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,CL&E/9E 9 ,EUROPE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ABEL ,PAZ 

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,*,A,P,T,] ,X,X,I4 ,CL&E/9E 9 ,EUROPE 

  

,:ILE ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO W]E IMPRISON$ 9 ,LYON1 ! ,ASYLUM ,SUPPORT ,COMMITTEE 9QUIR$ AT V>I\S EMBASSIES & CONSULATES 9 ,P>IS AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( GETT+ !M AN 5TRANCE VISA4 0,\R C\NTRY CANNOT GIVE ASYLUM TO DANG]\S AN>*I/S10 WAS ! MO/ COMMON RESPONSE4 ,!RE WAS SOME HOPE 9 ! FACT ?AT ! ,SOVIET ,UNION HAD REPLI$ POSITIVELY TO !IR QU]Y ! PREVI\S YE>1.<#a#i#h.> BUT NEI!R ,ASCASO NOR ,DURRUTI W]E V]Y 5?USIA/IC AB\T ! IDEA ( GO+ TO ! ,U,S,S,R & ALL !IR COMRADES1 9CLUD+ ,MAKHNO1 W>N$ !M AGA9/ SU* A MOVE4 ,?US1 ! TWO DIDN'T KN[ :]E TO GO :5 !Y W]E RELEAS$1 AL?\< !Y DID NE$ TO LEAVE ,FRANCE IMM$IATELY4 ,!Y CONCLUD$ ?AT P]HAPS !Y C\LD HIDE \T 9 SOME ,C5TRAL ,EUROPEAN C\NTRY ONCE !Y POSSESS$ ( ,SOVIET PASSPORTS4 

,!Y W5T TO ! ,SOVIET ,CONSULATE AS SOON AS !Y >RIV$ 9 ,BRUSSELS TO PURSUE ! MATT] ( ! ,RUSSIAN 5TRANCE VISA4 ,! CONSULATE /AFF TOLD !M ?AT !Y HAD 9DE$ RECEIV$ A VISA BUT NE$$ FILL \T ! NECESS>Y PAP]WORK 9 ,P>IS1 S9CE ?AT WAS :]E !Y HAD MADE ! APPLICATION4 ,ONCE !Y DID ?AT1 !Y W\LD RECEIVE ! PASSPORTS4 ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI EXPLA9$ ?AT !Y W]E B>R$ FROM 5T]+ ,FRANCE & FAC$ MON?S 9 PRISON IF !Y W]E >RE/$ !RE AGA94 ,! ,SOVIET FUNCTION>IES W]E UNMOV$4 ,:AT C\LD !Y DO8 ,!Y DECID$ TO SECRETLY GO TO ! ,SOVIET ,CONSULATE 9 ,P>IS1 AL?\< :5 !Y >RIV$1 !Y W]E TOLD ?AT !Y HAD TO GO TO ! EMBASSY1 NOT ! CONSULATE1 TO C>RY \T ! REQUISITE PROC$URES4 ,AT ! EMBASSY !Y HAD TO ANSW] A S]IES ( QUE/IONS 9 :I* !Y W]E PRESS$ TO EXPLA9 :Y !Y WANT$ TO GO TO ,RUSSIA & :AT !Y 9T5D$ TO DO !RE4 ,!N !Y HAD TO FILL \T =MS ASK+ !M TO PL$GE !IR COMMITM5T TO DEF5D+ ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 ?AT !Y W\LD NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ANY ACTIVITIES ?AT MI<T DAMAGE IT1 & TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! ,SOVIET /ATE WAS ! AU!NTIC EXPRESSION ( ! POPUL> WILL4 ,!Y DECID$ ?AT !SE REQUE/S W]E 9TOL]ABLE &1 AS A RESULT1 !IR LA/ *ANCE TO LIVE LEGALLY 9 A C\NTRY DISAPPE>$4.<#a#i#i.> 

,G]MANY WAS ! ONLY NATION 9 ,EUROPE :]E ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T POSSESS$ A C]TA9 ORGANIZ$ /R5G? AT ! TIME & ?US TO ,G]MANY !Y W5T4 ,!Y >RIV$ 9 ,B]L9 AT ! 5D ( ,OCTOB] #a#i#b#h4 

,OROBON ,F]N&EZ HAD PROVID$ !M ) ,AGU/9 ,S\*Y'S ADDRESS4 ,=EW>N$1 ,S\*Y TOOK ! TWO AN>*I/S 9TO HIS HOME & SET \T TO REGUL>IZE !IR SITUATION AS =EIGN]S4 ,HE SPOKE ) ,RUDOLF ,ROCK]1 A DI/+UI%$ ,G]MAN AN>*I/ :O 5JOY$ GREAT PRE/IGE 9 SOME 9TELLECTUAL & POLITICAL CIRCLES ?ANKS HIS PROM95CE 9 ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T & HIS !ORETICAL ACCOMPLI%M5TS4 ,9 ORD] TO PREV5T A DISA/]--S9CE ,G]MANY WAS NOT ,FRANCE--!Y AGRE$ TO KEEP ! TWO ,SPANI>DS' PRES5CE A SECRET & LODGE !M 9 A COMRADE'S HOME 9 ! SUBURBS ( ,B]L94 

,RUDOLF ,ROCK] DISCUSS$ ! TWO ,SPANI>DS' SITUATION ) ! LIB]T>IAN POET ,]I* ,MUHSAM & BO? DECID$ ?AT !Y %\LD TO SPEAK ) AN OLD COMRADE BY ! NAME ( ,PAUL ,KAMPFMEY]4 ,AL?\< ,KAMPFMEY] HAD GR[N DI/ANT FROM ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T OV] ! YE>S & JO9$ ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 HE CONT9U$ TO BE GOOD FRI5DS ) SOME ( ! MO/ R5[N$ AN>*I/S4 ,?ANKS TO ! FACT ?AT HE HELD A POSITION 9 ! GOV]NM5T1 HE HAD ALSO BE5 ABLE TO HELP !M RESOLVE SEV]AL TRICKY BUREAUCRATIC PROBLEMS 9 ! PA/4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,KAMPFMEY] PROVID$ 9VALUABLE AID :5 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO & ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN W]E LEAV+ ,RUSSIA4 

,!Y EXPLA9$ ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO'S CASE TO HIM & ASK$ IF HE C\LD HELP !M GET RESID5CY P]MITS = ! TWO M54 0,HE PROMIS$ TO DO HIS BE/10 ,ROCK] WROTE1 0BUT SAID ?AT WE HAD TO GIVE HIM SOME TIME40 ,MEAN:ILE1 !Y PLANN$ SOME ACTIVITIES & TRI$ TO MAKE ! /RESSFUL WAIT AS BE>ABLE AS POSSIBLE = ! ,SPANI>DS4 ,ROCK] ELABORATES3  
  

,WE (T5 TOOK ! EXILES TO ! CITY AT NI<TFALL & SP5T ! EV5+ ) !M 9 \R HOME1 OR P]HAPS ,AGU/9 ,S\*Y'S OR ,]I* ,MUHSAM'S4 ,! POLICE W]5'T TOO WORRI$ AB\T =EIGN]S 9 ,B]L9 !N1 SO WE C\LD RISK ACTIVITIES ?AT W\LD HAVE BE5 IMPOSSIBLE UND] ! ,EMPIRE4 ,=EIGN]S W]E G5]ALLY LEFT 9 PEACE1 IF !RE WASN'T A DIRECT COMPLA9T AGA9/ !M OR PRESSURES FROM =EIGN GOV]NM5TS4 ,?AT MI<T HAVE BE5 ! CASE ) ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO1 BUT !IR SITUATION WAS P>TICUL>LY DANG]\S & SO WE ?\<T IT BE/ TO TRY TO AU?ORIZE !IR RESID5CY LEGALLY4 ,AFT] A P]IOD ( FIFTE5 DAYS1 ,KAMPFMEY] TOLD ME ?AT HE C\LD NOT TAKE ANO!R /EP 9 ! MATT]4 ,! ,PRUSSIAN ,GOV]NM5T WAS !N 9 ! H&S ( A COALITION ( ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 ,DEMOCRATS1 & ! ,C5T] ,CA?OLIC ,P>TY1 & AL?\< ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS W]E ! /RONGE/ P>TY & HELD ! MO/ IMPORTANT M9I/]IAL POSITIONS1 !Y HAD TO DEMON/RATE !IR FLEXIBILITY 9 ORD] TO AVOID A GOV]NM5TAL CRISIS & NOT 5DANG] !IR POSITION 9 ! ,REI*4 ,) RESPECT TO ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO1 ! C5TRAL PROBLEM WAS ?AT !Y HAD KILL$ ! >*-REACTION>Y ,C>D9AL ,SOLDEVILA 9 ,Z>AGOZA4 ,SOLDEVILA WAS ONE ( ! MO/ RABID 5EMIES ( ! ,SPANI% WORK]S' MOVEM5T & HAD FUND$ ! PI/OL]OS1 :O W]E RESPONSIBLE = KILL+ MANY ( \R BE/ COMRADES4 

0,I C\LD HAVE DONE SOME?+ = !M IF !Y'D MURD]$ ! ,K+ ( ,SPA910 ,KAMPFMEY] TOLD ME1 0BUT ! ,C5T] ,CA?OLIC ,P>TY WILL NEV] =GIVE ! DEA? ( ONE ( ! ,*UR*'S HI<E/ DIGNIT>IES4 ,!RE'S NO WAY ?AT ! GOV]NM5T WILL GIVE !M ASYLUM40  
  

,! SITUATION WAS DESP]ATE4 ,IF ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI SOMEH[ FELL 9TO ! POLICE'S H&S1 !Y W\LD BE %IPP$ TO ,SPA9 IMM$IATELY4 ,RUDOLF ,ROCK] DIDN'T WANT !M TO HAVE FALSE HOPES1 SO HE UPDAT$ !M ON ! MATT]3  
  

,:5 ,S\*Y & ,I EXPLA9$ ! SITUATION & ASK$ !M :AT !Y ?\<T WE %\LD DO1 !Y REFLECT$ = A MOM5T & !N SAID ?AT P]HAPS !Y %\LD GO TO ,MEXICO4 ,( C\RSE !Y C\LDN'T LIVE !RE UND] !IR [N NAMES1 BUT IT W\LD BE EASI] TO PASS UNNOTIC$ & F9D WORK 9 A C\NTRY :]E !Y SPOKE ! LANGUAGE4 ,WE DECID$ ?AT ?IS WAS ! BE/ OPTION4 ,!Y W\LD FIR/ HAVE TO 5T] ,BELGIUM SECRETLY1 :]E TRU/$ COMRADES W\LD GET !M ! NECESS>Y DOCUM5TS1 & !N !Y W\LD SET SAIL = ,MEXICO 9 ,ANTW]P4 

,= \R P>T1 WE HAD TO RAISE ! MONEY TO COV] ! CO/S ( ! TRIP1 :I* W]E BY NO MEANS 9SIGNIFICANT4 ,WE DIDN'T TELL !M ANY?+ AB\T ?IS1 GIV5 ?AT !Y W\LD NOT HAVE ACCEPT$ SU* A SACRIFICE4 ,! MOVEM5T 7,F,S,A-,G]MAN ,AN>*I/ ,UNIONS7 DEM&$ HUGE \TLAYS FROM EA* ( US !N1 AS WE W]E 9 ! MID/ ( CON/ANT 9DU/RIAL /RUGGLES & ALSO 9 A P]IOD ( LAT5T ECONOMIC CRISIS4 

,BUT WE HAD TO GET ! MONEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,I SPOKE ) ,MUHSAM AB\T ! ISSUE & HE SUGGE/$ ?AT WE VISIT ! WELL-KN[N ACTOR ,ALEX&] ,GRANA*1 :O MI<T BE ABLE TO HELP \T4 ,I EXPLA9$ ! OBJECT ( \R VISIT .<TO ,GRANA*.>1 )\T GIV+ HIM ANY REAL DETAILS4 

0,Y\'VE COME AT A GOOD TIME10 HE SAID1 ALMO/ %\T+4 0,H]E'S :AT ,I E>N$ ?IS MORN+60 ,& HE TOOK ?REE OR F\R HUNDR$ M>KS \T ( HIS POCKET & ?REW !M ON ! TABLE4 ,WE REALLY HADN'T EXPECT$ SO MU* & W]E EXTREMELY PLEAS$4 ,?IS WAS AN AUSPICI\S BEG9N+6 ,! GOOD ,GRANA* NEV] KNEW :O HE HELP$ ) HIS MONEY4 ,ALL HE NE$$ TO KN[ WAS ?AT WE REQUIR$ HIS HELP = A GOOD CAUSE4 ,! RE/ WASN'T HIS CONC]N4 ,!Y F9ALLY RAIS$ ! MONEY NECESS>Y TO F9ANCE ! TRIP & ! TWO ,SPANI>DS TOOK (F = ,BELGIUM4 ,ROCK] WRITES3 ,AFT] A LONG TIME )\T HE>+ ANY?+ FROM ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO1 WE SUDD5LY RECEIV$ A LETT] FROM !M \T ( ! BLUE4 ,!Y RETURN$ ! GREAT] P>T ( ! MONEY ?AT WE'D GIV5 !M & TOLD US ?AT !Y HAD DECID$ AGA9/ GO+ TO ,MEXICO4 ,!Y HAD RESOLV$ TO RETURN TO ,SPA9 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,AS = ! MONEY1 !Y HELD ONTO ONLY :AT !Y NE$$ TO COV] ! CO/S ( ! TRIP TO !IR C\NTRY4.<#b.> 

,! ,BELGIUM ?AT ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI F\ND 9 E>LY #aibi HAD MORE RELAX$ POLICIES ON =EIGN]S1 :I* MADE ,HEM ,DAY ?9K ?AT IT MI<T BE POSSIBLE TO REGUL>IZE ! RESID5CY /ATUS ( !SE TWO 0FE>SOME ,SPANI>DS40 ,IT TURN$ \T ?AT ! ,BELGIAN POLICE AGRE$ TO !IR REQUE/1 BUT ONLY IF ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI *ANG$ !IR NAMES4 ,?IS A/\ND$ \R P]5NIAL 0ILLEGALI/S40 ,ASCASO LAT] EXCLAIM$3 0,:AT HAPP5$ 9 ,BELGIUM WAS ! /RANGE/ ?+ ?AT HAPP5$ TO ME 9 MY 5TIRE LIFE60.<#b#a.> 

,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO HAD C\NTLESS FRI5DS !RE4 ,?AT1 PLUS ! EASE ( GA9+ RESID5CY & ! 5C\RAG+ NEWS FROM ,SPA91 MADE !M COMPLETELY RULE \T MOV+ TO ,MEXICO4 

,LIB]TO ,CALLEJAS DESCRIBES ! 5VIRONM5T 9 ,BRUSSELS AT ! TIME3  
  

,! ,CASA DEL ,PUEBLO WAS NE> ! 5D ( ,R\TE ,HAUTE ,/REET4 ,?IS WAS HOME = ! POLITICAL REFUGEES & ! SOCIALI/ WORK]S ( ! C\NTRY4 ,V&]VELDE1 AFT] F9I%+ HIS M9I/]IAL *ORES1 W\LD OCCUPY A TABLE 9 ! L>GE P>LOR-RE/AURANT & LEISURELY HAVE C(FEE ) CAKE4.<#b#b.> ,ALL ! COMRADES GA!R$ !RE TO CONSPIRE1 WRITE1 & /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,SPA9'S DICTATORIAL REGIME1 SYMBOLIZ$ BY ! HAT$ FIGURE ( ,G5]AL ,PRIMO DE ,RIV]A4 ,! FIR/ \TL9ES ( ! 0CONSPIRACY ( ,G>RAF 0 W]E DRAWN UP 9 A CORN] ( ! ,CASA DEL ,PUEBLO4 ,! AN>*I/ WEEKLY ,TIEMPOS ,NUEVOS WAS PRODUC$ !RE4 ,FRANCISCO ,ASCASO & TWO O!R EXILES PA9T$ ! BUILD+'S EXT]IOR4 ,HIS BRO!R ,DOM+O SOLD H&K]*IEFS & /ATION>Y4 ,DURRUTI F\ND A JOB AS A METALWORK]4 ,I WAS A SAWY] 9 A CORK & DI%WA%] FACTORY 9 ! HOTEL :]E ,FRANCESC ,MACIA /AY$4 ,SALVADOR ,OCANA BUILT TABLES & W>DROBES4 ,EA* ONE DID :AT HE C\LD 9 ?AT ALMO/ PROV9CIAL 5VIRONM5T4.<#b#c.>  
  

,= HIS P>T1 ,LEO ,CAMPION WROTE ! FOLL[+3  
  

,I GOT KN[ ,ASCASO BE=E ,DURRUTI4 ,WE WORK$ 9 ! SAME AUTOMOBILE P>TS WORK%OP4 ,:5 WE FIR/ MET WE SPOKE AB\T SOCIAL ISSUES &1 )9 A FEW M9UTES1 HE TOLD ME3 0,NO MAN HAS ! RI<T TO GOV]N ANO!R MAN40 ,) ?AT DECL>ATION1 WE DISCOV]$ ?AT WE HAD FRI5DS 9 COMMON4 ,?OSE :O LIV$ 9 ,BRUSSELS 9 #aic WILL REMEMB] ! L>GE NUMB] ( ,SPANI% & ,ITALIAN REFUGEES1 ESPECIALLY ! ,SPANI>DS4 ,!Y WILL ALSO RECALL ! REFUGE !Y F\ND AT ,HEM ,DAY'S 0,MONT DES ,>TS0 BOOK/ORE1 :I* WAS A C5T] ( P]MAN5T CONSPIRACY AGA9/ ALL E/ABLI%$ ORD]S4 ,!RE W]E TWO RESID5TS ( ! FIR/ FLOOR3 ! ,B>ASCO FIRM & ,LEO ,CAMPION4 ,! ,B>ASCO FIRM MADE >TICLES = 0HAWK]S0 & SOLD !M )\T 9T]M$I>IES4 ,! FACTORY OCCUPI$ ONE ROOM1 :I* ALSO FUNCTION$ AS A LIV+ ROOM1 SMOK+ ROOM1 D9N+ ROOM1 KIT*51 & B$ROOM OR1 MORE ACCURATELY1 B$ROOMS1 CONSID]+ ! 5DLESS NUMB] ( LODG]S4 ,AT LEA/ A HALF DOZ5 LEASEHOLD]S RESPOND$ TO ! NAME ,B>ASCO1 9CLUD+ ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI4.<#b#d.>  
  

,IDA ,METT COMPLETES ! PICTURE = US3  
  

,:5 ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO >RIV$1 ,BELGIUM1 LIKE ! RE/ ( ,EUROPE1 WAS SUFF]+ ! EFFECTS ( ! WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS4 ,BUT CONDITIONS W]E WORSE !RE ?AN 9 ,FRANCE4 ,IT WAS EXTRAORD9>ILY DIFFICULT = A ,BELGIAN TO F9D WORK &1 NE$LESS TO SAY1 NE>LY IMPOSSIBLE = A =EIGN]1 ESPECIALLY ,ASCASO1 :O DIDN'T HAVE A TRADE4 ,LIKE SO MANY O!R =EIGN POLITICAL REFUGEES AT ! TIME1 ,ASCASO GOT A JOB AS A PA9T] 9 CON/RUCTION4 ,AS ALWAYS1 ! PR(ESSIONALS 9ITIAT$ ! NEW ONES & :5 SOMEONE F\ND WORK HE TOLD ! O!RS4 

,DESPITE ! DIFFICULTY GETT+ A JOB--SOME?+ WOR? HOLD+ ONTO ONCE Y\ HAD IT--,ASCASO DIDN'T MAKE CONCESSIONS TO ! =EM5 OR BOSSES1 :I* MEANT ?AT HE IMM$IATELY LO/ ! H>D-TO-F9D POSITIONS4 ,I LAT] WORK$ 9 A FACTORY 9 :I* ,ASCASO HAD BE5 EMPLOY$ = A %ORT TIME4 ,IT WAS A SUBSIDI>Y ( A ,FR5* SMALL ME*ANICS FIRM4444 ,! CU/OMS W]E SO >*AIC--PAT]NALISM1 NON-UNIONIZ$ WORK]S1 & TREM5D\S FE> ( ! MANAGEM5T & [N]S--?AT COMRADES C\LD B>ELY WORK !RE = MORE ?AN A FEW DAYS4 ,?AT WAS ! CASE ) ,ASCASO & AN ANTI-FASCI/ DOCTOR COMRADE4 ,AFT] ! MANAG] FIR$ ME1 ! FIR/ ?+ HE DID WAS M5TION ,ASCASO & ! DOCTOR4 ,HE ACKN[L$G$ ?AT \R DEM&S W]E JU/ BUT SAID ?AT AGREE+ TO !M W\LD ONLY 5C\RAGE ! O!R EMPLOYES TO REBEL4 

,ONE ( ,ASCASO'S QUALITIES WAS AN ABSOLUTE 9ABILITY TO YIELD TO AU?ORITY4 ,AL?\< POLICE W]E CON/ANTLY WAT*+ HIM1 HE CAME TO ALL \R MEET+S & RALLIES &1 )\T SPEAK+ TO ! GR\P1 ALWAYS P>TICIPAT$ ACTIVELY 9 ! WORK4 

,ASCASO BELONG$ TO ?AT ADVANC$ SECTOR ( ! PROLET>IAT ( ! TIME 7! ,SPANI% PROLET>IAT1 9 P>TICUL>7 ?AT ACTIVELY CULTIVAT$ ITS HATR$ = ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,DE/ROY+ ! B\RGEOISIE WAS ! ESS5CE ( !IR V]Y LIVES4 ,!Y DIDN'T KN[ :AT W\LD EM]GE AFT] ! REVOLUTION1 BUT ?AT WAS ! LEA/ ( !IR CONC]NS2 ! IMPORTANT ?+ WAS ! *>ACT] ( ! /RUGGLE1 BECAUSE ?AT WAS :AT GAVE MEAN+ TO !IR EXI/5CES4 ,DUR+ ?AT P]IOD1 ,I MET O!R POLITICAL REFUGEES :O1 LIKE ,ASCASO1 5DUR$ ! MAT]IAL & LEGAL DIFFICULTIES ( !IR LIVES )\T COMPLA9T4 ,SU* H>D%IPS SEEM$ 9H]5T 9 BE+ A REVOLUTION>Y TO !M4 ,EV5 DEA? 9 ! /RUGGLE FELT 0NATURAL10 SOME?+ 9 KEEP+ ) ! /YLE ( LIFE ?AT !Y HAD FREELY *OS54 

,TO SPEAK ( ,ASCASO IS ALSO TO SPEAK ( ,DURRUTI4 ,! TWO NAMES W]E ALWAYS PRON\NC$ TOGE!R4 ,& YET :AT A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO6 ,NOT ONLY 9 !IR PHYSICAL ASPECTS1 BUT ALSO 9 !IR TEMP]AM5TS4 ,:ILE ,ASCASO LOOK$ TYPICALLY ,SPANI%1 ?AT WAS NOT ! CASE ) ,DURRUTI4 ,HE WAS BIG1 /RONG1 & HAD GRE5 EYES4 ,HE WAS ALSO AN EXCELL5T ME*ANIC & EV5 F\ND WORK 9 A ,BELGIUM %AK5 BY ! ECONOMIC CRISIS4 ,I REMEMB] ?AT HE ONCE SAW A /RANGE 0HELP WANT$0 AD 9 A NEWSPAP] AFT] HE HAD BE5 \T ( WORK = A :ILE4 ,HE & SEV]AL UNEMPLOY$ ,BELGIAN ME*ANICS W5T TO ! FACTORY TOGE!R4 ,! MANAG] SUBJECT$ !M TO A PR(ESSIONAL TE/ & IT TURN$ \T ?AT ,DURRUTI SCOR$ ! BE/ M>KS4 ,! MANAG] !N ASK$ HIS NATIONALITY4 ,DURRUTI TOLD HIM ?AT HE WAS A ME*ANIC4 ,! MANAG]1 ?9K+ ?AT HE WAS A =EIGN] & PROBABLY HADN'T UND]/OOD ! QUE/ION1 /AT$ IT ONCE MORE4 ,DURRUTI'S REPLY WAS ! SAME4 ,?IS TIME ! MANAG] ASK$ IT MORE SL[LY4 ,DURRUTI'S RESPONSE WAS3 0,I BELIEVE Y\'RE LOOK+ = A ME*ANIC4 ,I'M A ME*ANIC40 ,! MANAG] REALIZ$ ?AT ,DURRUTI WAS MOCK+ HIM &1 ) ?AT1 ! POSSIBILITY ( GETT+ ?IS JOB CAME TO AN 5D4.<#b#e.>  
  

,!SE /ATEM5TS (F] AN IMAGE ( DAILY LIFE 9 ,BRUSSELS AT ! TIME1 BUT ! ATMOSPH]E WAS NOT QUITE AS PEACEFUL AS ,LIB]TO ,CALLEJAS SUGGE/S4 ,! POLICE FOLL[$ ALL ! PROM95T REFUGEES /EP BY /EP & W]E ALWAYS READY TO 9T]V5E 7JU/ SLI<TLY LESS BRUTALLY ?AN ! ,FR5*74 ,ON ,DECEMB] #b#f1 #a#i#b#i1 ,MADRID'S ,9=MACIONES REPR9T$ 9=MATION FROM ,L',9DEP5DANCE ,BELGE ?AT MADE IT CLE> ?AT POLICE W]E /ILL+ WAT*+ ! AN>*I/S CLOSELY3  
  

,! ,RUMOR$ ,PLOT ,AGA9/ ,BELGIUM'S ,ROYAL ,C\PLE 

,L',9DEP5DANCE ,BELGE REPORTS ?AT POLICE KNEW ?AT ! MILITANT AN>*I/ ,CAMILO ,B]N]I HAD BE5 9 ,BELGIUM = SOME TIME4 ,IT ALSO SAYS ?AT !Y HAD C>RI$ \T SURVEILLANCE ( AN>*I/S ?\<T TO BE 9 CONTACT ) HIM1 PR9CIPALLY ( AN AN>*I/ FROM ,D\AI1 :OSE NAME /ILL HASN'T BE5 RELEAS$4 

,?IS MATT] HAS BE5 KEPT 9 ! GREATE/ CONFID5CE1 BUT IT HAS BE5 REVEAL$ ?AT ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,JASP>1 ,JU/ICE ,M9I/] ,JANSON1 & ,DEF5SE ,M9I/] ,BROQUEVILLE HAVE RECEIV$ LETT]S ?REAT5+ VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! ,ROYAL ,FAMILY IF !Y CONS5T TO ! M>RIAGE ( ,PR9CESS ,M>IA ,JOSE & ,ITALIAN ,PR9CE ,UMB]TO ( ,PI$MONT4 ,AU?ORITIES ASS]T ?AT !SE LETT]S CAME FROM ,B]N]I & GAVE /RICT ORD]S TO >RE/ ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/ AT ALL CO/4 ,ITALIAN POLICE >E ALSO AW>E ( ?IS PLANN$ ATTACK AGA9/ ! ,BELGIAN ,ROYAL C\PLE4 

,L',9DEP5DANCE ,BELGE SAYS ?AT ! REGICIDES 9T5D$ TO TAKE ! TRA9 LEAV+ ,BRUSSELS IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ,ITALIAN ROYAL TRA9 LEFT AT #a3 PM ON ,JANU>Y #c4 ,! ROYAL TRA9 WAS GO+ TO FOLL[ A SPECIAL S*$ULE1 SO AS TO NOT >RIVE 9 ,ROME UNTIL ! MORN+ ( ,SUNDAY1 ,JANU>Y #e4 ,! TRA9 ON :I* ! AN>*I/S 9T5D$ TO TRAVEL W\LD CAT* UP TO IT 5 R\TE & !IR PLAN WAS TO ?R[ SEV]AL BOMBS AT IT :ILE !Y PASS$ IT 9 ,MILAN4 ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI1 TWO ,SPANI% AN>*I/S :O ALLEG$LY KILL$ ! ,>*BI%OP ( ,Z>AGOZA1 HAVE BE5 IMPLICAT$ 9 ! CONSPIRACY4  
  

,& LAT]1 UND] ! HEADL9E 0,B]N]I ,WAS ,C>RY+ ,F\R ,PORTRAITS ,9 ,HIS ,POCKET ,:5 ,>RE/$10 IT SAYS3  
  

,:5 HE WAS >RE/$ HE WAS C>RY+ F\R PORTRAITS ( ! ,ITALIAN ,M9I/] ( ,JU/ICE 9 HIS POCKET1 :OM !Y W]E ATTEMPT+ TO ASSASS9ATE4 ,!SE PORTRAITS W]E D\BTLESSLY DE/9$ = HIS ACCOMPLICES1 :O >E ?\<T TO BE ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI & ! ,DUT* AN>*I/ ,MAURICE ,/EV5S4 ,POLICE /ATE ?AT ,B]N]I PAID #dbh FRANKS TO PUR*ASE A HI< CALIB] PI/OL FROM A WELL-KN[N GUN MANUFACTUR] 9 ,BRUSSELS4 

,! SECOND >RE/1 AB\T :I* GREAT RES]VE HAS BE5 MA9TA9$1 WAS C>RI$ \T AT ! SAME TIME AS ,B]N]I'S4 ,! DETA9EE'S NAME IS ,PASCUALE ,RUSCONI & HE LIVES 9 ,LACK51 UND] ! PROTECTION ( A ,SOCIALI/ POLITICIAN FROM ,BRUSSELS :O IS A /RONG SUPPORT] ( ! !ORY ( VIOL5CE4 ,! POLITICIAN HAD 9T]V5$ TO PREV5T ! GOV]NM5T FROM EXPELL+ HIM ONCE BE=E4 ,POLICE ALSO F\ND A PI/OL 9 ,RUSCONI'S RESID5CE4 

,L',9DEP5DANCE ,BELGE ADDS ?AT ,MR4 ,ROCCO1 ! ,ITALIAN M9I/] ( ,JU/ICE1 CANCEL$ HIS TRIP TO ,BRUSSELS DUE TO ! DISCOV]Y ( ?IS PLOT4  
  

,! SAME NEWSPAP] PR9T$ O!R NEWS RELAT$ TO ! PLOT3  
  

,ON ! BASIS ( (FICIAL REPORTS1 ! ,BELGIAN NEWS AG5CY SAYS ?AT !RE WAS NOT A PLAN TO ATTACK !IR MAJE/IES4 ,POLICE >RE/$ ! TWO ,ITALIANS = C>RY+ FALSE PASSPORTS4  
  

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,B]N]I ,HAS ,BE5 ,RELEAS$ 4 ,(FICIALS D5Y ?AT ! TWO ,ITALIANS P>TICIPAT$ 9 A PLOT AGA9/ ! ,BELGIAN ,ROYAL FAMILY4 

,B]N]I HAS BE5 FRE$4 ,HE TOLD POLICE ?AT A MEMB] ( ! ANTI-FASCI/ GR\P 9 ,P>IS HAD COME TO ,BELGIUM TO ORGANIZE PLOTS ?AT W]E TO BE EXECUT$ 9 ,ITALY4 ,HE C>RI$ A FALSE PASSPORT4  
  

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