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RAF Mildenhall Base Commander Refuses to Accept CND Letter |
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23 August 2006: for immediate release
Today peace activists attempted to hand in a letter to the commander
of RAF Mildenhall base in Suffolk, expressing their concern about the
continuing use of the base for weapons transports from the US to Israel.
Despite lengthy negotiations shortly after 1pm today, the activists, who
included CND Chair Kate Hudson and veteran peace activist Pat Arrowsmith,
were informed that permission had to be sought by the activists from the
US embassy.
Despite discussions, no permission has been forthcoming. At 2pm, Kate
Hudson read the letter to assembled activists and media. The hand in comprises
part of the ongoing campaigning by CND at the base through the recently
established peace camp.
Kate Hudson, chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said, “It
is shocking that the base commander would not accept our letter today.
We were seeking to explain the reasons for our protest and to urge the
government to give us assurances that weapons transports for this conflict
will cease. We do not wish the fragile ceasefire to be endangered.”
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Notes to Editor:
1. For a copy of the letter from CND to the RAF Mildenhall base commander,
please contact Rick Wayman, CND's Press & Communications Officer,
on 0207 7002350 or 07968 420859
2. To speak with people at the peace camp, please contact Mell Harrison
on 07760 161 755.
3. Kate Hudson, CND chair, will be at the peace camp throughout Wednesday
afternoon. She can be reached on 07739 184 335.
4. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is one of Europe’s
biggest single-issue peace campaigns, with over 32,000 members in the
UK. CND campaigns for the abolition of all nuclear weapons everywhere.
www.cnduk.org
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