,*APT] #ac 
,! ,%AD[ ( ! ,TONG2 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS2 ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA2 ,/>T ( 0,BLACK ,FLAG02 ,T[>DS ! ,C5TRE2 ,RISE ( ! ,PR9T ,EMPIRE2 ,AN>*I/ 9 ,FLEET ,/REET2 #aihf ,AGA92 ,DOCTOR'S ,DILEMMA 

#aiifaiif 

,PEOPLE 3 

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

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

,TEXT 3 

,*APT] ,X,I,I,I 

,! ,%AD[ ( ! ,TONG2 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS2 

 ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA2 ,/>T ( 0,BLACK ,FLAG02 ,T[>DS ! ,C5T]2 

,RISE ( ! ,PR9T ,EMPIRE2 ,AN>*I/ 9 ,FLEET ,/REET2 

#aihf ,AGA92 ,DOCTOR'S ,DILEMMA 

,! ,%AD[ ( ! ,TONG 

,OV] ! YE>S ,I HAD BE5 CORRESPOND+ ) A ,*9ESE FRI5D1 ,*',5 ,*ANG1 :O HAD ORIG9ALLY BE5 9 ,LONDON AS A M$ICAL /UD5T BE=E ! W>4 ,HE HAD RETURN$ TO ,*9A & WAS ALWAYS 9 T\* ) ! :AT REMA9$ ( ! HUGE AN>*I/ WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 AB\T :I* ! BE/-KN[N FIGURE 9 MOD]N ,*9ESE LIT]ATURE1 ,PA ,*91 HAD MOV+LY WRITT54 ,?AT MOVEM5T HAD PASS$ ?R\< IMM5SE /RUGGLES ) ! OLD ,EMPIRE1 ! NEW ,REPUBLIC1 ! W>LORDS1 ! ,JAPANESE 9VAD]S & N[ ! ,COMMUNI/S4 ,HIS LETT]S HAD ALWAYS COME ?R\< DEVI\S R\TES1 ORIG9ALLY BE+ PO/$ 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SETTLEM5T 9 ,%AN<AI1 !N OCCASIONALLY 9 ,HONG ,KONG & F9ALLY COM+ FROM ,S+APORE4 ,AS HE NEV] LEFT ,*9A UND] ,COMMUNI/ RULE1 HE MANAG$ TO DO SO ?R\< ! GOOD (FICES ( ! =M] SEAM5'S GUILD :I* WAS ! LA/ GR\P+ ( ! OLD MOVEM5T4 

,?ANKS TO ,*',51 & ) ! HELP ( ,OLGA ,LANG'S BIOGRAPHY ( ,PA ,*9 & ! SOME:AT BRIEF] 9=MATION 9 ,YU & ,SCALAP9O'S BOOK ON ,*9ESE ,AN>*ISM1 ,I WAS ABLE TO WRITE A %ORT PAMPHLET ON ,! ,ORIG9S ( ! ,*9ESE ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T 7REPRODUC$ SEV]AL TIMES & /ILL ! ONLY COMPREH5SIVE ACC\NT74 ,MANY DISBELIEV$ 9 /ORIES ( AN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 SO GREAT WAS CURR5T BELIEF 9 ,MAO'S HI/ORY & RECORD4 ,OV] ! YE>S ,I WAS TOLD WOND]+LY ?AT ?IS OR ?AT BOOK BY A REAL LIVE PR(ESSOR CONTA9$ REF]5CES TO C]TA9 FIGURES ( ! PA/ :I* SEEM$ TO BACK MY EXTRAORD9>Y !SIS ?AT EV5 IF ! PRES5T WAS ,MAO'S1 ! PA/ WAS NOT & ! FUTURE MI<T NOT BE EI!R4 

,NOT UNTIL ! ,BATTLE ( ,TIANNAM5 ,SQU>E1 :5 ,MAO WAS DEAD1 DID MANY RADICALS REALIZE ,MAO WAS NOT ALL ?AT HE WAS CRACK$ UP TO BE & ?AT !RE WAS DISS5T 9 HIS EMPIRE1 ?\< IT WAS /ILL G5]ALLY ASSUM$ ?AT RESI/ANCE WAS A /UD5T AFFAIR & ?AT ! WORK]S1 LIKE ! T\RI/S1 5JOY$ ! DELI<TS ( ,WE/]N BALLET & TRIPS TO ! SEWAGE F>MS AT ! WEEK5DS4 

,PA ,*91 ACTUALLY ,LI ,FEI-KAN 7HIS NOM-DE-PLUME ,PA ,*9 PRON\NC$ & 9 ! NEW SPELL+ ,BA-K91WAS TAK5 FROM AN AMALGAM ( ! NAMES ( ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK97 CONT9U$ TO WRITE DUR+ ! HORRORS NOT ONLY ( HIS Y\? BUT ! W>1 ! ,JAPANESE OCCUPATION & ! TRIUMPH ( ,MAOISM4 ,9 ! ,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION1 DUR+ :I* ,MAO PLAY$ ,TROTSKY TO HIS [N ,/AL91 HE HAD BE5 P]SECUT$1 DEGRAD$1 =C$ TO RE-WRITE ! 5D+S ( HIS NOVELS TO MAKE !M MORE OPTIMI/IC4 ,HIS PESSIMISM WAS JU/IFI$ FAC$ ) ! ALT]NATIVES ( ,*IANG ,KAI ,%EK1 ,MAO ,TSE ,TUNG OR ,JAPANESE IMP]IALISM4 ,9 HIS RE-WRITT5 NOVELS HE HAD TO TAKE ! PICTURES ( ,BAKUN9 (F ! WALLS ( ! *>ACT]S ( ,NOR!RN PEASANTS 9 REBELLION & REPLACE !M1 YE>S BE=E ! NAME C\LD HAVE MEANT ANY?+ TO !M1 ) ?AT ( ,MAO4 ,DESPITE IMM5SE 'RE$UCATION' & BE+ =C$ TO KNEEL ON BROK5 GLASS 9 FRONT ( ,T,V CAM]AS & CONFESS HIS S9S1 ,PA ,*9 /ILL DEFI$ HIS TORM5TORS4 ,*',5 ADMIR$ HIM1 AS DID MANY O!RS1 & ASK$ ME IF ANY?+ C\LD BE DONE1 HAV+ NO IDEA :AT POSITION ,I WAS 91 = MY LETT]S1 S5T TO A HO/EL 9 ,S+APORE1 TOOK A YE> OR MORE TO BE PICK$ UP & REA* HIM4 

,H]B]T ,READ HAD PR(ESS$ HIMSELF AN AN>*I/1 ?\< A PILL> ( ! >T & CULTURAL E/ABLI%M5T4 ,AFT] HE ACCEPT$ A KNI<?OOD FROM ! ,*UR*ILL ,GOV]NM5T1 HE WAS /RONGLY CRITICIZ$ = :AT WAS AT ! K9DE/ AN 9CONSI/5CY ,HIS ESSAYS ON ,AN>*ISM W]E EXPRESS$ ) GREAT LUCIDITY1 ?\< HIS ACTIONS SC>CELY LIV$ UP TO IT4 ,:5 HE W5T TO ,BU5OS ,AIRES ON BEHALF ( ! ,BRITI% ,C\NCIL1 ! LOCAL AN>*I/S 9VIT$ HIM TO SPEAK4 ,HE GAVE A LECTURE ON ,AN>*ISM TO AN OV]FL[+ !AT] FULL ( PEOPLE WANT$ BY ! DICTATOR%IP1 AS ! POLICE LOOK$ HELPLESSLY ON AT ?IS ILLEGAL MEET+1 UNSURE AS TO :AT TO DO :5 IT WAS ADDRESS$ BY AN HONOR$ GUE/ ( ! ,GOV]NM5T1 BEYOND CONTROLL+ ! QUEUES BLOCK+ ! TRAFFIC4 

,ASK+ = QUE/IONS FROM ! AUDI5CE1 ,READ WAS NOT UNNATURALLY ASK$ H[ HE C\LD RECONCILE TAK+ AN HONOR FROM HIS [N GOV]NM5T LET ALONE COM+ TO ! ,>G5T9E ON ITS BEHALF AS A GUE/ ( !IR DICTATOR%IP1 ) ! VIEWS HE HAD JU/ VIVIDLY EXPRESS$4 ,HE ANSW]$1 0,Y\ MU/ UND]/& ,I'M A PHILOSOPH]1 NOT AN ACTIVI/04 ,HE C\LD H>DLY EXPLA9 HIS ,CA?OLIC WIFE WANT$ A LADY%IP AS RECOMP5SE = PUTT+ UP ) HIS UNOR?ODOX OP9IONS = YE>S4 

,9 MY LANGUAGE !RE WAS ANO!R WORD TOO1 BUT HUMBUG OR NOT1 HE WAS GO+ TO ,*9A TO SPEAK ON BEHALF ( ! ,>TS ,C\NCIL ) ! SAME ,BRITI%-WAY-(-LIFE QUASI-PROPAG&A AB\T \R GLORI\S H]ITAGE1 SO ,I SWALL[$ MY SECT>IAN PRIDE1 AS ,I ALWAYS FELT ,I HAD TO 9 SU* CASES & HOP$ HE W\LD OV]LOOK ANY RES5TM5T HE FELT AT MY CRITICISMS ( HIM1 :I* HE 9 FACT IGNOR$ COMPLETELY1 & ASK$ IF HE W\LD 9T]V5E ON BEHALF = ,PA ,*94 

,:5 HE GOT TO ,*9A 9 #a#i#g#c1 HE WAS BEMUS$ BY ! A*IEVEM5TS ( ! ,*9ESE 0,REVOLUTION01 AS MO/ 0VISIT+ HONOR$ 9TELLECTUALS0 W]E1 NOT REALIZ+ :AT LAY UND] ! >TI/IC PRES5TATIONS1 NOR MEET+ PEOPLE AT WORK NOR F9D+ \T H[ !Y FELT4 ,BUT ,I WILL SAY ?IS = HIM1 HE DID PUT HIS MONEY :]E M\? WAS :5 HIS E> WAS BA%$4 ,:5 NEXT ,I HE>D FROM ,*',5 TWO YE>S LAT] ,I LE>N$ IT HAD GREATLY RELIEV$ ,PA ,*9'S POSITION4 ,HE WAS RELEAS$ FROM RE/RICTIONS1 AT FIR/ RIGID CU/ODY & !N F>M WORK1 & ALL[$ TO RESUME WRIT+4 

,?IS WAS AT A TIME :5 ,I WAS SIGN+ ON AT ! ,LABOR ,EX*ANGE BE=E GO+ BACK TO ,FLEET ,/REET1 ISOLAT$ POLITICALLY & ) NO:]E ( MY [N TO LIVE6 ,I /ILL F9D IT AMAZ+ :AT AN 9SIGNIFICANT P]SON CAN SOMETIMES DO TO 9FLU5CE A P[]FUL NATION ,/ATE4 
,I READ ONCE 9 A SIXP5NY NOVEL :5 ,I WAS Y\NG AB\T ! %AD[ ( ! ,TONG1 :I* /RET*$ SO F> ?AT ! HUMBLE/ BEGG> C\LD MAKE P[]FUL M&>9S TREMBLE IF HE GAVE ! SECRET SIGN ( ! ,TONG BRO!RHOOD1 BUT ,I W\LD GUESS IT WAS NO MORE ?AN SOME?+ LIKE ?IS4 

,& YET TALK+ DRAMATICALLY ( ! '%AD[ ( ! ,TONG'1 ,I SUPPOSE IT MU/ HAVE SOME SUB/ANCE OR AT LEA/ ORIG94 ,ONE DAY A ,*9ESE %IP L&$ AT ,S\?AMPTON1 & ! BOATSWA91 HAV+ A FEW DAYS AT LIB]TY & A FEW LETT]S FROM ,*',5 TO PO/ TO ME FROM A SAFE PORT1 DECID$ TO CALL ON ME 9/EAD4 ,HAV+ NO ,BRITI% CURR5CY1 AS SEAF>]S W]E DELIB]ATELY KEPT %ORT SO !Y W\LD NOT W&] >\ND1 HE WALK$ 9TO A ,*9ESE RE/AURANT1 COMMUNICAT$ A ,TONG SIGN ( ! W>LORD DAYS & DEM&$ A MEAL & ! F>E TO ,LONDON4 

,! FRI<T5$ PROPRIETOR BEGG$ HIM NOT TO CAUSE ANY TR\BLE1 GAVE HIM TWICE :AT HE NE$$ PROVID$ HE ATE ELSE:]E & C\LD NOT GET HIM AWAY FA/ 5\<4 ,MY FRI5D HAD ONLY READ AB\T ! ,TONG 9 A POPUL> MAGAZ9E & WAS UNABLE TO EXPLA9 TO MY SATISFACTION H[ ANYONE RECOGNIZ$ A SIGN IF IT WAS A SECRET ( ! BRO!RHOOD4 

,! ADDRESS HE HAD BE5 GIV5 = ME WAS YE>S OLD1 BUT MY AUNT ,FLOSS LIV$ !RE4 ,%E PHON$ ME FRANTICALLY TO SAY A 0,*9AMAN01 ( ALL PEOPLE1 WAS TRY+ TO SEE ME4 ,W\LD ,I COME >\ND IMM$IATELY1 OR FLEE AS APPROPRIATE1 & :AT %\LD %E DO MEAN:ILE8 ,:5 ,I SUGGE/$ GIV+ HIM A CUP ( TEA UNTIL ,I >RIV$ %E SAID ANXI\SLY %E HAD NO ,*9A TEA & DID ,I ?9K HE W\LD M9D ,LIPTON'S4 

,! LETT] FROM ,*',51 :O HAD DI$ S9CE IT WAS S5T SOME MON?S BE=E1 WAS 5?USIA/IC AB\T ! GREAT /RIDES WE W]E MAK+ 9 ,5GL&4 ,PICTURES ( ! 5ORM\S ANTI-,VIETNAM ,W> DEMON/RATION HAD APPE>$ 9 ! PRESS4 ,A ,COMMUNI/ NEWSPAP] HAD TAK5 PHOTOS :I* BY ACCID5T CAU<T A FEW AN>*I/ BANN]S 9 ! FRONT & IT LOOK$ AS IF ! M>* WAS 5TIRELY !IRS4 ,:5 PR9T+ !Y ]AS$ ! SLOGANS FROM ! BANN]S ON ! PHOTOGRAPH4 ,NO D\BT TO ! ,*9ESE ,COMMUNI/ NEWS AG5CY !SE MEAN+LESS ,OCCID5TAL SQUIGGLES MEANT NO?+ & !Y PASS$ ! NEGATIVES UNT\*$1 & DELI<T$ ! FEW ,5GLI%-READ+ AN>*I/S 9 ,MAO'S ,*9A :O W]E L$ TO SUPPOSE FROM ! ,/ATE PRESS ?AT H[EV] ! MOVEM5T HAD BE5 CRU%$ !RE1 IT C\LD FILL ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E 9 ,LONDON4 ,IT MU/ HAVE *E]$ UP ,*',5 TREM5D\SLY 9 HIS LA/ DAYS4 

,:Y ?9K HE & !Y W]E NAIVE :5 WOR?Y PR(ESSORS1 A/UTE J\RNALI/S & PRET5TI\S HI/ORIANS ON ! SPOT & 9 O!R ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ C\NTRIES MADE ! SAME OR SIMIL> MI/AKES8 

,! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS 

,EV] S9CE ,I CAME BACK ON ! 0,OTRANTO0 ,I HAD RUN ! ,ASIAN ,SOLID>ITY ,CAMPAIGN :I* S\ND$ GR& BUT ONLY CONSI/$ ( MYSELF4 ,IT RESPOND$ TO ,*',5 & ,A*>YA 9 !IR OCCASIONAL APPEALS = SOLID>ITY1 ON BEHALF ( POLITICAL PRISON]S ( ! REGIMES OR O!R VICTIMS1 :OSE FAMILIES HAD LEFT ! C\NTRY1 & ?IS WAS ONLY A V]Y SMALL P>T ( ! PROBLEM OR ,I C\LD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE MANAG$4 ,!RE WAS NO NE$ ( MU* ADM9I/RATION1 ?\< ,I WAS GLAD ( HELP :5 IT CAME4 ,! FUNDS W]E RAIS$ FROM ?REE RE/AURANTS1 TWO ,9DIAN & ONE ,*9ESE1 :O ALL[$ ME TO APPROA* !IR CU/OM]S AT ! RESPECTIVE ,NEW ,YE>S4 ,I WAS ASSI/$ 9 GETT+ !SE CONTACTS BY ! OLD ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/ ,M>IE ,GOLDB]G'S ,9DIAN SON-9-LAW4 

,AFT] ,A*>YA DI$ !RE W]E NO AN>*I/S LEFT ON ! ,9DIAN ,CONT95T & ! NAME WAS UP = GRABS BY MY/IC GURUS4 ,ONLY A /UD5T ( ! ,V$AS CAN KN[ :AT !Y MEAN BY IT4 ,:5 ,*',5 DI$ ,I HAD NO FUR!R CONTACT ) ! ,*9ESE MOVEM5T & DECID$ TO 5D ! CAMPAIGN4 ,H[EV]1 ,*RI/IE HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ,SPA9 & WAS ANXI\S TO HELP AN>*I/ PRISON]S 9 ?AT C\NTRY1 :O W]E =GOTT5 EXCEPT BY !IR [N ORGANIZATION4 ,:5 HE HAD BE5 9 JAIL HE HAD RECEIV$ FOOD P>CELS1 :I* WE HAD NEV] ?\<T WE C\LD S5D4 ,HE HAD %>$ !SE & N[ WANT$ TO 5ABLE ! AID TO CONT9UE1 AS WELL AS TO PUBLICIZE !IR PLI<T4 

,WE DISCUSS$ ?IS1 & RE-/>T$ ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS4 ,IT HAD A LONG HI/ORY 9 ,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA ( HUMANIT>IAN AID & >M$ DEF5SE1 & ITS 9T]NATIONAL HAD P]I%$ :5 ! ,?IRTIES REPRESSION & DEPRESSION GREW TOO GREAT4 

,WE />T$ ) TWO MEMB]S1 BUT W]E 9UNDAT$ FROM ! FIR/ ) SUGGE/IONS FROM ! 'WEEK5D]S' & LIB]ALS AS TO ! N>R[NESS ( \R AIMS4 ,:Y JU/ ,SPANI% ,AN>*I/ PRISON]S8 0,BECAUSE !Y HAVE BE5 =GOTT5 & EV]Y O!R POLITICAL PRISON] 9 ,SPA9 GETS HELP40 ,:Y NOT ALL POLITICAL PRISON]S EV]Y:]E8 ,COMES TO ?AT1 :Y NOT ALL PRISON]S8 0,RI<T ON4 ,EXCELL5T1 BUT !RE >E ONLY TWO ( US & WE HAV5'T COLLECT$ A P5NY YET40 ,:Y NOT ,IRI% ,NATIONALI/S OR ,>AB REFUGEES8 0,VA/1 RI* & IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY DO ?AT4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ DIFF]5T40 ,SOMEONE :O NEV] DID ANY?+ AT ALL EV5 SUGGE/$ WE HELP NOT M]ELY POLITICAL1 BUT ALL PRISON]S1 AS WELL AS VICTIMS ( FAM9E1 FLOOD & PE/IL5CE1 :I* W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE TAX$ \R RES\RCES4 

,9 ! 5D1 AT LEA/ ( ! BEG9N+1 WE HAD TO RELY ON \RSELVES 5TIRELY1 AS TWO ( MY RE/AURATEUR FRI5DS SOLD OR LO/ !IR BUS9ESSES1 ?\< ! ,9DIAN ONE GAVE US A COLLECTION UNTIL HE WAS CLOS$ D[N BY ! AU?ORITIES4 ,WE W]E ABLE TO E/ABLI% A NUMB] ( CONTACTS1 MO/ IMPORTANTLY 9 ! TASK ( PUBLICITY & PRESSURE & FROM !N ON HAD TO RELY ON ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ITSELF4 
,?\< ,I WAS LOA!D BY ! PHONIES :O FREQU5T$ ! P]IPH]Y ( \R MOVEM5T BECAUSE IT WAS FELT TO BE TR5DY TO DO SO1 ,I WAS LIK$ BY ! ACTIVI/S & ) ,/U>T'S *>ISMA & REPUTATION TOO1 WE W]E ABLE TO LAUN* ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS AS A G+] GR\P )9 :AT N[ SEEM$ A GR[+ ,BRITI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,I SAID AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ?AT IF WE SUCCE$$ 9 HELP+ ONE POLITICAL PRISON] IT WAS WOR? HAV+ A GO1 & WE HELP$ A LOT MORE ?AN ?AT EV5 9 ! FIR/ YE> OR SO4 

,MIGUEL ,G>CIA 

,\R FIR/ BIG SUCCESS CAME ) GETT+ ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA \T FROM A ,SPANI% PRISON1 & HE PROVID$ A SPR+BO>D TO FUR!R ACTION4 ,HE HAD BE5 >RE/$ 9 #a#i#d#i1 S5T5C$ 9 #a#i#e#b1 & RELEAS$ 9 #a#i#f#i4 ,! 5D ( ! S5T5CE DID NOT NECESS>ILY IMPLY RELEASE4 ,IMM$IATE RE->RE/ WAS NOT UNCOMMON = ! UNREP5TANT4 ,WE BR\<T HIM \T ( OBLIVION & HE DIRECT$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BLACK ,CROSS TO WORK = ! RELEASE ( MANY O!RS4 ,MON?S AFT] ,I WAS RECALL$ TO WORK+ LIFE AFT] F\R YE>S BURI$ 9 A BOOK%OP1 HE WAS1 LIKE ,DICK5S'S ,DR ,MANETTE1 RECALL$ TO LIFE AFT] BE+ BURI$ ALIVE 9 PRISON = TW5TY YE>S4 

,MIGUEL HAD ORIG9ALLY GONE 9TO JAIL AS A COMBATANT 9 ! CIVIL W> = TWO & A HALF YE>S1 TO BE 'RE$UCAT$' 9TO FASCISM1 OR AT LEA/ DOCILITY 7BO? UNSUCCESSFULLY7 HAV+ EVAD$ CAPTIVITY & C]TA9 DEA? = A C\PLE ( YE>S AFT] ! CLOSE ( HO/ILITIES :5 MASS %OOT+S 9 ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS W]E ! NORM4 ,HE TOOK UP ACTIVE UND]GR\ND RESI/ANCE AFT] LEAV+ ! IRONICALLY-NAM$ ,MIGUEL DE ,UNAMUNO CONC5TRATION CAMP4 

,S5T5C$ 9 A MASS TRIAL ) O!RS ( ! 0,TALLION0 GR\P ASSOCIAT$ ) ,FRANCISCO ,SABAT]1 HIS DEA? S5T5CE WAS R$UC$ TO LIFE4 ,FRANCO WAS TRY+ TO ALT] HIS IMAGE AS A MASS EXECUTION] TO MAKE HIS REGIME ACCEPTABLE TO ! \TSIDE WORLD1 & ?\< MANY ( ?OSE *>G$ ) ,MIGUEL W]E EXECUT$1 IT WAS DEEM$ POLITIC TO REPRIEVE O!RS4 ,LAT] S5T5CES W]E R$UC$ TO TW5TY YE>S1 AS A MAGNANIM\S GE/URE :I* ONLY DICTATORS CAN GRANT4 ,MIGUEL S]V$ ! FULL TW5TY1 D[N TO ! DAY & ! H\R1 BE+ RELEAS$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T4 

,HAD HE GONE BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE 9 ,SPA9 ON RELEASE1 ) ! REGIME /ILL V9DICTIVE ?\< NOT AS MU* AS IT HAD BE51 HE W\LD HAVE UND\BT$LY COMMITT$ FUR!R '(F5SES' SU* AS UNION ORGANIZATION OR SPEAK+ \T1 OR EV5 NOT PAY+ TO KEEP 9 ) ! LOCAL POLICE1 & S]V$ ANO!R T5 YE>S OR SO4 ,HE C\LD NOT /& ! PROVOCATIONS (F]$ BY VICTORI\S ,FRANCOISM1 :I* REQUIR$ HIM TO PRET5D ATONEM5T = HIS 'CONVICT PA/' :5 *ALL5G$ BY ! POLICE & W\LD SURELY1 HAD HE /AY$1 HAVE RESPOND$ 9 ! ONLY LANGUAGE DICTATOR%IP UND]/OOD4 

,/U>T KNEW ,MIGUEL FROM HAV+ MET HIM 9 ,C>ABAN*EL JAIL1 & WE P]SUAD$ HIM TO COME OV]1 RAIS+ ! F>E AMONG SUPPORT]S4 ,HE WAS A NATURAL L+UI/1 FLU5TLY SPEAK+ ,FR5*1 ,PORTUGUESE & ,ITALIAN AS WELL AS ,CA/ILIAN & HIS NATIVE ,CATALAN1 & HE HAD LE>N$ & TAU<T HIS FRI5DS ,5GLI% 9 PRISON4 ,HE W5T BLANK :5 HE>+ ! LANGUAGE SPOK5 BY NATIVES4 ,ON ! BOAT HE ?\<T HE WAS HE>+ ,G]MAN4 ,?\< HE SPOKE ,5GLI% RECOGNIZABLY1 ITS IDIOMS & DIV]SE ACC5TS PRES5T$ A *ALL5GE4 

,HE US$ ME BO? AS GU9EA-PIG & SCAPEGOAT = ! LANGUAGE1 9SI/+ ON SPEAK+ ONLY ,5GLI%4 ,?\< ,/U>T HAD CLE>] DICTION ?AN ,I HE REG>D$ HIM AS LESS V]S$ 9 GRAMMATICAL EXPLANATIONS1 & SPOKE ,SPANI% ) HIM4 ,HE SAV$ ,5GLI% EXPRESSIONS :I* BAFFL$ HIM & PRES5T$ !M TO ME1 GETT+ EXTREMELY CROSS :5 HE F\ND WORDS ( ,LAT9 ORIG9 US$ 9 A DIFF]5T S5SE FROM ELSE:]E1 ACCUS+ ME1 :O WAS 9 NO WAY RESPONSIBLE1 ?AT 0Y\ TAKE WORDS FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD & USE !M AS Y\ LIKE01 

,I TRI$ 9 VA9 TO PLACATE HIM BY JOK+ ?AT IF A C]TA9 ,DUKE ( ,M$9A ,SIDONIA HAD BE5 A BETT] SAILOR & ! WEA!R HAD BE5 CALM]1 ! ,>MADA MI<T HAVE L&$ SAFELY & WE W\LD ALL HAVE BE5 SPEAK+ ,5GLI% BY N[ 9 A WAY HE C\LD UND]/&4 ,HE CURI\SLY CAME TO 5JOY ,LONDON EV5 MORE ?AN HIS BELOV$ ,B>CELONA4 ,HE WAS DISAPPO9T$ :5 HE SAW IT AGA9 A FEW YE>S LAT] AFT] ITS RU9ATION BY TRAFFIC & 9DU/RIAL POLLUTION4 ,H[EV]1 HE NEV] =GAVE ,LONDON]S1 OR = ?AT MATT] ! ,BRITI%1 !IR ACC5TS OR LANGUAGE1 BUR/+ ) 9DIGNATION ONCE :5 SOMEONE WAS HELP+ ME FIX ! C> & ,I 9CAUTI\SLY ASK$ ,MIGUEL TO PASS HIM ! ?+AMAJIG \T ( ! TOOLBOX4 

,I FIR/ GOT HIM1 ?R\< ! UNION1 A JOB AT ! 7PRE-,MURDO*7 ,TIMES & HE HAD SOME IDEA ?AT PEOPLE WORK+ !RE W\LD SPEAK ,B,B,C ,5GLI% HE W\LD RECOGNIZE1 BUT UN=TUNATELY ?IS DID NOT APPLY TO ! C> P>K ATT5DANTS ) :OM HE WAS UNABLE TO CONV]SE4 ,& HE WAS BAFFL$ ! FIR/ DAY BY A H>DY P]5NIAL :5 A ,TIMES J\RNALI/ ) CLE> DICTION BUT UN/EADY GAIT ASK$ HIM TO 0GET ?AT C> \T ( ! FUCK+ WAY0 -- BUT :O WAS FUCK+ :OM8 ,:]E 9 ! C> P>K W\LD !Y DO ?AT8 

,= ALL HIS IDIOSYNCRASIES1 ,MIGUEL PLAY$ A DECISIVE ROLE 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PO/W> 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,9 ! ,9DIAN SUMM] ( HIS LIFE1 :5 HE WAS SURELY 5TITL$ TO RE/ FROM HIS LIFE'S /RUGGLES1 HE BECAME A PIVOTAL FIGURE 9 ! LIB]T>IAN RESI/ANCE4 ,SOLID>ITY ) AN>*I/ PRISON]S WORK$ TWO WAYS4 ,IT HELP$ ! PRISON]1 & IT PUT PEOPLE 9 RAPPORT ) ! CAUSE = :I* !Y W]E WORK+4 

,! ,/>T ( ,BLACK ,FLAG 

,BLACK ,FLAG HAD ALREADY BE5 GO+ EI<TE5 MON?S OR SO :5 ,MIGUEL >RIV$ 9 #a#i#g4 ,WE BEGAN IT AS ! ,BULLET9 ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS :5 ,I HAD WALK$ AWAY FROM ! BOOK%OP V5TURE4 ,/U>T /ILL HAD ! SORT ( PUBLICITY ( :I* ASPIR+ FILM />S DREAM1 BUT IT DID NOT BR+ HIM A P5NY 9 HIS POCKET1 & ,I HAD A ,GE/ELI? (FSET :I* ! BAILIFFS HAD OV]LOOK$4 ,BY ?IS TIME ,I HAD />T$ AS A COPYTAK] ON ! ,DAILY ,SKET*1 ) A REASONABLE WAGE4 ,/U>T TOO BEGAN E>N+ GOOD MONEY1 />T+ WORK = ,WILLIAM ,PRESS1 ! GAS CONTRACTORS1 CONV]T+ HOMES TO NATURAL GAS4 ,?\< BO? ( US W]E WORK+ ABNORMALLY LONG H\RS1 ! NEW BULLET9 CAME \T REGUL>LY1 & 9T]E/ 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL RESI/ANCE WAS REVIV$4 

,HE HAD OV]COME ! PROBLEMS ( BE+ WELCOM$ BACK TO ,5GL& ) A CIVIL ACTION BETWE5 ,! ,PEOPLE & ,PRIVATE ,EYE >IS+ \T ( ! =M]'S REPORT+ E?ICS1 & ALSO AN ,OLD ,BAILEY CASE 9 :I* HE WAS *>G$ ) ( TRY+ TO PASS (F PROPAG&A LEAFLETS1 PRODUC$ ON A ,GE/ELI?1 AS CURR5CY4 ,EXACTLY ! SAME SORT ( FUN MONEY WAS PRODUC$ NOT ONLY 9 COMM]CIAL ADV]TIS+1 9 GAMES LIKE ,MONOPOLY OR 9 %[ BUS9ESS1 BUT EV5 9 POLITICAL ADV]TIS+4 ,AFT] HE WAS F\ND TE*NICALLY GUILTY BUT ALL[$ TO GO FREE1 ,I TRI$ TO BR+ A SIMIL> ACTION AGA9/ ! LOCAL ,CONS]VATIVE ,P>TY = DO+ EXACTLY ! SAME ?+4 ,BUT !Y HADN'T COME BACK FROM ,SPA9 UNREP5TANT AT HAV+ F\<T ! DICTATOR%IP1 SO = ?AT OR SOME O!R LEGAL REASON1 ! CASE C\LD NOT PROCE$4 

,! ,BULLET9 WAS ORIG9ALLY 9T5D$ TO NOTE ! ACTIVITIES & EXI/5CE ( ! ,BLACK ,CROSS1 BUT ! SPREAD ( AN>*I/ ACTIVISM 9 ! SIXTIES MADE US ! FOCUS4 ,!RE WAS A DEM& = AN AN>*I/ NEWSPAP]1 AS ,FRE$OM HAD BECOME 9CREAS+LY B\RGEOIS PACIFI/1 P>TLY BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE W\LD WORK UND] ! DIRECTION ( ,RI*>DS & HIS LITTLE GR\P ( SELF-/YL$ 9TELLECTUALS4 ,:5 AT A DEMON/RATION A POLICEMAN WAS ALLEG$ TO HAVE BE5 9JUR$ FALL+ (F ! HORSE ON :I* HE WAS DISP]S+ ! CR[D1 & ! SUGGE/ION WAS MADE 9 ,FRE$OM ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD GET UP A COLLECTION = HIM1 ! LIMIT WAS REA*$4 ,! =M] ,CUDDON'S GR\P CON/ITUT$ ITSELF 9TO A ,BLACK ,FLAG COLLECTIVE4 

,AFT] ! ,BULLET9 BECAME ,BLACK ,FLAG WE HAD MANY $ITORS = ! NEXT TW5TY ODD YE>S1 AT ONE TIME ROTAT+ ! $ITOR%IP P] ISSUE4 ,AP>T FROM A FEW ( !SE ISSUES ,I REMA9$ ONE ( ! $ITORS ?R\<\T4 ,/U>T REMA9$ AN $ITOR = ! FIR/ FIVE YE>S1 BUT SO F> AS ! PRESS OR ! KN[-ALL ACADEMIC TWITS >E CONC]N$1 HE REMA9S SO TO ?IS DAY4 ,HIS BRIEF SUMM] ( NOTORIETY HAD MADE HIM A HI/ORICALLY REF]RABLE P]SON 9 SPITE ( !IR TRY+ TO WRITE HIM (F AT ! SAME TIME4 

,?IS WAS USEFUL AFT] ONE 5ORM\S /UD5T DEMON/RATION AB\T SOME?+ OR O!R1 ORGANIZ$ BY ,T>IQ ,ALI 9 ! /REET FI<T+ YE>S ?AT PREC$$ HIS TELEVISION E/ABLI%M5T YE>S4 ,! PRESS WAS BUSY SPREAD+ /ORIES ( \R 9FLU5CE1 & ,/U>T'S 9 P>TICUL>1 ON ! /UD5TS4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ,/U>T & ,I CALL$ AT ! ,ITALIAN ,EMBASSY TO PROTE/ AT ! CASE ( ,GOLI>DO ,FIAS*I1 ( ,C>R>A4 ,HE HAD BE5 9 ONE ( ,FRANCO'S JAILS = TW5TY YE>S ALONG ) ,MIGUEL1 FOLL[+ HIS 9VOLVEM5T ) ,FAC]IAS & ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE4 ,COMPLET+ HIS S5T5CE1 HE HAD RETURN$ TO ,ITALY1 :]E HE WAS RE->RE/$ = AN (F5SE COMMITT$ AGA9/ ! =M] FASCI/ REGIME4 ,AT ! AGE ( EI<TE5 HE HAD BE5 9 ! /RUGGLE ( ! AN>*I/ P>TISANS 9 ! LA/ DAYS ( ,MUSSOL9I4 ,SO F> FROM ?IS BE+ =GIV51 HE W5T /RAI<T TO JAIL4 

,WE TOLD ! (FICIAL :O SAW US ?AT WE C\LD1 ( C\RSE1 HAVE COME ) A DEMON/RATION ( ?\S&S1 AS HAD HAPP5$ ELSE:]E ! PREVI\S WEEK1 BUT WE PREF]R$ TO GIVE ! DEMOCRATIC ,ITALIAN ,GOV]NM5T A *ANCE TO CORRECT :AT MI<T BE AN 9NOC5T MI/AKE4 ,! (FICIAL HE>TILY AGRE$ ) ?IS APPROA*1 & COMPLIM5T$ US ON \R GOOD S5SE1 NEV] D\BT+ ?AT WE C\LD HAVE MANAG$ TO COME1 NOT ) TWO1 BUT ) ! ?\S&S WE C\LD MU/]4 ,! NEXT WE HE>D WAS A WEEK LAT]1 ! WELCOME NEWS ?AT ,FIAS*I HAD BE5 RELEAS$4 

,T[>DS ! ,C5T] 

,I WAS FAC+ ONCE MORE ! P]5NIAL PROBLEM ( :]E TO LIVE4 ,?\< ,I C\LD PUR*ASE ONE N[1 ! TIME HAD NOT YET COME :5 SU* FLATS W]E READILY AVAILABLE1 & ,I DID NOT HAVE ! M9IMUM SAV+S TO PLACE A DEPOSIT & BUY4 ,I ALSO FAC$ A NEW PROBLEM ?AT :]EV] ,I W5T1 POLICE RAIDS SEEM$ TO FOLL[1 )\T ANY FOLL[-UP :ATEV]4 ,N[ADAYS !Y HAVE A LOT ( BIGG] FI% TO FRY4 

,MIGUEL ,G>CIA HAD F\ND LODG+S = HIMSELF NE> ,F9SBURY ,P>K1 A ROOM ( A L>GE BASEM5T FLAT R5T$ BY A C\PLE ( /UD5TS :O HAD BE5 !RE = SOME FIVE YE>S4 ,!Y W]E CO9CID5TALLY NAM$ ,G>CIA1 & :5 !Y RETURN$ TO ,SPA9 HE /AY$ PUT1 CLAIM+ TO BE ! SAME T5ANT4 ,! L&LORD NEV] VISIT$ ! PLACE1 :I* WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE FURNI%$ BUT ! FEW /ICKS ( FURNITURE HE PUT 9 DID NOT EV5 MEET ! B>E M9IMUM REQUIREM5TS ( ! ,R5T ,ACT4 ,MIGUEL 9VIT$ ME TO TAKE OV] ! FLAT & MOVE 91 SO HE C\LD KEEP HIS ROOM4 ,SURE AS FATE AS SOON AS ,I DID SO ! L&LORD DI$ SUDD5LY1 CON=M+ TO ! G5]AL FATE ( MY L&LORDS1 & HIS SON'S FAMILY MOV$ 9TO A FLAT ON ! PREMISES4 

,IT WAS CONV5I5T AS WE W]E RUNN+ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,C5T] AT ,HOLBORN AT ! TIME4 ,! FLAT ITSELF 9 ,UPP] ,TOLL+TON ,P>K WAS AN 9T]NATIONAL C5T] 9 ITS [N ACCORD4 ,EV]YONE ?\<T ( IT EI!R AS ,MIGUEL'S FLAT OR AN EXT5SION ( ! C5T] & WE MU/ HAVE HAD HUNDR$S ( VISITORS FROM ALL CORN]S ( ! WORLD DUR+ ! EI<TE5 MON?S ,I WAS !RE4 ,ONCE ,I SLEPT 9 ! G>D5 POR* DUR+ ! SUMM] BECAUSE WE W]E SO FULL UP ) VISITORS4 

,BE+ 9 ,UPP] ,TOLL+TON ,P>K DID NOT DET] ! POLICE FROM VISIT+1 ?\< !Y 9SI/$ !SE W]E NOT 0RAIDS0 & DID NOT NE$ A SE>* W>RANT4 ,!Y GRASP$ ?AT WE DID NOT CONTROL ! RE/ ( ! H\SE ) ITS V>I\S T5ANTS1 :I* IS MORE ?AN !Y HAD DONE PREVI\SLY4 ,!SE W]E M]ELY 09QUIRIES ( A G5]AL NATURE01 SU* AS :AT DID ,I UND]/& BY AN >TICLE 9 ,BLACK ,FLAG :I* ,I HAD NOT WRITT51 OR :E!R ,MIGUEL KNEW *>ACT]S RANG+ FROM ,ELEUTORIO ,SAN*EZ TO ,C>LOS ! ,JACKAL4 ,ANYONE :O HAD BE5 LONG YE>S 9 PRISON 9 ,SPA91 :]E !Y REGUL>LY MOVE PRISON]S >\ND1 KNEW ! =M]4 ,:5 !Y ASK$ ,MIGUEL IF HE KNEW ,SPA9'S CRIM9AL ,PUBLIC ,5EMY ,NO4 #a WAS REPORT$ 9 ,LONDON1 ,I *IPP$ 9 0,FRANCO'S H]E8 ,HE MU/ BE /AY+ ) ! ,QUE54 ,HAVE Y\ *ECK$ ! ,PALACE80 ,H[EV]1 NEI!R 0EL ,LUTE0 NOR ! ,CAUDILLO W]E REALLY 9 T[N & C]TA9LY NOT 9 \R FLAT1 ESPECIALLY ! LATT]4 

0,C>LOS ! ,JACKAL0 7IF HE EXI/S7 IS NOT1 SO F> AS ,I KN[1 ,SPANI% OR 9TO AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE BUT A ,M>XI/1 NATIONALI/ OR AN 9T]NATIONAL M]C5>Y4 ,I ONLY KN[ ( HIM FROM ! PRESS SO MY 9=MATION IS PROBABLY WRONG4 ,MIGUEL DIDN'T KN[ HIM EI!R BUT TOLD !M S>CA/ICALLY TO LEAVE A MESSAGE SO IF HE TURN$ UP HE C\LD PASS IT ON4 

,ONCE ,I WAS TOLD ?AT AN >TICLE 9 0,BLACK ,FLAG0 AB\T A BOMB EXPLOSION1 9 NO WAY CONNECT$ ) AN>*ISM1 GAVE 9=MATION NOBODY C\LD POSSIBLY HAVE KN[N :O HAD NOT BE5 PRIVY TO ! ATTEMPT4 ,IT MAY HAVE BE5 SO ORIG9ALLY = ALL ,I KNEW1 BUT ! ITEM ( NEWS SO F> AS WE W]E CONC]N$ HAD BE5 CULL$ FROM ! ,EV5+ ,/&>D1 :I* TOOK !M ABACK4 ,:E!R ! POLICE FOLL[$ UP ! 9=MATION1 BEYOND BUY+ A BACK NUMB] TO SEE IF IT WAS SO1 ,I HAVE NO MEANS ( KN[+4 

,RISE ( ! ,PR9T ,EMPIRE 

,:5 ,I W5T BACK TO WORK 9 ,FLEET ,/REET1 IT HAD ONLY A G5]ATION TO GO AL?\< NOBODY BELIEV$ IT1 ?\< !RE WAS ALREADY TALK ( 'NEW TE*NOLOGY'4 

,BACK 9 #aibf ! PR9T]S HAD %[N SOLID>ITY ) ! M9]S1 ! T>GET ( A VICI\S HATE CAMPAIGN1 & F9ALLY REFUS$ TO PR9T ! 9CITEM5TS AGA9/ !M 9 ! ,DAILY ,MAIL1 !N 9 ITS FASCI/ ]A4 ,?IS HAD PRECIPITAT$ ! ,G5]AL ,/RIKE1 ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ! DAY SAY+ ! REFUSAL TO PR9T WAS ITS BEG9N+ & ?AT TO PREEMPT A ,G5]AL ,/RIKE !Y BEGAN A ,G5]AL ,LOCK-,\T4 

,AFT] ! ,/RIKE WAS DEFEAT$ BY :AT AM\NT$ TO A MILIT>Y C\P1 EV]YBODY SUFF]$ VICTIMIZATION1 ! PR9T]S NO LESS ?AN ANYONE4 ,BUT 9 !IR CASE1 UNLIKE O!R 9DU/RIES1 MALICE WAS DEFEAT$ BY MADNESS4 

,LORD ,BEAV]BROOK1 PROPRIETOR ( ! ,DAILY ,EXPRESS GR\P ( NEWSPAP]S1 WAS PROBABLY CL9ICALLY 9SANE LIKE MANY P[]-DRUNK NEWSPAP] PROPRIETORS4 ,HE EMPLOY$ A BEAUTIFULLY DRESS$ & COIFFUR$ Y\NG LADY ESPECIALLY TO COME 9 & CLEAN HIS %OES :ILE HE SPRAWL$ ON HIS *AIR 9 FRONT ( HIS EXECUTIVE4 ,HE WAS EXPECT$ TO BE ! MO/ VICI\S ( ?OSE :O TOOK REPRISALS4 

,BUT1 LIKE ,HAMLET1 HIS WAS A NOR' NOR?-EA/ MADNESS & :5 IT CAME TO BUS9ESS HE KNEW A HAWK FROM A H&SAW4 ,UNLIKE HIS RIVALS1 HE UND]/OOD ?AT ! WORK]S LAID ! GOLD5 EGGS HE & HIS FELL[-BOSSES W]E HAT*+4 ,O!RS FOLL[$ ! ,MAIL1 :I* HAD PUBLICLY SAID ITS EMPLOYES W]5'T CAPABLE ( RUNN+ A PAP]1 & HAD LET !M D[N :5 !Y FAIL$ TO PR9T D5UNCIATIONS ( !IR COMRADES 9 ! PITS4 ,!Y SACK$ MO/1 & BLACKLI/$ O!RS1 PLAC+ HUMILIAT+ CONDITIONS & WAGE CUTS ON ! RE/4 ,BEAV]BROOK'S AG5TS1 H[EV]1 W5T >\ND ! UNEMPLOY$ PR9T]S ON ! ,/REET1 TAK+ ON SKILL$ CRAFTWORK]S :O HAD BE5 SACK$ UNC]EMONI\SLY1 & :5 O!R PAP]S W]E HAPPILY R$UC+ WAGES & EXT5D+ H\RS HE RAIS$ PAY TO UNION REQUIREM5TS & BEYOND4 

,SUDD5LY IT BECAME KN[N TO ALL1 EV5 ! %REWD NEWSGA!R]S !MSELVES1 ?AT ,BEAV]BROOK HAD /OL5 ! PRIME GEESE ?AT LAID GOLD5 EGGS FROM UND] ! NOSES ( HIS RIVALS1 :O W]E KILL+ !M4 ,:5 ! ,DAILY ,H]ALD BECAME A NATIONAL1 UND] A DEAL BETWE5 ,ODHAMS ,PRESS & ! ,T,U,C1 IT BECAME DIFFICULT = O!R PAP]S TO OP]ATE4 ,!Y HAD NOT EV5 ?\<T IT WOR?:ILE TO TRA9 O!RS1 RECKON+ ! LESS TR\BLESOME W\LD BE />V$ BACK & ! RE/ W]E EXP5DABLE4 ,N[ !Y W]E LEAV+ 9 DROVES4 ,?UND]/RUCK1 ! PRESS B>ONS REV]S$ !IR POLICY & BEGAN BIDD+ AGA9/ EA* O!R1 RAIS+ WAGES & AGREE+ TO UNION DEM&S1 UNTIL 0! PR9T0 BECAME A SORT ( WORK]S' >I/OCRACY4 ,?IS LA/$ UNTIL ! SMA%+ ( ! 9DU/RY UND] ! BANN] ( 0NEW TE*NOLOGY01 :5 !Y BECAME S]FS ONCE AGA94 ,BUT = OV] HALF A C5TURY UNION P[] 9CREAS$1 & [+ TO ! VULN]ABILITY ( PAP]S TO /OPPAGE 7NO?+ IS MORE DEAD ?AN YE/]DAY'S NEWS7 ! MOLD]S ( PUBLIC OP9ION1 :O TOLD O!R EMPLOY]S NOT TO GIVE 9 TO 0UNION BLACKMAIL01 HAD TO YIELD ONE CONCESSION AFT] ANO!R !MSELVES4 ,?IS DID NOT /OP ! PRESS LORDS FROM TRY+ TO W9 BACK SUPREME CONTROL OV] !IR EMPIRE4 ,!Y W]E MAK+ MORE MONEY ?AN !Y C\LD DEAL )1 & KEPT EXP&+4 ,BUT :AT !Y CRAV$ WAS P[]4 

,AN ,AN>*I/ 9 ,FLEET ,/REET 

,! PROPRIETORS & EV5 ! J\RNOS NEV] =GAVE ! WORK]S = W9N+ ?IS R\ND ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,TO ?IS DAY ONE CAN READ GRUESOME /ORIES1 WRITT5 BY PEOPLE :O REGUL>LY FIDDLE !IR EXP5SE ACC\NTS1 AB\T ! 0SEMI-CRIM9AL PRACTICES0 ( ?OSE LIKE US :O 9SI/$ ON GETT+ PAID OV]TIME = WAIT+ = !M TO /AGG] UP TO ! PHONES ( !IR FAVORITE PUBS TO DICTATE !IR COPY1 & DEM&$ 0UNWORK$ OV]TIME0 = ! EXTRA WORK 9VOLV$ 9 TAK+ ALL AT ONCE :AT C\LD O!RWISE BE SPREAD OV] TIME4 ,UNWORK$ OV]TIME WAS A PHRASE ,I ORIG9AT$4 

,IT SPREAD & WAS C\NT]$ BY A SPECIAL RATE = 0PHYSICALLY WORK$ OV]TIME0 7! MANAGEM5T'S PHRASE71 & !IR MEMORABLE DICTUM ?AT 09 NO CIRCUM/ANCES WILL !Y PAY OV]TIME ON OV]TIME01 I4E4 IF !Y CALL$ ON SOMEONE TO WORK OV]TIME TO DEAL ) ! 5ORM\S BACKLOG AT PUB CLOS+ TIME1 HE OR %E DIDN'T GET ! UNWORK$ OV]TIME RATE ON TOP ( ?AT4 

,9 ! HEYDAY ( ESCALAT+ DEM&S ! PRESS KEPT REF]R+ TO 0,AN>*Y 9 ,FLEET ,/REET04 ,ONE ODD EFFECT ( ?IS PROPAG&A WAS TO MAKE MY [N POSITION SAFE4 ,:5 ! MANAGEM5T WAS TOLD BY ! ,ECONOMIC ,LEAGUE ?AT ,I WAS AN AN>*I/ & ( MY ASSOCIATION ) ,*RI/IE !N AT ! HEI<T ( HIS NOTORIETY1 !Y SAID 7,I LE>N$7 ) A SI<1 ?AT PRECISELY !IR PROBLEM WAS ?AT EV]YBODY !Y HAD TO DEAL ) WAS AN AN>*I/4 ,I SOMEH[ D\BT ?IS4 

,I WAS = SOME YE>S ,HEAL? & ,SAFETY ,T,U REPRES5TATIVE4 ,I HAD A GL[+ TRIBUTE YE>S LAT]1 LONG AFT] ,I HAD RETIR$1 :5 ! UNIONS HAD BE5 SMA%$ BY ! NEW RE/RICTIVE LAWS & EV]Y?+ WE HAD F\<T = TAK5 AWAY4 ,NOBODY WAS PREP>$ TO TAKE ON /OOGE ROLES SUB/ITUT+ = UNION REPRES5TATION1 UND] ! NEW RE=MI/-FASCISM4 ,:5 ! MANAGEM5T M5TION$ SOME?+ 9 REG>D TO ACCID5T PREV5TION1 SOMEBODY M5TION$ MY NAME ) NO/ALGIA1 TO BE TOLD %>PLY BY A Y\NG MANAGEM5T EXECUTIVE 7POSSIBLY ) A %UDD]87 0,Y\ >E TALK+ AB\T A CREATURE FROM ! PREHI/ORIC SWAMPS4 ,WE DON'T WANT GO D[N ?AT ROAD AGA940 ,NICE TO KN[ MY EF=TS W]E APPRECIAT$1 AFT] ALL4 

#aihf AGA9 

,TO MY SURPRISE ,I WAS CONTACT$ ONE DAY AT WORK BY ,GRANADA ,T,V4 ,I HAD GOT US$ TO ANY NUMB] ( CALLS1 BUT C\LD H>DLY BELIEVE ?IS ONE4 ,IT SEEM$ TWO FILM COMPANIES WANT$ TO MAKE A DOCUM5T>Y ON ! FIFTIE? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION ,CIVIL ,W>1 ?\< 9 ! EV5T ONLY ONE /AY$ ! C\RSE4 ,?IS P>TICUL> CALL] EXPLA9$ !Y W]E UP AGA9/ ! FACT ?AT !Y HAD GOT TO KN[ VIA ! ,/ATE-SPONSOR$ RESE>* C5T] ON AN>*ISM 9 ,AM/]DAM ?AT ! BE/ DOCUM5T>Y FILM MAT]IAL ON SOME ASPECTS ( IT1 P>TICUL>LY ! COLLECTIVIZATIONS1 WAS HELD BY ! ,C,N,T4 ,! FILM MAK]S W]E NOT TRU/$ BY ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 BUT !Y KNEW IF !Y DID NOT COOP]ATE1 !Y C\LD H>DLY CRITICIZE AFT]W>DS4 ,?IS HAD HAPP5$ ) ! FILM ,TO ,DIE 9 ,MADRID :5 ! ,FR5* PRODUC]S HAD REQUE/$ FILM FROM BO? ! ,C,N,T & ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,AS CONTACT WAS MADE BY A WELL-KN[N FELL[-TRAVEL]1 ! ,C,N,T HAD REFUS$ TO COOP]ATE ?9K+ ! ,COMMUNI/S W\LD BE GLORIFI$1 BUT !Y /ILL W]E BECAUSE ( ! LACK ( ANY COV]AGE ! ,C,N,T W\LD HAVE GIV54 

,!Y W]E NOT EXACTLY 5C\RAG$ BY ! FACT ?AT ,GRANADA ,T,V ?\<T ! P]SON MO/ EQUIPP$ TO DEAL ) ALL ASPECTS ( OP9ION 9 ,SPA9 W\LD BE ,LADY ,JANE ,WELLESLEY1 A DIRECT DESC5DANT ( ! FIR/ ,DUKE ( ,WELL+TON & !RE=E1 !Y PRESUM$1 RESPECT$ BY ALL ,SPANI>DS4 ,AT FIR/ ! ,C,N,T DECL9$ TO HELP BUT F9ALLY ,I WAS ASK$ TO ACT AS A GO-BETWE54 ,I HAD /RONG RES]VATIONS & SAID :5 APPROA*$ ,I KNEW ! FILM W\LD BE A GROSS TRAVE/Y BUT ?AT ,I APPRECIAT$ :AT HAPP5$ OV] ,TO ,DIE 9 ,MADRID4 ,MY RUD5ESS %OCK$ ! FILM MAK]S1 :O D5I$ !Y W\LD DI/ORT ! MESSAGE4 ,MY LA/ WORD WAS ?AT ,I W\LD ADVISE ! ,C,N,T TO COOP]ATE BUT MADE \R DILEMMA CLE>1 SAY+ AT LEA/ !Y W\LD KN[1 = :AT IT WAS WOR?1 !Y HADN'T FOOL$ US4 

,SURPRISE6 ,9 ! 5D ! ,GRANADA FILM WAS IMP>TIAL1 PORTRAY+ FAIRLY ALL SIDES 9 ,SPA9 FROM !IR [N PO9TS ( VIEW -- ! V]Y FIR/ TIME ! ,BRITI% M$IA HAD DONE SO4 ,! ONLY CRITICISM ONE C\LD MAKE 9 ! OV]ALL COV]AGE WAS ! DISPROPORTIONATE P>T GIV5 7AS USUAL7 TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE -- ONE W\LD ?9K IT WAS AN >MY RA!R ?AN A BRIGADE -- BUT AS IT WAS ON ! ,BRITI% CONTRIBUTION TO IT1 ?IS WAS UND]/&ABLE4 ,AFT] ALL1 ,BRITI% LIT]>Y CIRCLES W]E CONV9C$ ,GEORGE ,ORWELL WAS A KEY FIGURE 9 ! ,SPANI% W>1 FOLL[+ ! BE/-SELL+ SUCCESS ( ,ANIMAL ,F>M4 

,DOCTOR'S ,DILEMMA 

,I HE>D ( A ,TOTT5HAM DOCTOR1 A S9C]E Y\NG WOMAN :O 9H]IT$ A =TUNE & PROPOS$ TO GIVE IT TO '! MOVEM5T' )\T BE+ SURE :AT IT WAS %E BELIEV$ 94 ,I ?\<T TO 9T]E/ H] 9 ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS S9CE %E CLAIM$ TO BE A 'NONVIOL5T AN>*I/' & NO?+ C\LD BE MORE NONVIOL5T ?AN HELP+ AN>*I/ PRISON]S4 ,IT W\LD TAKE SOME ( ! PRESSURE (F ,BLACK ,FLAG4 ,:5 %E HE>D ( ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE 7= ! FIR/ TIME1 9CID5TALLY7 %E CLOS$ UP LIKE A CLAM4 ,IT WAS TOO VIOL5T = H]1 %E EXPLA9$1 & ,I WAS POLITELY %[N ! DOOR4 ,! NEXT ,I HE>D ( ,DR ,ROSE ,DUGDALE WAS ?AT %E HAD GIV5 H] [N MONEY & ROBB$ H] WEAL?Y P>5TS1 GETT+ 9VOLV$ 9 A CASE ?AT GOT H] FIVE YE>S OR SO1 ON BEHALF ( ! ,IRI% ,REPUBLICAN ,>MY4 ,H] ',AN>*ISM' C\LD ONLY BE TAK5 ) A /RONG DOSE ( PACIFISM1 BUT :5 %E SWIT*$ TO ,NATIONALISM IT WAS DIFF]5T4 ,POPE ,PIUS1 :O TOLD ! ,AM]ICAN ,DORO?Y ,DAY ?AT ,CA?OLICS C\LD BE AN>*I/S PROVID$ !Y W]E PACIFI/S 7A PROVISO C]TA9LY NOT APPLI$ 9 ! CASE (1 SAY1 ,CA?OLICS :O WANT$ TO BE FASCI/S71 W\LD HAVE SE5 ! LOGIC ( ?IS1 BUT ,I NEV] C\LD1 UNLESS IT IS TO SAY ?AT PR(ESS+ ,AN>*ISM'S ALL RI<T AS LONG AS Y\ DON'T TRY TO A*IEVE IT4 

7,C7 ,COPYRI<T3 #aiif ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,FROM 3 ,HACK4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #aiie 3 ,*APT] #ac -- ,PUBLICATION4 
,FEBRU>Y #g1 #bag 3 ,*APT] #ac -- ,ADD$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/