LABOUR PARTY POLICY
I “Neutralism Fatal In Election” (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) CARDIFF, October 23. It would be fatal for the Labour Party to fight a general election on a policy of neutralism and uni- > lateralism, the party leader (Mr Hugh Gaitskell) said tonight. “In the present state of the world it would not be safe for the country to abandon its alliances and friends. So long as Russia possesses nuclear weapons, then the West must have nuclear weapons available,” he said. “If you take away nuclear weapons from the West you are giving the Soviet Union tempi tation which would be too great for them to resist. They would not have to drop those things, only . threaten it.” he said. “And what ! could the West do?” Mr Gaitskell was ■ giving his , ' views on the situation facing the , party as a result of the recent r conference at Scarborough when the party decided to “go it alone" | on disarmament. Mr Gaitskell has . refused to accept that decision. Today he was enthusiastically greeted when he formally accepr ted nomination lor re-election as i party leader. His opponent in the fight will be Mr Harold Wilson.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29344, 25 October 1960, Page 18
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