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01 December 1996

On the trail of Palme's assassins. Searchlight No. 257 (November) 1996 pp3-10. Investigation into the 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olaf Palme that implicates the South African apartheid regime.

Bilderberg and the origins of the EU Mike Peters. Lobster 32 December 1996 pp2-9. Traces the links between the Bilderberg Group named after a hotel near Arnhem Netherlands and the founding of the European Community. The Group comprised of the world's "ruling classes" nurtured the "Treaty of Rome which brought the Common Market into being."

Parliamentary democracy. Wilton Park paper 120. HMSO 1996 34 pages 5.00. The Conclusions of this closed seminar on the Third World and "liberal democracy" include the following insight: Democracy must not be confused with capitalism. The former is a political system while the latter is an economic system. Although many capitalist countries are democracies, capitalism can exist without democracy.

La collaboration policiŠre internationale en Europe G Renault, J Vanderborght L van Outrive. D‚viance et Soci‚t‚ 1996 vol 20 no 2 pp173-192. Review of the material on police cooperation in the EU.

Quel prix pour la s‚curit‚? (Europol - brave new police?) Green Group in the European Parliament 1996 56 pages. Proceedings of conference on Europol. This French language version follows the German one and will be follow in turn by the English version later.

The Protection of Human Rights in Europe: the role of the European Convention on Human Rights Simon Bagshaw. European Dossier Series no 31 1994 36 pages 5.00. European Documentation Centre University of North London 236-250 Holloway Road London N7 6PP.

Democracy and the European Union Richard Kuper. European Dossier Series no 38 1996 32 pages 5.00. European Documentation Centre University of North London 236-250 Holloway Road London N7 6PP.