Who profits from Iran slaughter?
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nas Anti Riot Equipme smoke hand grenades Schermuly Ls smoke cartnoge:
"During recent years. the increasé in civil disturbances calling for action on the part of the authorities has resulted in a growing demand for Riot Control Agents. Schermuly Ltd. have been appointed sole manufacture to the British Government of CS Anti-riot equipment including grenades, cartridges and other control device embodying CS and in addition to home requirements. supply such products to a large number of overseas Governments. Schermuly Ltd. also manufacture and supply a full range of riot control equipment."
SCHERMULY SCHERMULY LTD. Detence Divisxon. tesoga Joreng Suman Grea 3rtan AM5 Te Memorgace 331 Cabkes Schermury Doniuen Terex 8550° It is not only because he is a major bulwark of capitalist control in the Middle East and Gulf area that the Labour leaders fully support the Shah of Iran.
They also recognise Iran as a major customer of the British arms industry-and as such as a major factor subsidising the maintenance of the British armed forces themselves.
According to Anthony Sampson in his book The Arms Bazaar. Britairs 21,900 majon arms export orders in 1977 were for Iran.
The Shah has bought land is now using) more Chieftain tanks than the British army itself.
The Iranian navy is a major customer for military hovercraft. And a whole host of electronics, aviation and engineering firms derive added profits from arms sales to this butcher regime.
Rushed for • Two weeks ago Tribune highlighted the particular role played by one small firm out in Dorking, Surrey, at which CS gas grenades, riot guns and rubbor bullets are being rushed out for export to aid the iranian dictator in rapressing his working class.
The firm, Staresty, is a sutsidis; of British Match. The total morkforce is only 200, of which, according to Tribune reporter Chris Mullin, a quarter -nearly all TGWU membersPRESS Owen work on producing riot gear.
The Department of Tradeas reported recently in Socialist Press-has sanctioned the export of 13,000 riot guns, plus CS gas cartridges, batons, and other artridge: rubber buliets, related equipment since the mass struggles began in iran.
250,000 rubber bullets-all perfected during the British military occupation of Ireland -are still on order.
All of this material passes through the hands of trade union labour both in the manufacturing process and in transit to the Shah's murderous state Production workers; lorry drivers, ' railwaymen, dockers and seamen all therefore have the opportunity-through black. ing action-to cut off these vital supplies and thus assist the struggles of their iranian brothers and sisters for the most rudimentary democratic and political rights.