AA News October 1970

AA News exposed a proposal under which the Conservative government would retain the South African arms embargo in return for African Commonwealth countries agreement to a deal with the Smith regime in Zimbabwe. It reviewed moves at the Labour Party conference to support the arms embargo. Former NUSAS president elect John Sprack welcomed the setting up of the South African Student Organisation (SASO) by black students. A centrespread set out the facts about British economic involvement in apartheid. AA News reported on the decision of the World Council of Churches to give grants to the Southern African liberation movements.