Blanco, the Peruvian peasant leader imprisoned at Arequipa, have been told that he was offered his freedom if he would pledge not to try to overthrow the government, According to the same source, he refused to make the pledge.
The two groups, the Eltham Well National Co-operative Guild and the ~ Greenwich Young Socialists, passed resolutions appealing for the freedom. of Blanco, The Greenwich resolution was sent to.the Constituency Labour. . party which approved it and forwarded it to Transport House. The Guild resolution was sent to the Royal Arsenal Co-op which took similar action. The International Department of Transport House then took up the matter — and finally wrote back, reporting what it had learned about Hugo Blancots stand.
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