TV film banned
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immediate withdrawal of imper¡alist troops from the occupied six counties of Ireland, and settle accounts with those reactionary Labour leaders whose The latest act of TV censorship-following the formal deal reached between the BBC and police -has been to ban a film which drew a connection between a drug smuggler and Government intelligence.
Five : years ago arrested physicist Howard Marks for drugs smuggling.
He was given bail of £50,000 and shortly before his trial at the Old Bailey he disappeared.
Since then police have failed to rearrest him although friends say he is moving in and out of Britain with ease.
The London Weekend programme drew the connection between Marks and Dl6, saying that he was being used in intelligence work against Irish republicans.
The BA banned the film hours before it was due to be shown on Friday.
•No reason was given for the decision and IBA lawyers are supposed to be now considering the film.
In fact the IBA are waiting for the state to decide whether or not the fiim is allowed to be shown. revolutionary authorities by distributing leaflets ostensibly calling for Arab and Kurdish self-determination"
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