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,CLOS] ,L9KS ) ,SPA92 ,CU/OMS & ,PRACTICE2 ,]ROR & ,T]ROR2 ,SATIRE2 ,! ,WOOD5 ,%OE2 ,! ,C>R>A ,CONF]5CE2 ,! ,VIETNAM ,CONNECTION 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 

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,CLOS] ,L9KS ) ,SPA92 ,CU/OMS & ,PRACTICE2  

 ,]ROR & ,T]ROR2 ,SATIRE2 ,! ,WOOD5 ,%OE2  

,! ,C>R>A ,CONF]5CE2 ,! ,VIETNAM ,CONNECTION 

,CLOS] ,L9KS ) ,SPA9 

,?R\< MY CONTACTS ,I HAD ALWAYS KN[N AB\T ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE1 BUT USUALLY :5 !Y W]E ALREADY ON TRIAL = !IR ACTIVITIES4 ,DUR+ ! D>KE/ DAYS ,I MANAG$ TO ?R[ ! OCCASIONAL LIFEBELT ( SOLID>ITY OR PUBLICITY1 BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL ! WOR/ ( ! PO/W> CIVIL G5OCIDE WAS OV]1 & ! RESI/ANCE ( #a#i#c#i-#f#c WAS F9ALLY CRU%$ BY ,FRANCO'S POLICE ?AT MY L9KS BECAME REALLY CLOSE4 ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ HAD ALWAYS BE5 SECRETIVE1 PROBABLY BECAUSE HE DID NOT WI% TO COMPROMISE ME TOO MU*4 ,MO/ ( ! EXILES 9 ,LONDON W]E AS \T ( T\* AS ,I WAS4 ,SECTIONS ( ?OSE 9 ,FRANCE W]E MORE KN[L$GEABLE1 BUT ,I HAD NO WAY ( F9D+ \T :I* W]E :I*4 

,CU/OMS & ,PRACTICE 

,:5 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE FIR/ CAME BACK TO ,LONDON1 HE HAD ! SORT ( PUBLICITY = :I* ASPIR+ FILM />S W\LD GIVE ?\S&S ( P\NDS1 BUT NOT A P5NY 9 HIS POCKET1 SO :5 ! FIR/ FLURRY ( EXCITEM5T ) ! PRESS WAS OV]1 HE CAME TO WORK ) ME 9 ! ,COPTIC ,/REET BOOK%OP1 !N ON ITS LA/ LEGS1 MORE TO HELP BURY ?AN TO RAISE IT4 ,:5 F9ALLY ,I TURN$ IT 9 & W5T TO ,FLEET ,/REET1 HE W5T TO WORK = ! GAS CONTRACTORS ,WILLIAM ,PRESS1 !N CONV]T+ ! ,S\? ( ,5GL& TO ,NOR? ,SEA ,GAS4 ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* HAD DECID$ BY !N ?AT1 CONTR>Y TO ! HOPEFUL /ORIES 9 :I* !Y HAD ACQUIESC$1 ,SPA9 HAD NOT RETURN$ !M A GOOD CITIZ5 & !Y W]E CONV9C$ HE W\LD 9TRODUCE 'T]RORISM' TO !SE TRANQUIL %ORES4 ,WASN'T T]RORISM :AT ,AN>*I/S W]E ALL AB\T8 

,?IS PRESUMPTION1 ORIG9AT+ AMONG ! ,$W>DIAN FICTION WRIT]S1 HAD BECOME A FIXATION ( ! SECRET POLITICAL POLICE & DOM9AT$ MY LIFE = YE>S4 ,EV5 :5 ,I W5T ON HOLIDAY ABROAD1 ,I FAC$ A GRUEL+ CROSS-EXAM9ATION & SE>* EV]Y TIME ,I CAME BACK4 ,IT HAD ! OPPOSITE EFFECT ( ?AT 9T5D$4 ,9/EAD ( BE+ 9TIMIDAT$1 ,I COMPLA9$ UP HILL & D[N DALE & EV5 ON OCCASIONS RECEIV$ APOLOGIES1 ?\< ! SY/EM WAS 9 NO WAY RE=M$4 

,EVIE HAD ALWAYS 5JOY$ SU* ,CU/OMS SE>*ES1 HELPFULLY EXPLA9+ ON ONE OCCASION %E H]SELF WAS ONLY A SPY1 NOT AN AN>*I/4 ,I FE> HUMOR WAS 9 %ORT SUPPLY AT ,H>WI*1 & !Y EV5 TOOK ! C> TIRES (F = EXAM9ATION & /ILL W]5'T SATISFI$4 ,I GOT 9CREAS+LY %ORT-TEMP]$ AT ! WA/$ TIME AFT] SEV]AL SU* 9CID5TS4 ,I C\LD ACCEPT ?AT 9 ,EA/ ,B]L9 OR ,MOSC[ :]E !RE WAS AN (FICIAL C5SOR%IP IT WAS TO BE EXPECT$1 & 9DE$ A COMPLIM5T1 BUT H]E AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE WAS SUBJECT TO NO RE/RICTION EXCEPT :5 ONE PASS$ AN (FICIAL PO9T4 

,AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE ONLY8 ,ON ONE OCCASION A FRI5D1 A REM& PRISON]1 ASK$ ME TO S5D HIM A COPY ( ,LADY ,ANTONIA ,FRAS]'S ,CROMWELL & ! JAIL AU?ORITIES REFUS$ TO ALL[ IT 94 ,I WROTE TO ! PRESS AB\T IT1 & A BEWILD]$ ,LADY ,ANTONIA 9T]V5$4 ,I SUPPOSE ! LATE ,LORD ,PROTECTOR MI<T BE REG>D$ AS A REVOLUTION>Y BY SOME BUT H>DLY ?IS BIOGRAPH]4 

,LE/ SUPPORT]S ( AN 9F9ITELY WORSE DICTATOR%IP ?AN ,OLIV]'S BE DISC\RAG$ BY ?IS1 ,I HA/5 TO SAY ?AT !RE >E NOT & NEV] HAVE BE5 PROBLEMS1 EV5 9 W>-TIME1 9 S5D+ ,HITL]'S ,ME9 ,KAMPF TO ANY PRISON]1 CONVICT$1 REM&$ OR 9T]N$4 

,AUDREY1 :OSE BRU%ES ) ! AU?ORITIES UP TO !N HAD ONLY EXT5D$ TO (FICIAL DISAPPROVAL ( H] CON/ANTLY ALT]+ ! DATE ( BIR? ON H] ,U,S PASSPORT1 & CLAIM+ %E WAS SURE ,LIZ ,TAYLOR DID ! SAME )\T ANY BO!R1 FELT ,I WAS P>ANOID AB\T ,CU/OMS4 ,!N ONE DAY1 AFT] A C>EFREE WEEK 9 ,FRANCE1 %E DROVE ?R\< ) ME 9 H] C>1 9/EAD ( HAV+ TO GO SEP>ATELY 7%E 9 ! NON-,U,K QUEUE7 AS WE HAD TO DO :5 FOOT PASS5G]S4 ,WE HAD NO?+ DUTIABLE & ALL ,I HAD W]E A FEW PO/]S & A BOOK BUT !Y W]E 5\<4 ,%E GOT CLOSELY QUE/ION$ AB\T PLANS = ! ,BATTLE ( ,NASEBY %E HAD PICK$ UP 9 A ,P>IS BOOK/ALL4 ,EV5 BE+ AN >D5T ,CAVALI] CAME UND] SUSPICION :5 C\PL$ 9CONGRU\SLY ) AN>*ISM4 

,MY PATI5CE ) ,CU/OMS CAME TO A HEAD AT ,DOV] ONCE1 AFT] SP5D+ =TY-FIVE M9UTES >GU+ AB\T :E!R POLITICAL LIT]ATURE PR9T$ LEGALLY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM C\LD FREELY COME BACK 9 )\T C5SOR%IP4 ,!Y F9ALLY1 BUT RELUCTANTLY1 CONC$$ IT C\LD & QUITE IRRELEVANTLY -- ,I WAS SURE MALICI\SLY -- ALSO DECID$ ,I W\LD HAVE TO PAY DUTY ON A LONE BOTTLE ( LIQUEUR UNM5TION$ BE=E4 ,ON HE>+ ?IS1 ,I DRANK ! LOT ON ! SPOT 9/EAD :ILE !Y W]E SE>*+ ! C>4 ,=TUNATELY SOMEBODY ELSE WAS AVAILABLE TO DRIVE HOME4 ,I WAS \T LIKE A LI<T UNTIL WAK+ NEXT MORN+ ) A SPLITT+ HEADA*E4 

,I NEV] C\LD P]SUADE ! ,CU/OMS ( ! AXIOM 0,G$5K5 S9D ZOLLFREI01 SO H[ C\LD ,I P]SUADE !M AB\T A BOTTLE ( ,SPANI% LIQUEUR8 ,ONCE AT ,H>WI* :5 ,I QUOT$ 0,?\<TS GO CU/OM FREE0 !Y ASK$ ME :O SAID SO1 & ,I REPLI$ 0,GOE!04 ,I WAS TOLD1 = ONCE C\RTE\SLY1 ?AT ,G]MAN LAW DID NOT APPLY ?IS SIDE ( ! ,*ANNEL4 

,:5 ,I RAIS$ ! :OLE MATT] ) ! ,CU/OMS & ,EXCISE 9 ,LONDON !Y TOLD ME ) A %RUG ?AT 0PEOPLE LOOK AT !SE ?+S DIFF]5TLY 9 ! /ICKS04 ,BUT MY COMPLA9TS W]E ( PLACES LIKE ,HEA?R[1 ,GATWICK1 ,DOV]1 ,H>WI*1 ALL MAJOR 9T]NATIONAL PO9TS ( 5TRY4 ,I WAS 5ABL$ TO RAISE !SE MATT]S ) WRITT5 EVID5CE BE=E A ,P>LIAM5T>Y ,COMMISSION1 BUT HE>D NO?+ FUR!R4 ,! LA/ (FICIAL WORD ,I HAD ON ! SUBJECT WAS ?AT NO?+ W\LD BE DONE AB\T IT UNTIL AFT] WE 5T]$ ! ,COMMON ,M>KET1 :I* DID 9DE$ 5ABLE ONE TO MOVE FREELY AB\T ,EUROPE BUT O!RWISE ALT]$ ! SY/EM NOT ONE IOTA4 ,IT W\LD SEEM ! PR9CIPLE ?AT US$ TO BE LAID D[N TO W\LD-BE DECL>$ ,FREE?9K]S BY ! ,>MY /ILL HOLDS1 0,Y\'RE FREE TO ?9K :AT Y\ LIKE BUT ONCE Y\'RE H]E Y\'VE GOT TO PUT ,C ( ,E OR SOME?+ ELSE S5SIBLE ON Y\R TAG04 

,IF ! ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* ,CU/OMS *ECKS W]E BAD 5\< BE=E ,I TEAM$ UP ) ,/U>T ,*RI/IE1 !Y 9CREAS$ AFT]W>DS4 ,TO GO ) HIM ?R\< ! ,BRITI% PO9TS ( 5TRY 9 ?OSE DAYS W\LD TRY ! PATI5CE ( A SA9T4 ,!Y DID NOT EV5 EXPECT TO F9D ANY?+ BUT M]ELY ASK$ QUE/IONS ?AT L$ NO:]E4 ,ON RETURN+ FROM A ,V5ICE CONF]5CE1 WE HAD A L5G?Y >GUM5T 9 :I* WE ASK$ REPEAT$LY :AT 9T]E/ !RE C\LD BE ON BOOKS :I* W]E FREE ( TAX4 ,!Y SEIZ$ TRIUMPHANTLY ON A BOOK DEAL+ ) ,LESBIANISM 9 ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T1 9 ! BAGGAGE ( ONE ( ! WOM5 ) US1 SAY+ 0,Y\ CAN'T POSSIBLY S]I\SLY EXPECT TO TAKE ?IS 9TO ,5GL&04 ,%E C\NT]$ ) AN UNSPOK5 BUT UNANSW]ABLE COMM5T ( OP5+ ! BOOK DISPLAY+ ?AT IT CAME ON LOAN FROM ,BRIXTON ,LIBR>Y4 

,I SUPPOSE ! CRUX ( FOOLI%NESS CAME ONCE1 :5 ,I WAS TRAVEL+ ALONE1 & A Y\NG ,CU/OMS (FICIAL TOLD ME ,I C\LD NOT BR+ 7P]FECTLY SOB]7 BOOKS ON AN>*I/ !ORY 9TO ,5GL& & ASK$ IF 7! ULTIMATE HORROR7 ,I HAD ! 9T5TION ( REPR9T+ !M H]E4 ,?IS AFT] #ae YE>S UNBROK5 PUBLI%+ ( AN>*I/ BOOKS6 ,I ASK$ H] TO %[ ME ! REGULATIONS & %E PO9T$ \T ONE RELAT+ TO HORROR COMICS4 ,I EXPLOD$ AT ?IS NONS5SE1 & %E APOLOGIZ$1 SAY+ %E HAD GOT ! WRONG P>AGRAPH1 0AN 9NOC5T MI/AKE01 PO9T+ \T 9/EAD ! REGULATION RELAT+ TO PORNOGRAPHY6 0,IT ALL COMES UND] ?AT01 %E EXPLA9$ HELPFULLY4 ,I ?REW ! REGULATIONS AT H] ANGRILY & %E BR\<T \T ! ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* (FIC]1 AN EXP]T ON !SE MATT]S4 ,HE PICK$ UP A 7B\RGEOIS7 BOOK ON ! ,SPANI% W> & SOLEMNLY EXPLA9$ 0A LOT ( BLOOD WAS %$ !RE AT ! TIME04 ,MAYBE AS ?IS ALSO APPLI$ TO ! ,BATTLE ( ,NASEBY IT CL>IFI$ :Y MAPS ( IT MI<T BE TOO EXCIT+ = ! TW5TIE? C5TURY LE/ IT GIVE IDEAS1 & :Y ,CROMWELL WAS TOO RISKY = AN ,IRI% REM& PRISON] TO READ AB\T 9/EAD ( ! NORMAL PRISON DIET ( ,AM]ICAN HORROR COMICS4 

,GO+ 9TO ,IREL& BY ! ,WEL% C> F]RY1 ,I WAS HELD UP :ILE !Y SE>*$ ! C> AFT] F9D+ ONE OR TWO BOOKS 9 ! BOOT4 ,!Y ULTIMATELY F\ND A B]ET :I* ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA HAD L5T ME ONCE :5 IT WAS RA9+4 ,IT HADN'T FITT$4 ,I HAD PUT IT 9 ! BOOT & =GOT AB\T IT4 0,?IS IS SOME:AT PROVOCATIVE TO TAKE 9TO ,IREL&10 REM>K$ ! AL]T ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* (FIC]1 MAK+ ME FEEL ?ANKFUL ,I HADN'T GOT A MACK9TO% AS WELL4 ,I %[$ HIM ! 9SIDE LABEL1 & PO9T$ \T ?AT IT WAS A ,BASQUE B]ET ANYWAY4 ,BASQUE8 ,I C\LDN'T HAVE SAID ANY?+ WORSE4 0,!Y'RE T]RORI/S TOO1 >5'T !Y80 HE ASK$ IMM$IATELY1 & ?IS EV5 BE=E HE ASK$ ME H[ TO SPELL IT 7,I NATURALLY SAID ,B-,A-,S-,K1 ,I WASN'T GO+ TO LET HIM GET ! CR$IT ( S5D+ 9 A LIT]ATE REPORT FROM 0! /ICKS074 

,]ROR & ,T]ROR 

,?IS DICTUM ( ! AU?ORITIES ?AT AN>*ISM WAS SYNONYM\S ) T]RORISM1 OR T]RORISM ) AN>*ISM1 SO ?AT ! ADMISSION ( BE+ ONE WAS AN ADMISSION ( ! O!R1 WAS GRADUALLY TO F9D ITS WAY 9TO ! JUDICIAL J>GON4 ,9 TWO IMPORTANT TRIALS1 9 :I* ,I WAS TO FIGURE1 IT WAS C]TA9LY HELD BY ! JUDGES & PROSECUT+ 7EV5 DEF5SE7 C\NSEL1 & REFUT$ BY MYSELF 7BR\<T 9 SOLELY AS A WITNESS71 BUT ,I WILL DEAL ) ?AT LAT]4 ,MEAN:ILE :5EV] ,I APPE>$ AS A WITNESS OR BAILEE1 ! SAME OLD DRE>Y >GUM5TS W]E HE>D4 

,9 ONE CASE AN ELEGANT ,OLD ,ETONIAN C\NSEL ASK$ A ,PO/ ,(FICE WORK] & AN AN>*I/ ,DAVE ,MORRIS 7YE>S LAT] FEATUR+ 9 ! ,MC,DONALDS LIBEL CASE7 IF HIS BELIEFS 5TAIL$ 0BURN+ D[N ! ,PO/ ,(FICE0 7IT HADN'T BE5 BURN$1 HE WAS JU/ A WITNESS 9 AN OB/RUCTION CASE74 ,DAVE RETORT$1 0,:AT A /UPID ?+ TO SAY6 ,IF SOMEONE BURN$ D[N ! PO/ (FICE1 NO ONE W\LD GET ANY LETT]S4 ,WE BELIEVE 9 WORK]S CONTROL ( ! PO/AL SY/EM04 ,! MAGI/RATE TACTFULLY IGNOR$ PROSECUT+ C\NSEL BE+ ADDRESS$ AS /UPID1 A PRIVILEGE NORMALLY RES]V$ = \TSIDE ! C\RT AFT]W>DS & !N 9VOLV+ DEF5SE C\NSEL4 

,! PRESS HAD 9V5T$ ! %OCK-HORROR AN>*I/ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE AT ! TURN ( ! C5TURY4 ,IT DEPICT$ ! ATTACKS BY AN>*I/ WORK]S AGA9/ BLOODY REPRESSION BY !IR RUL]S AS UNPROVOK$ & S5SELESS ATTACKS BY CRAZ$ 9DIVIDUALS ELEVAT$ 9TO A PHILOSOPHY4 ,! PRESS GOT ITSELF 9TO A TWI/1 US+ ! ,PORTUGUESE ,REPUBLICANS AT A P>TICUL> P]IOD AS !IR >*ETYPAL AN>*I/1 BUT ALSO CONFUS+ ! ,RUSSIAN NIHILI/S & POPULI/S ) AN>*I/S4 ,BASICALLY1 ?\<1 IT WAS ! FI<T BY ! PRE-,W,W,I ,FR5*1 ,ITALIAN & ,SPANI% WORK]S US+ 9DIVIDUAL ACTIONS AGA9/ MASS REPRESSION ?AT EXCIT$ ! IMAG9ATIONS ( ! PRESS4 ,SURELY NOBODY C\LD BE SO WICK$ AS TO HOLD ! ACTUAL 9DIVIDUALS WIELD+ P[] RESPONSIBLE = ! ACTIONS !Y P]SONALLY ORD]$8 ,IF !RE W]E SU* MALEFACTORS1 !Y MU/ BE CRAZ$1 CRIM9AL & DEPRAV$ MON/]S1 BELIEV+ ONLY 9 VIOL5CE = ! SAKE ( VIOL5CE6 ,! JU/ RESPONSE TO ! WICK$NESS ( DICTATORS WAS ! SLAU<T] ( MILLIONS ( ! SUBJECTS !Y HAD CONQU]$4 ,?AT REMA9S ! (FICIAL DOCTR9E UNTIL ?IS DAY4 

,YET MANY ( ! SAME NEWSPAP]S 9 !IR LIT]>Y COLUMNS BECAME FOND ( ! T]M 0! G5TLE AN>*I/S0 :5 WRIT+ ( ! OCCASIONAL SELF-CONFESS$ AN>*I/ :O WROTE A BOOK OR WAS WRITT5 AB\T4 ,! ,LI/5] WROTE AN >TICLE ON ,/U>T ,*RI/IE AS A 0G5TLE AN>*I/0 BUT REM9D$ ITS READ]S ?AT UND] A *>M+ EXT]IOR HE WAS A H>D-L9] :O WAS 9 T\* ) 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/S4 ,IT WAS CLE> ?AT = !M IT WAS HIS ASSOCIATION ) =EIGN]S ?AT DID ! TRICK4 

,! PHONY AN>*I/S COM+ \T ( ! PEACE MOVEM5T PREF]R$ TO REF] TO !MSELVES AS 0NONVIOL5T AN>*I/S0 :I* ADD$ TO ! JUDGES' VIEW ( AN>*ISM AS VIOL5T4 ,ONE LE>N$ JUDGE EV5 ASK$ ME ONCE :I* SORT ( AN>*I/ ,I WAS1 0VIOL5T0 OR NOT4 ,IMAG9E HIM ASK+ ! QUE/ION ( A SOCIALI/ OR A CONS]VATIVE6 ,IF ONE D5I$ BELIEV+ 9 VIOL5CE AS SU*1 YET ACCEPT+ ITS NE$ ON C]TA9 OCCASIONS1 ONE WAS E*O+ ! VIEW ( POSSIBLY #i#i4#i P] C5T ( ! POPULATION :I* NEI!R BELIEV$ 9 EXTREME NONVIOL5CE NOR W]E MAD AXM51 BUT APP>5TLY AN>*I/S W]E NOT ALL[$ ! LUXURY ( EV] BE+ 9 L9E ) ! MAJORITY VIEWPO9T4 

,SATIRE 

,9 #aife A GR\P ( US HAD GOT TOGE!R & />T$ PUBLI%+ OCCASIONALLY A REVIEW ,CUDDON'S ,COSMOPOLITAN ,REVIEW4 ,! REF]5CE WAS TO ,AMBROSE ,CUDDON1 :OSE REVIEW MAY HAVE BE5 ! FIR/ CONSCI\SLY AN>*I/ ONE TO APPE> 9 ,5GLI%1 & :O WAS POSSIBLY ! FIR/ 9 ! ,5GLI% SPEAK+ WORLD TO BE AN AN>*I/ 9 ! MOD]N S5SE4 ,HE WAS C]TA9LY A CONNECTION BETWE5 ! ,LUDDITE & ,*>TI/ MOVEM5TS ON ! ONE H&1 & ! NEW] NON-,P>LIAM5T>Y ,SOCIALI/ GR\P+S ON ! O!R4 ,\R HI/ORICAL JUDGM5T WAS CRITICIZ$ AS BAS$ ONLY ON ANECDOTAL HI/ORY FROM VET]ANS BUT KN[+ H[ CONV5TIONAL HI/ORY IS CONCOCT$ ,I D\BT IF IT SUFF]$ FROM ?AT4 

,WE C>RI$ ON ,CUDDON'S = A YE> OR SO1 (F & ON1 ,T$ ,KAVANA< $IT+1 & IT BECAME A FOCUS = PEOPLE 9T]E/$ 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL /RUGGLE EV5 ?\< IT REFRA9$ FROM M5TION+ IT4 ,WE NEV] QUITE DECID$ :E!R IT WAS TO BE 5TIRELY SATIRICAL1 POLITICAL OR HUMOR\S1 BUT ! MIXTURE MADE = 9T]E/ & GA!R$ A NUCLEUS :I* LAT] BECAME AN IMPORTANT PIVOT ( ACTIVE AN>*ISM4 ,ONE DECISION1 ?\<1 NOT TO PUBLI% MORE ?AN WAS SOLD1 SO AS TO 5C\RAGE PEOPLE TO READ IT RA!R ?AN FILE IT1 & NOT TO HAVE BACK COPIES = REF]5CE1 MEANT ONCE IT WAS GONE IT SANK \T ( SI<T :I* WAS A PITY4 ,SOME G5]ATIONS ON1 IT W\LD BE GOOD TO REPR9T SOME ( ! WITTY PIECES4 

,CUDDON'S WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ ( ! SATIRICAL MAGAZ9ES LAT] 9 VOGUE1 NOT ?AT WE EV] W]E1 BUT NO?+ ,I WAS EV] ASSOCIAT$ ) EV] GOT 9TO ! M>KET PLACE1 EV5 :5 ,I WANT$ TO BE4 ,H[EV]1 IT L$ TO SOME ASPIR+ C>E]I/ PUPILS AT ! UPP]-CLASS ,W9*E/] ,S*OOL SETT+ UP !IR BID = J\RNALISM 9 ! S*OOL MAGAZ9E1 ON ! BASIS ( A S]IES ( /ORIES MIMICK+ ! SUPPOS$ AN>*I/ SET-UP4 ,ITS HUMOR CONSI/$ ( US+ ! =5AMES ( ACTUAL PEOPLE1 AN 9-JOKE :I* MU/ HAVE BEWILD]$ O!R ,WYKEHAMI/S :O C\LDN'T POSSIBLY HAVE KN[N !M4 

,! LEAD+ *>ACT] WAS A BANKRUPT SW9DL]1 0,UNCLE ,ALB]T01 :I* WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE ME1 & ! CREAM ( ! JE/ WAS 0,/U>T0 -- :O C\LD ?AT BE8 -- AS A CRAZ$ T]RORI/4 ,! S*OOLBOYS' CONTRIBUTOR1 A FAIL$ >TI/ WORK+ AS A BUS CONDUCTOR1 WAS 9 HIS LATE FIFTIES AT ! TIME4 ,! S*OOLBOYS1 :O AIM$ AT BECOM+ ,PRIVATE ,EYE CONTRIBUTORS & 5D$ AS ADV]TIS+ AG5TS1 HAD !IR FUN ) ! AU?OR = ! PRICE ( A FEW P9TS4 ,IT NEV] OCCURR$ TO ,>?UR ,MOYSE1 ! P]SON CONC]N$1 ?AT HE WAS 9 ANY WAY GRASS+ ) GIV+ DI/+UI%ABLE =5AMES1 BUT P]HAPS HE ?\<T FICTION EXCUS$ ALL4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 SOME PEOPLE TOOK HIM S]I\SLY & MY HOME WAS ATTACK$ ONE NI<T BY A BUN* ( YELL+ PUBLIC S*OOL YOBS 9 A VAN FROM ,W9*E/] ,S*OOL4 ,! NEI<BORS1 A ,BLACK FAMILY HAV+ AN ALL-NI<T P>TY1 ?\<T IT WAS RACI/S COM+ TO BREAK IT UP1 & BE=E ,I C\LD GET \T ( B$ !Y HAD RU%$ \T TO GIVE ! G5TLEMANLY TWITS A GOOD BEAT+4 ,IT TOOK SOME P]SUASION TO MAKE ! POLICE UND]/& MY V]SION1 BUT NOT BE+ ! ,WE/ ,5D :]E MONEY SPOKE L\DE/1 !Y EV5TUALLY DID4 

,NEXT DAY MY FRI5D ,ANNIE1 :O HAD ALSO BE5 WOK5 UP1 FELT IF PRACTICAL JOKES W]E 9 ORD] %E %\LD HAVE H] T5 C5TS WOR? TOO1 S5T A TELEGRAM TO ,MOYSE TO SAY ,I HAD DI$ 9 AN ATTACK ON ! H\SE & W\LD HE ATT5D MY FUN]AL AT A F> DI/ANT CEMET]Y AT #g A4M4 9 ! MORN+4 ,HE %AMEFAC$LY TURN$ UP TO A NON-EXI/5T MEET+-PO9T :I* QUITE RU9$ HIS DAY4 ,!RE WAS NO WAY %E C\LD 9T]F]E ) MORN+ PRAY]S AT ,W9*E/] ,S*OOL OR %E'D HAVE HAD !M !RE TOO4 

,! ,WOOD5 ,%OE 

,ONE RESULT ( ,CUDDONS WAS ?AT ,T$1 ) ,ANNA ,BLUME & ,JIM ,DUKE1 SET UP ! ,WOOD5 ,%OE ,BOOK%OP4 ,IT WAS /ILL POSSIBLE TO OP5 %OPS1 ?IS ONE 9 ! HE>T ( ,WE/ ,C5TRAL 9 UNRECON/RUCT$ ,NEW ,COMPTON ,/REET1 ) NEI!R CAPITAL1 PREMIUM OR DEPOSIT4 ,EV5 SO1 IT WAS DESIRABLE TO HAVE 5\< PUT BY TO PAY ! R5T & RATES :5 DUE1 :I* F9ALLY SCUPP]$ ?IS BOOK%OP AS IT DID MY COMM]CIAL ONES4 

,A FEW YE>S LAT] ! ,WOOD5 ,%OE MI<T HAVE BE5 A VIABLE IF NOT PR(IT-MAK+ PROPOSITION ) ITS POLICY ( SELL+ BOOKS RELAT+ TO ,AN>*ISM & RELAT$ TOPICS4 ,BUT AT ! TIME !RE WAS LITTLE V>IETY TO (F]1 & :AT !RE WAS C\LD BE F\ND ON ! BOTTOM %ELVES 9 O!R E/ABLI%M5TS4 ,TO GET CU/OM]S IT HAD TO F9D MORE /OCK & ?IS HAD TO BE ,M>XI/ OR NONPOLITICAL LIT]>Y1 & MEANT RUNN+ UP DEBTS TO PUBLI%]S :I* EV5TUALLY SWAMP$ ! V5TURE4 ,BE=E ,T$ & ,ANNA CLOS$ D[N ) A CRYPTIC NOTE SAY+ 0,GONE FI%+0 !RE W]E A FEW F>-REA*+ EV5TS4 ,AS A MEET+ PLACE RA!R ?AN AS A BOOK%OP1 IT 9FLU5C$ ! BEG9N+S ( NEW SQUATT+ MOVEM5T1 CREAT$ A LEA/ A DIV]SION ON ! ANTI-,VIETNAM ,W> MOVEM5T & L$ TO ! BLACK FLAG FLY+ OV] ! B>RICADES 9 ,P>IS4 ,NOT BAD = AN UND]-CAPITALIZ$1 MISMANAG$ & LOSS-MAK+ BOOK%OP ?AT SC>CELY EXI/$ A YE>6 

,! ,FR5* ,CONNECTION 

,IMPRESS$ BY ! ATT5TION SUDD5LY1 FLATT]+LY & QUITE UNDES]V$LY GIV5 TO ! AN>*I/S BY ! PRESS OV] ! ,VIETNAM DEMO 7TO :I* ,I WILL COME71 A FEW ,FR5* /UD5TS CAME TO ,LONDON TO F9D \T H[ IT WAS DONE4 ,AS WE N[ HAD A C5T]1 !Y C\LD COME TO ! ,WOOD5 ,%OE BOOK%OP1 & !Y TURN$ UP = DISCUSSIONS4 ,! ONLY ADVICE WE GAVE1 OR C\LD GIVE1 WAS TO PO9T \T IT WAS ORGANIZ$ WORK]S1 NOT /UD5TS PREP>+ = B\RGEOIS C>E]S1 :O W\LD BE ABLE TO *ANGE SOCIETY4 ,!Y ALSO MET ! ,SITUATIONI/S1 :O TOLD !M ! EXACT REV]SE4 

,:5 ! /UD5TS W5T BACK !Y FOLL[$ !IR [N 9/9CTS & ! RESULT WAS ! RIS+ 9 ! ,UNIV]SITIES ?AT SP>K$ (F ! WORK]S' RIS+ & B>RICADES 9 ,P>IS LEAD+ TO ! BLACK FLAG FLY+ FROM PUBLIC BUILD+S1 A ROAD%[ V]SION ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE ( #a#h#g#a1 IF NOT AS IMPORTANT AS POLITICAL COMM5TATORS DEEM$ IT TO BE4 ,ONE ( ! /UD5TS CONC]N$1 C]TA9LY ! MO/ VOLUBLE ( ?OSE :O CAME TO ! ,WOOD5 ,%OE1 WAS ,DANIEL ,COHN-,B5DIT 7LIKE ',R$ ,EMMA' HE GOT CALL$ ',DANNY ! ,R$' BECAUSE ( HIS HAIR1 BUT PEOPLE CONCLUD$ IT WAS BECAUSE ( HIS POLITICS7 GOT ! FULL GL>E ( PUBLICITY AS IF HE HAD BE5 SOLELY RESPONSIBLE = ! M9I-REVOLUTION ( #a#i#f#h4 ,9 FACT1 HE WAS S+L$ \T AS A 'LEAD]' BY ! PRESS BECAUSE HE WAS A ,G]MAN ,JEW1 & !Y HOP$ ?IS W\LD PREJUDICE ! WORK]S1 BUT IT DIDN'T1 & BY MISFIR+ MADE HIM A 'PETIT GR& HOMME'4 ,! ,BRITI% PRESS DID ! SAME ?+ ) ,T>IQ ,ALI MORE SUCCESSFULLY1 CLAIM+ HE WAS A /UD5T1 OR EV5 A REVOLUTION>Y1 LEAD]1 ?\< HE ONLY L$ A M9OR DISSID5T ,TROTSKYI/ GR\P4 ,BO? W]E SURPASS$ BY ! ,G]MAN PRESS :I*1 ?\< IT HAD NO RACIAL T>GET LEFT TO %OOT AT1 9DUC$ ! ACTUAL %OOT+ ( ! ALLEG$ '/UD5T LEAD]' ,RUDI ,DUTS*KE4 

,! ,C>R>A ,CONF]5CE 

,! M>BLE WORK]S ( ,C>R>A1 :O QU>RY ! SCULPTURE = ! MAJORITY ( ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC *UR*ES 9 ,EUROPE BUT W]E ALWAYS ! MO/ RUGG$ SKEPTICS & OPPON5TS ( ,*UR* & ,/ATE1 CAME TO ACCEPT AN>*ISM 9 ITS V]Y E>LIE/ DAYS4 ,BAKUN9 & ,CAFI]I HAD GIV5 EXPRESSION TO :AT WAS A FUNDAM5TAL CONVICTION ( ! LOCAL WORK]S1 MANY ( :OM HAD BY EMIGRATION SPREAD ! IDEA TO O!R C\NTRIES4 ,IT HAD RESI/$ ! PRE-W> MON>*Y & ITS DEM&S = HUMAN SACRIFICE = ITS W>S ( AGGRESSION4 ,IT HAD F\<T BACK AGA9/ ! FASCI/I :O CAME AS /RIKE-BREAK]S & /AY$ AS A VIRTUAL >MY ( OCCUPATION AFT] ! ,MUSSOL9I CONQUE/ ( ,ITALY4 ,BUT IT NEV] SUCCUMB$4 ,AT HILLSIDE FE/IVALS1 FAMILIES /ILL MET AFT] !IR HALLS W]E SEIZ$4 ,P>TISAN ACTS W]E PLANN$ DUR+ :AT SEEM$ C>EFREE PICNICS4 ,:5 ! OPPORTUNITY CAME DUR+ ! W>1 LOCAL P>TISAN B&S W]E =M$1 & PEOPLE FROM ,C>R>A & SIMIL> T[NS W]E WIP+ \T FASCI/ RESI/ANCE LONG BE=E ! ,ALLI$ TROOPS TURN$ UP4 

,AFT] ! W> IT SEEM$ AS IF ALL ,C>R>A WAS AN>*I/4 ,GRADUALLY OV] ! YE>S ! IMPETUS WAS LO/ -- AS EV]YBODY ACCEPT$ ! IDEA1 :AT WAS ! PO9T ( PROPAG&A8 ,?\< ELECTORAL AB/5TION MEANT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY WAS ABLE TO DOM9ATE ! MUNICIPAL ADM9I/RATION1 MO/ MUNICIPAL MATT]S ( SIGNIFICANCE W]E CONTROLL$ BY LOCAL CO-OPS4 ,C>R>A WAS ! OBVI\S PLACE TO *OOSE = AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ ,CONF]5CE4 ,ITS HALL 9 ! C5T] ( T[N ORIG9ALLY SEIZ$ FROM ! FASCI/I DUR+ ! RE-OCCUPATION ( ,C>R>A EV5 APPE>$ ON ! PICTURE PO/C>DS SOLD 9 ! T[N1 & !RE W]E /ATUES ( LOCAL & 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/S 9 ! MA9 SQU>ES4 

,H[EV]1 ! 9T]NATIONAL COMMITTEE ?AT HAD ORGANIZ$ ! CONF]5CE HAD MU* ! SAME IDEAS AS ?OSE :O = SOME YE>S HAD CONTROLL$ ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ 9T]NATIONAL4 ,!Y HAD NO ORGANIZATIONAL BASE & W]E RESPONSIBLE TO NOBODY1 BUT = YE>S !IR PURELY LIT]>Y REPUTATION AS 'AN>*I/ WRIT]S' HAD MA9TA9$ !M AS A K9D ( 9VISIBLE LEAD]%IP ON ! BASIS ( :AT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIB$ AS A P]SONALITY CULT4 ,KROPOTK9 9 ,W,W,I1 ANSW]ABLE TO NOBODY1 CAUS$ IMM5SE H>M TO ! MOVEM5T BY HIS AMBIVAL5T /&4 ,ROCK]1 ,RUDIG]1 ,S\*Y1 ,%APIRO1 HAD MOV$ TO A POSITION SC>CELY DI/+UI%ABLE FROM SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY1 IF NOT SOME ( !M TO A POSITION :OLLY REACTION>Y1 YET W]E REG>D$ AS SACR$ C[S ONE %\LD NOT QUE/ION4 ,?IS HAD BE5 POSSIBLE 9 ! DAYS :5 ! BULK ( ! MOVEM5T 9 ! ,LAT9 C\NTRIES CONSI/$ ( ILL-$UCAT$ WORK]S :O RESPECT$ 9TELLECTUALS1 OR 9 ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY & AMONG ! ,SPANI% EXILES :]E ! RUMP ( A CIVIL W> LEAD]%IP KEPT ! ORGANIZATION TOGE!R4 ,9 MOD]N CONDITIONS ?IS HAD TO GIVE WAY4 

,AS !RE WAS A K9D ( LOOSE ANNUAL GET-TOGE!R ( A CONF]5CE 9 ,BRITA91 REF]R$ TO AS ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION1 AT ?AT TIME AS L>GE & NO MORE DISORGANIZ$ ?AN ?AT 9 ,FRANCE & EQUALLY 9EFFECTIVE1 WE W]E 9VIT$ TO ATT5D4 ,! ,CUDDON'S GR\P W]E RESPONSIBLE = PUTT+ =W>D TWO DELEGATES1 ONE ( !M ,*RI/IE1 :O HAD BE5 HAV+ 5ORM\S PRESS PUBLICITY1 & ! O!R ,COHN-,B5DIT4 ,! COMMITTEE HAD MADE SURE HE WAS EXCLUD$ AS A ,FR5* DELEGATE = ! WRONG REASONS1 NOT ON ! TRUE GR\NDS HE WAS ONLY EPHEM]ALLY AN AN>*I/1 BUT BECAUSE HE WAS TOO MU* ASSOCIAT$ ) AN>*I/ ACTIVISM1 :I* MEANT SOME?+ AT ! TIME1 9 ,P>IS & ELSE:]E4 

,WE ACCORD+LY GRANT$ HIM ,BRITI% CITIZ5%IP TO BECOME \R DELEGATE -- :5 !Y PROTE/$ AT ! 0,5GLI% S5SE ( HUMOR0 WE ASK$ IF !Y ?\<T ONLY ! ,QUE5 HAD ! RI<T TO GRANT CITIZ5%IP4 ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y1 ! EX-,M9I/]1 :O HAD ?\<T %E W\LD BE ! /> ATTRACTION AS ! LA/ ( ! P]SONALITY CULT1 WAS P>TICUL>LY DISCOMFIT$1 ESPECIALLY :5 ,*RI/IE & ,COHN-,B5DIT GOT ALL ! PRESS & PUBLIC ATT5TION4 ,! EFFECT ( ! CONF]5CE WAS TO M>K A BREA* ) BO? ! OLD BUREAUCRATIC TRADITION ( E/ABLI%$ DISS5T1 & ! NEW PACIFISM1 AS OPPOS$ TO G5U9E AN>*ISM ) ITS WORK+ CLASS ROOTS4 ,! EFFECTS ( ! 'PUNK REVOLUTION' W]E YET TO COME & TO *ANGE ! AN>*I/ SC5E DISA/R\SLY4 

,WE NEV] EXPECT$ ,COHN-,B5DIT TO LA/ ! C\RSE -- HE WAS TOO MU* ! SELF-CONSCI\S /> TURN & EV5TUALLY SETTL$ D[N TO TAKE HIS PLACE AS A C>E]I/ CA%+ ON A Y\?FUL EXP]I5CE LIKE SO MANY PSEUDO-SOCIALI/S -- BUT HE WAS A USEFUL SYMBOL = A CLA% AT ! TIME4 ,AFT] ! CONF]5CE ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,FIR/ ( ,MAY MOVEM5T WAS ABLE TO E/ABLI% ITS CONTACTS ) ONE ANO!R HAV+ SE5 PRECISELY :]E !Y DIFF]$ FROM ! RUMP ( ! OLD MOVEM5T ?AT HAD E/ABLI%$ ONE NI*E 9 SOCIETY & ! SPECT] ( A DIFF]5T ONE ?AT WAS GO+ TO TRANS=M A F> L>G] NI*E UND] ! PRET5SE ( DROPP+ \T ( IT4 

,! ,VIETNAM ,CONNECTION 

,! HI<SPOT ( ! ,NEW ,LEFT WAS ! FAM\S ANTI-,VIETNAM ,W> DEMON/RATION 9 #a#i#f#h1 ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,VIETNAM ,SOLID>ITY ,CAMPAIGN1 A MOVEM5T ( ,TROTSKYI/ /UD5TS :O LAT] BECAME M&>9S !MSELVES4 ,= MON?S ! PRESS BUILT UP FANTA/IC TALES ( :AT W\LD HAPP54 ,AS IT WAS GO+ TO BE DOM9AT$ BY ,TROTS & ESPECIALLY ,T>IQ ,ALI'S FACTION1 WE W]E PRETTY WELL DET]M9$ TO BOYCOTT IT4 ,WE GOT A LOT ( FUN \T ( ! PRESS FOLL[+ UP !IR [N 9V5TIONS1 HAV+ CONFUS$ REALTIES ) A S]IAL FICTION /ORY RUNN+ 9 ! ,EV5+ ,NEWS4 ,!RE WAS TALK ( GUNS BE+ SMUGGL$ 9TO ,LONDON1 ?\< WAS NEV] CLE> :AT !Y W]E TO BE US$ =4 ,A C\P1 ) ?IS LOT8 ,EV]Y J\RNALI/ WAS ON ! LOOK \T = NEW S5SATIONS1 MO/ ( !M C5T]+ >\ND ,T>IQ ,ALI OR ,/U>T4 

,! JOKE WAS ?AT F> FROM HAV+ GUNS1 ! AN>*I/S !N HAD PRACTICALLY NO PEOPLE4 ,! WEEK5D]S W]E A CLOS$ BOOK TO US SIX DAYS ( ! WEEK4 ,! /UD5T MOVEM5T WAS MORE ( A JOKE TO US1 ?\< ! ,NEWS ( ! ,WORLD MANAG$ TO UNE>? ?AT ! AN>*I/ 'LEAD]S ( ! /UD5TS' SU* AS ,/U>T HAD NOT BE5 TO UNIV]SITY !MSELVES4 ,!Y DIDN'T NOTICE !Y W]5'T PURPORT+ TO LEAD ANY /UD5TS EI!R1 NOR DID !Y4 ,BUT AS ! OLD PHONY ,JOHN ,GORDON ADMITT$ TO ME 9 A LETT]1 :5 ,I PO9T$ \T TO HIM ?AT 9 HIS ,SUNDAY ,EXPRESS COLUMN HE HAD CONFUS$ ,M>XI/S & AN>*I/S1 !Y W]E ALL ! SAME TO HIM4 ,HE TRI$ 0NOT TO BE TOO P$ANTIC04 

,! V>I\S LEFT GR\PS D5I$ ! /ORIES ( ! GUNS1 BUT NONE ( !M C\LD BE SURE AB\T ! DREAD$ AN>*I/S4 ,EV]Y ONE ( !M MADE RES]VATIONS AB\T :AT ! AN>*OS MI<T DO1 :ILE = \R P>T WE *E]FULLY TOLD ! J\RNOS WE NOT ONLY HAD HIDD5 >S5ALS BUT ROGUE ELEPHANTS IF !Y 9SI/$ ON PE/]+ US4 ,ONE LEAFLET ,I ISSU$1 MEANT AS A S>CA/IC COMM5T ON ! ,EV5+ ,NEWS /ORY AS FOLL[$ UP BY ! PRESS1 F9I%$ 9 ! ,SUNDAY ,TIMES 9 FULL AS AN EXAMPLE ( :AT WAS 9T5D$ ON ! DREAD$ DAY4 ,IT 9CLUD$ DIGG+ UP ,KEW ,G>D5S1 PLAY+ ,AM]ICAN FOOTBALL ON ,LORDS CRICKET PIT*1 SPREAD+ ! /ORY 9 ,IRI% PUBS ?AT !Y W]E POISON+ ! ,GU9NESS & BL[+ UP ,PET] ,PAN'S /ATUE REPLAC+ IT ) AN 9SCRIPTION1 ',FAIRIES >E A B\RGEOIS ILLUSION'1 ALL AS P>T ( A PLOT TO DE/ROY ! ,5GLI% WAY ( LIFE4 ,?IS WAS 9 ALL S]I\SNESS TAK5 AS AN EXAMPLE ( :AT '! LOONI] SECTIONS' ( ! LEFT W]E PLANN+ TO DO4 ,SADLY !Y DREW ! L9E AT \R SUGGE/ION ( US+ ROGUE ELEPHANTS1 NO D\BT ?9K+ IT UNLIKELY WE C\LD OBTA9 !M 9 TIME4 

,NOT)/&+ \R BE+ DET]M9$ TO DO NO?+ AB\T ! ANTI-,VIETNAM ,W> DEMON/RATION BECAUSE IT WAS SO HEAVILY DOM9AT$ BY SUPPORT]S ( ,HO ,*I ,M9H1 9 ! F9I% AS MANY AN>*OS TURN$ UP AS IF WE HAD DECID$ TO P>TICIPATE1 *E]FULLY *ANT+ C\NT]-SLOGANS & ATTRACT+ ALL ! WEEK5D]S ( ?OSE DAYS4 ,! ,DAILY ,MAIL HAD BE5 S>CA/IC AB\T ! M>* BECAUSE ( ITS CLOSE ASSOCIATION ) ,HO ,*I ,M9H & SAID IT C\LD RESPECT ! PEOPLE AS BELIEV]S 9 PEACE ONLY IF !Y OPPOS$ BO? SIDES4 ,9 PO9T ( FACT1 ! AN>*I/S DID1 & ?IS L$ TO A PHYSICAL CLA% 9 ! M>* REPORT$ 9 ! SELFSAME ,DAILY ,MAIL UND] ! HEADL9E 0,A,N,>,*,I,/,S ,A,T,T,A,C,K ,P,E,A,C,E ,M,>,*,],S04 

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