Support for Tom Scott
Social Credit’s deputyleader, Mr J. Dwyer, may take up the case of the “Listener” columnist, Tom Scott, with the Indian Government. Mr Dwyer said yesterday that he had written an "open” letter to India’s External Affairs Minister (Mr P. V. Narasimha Rao) after the Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) indicated that he
might ask for a ban bn accrediting Mr Scott to the Commonwealth heads of government conference. “Should it be confirmed that the Indian Government has been approached, then the letter will be posted,” Mr Dwyer said. The Commonwealth. Secretariat had already told Mr Muldoon that accreditation
was a decision for the Indian Government. Mr Dwyer said he realised that his opinion would not influence the Indian Government but if Mr Muldoon was going to try to sway the decision it was important that the Indian Government did not gain the impression that his was the majority viewpoint in New
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