• S T O I C b r o a d c a s t 'News-Break ' followed by

JJniversity Challenge', a chance to see IC's team win

imething, 6:00pm, Southside Hails, TV Lounge, etc.

SF Soc present the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Tuesday at 6:30pm in

Mech Eng 220. Come and participate; bring rice (for the wedding) , an umbre l la or newspaper plus water-pistol and be ready to do the Time Warp! Entry is free to all those in fancy dress and there will be prizes for the most outrageous costumes , inc luding a fabulous free haircut voucher from Jingles of Gloucester Road. Be there or be square.

FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board, and is printed by the Union Print Unit, Prince

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T U E S D A Y 4th M A Y 1:00pm

G R E A T H A L L

A G E N D A

1. Minutes of the Last Meeting.

2. Matters A r i s i n g from the Minutes.

3. P r e s i d e n t ' s Business.

4. Deputy Pr e s i d e n t ' s Business.

5. Honorary Secretary's Business.

6. CCU Reports.

7. Other O f f i c e r s ' Reports.

8. | Mot ions.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Some of my r e p o r t i s rehashed from the emergency meeting on 25th March but I w i l l s t a r t w i t h a matter which must be minuted:-_

Deputy P r e s i d e n t .

Barney McCabe r e s i g n e d w i t h e f f e c t from A p r i l 2nd 1982.

The E x e c u t i v e h e l d an emergency meeting on 25th March and a p p o i n t e d C h r i s t i n e T e l l e r as A c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t . It i s both i m p r a c t i c a l to run an e l e c t i o n t h i s term and r i d i c u l o u s t o expect anybody to s t a n d f o r the post of Deputy P r e s i d e n t f o r a couple of months when exams are looming. We must remain with an a c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t .

I make the f o l l o w i n g recommendations t o t h i s UGM:-

i ) Endorse the E x e c u t i v e ' s appointment of C h r i s t i n e as A c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t .

i i ) In view o f the work l o a d , o f f e r some reward, not i n the form of a s a l a r y but i n the form of p a y i n g the r e n t f o r 58 B e i t H a l l where C h r i s i s now l i v i n g . ( I n c i d e n t a l l y t h i s was the arrangement b e f o r e the post was made s a b b a t i c a l ) .

i i i ) A u t h o r i s e t h a t C h r i s t i n e ' s name i s engraved on the Deputy P r e s i d e n t ' s pot and added t o the Honours Board i n the Union D i n i n g H a l l .

S i c k Bay.

The h e a l t h s e r v i c e i s under c o n s i d e r a b l e p r e s s u r e to reduce c o s t s ( l i k e the whole C o l l e g e ) and the area most th r e a t e n e d i s the s i c k bay. The p r o p o s a l i s to charge f i r s t year r e s i d e n t s a compulsory i n s u r a n c e premium (about £10) on t h e i r f i r s t h a l l b i l l . T h i s w i l l ' e n t i t l e i n d i v i d u a l s t o f r e e s i c k bay treatment f o r 3 y e a r s . F i r s t y ears not i n h a l l w i l l be a b l e t o j o i n v o l u n t a r i l y . A system w i l l be worked out f o r second and t h i r d y e a r s . I was i n i t i a l l y a g a i n s t a compulsory i n s u r a n c e but have changed my mind s i n c e i t i s t h a t or no s i c k bay. I propose we accept the i d e a i n p r i n c i p l e .

Redundancies.

The Rector p r e s e n t e d a p l a n at the l a s t Governing Body f o r r e d u n d a n c i e s , again emphasizing t h a t they may not be n e c e s s a r y i n the near f u t u r e . The C o l l e g e branch of the AUT have i d e a s f o r r a i s i n g or s a v i n g money to prevent redundancies. Some of these i d e a s d i r e c t l y a f f e c t s t u d e n t s so I sent my comments i n w r i t i n g t o Governing Body.

C h a n c e l l o r ' s G l a s s .

I attended a r e c e p t i o n f o r the C h a n c e l l o r , HRH P r i n c e s s Anne, at ULU and c l e v e r l y o b t a i n e d the very g l a s s from which she was d r i n k i n g , ( C o k e l ) . I hope the Rag Chairman w i l l be a b l e to r a f f l e t h i s m a g n i f i c e n t trophy at t h i s meeting.

C h a n c e l l o r ' s Behaviour.

T a l k i n g of HRH I s t i l l have not s a t i s f a c t o r i l y r e s o l v e d the b u f f a l o / t i g e r a f f a i r but i t i s i n hand.

Residence.

The i d e a o f p a y i n g r e n t over the v a c a t i o n as d i s c u s s e d l a s t term has been s h e l v e d .

A number of c l e a n e r s i n the h a l l s are r e t i r i n g t h i s summer and w i l l not be r e p l a c e d . The c u r r e n t s t a n d a r d s of c l e a n i n g w i l l be maintained with a s l i g h t drop i n the frequency of c l e a n i n g s t a i r s and l a n d i n g s but the l i n e n s e r v i c e w i l l d i s a p p e a r . T h i s means d i r t y sheets and p i l l o w c a s e s w i l l not be r e p l a c e d by c l e a n ones as happens at present on a weekly bs.sis. D i s c u s s i o n s are c o n t i n u i n g on the p r o v i s i o n of the l i n e n i t s e l f and I would l i k e t o see a c e n t r a l v o l u n t a r y h i r i n g f a c i l i t y . T h i s way s t u d e n t s w i l l have the c h o i c e of h i r i n g l i n e n or b r i n g i n g t h e i r own. T h i s proposed w i t h ­drawal of s e r v i c e i s s u b j e c t the p r o v i s i o n of a c e n t r a l l a undry f a c i l i t y which s h o u l d be of b e n e f i t to the whole C o l l e g e . The net s a v i n g s on laundry b i l l s and c l e a n e r s from the s t e p s o u t l i n e d above w i l l be between 7 and 8% of a s t u d e n t s weekly r e n t .

R e f e c t o r i e s .

The Southside R e f e c t o r y has f i n a l l y moved do w n s t a i r s . It i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t the Union gets feedback from s t u d e n t s on the q u a l i t y of the food i n the new set-up. P l e a s e i n f o r m me or Marco of any c o m p l a i n t s , s u g g e s t i o n s or even compliments. If the complaints box has moved d o w n s t a i r s , simply use t h a t .

And now a few words about the o u t s i d e world:-

Cost of L i v i n g Survey.

If you are amongst the lucky 200 who have been randomly s e l e c t e d f o r t h i s survey, p l e a s e f i l l i t i n and send i t back to the Union.

T h i s has become p a r t i c u l a r l y important s i n c e C h r i s t o p h e r P r i c e , M.P., Chairman of the Commons S e l e c t Committee on E d u c a t i o n i s keen to l e a r n the r e s u l t s .

Thanks to Simon Rodan f o r c o - o r d i n a t i n g t h i s survey.

Student Loans.

The government has once again s h e l v e d p l a n s f o r i n t r o d u c i n g loans as p a r t replacement f o r student g r a n t s . T h i s i s not because they have gone o f f the i d e a but because the l e g i s l a t i o n i s too c o m p l i c a t e d and would probably not get through P a r l i a m e n t d u r i n g t h i s governments l i f e time. What­ever the reasons, the s h e l v i n g i s good news.

Overseas Students and the NHS.

And now the bad news, (but i t c o u l d have been worse). Overseas v i s i t o r s r e g i s t e r i n g with a d o c t o r a f t e r October 1st 1982 are t o pay f e e s f o r H o s p i t a l treatment. It seems G.P. treatment w i l l remain f r e e t o Overseas Students though w i t h ot h e r v i s i t o r s t h i s w i l l be up to the G.P. h i m s e l f . The c o n c e s s i o n i s t h a t v i s i t o r s ( i n c l u d i n g s t u d e n t s ) who have been r e s i d e n t i n the U.K., f o r more than 12 months w i l l get f u l l NHS treatment. T h i s i s of l i t t l e use to s t u d e n t s on one year M.Sc. c o u r s e s . '

My a p o l o g i e s f o r not r e p o r t i n g t h i s t o an e a r l i e r meeting. It i s an important i s s u e and UKCOSA are c o n t i n u i n g to look i n t o i t .

Open Door.

Our programme was screened on 17th A p r i l ; I hope many of you saw i t . I was r e a s o n a b l y p l e a s e d with the end r e s u l t . A very s p e c i a l thank you must go to Lawrence Windley who gave up vast amounts of time to h e l p with p l a n n i n g and p r o d u c t i o n .

REPORT OF ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT

TV shop wi11 be having a s a l e of s p o r t s goods s t a r t i n g on May IOI.h at 11am. There are many items reduced i n c l u d i n g :. ;ua:-;h , badminton and t e n n i s r a c k e t s and footwear. An I ncn.st.so in p u b l i c i t y and the range of goods should improve t.h': shop c o n s i d e r a b l y t h i s term.

Vending.

New machines have now been i n s t a l l e d i n the Lower Lounge under s l i g h t l y more f a v o u r a b l e c o n d i t i o n s . I s h a l l be c h e c k i n g them r e g u l a r l y . I s h a l l be r e p o r t i n g to I n t e r n a l S e r v i c e s and UFC on the s t a t e of the vending account.

Union Bu i I d i ng.

At the b e g i n n i n g of term, the b u i l d i n g was r e a s o n a b l y ordered with c h a i r s e t c . , i n t h e i r c o r r e c t rooms. The s t a t e of f u r n i s h i n g s i s however not good at p r e s e n t . C l e a n i n g m a t e r i a l s (mops, brooms, dusbin l i n e r s e t c . ) are once more a v a i l a b l e . To use t.hem you w i l l have to l e a v e your Union Card or a d e p o s i t with me which w i l l not be r e t u r n e d u n t i l the room you used and the c l e a n i n g cupboard have been checked.

N o t i c e Boards.

These have i n general boon t i d i e d up and I have a l l o c a t e d areas to a l l those c l u b s who requested them e a r l i e r i n the s e s s i o n . There are now forms a v a i l a b l e f o r s o c i e t i e s who would l i k e an area but mi ssed out b e f o r e . I s h a l l r e a l l o c a t e a r ea s at the- end of the s e s s i o n .

There are s t i l l l a r g e areas that w i l l remain f o r g e n e r a l use. P l e a s e do not s t a p l e i n t o n o t i c e b o a r d s , I w i l l p r o v i d e drawing p i n s on r e q u e s t . ( P l e a s e send a l l complaints about the s t a t e of n o t i c e b o a r d s to Marco Ledwold)

5-Year P l a n s .

I would l i k e updated or new plans as soon as p o s s i b l e ( t o Nick or m y s e l f ) . These s h o u l d be up to s e s s i o n 86/87 and e s t i m a t e s should i n c l u d e d e t a i l s as to whether VAT i s i n c l u d e d or not.

EXAMS.

I have a couple t h i s term and t h e r e f o r e w i l l only be i n the o f f i c e 12.00 - 2.00 and 5.00 - 6.00. Jen and Jo w i l l cover f o r the r e s t of the day and I can always be c o n t a c t e d i n emergencies.

4. The c o l l e g e Careers A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e c o n s t a n t l y i n v i t e s companies such as RTZ and Anglo-American, or i t s s u b s i d i a r i e s , t o I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e and h e l p s i n t h e i r e f f o r t s t o r e c r u i t white st u d e n t s to work i n South A f r i c a .

5. 1982 i s the UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s a g a i n s t South A f r i c a .

ICU B e l i e v e s :

1. A p a r t h e i d i s wrong and every e f f o r t should be taken to end support of the regime.

2. The c o l l e g e C a r e e r s A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e i s wrong i n i n v i t i n g companies t o the c o l l e g e to r e c r u i t students to work i n South A f r i c a , permanently or d u r i n g a v a c a t i o n , and should be d i s c o u r a g e d .

ICU I n s t r u c t s :

1. The Union and E x e c u t i v e to take a c t i o n t o prevent the c o l l e g e ' s Careers A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e from i n v i t i n g companies i n v o l v e d i n r e c r u i t i n g s t u d e n t s to work i n South A f r i c a and f o r the E x e c u t i v e to r e p o r t back to the next UGM.

2. The Union and E x e c u t i v e t o support the UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s a g a i n s t South A f r i c a , by p u b l i c i s i n g i t .

AMENDED MOTION ON SOUTH AFRICA

D e l e t e ICU I n s t r u c t s 2. and i n s e r t 3:-

"The Union and E x e c u t i v e to support the UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s A g a i n s t South A f r i c a " .

and i n s e r t 2:-

The Union to p r o v i d e a l t e r n a t i v e c a r e e r s i n f o r m a t i o n to a l l Union members who are b e i n g i n t e r v i e w e d by companies t h a t are r e c r u i t i n g f o r South A f r i c a and Namibia. -

RETURNING OFFICER'S REPORT

The f o l l o w i n g people were e l e c t e d to the f o l l o w i n g posts at the l a s t UGM and are t o be r a t i f i e d : -

E n t e r t a i n m e n t s O f f i c e r

Academic A f f a i r s O f f i c e r

E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s O f f i c e r

UGM Chairman

W.J.Waterson

J . S.Boucher

S.A.Rodan

N. S.Pyne

The f o l l o w i n g p o s t s w i l l be husted f o r at t h i s UGM:-

Haldane L i b r a r y Book Buyer Haldane L i b r a r y Record Buyer P u b l i c i t y O f f i c e r F e l i x B u s i n e s s Manager Four D e l e g a t e s to the U n i v e r s i t y of London General Union C o u n c i l Four Members o f the Permanent Working P a r t y Three Members of House Committee S e c r e t a r y to the E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s Committee

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MOTION ON SOUTH AFRICA

ICU Notes:

Proposed by Seconded by

A n t i A p a r t h e i d Group L i b e r a l Club Labour Club S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y

1. The South A f r i c a n system of government i s r a c i s t , r e p r e s s i v e , and i n d i r e c t c o n t r a v e n t i o n of the U n i t e d d e c l a r a t i o n on Human R i g h t s .

2. The South A f r i c a n f o r c e s are i n i l l e g a l o c c u p a t i o n of Namibia and p e r p e t u a l l y make a t t a c k s a g a i n s t n e i g h b o u r i n g c o u n t r i e s such as Angola.

3. B r i t i s h N u c l e a r F u e l s L t d . has a c o n t r a c t to r e c e i v e uranium between 1 9 7 7 - 8 4 from the R o s s i n g mine i n Namibia, and the B r i t i s h - b a s e d t r a n s n a t i o n a l Rio T i n t c Z i n c has the l a r g e s t e q u i t y h o l d i n g i n Rossing. T h i s i s a l l i n c o n t r a v e n t i o n of the UN p o l i c y on Namibia.

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