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| '''Western Goals (UK)''' was a far-right group, founded as the British branch of the American organisation the ]. | |||
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| The group was formed in May 1985 with Stuart Notholt and ] of the Young ]) as its directors. Its initial Parliamentary Advisory Board included the Rev. ], ] ] for ], who was also a vice-president of Western Goals (UK). | |||
| Western Goals was essentially an ] and ultra-conservative organisation. Its activities included campaigning against charities such as ], ], and ] which it saw as left-wing and denouncing as "extremist", left-wing ] candidates such as ] during the ] campaign. | |||
| In 1988, their literature stated that they were "Britain's leading political research organization for investigating and exposing liberal and Marxist threats to Western values. It has been involved inn highlighting Marxist control of 'Third World development agencies'." | |||
| In 1988 they helped organise a visit to Britain by ] leader of ]'s ] rebel group, following which a member of their directorate visited ] and ] ]. | |||
| At the October 1988 ] Conference, Western Goals UK held a fringe meeting on the subject of "International Terrorism - how the West can fight back". The speakers were Sir ], ],], and ]. Peter Dally of ]'s UK Chapter, the ], was in the chair and an message was read to the meeting from General Sir ]. Andrew Hunter spoke on high-level connections between the ] and ]. | |||
| The group published numerous policy sheets and a newsletter entitled ''Young European'' and edited by Stuart Notholt. The October 1988 edition carried a leading article by Andrew V R Smith, 'Freedom from Communism - the hope of millions'. The December edition cited AVR Smith as the ''Young Europeans for World Freedom'' Secretarty-General. | |||
| The following year they expanded both their membership, activities, and organisation, becoming the ], independent of the US foundation. | |||
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