Reds Deny Responsibility For Heckling
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WELLINGTON, July 22. The interjections at a meeting ad dressed by the Prime Minister (Mr. : Fraser) at -Auckland were not organ- ! ised by the Communist Party, says r ; statement issued by the general seero j tary of the party,. (Mr. S. Scott) . " Af i faryas we can gather the interjection^ \ expressed the spontanous indignatior ! of individuals opposed-»^to conscriptioi ! and incensed by Press reporf.^'bf inter ference with anti-conscription meet \ ings," the statement added. , I " Your .claim that the Communis'j Party is not entifled to speak over th air because of its eonneetions with th- j . Peace and Anti-Conscription Federa | }tion does not bear examination, " sta t.es the general secrtarv of the Nev j Zealand Communist Partv in a furthe ! telegram to the Prime Minister. Th ! telegram refers to those granted broad : casting rights during the conscriptioreferendum campaign, and Mr Scot | niaintains that the Communist attitude) towards the defence of New Zealand an ] allied questions had been seriously mis | represented. "We again insist on durj right to speak over the air on thp con-j scription issue," the telegram adds. j
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 July 1949, Page 5
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