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,! ,C,N,T ,BETWE5 ,DEA? & ,BIR?2 ,! ,RE-,BIR? ( ! ,C,N,T2 ,! ,PHONEY ,C,N,T2 ,! ,ORKNEYS2 ,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS2 ,! ,WOOD5 ,HORSE 

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

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

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,! ,C,N,T BETWE5 ,DEA? & ,BIR?2  
,! ,RE-,BIR? ( ! ,C,N,T2 ,! ,PHONY ,C,N,T2 ,! ,ORKNEYS2  

,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS2 ,! ,WOOD5 ,HORSE 

,! ,C,N,T ,BETWE5 ,DEA? & ,BIR? 

,AFT] ,FRANCO DI$ 9 #a#i#g#e1 !RE WAS A TREM5D\S S5SE ( ELATION AMONG ! EXILES AS WELL AS 9 ,SPA94 ,AMONG O!RS1 ,MIGUEL DECID$ TO RETURN TO ,SPA94 ,HE W5T BY TRA9 ) SOME O!RS1 & ,I FOLL[$ A FEW WEEKS AFT]1 ON VACATION1 ) ! C> LOAD$ ) BOOKS & PAMPHLETS WE HAD PR9T$ AT ! ,C5TRO ,IB]ICO & ) A C\PLE ( DUPLICATORS4 ,=TUNATELY ,I RESI/$ ,MIGUEL'S 9SI/5CE ,I %\LD HAVE A RO( RACK1 :I* IS :Y ,I GOT SO F>4 ,EV5 SO ! C>1 SOME:AT ON ITS LA/ LEGS ANYWAY1 W\LD NOT TAKE ! WEI<T4 ,IT BROKE D[N IRRETRIEVABLY NE> ,T\L\SE ON A ,SATURDAY AFT]NOON4 

,?IS WAS 9 ! DAYS BE=E CR$IT C>DS CAME 9 VOGUE & ,I HAD ONLY A FEW FRANCS ON ME4 ,I HAD /]L+1 PESETAS & TRAVEL]S *ECKS1 BUT ! BANKS W]E CLOS$4 ,I WAS IMMOBILE1 TIR$1 HUNGRY1 HAD NO:]E TO /AY & NOBODY WANT$ TO TAKE OR *ANGE MY MONEY4 ,I WAS GO+ TO PHONE ! ,A,I,T 7! ,CONT95TAL EQUIVAL5T ( ! ,A,A7 :5 ! 9ITIALS REM9D$ ME ( ! O!R ,A,I,T 7! ,FRANCO-,SPANI% 9ITIALS ( ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S ,ASSOCIATION74 

,I HAD (T5 CRITICIZ$ 0,T\L\SE0 = YE>S1 :I* G5]IC NAME SIGNIFI$ ! FOSSILIZ$ BUREAUCRACY ( ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T 9 EXILE1 BUT ,I RECKON$ ?AT IF ,I PHON$ A HALL ( ! LOCAL ,C,N,T-9-EXILE ,I W\LD PROBABLY F9D SOMEONE TO HELP4 ,IT WAS WOR? A *ANCE & ,I F\ND SOMEONE 91 ?\< %E ANSW]$ 9 ! LOCAL PATOIS4 ,MY ,FR5* WAS SOME:AT RU/Y ANYWAY & NEV] EXT5D$ TO ! LANGUAGE ( ,OC1 BUT ,I GA!R$ %E TOLD ME TO WAIT :]E ,I WAS & MEAN:ILE ORD] :ATEV] ,I WANT$4 ,I HESITAT$ TO DO SO 9 CASE ,I HAD MISUND]/OOD BUT ORD]$ A BR&Y & SOME CROISSANTS :I* W]E COV]$ BY MY REMA9+ FRANCS4 

,9 AB\T TW5TY M9UTES1 ?REE C>LOADS ( ,SPANI>DS DROVE UP1 = ALL ! WORLD LIKE A POLICE RAID4 ,! MESSAGE HAD BE5 PASS$ ON R\ND ! HALL ?AT ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] WAS 9 T[N1 /R&$1 />V+ & P5NILESS1 ALL ( :I* WAS TRUE 9 A LESS DRAMATIC WAY1 & ?REE DIFF]5T C>S HAD DRIV5 \T TO ! RESCUE4 ,I HAD NEV] BE5 9 ,T\L\SE BE=E & HAD NO IDEA ANYONE KNEW ME !RE1 BUT ! PEOPLE 9 ! ,C,N,T HALL ?AT ,SATURDAY NI<T CELEBRAT+ ! 5D ( ! TYRANNY W]E F> FROM BE+ SUPPORT]S ( ! CIVIL-W> COMPROMISES & OPPON5TS ( ! PO/W> ,RESI/ANCE ?AT ,I HAD CRITICIZ$4 ,SOME HAD BE5 9 ! ,RESI/ANCE ) ,MIGUEL1 ONE WAS A CLOSE FRI5D ( 0LA +LESA01 SOMEONE ELSE HAD BE5 TO ! ,C5TRO ,IB]ICO1 ANO!R TWO HAD BE5 9 PRISON ) ,/U>T & ALL KNEW ( HIM4 

,I WAS BA!D 9 ! REFLECT$ GLORY ( ?REE OLD FRI5DS AS HALF-A-DOZ5 NEW ONES >GU$ :I* %\LD HAVE ! HONOR ( PUTT+ ME UP = ! WEEK5D4 ,:5 !Y CAME TO T[ ! C> 9 & SAW ! CONT5TS IT C]TA9LY DID NOT DETRACT FROM MY WELCOME1 & IT WAS DECID$ ?AT ! FAMILY ) ! BE/ ACCOMMODATION %\LD H\SE ME BUT ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE A MEAL ) EA*4 ,IT WORK$ \T AT SEV5 D9N]S 9 ?REE DAYS4 ,NO WOND] ,I NEV] KEPT TO ! DIET ! DOCTORS LAID D[N4 

,:5 ! BANKS OP5$ ON ,MONDAY ,I WAS ABLE TO HIRE A C> TO TAKE ME 9TO ,SPA9 BUT1 IT HAV+ A ,T\L\SE NUMB] PLATE1 ALWAYS SUSPECT 9 ! ,FRANCO YE>S1 ,I WAS /OPP$ AT ,CU/OMS4 ,!RE WAS NO *>M$ PASSAGE SU* AS AN ,5GLI% REGI/RATION HAD ALWAYS AF=D$4 ,!Y TOOK AWAY ALL ! BOOKS & PAMPHLETS ,I WAS C>RY+1 SAY+ SEV]ELY ?IS WAS NOT ,5GL& & SU* LIT]ATURE WAS PROHIBIT$ 9 ,SPA94 ,!Y LET ME TRAVEL ON1 H[EV]1 & PRESUMABLY W]E TOLD AFT] ,I LEFT ?AT TIMES HAD *ANG$4 ,:5 ,I >RIV$ 9 ,B>CELONA ,I F\ND A POLICE C> HAD >RIV$ AT ,MIGUEL'S FLAT BE=E ME & RETURN$ ! LIT]ATURE ) APOLOGIES TO ! TRAVEL] :5 HE >RIV$ & ! HOPE ?AT HE HAD NOT BE5 9CONV5I5C$4 ,IT C]TA9LY WAS NOT ,5GL&4 ,CAT* ! ,BRITI% ,CU/OMS OR POLICE BEHAV+ LIKE ?AT IF !Y CONFISCAT$ SOME?+ WRONGLY6 

,?AT HONEYMOON P]IOD DID NOT LA/ LONG SO F> AS LOCALS W]E CONC]N$4 ,= YE>S AFT]W>DS ! POLICE & TO ?IS DAY ! ,GU>DIA ,CIVIL BEHAV$ AS !Y DID UND] ,FRANCO4 ,AS ! LOCALS SAID1 !Y W]E 0! SAME DOGS ) DIFF]5T COLL>S04 ,! GR[? ( T\RISM HAD MADE !M MODIFY MANY ATTITUDES1 EV5 UND] ,FRANCO1 & CONT9U$ TO DO SO4 ,I HAD FIR/-H& KN[L$GE ( ! PRIVILEGES ACCORD$ TO =EIGN]S ON ANO!R OCCASION1 :5 MY C> WAS /OL51 & ,I HAD TO GO 9TO ! ,GU>DIA ,CIVIL TO REPORT IT1 = 9SURANCE PURPOSES4 ,A C\PLE ( =M] ,SPANI% EXILES CAME ) ME1 SAY+ AS A =EIGN] ,I W\LD NE$ !IR BACK-UP4 ,! OP5LY-DISPLAY$ BRUTALITY ) :I* ,SPANI% SUSPECTS 9 ! SAME 9T]VIEW ROOM W]E TREAT$1 & ! CONTEMPT %[N TO ! ,SPANI% VICTIMS1 MADE MY FRI5DS REALIZE 9 TIME !Y %\LD LEAVE ME TO SPEAK = MYSELF4 ,! DESK S]GEANT1 SEE+ MY PASSPORT1 WAS C\RTE\S1 COMPLIM5T$ ME ON MY ACC5T & EXPRESS$ ! HOPE ?AT ! DI/RESS+ LOSS ( MY C> W\LD NOT L[] MY OP9ION ( ,SPA94 ,HE 5T]$ ! P>TICUL>S1 FILL$ \T ! =M = ! 9SURANCE1 WI%$ ME ,GODSPE$ & TURN$ TO BULLY SOME P>5TS :OSE SON HAD BE5 TAK5 9 = A TRAFFIC (F5SE1 CUFF+ ! BOY = HIS DISRESPECT 9 ADDRESS+ AN (FIC] 9 ,CATALAN4 

,AFT]W>DS ONE ( MY FRI5DS COMM5T$ H[ DIFF]5T IT WAS FROM ,NOTT+ ,HILL4 0,!RE !Y MAKE Y\ SEE ! ,5GLI% RULE1 H]E !Y MAKE Y\ SEE ! =EIGN]S RULE40 

,! ,RE-BIR? ( ! ,C,N,T 

,= YE>S ,I HAD BE5 URG+ ! ,RESI/ANCE TO =M A BREAKAWAY ORGANIZATION4 ,EV5 :5 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S 9 ,SPA9 =M$ !IR [N UNIONS 9 ! ,9T]IOR1 ! FOSSILIZ$ LEAD]%IP 9 ,T\L\SE COMPLA9$ !Y W]E 0=G+ ! SEALS0 & %\LD WAIT UNTIL A RECON/RUCTION ( ! ORGANIZATION WAS POSSIBLE4 

,MEAN:ILE !Y CRITICIZ$ ACTIVE RESI/ANCE1 EV5 ?AT ( ,SABAT]1 :I* MI<T COMPROMISE !IR SITUATION 9 ,FRANCE4 ,! ,RESI/ANCE RELI$ = ITS FUNDS ON HOLDUPS4 ,I WAS ALWAYS SKEPTICAL4 ,! ,TROTS W]E RAIS+ HUGE SUMS FROM ,BRITI% UNIONS = NON-EXI/5T ,SPANI% ONES4 ,!Y US$ ! NAME ( ! ,U,G,T1 DEAD & =GOTT5 9 ! YE>S ( RESI/ANCE1 & D5\NC$ ! ,C,N,T 7AS 0IT HAD 5T]$ ! REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T DUR+ ! CIVIL W>074 ,! ,U,G,T HAD NOT ONLY 5T]$ ! ANTI-FASCI/ GOV]NM5T BUT PREVI\SLY ! PRO-FASCI/ ,PRIMO DE ,RIV]A DICTATOR%IP TOO BUT ?AT DIDN'T MATT] TO !M4 ,MILITANT ,T5D5CY RAIS$ HUGE SUMS FROM ,BRITI% TRADE UNIONI/S TALK+ AB\T ! ,U,G,T4 ,MEAN:ILE \R ACTIVI/S W]E P9N+ !IR HOPES ( F9ANC+ A NEW MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA9 ON A FEW BANK JOBS = :I* !IR BACKGR\ND MADE !M TOTALLY ILL EQUIPP$ & :I* 9EVITABLY RESULT$ 9 A FEW MORE CAPTIVES BE+ TAK54 

,I HAD CON/ANTLY REASON$ !RE C\LD BE AN APPEAL = ! RE-BUILD+ ( ! PRE-W> 0MAJORITY TRADE UNION C5T]01 :I* IT C]TA9LY WAS1 & !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 A SYMPA!TIC RESPONSE FROM ORD9>Y TRADE UNIONI/S1 PROVID+ F> GREAT] RETURNS ?AN ANY D>+ HOLDUPS4 ,AS ! (FICIAL ,C,N,T 9 EXILE DID NOT WANT TO DO ?IS1 :Y NOT =M A COMPLEM5T>Y ORGANIZATION1 9CORPORAT+ ,9T]IOR 9DU/RIAL ACTIVITY & ACTIVISM1 UNTIL SU* TIME AS ! RECON/RUCTION ( ! ,C,N,T TOOK PLACE8 

,MY IDEA WAS ?AT !Y %\LD CREATE A SEP>ATE BUT TEMPOR>Y ORGANIZATION1 ! ,F$]ACION ,OBR]A ,IB]ICA 7! ,IB]IAN ,WORK]S ,F$]ATION71 A NAME REM9ISC5T ( ! LOGO ,F,A,I1 BUT 9DEP5D5T4 ,MIGUEL & A FEW O!RS 7NONE ( :OM WANT$ TO BE ACCUS$ ( CAUS+ A S*ISM7 W]E F9ALLY CONV9C$ BUT ! ,F,O,I DI$ SOON AFT] BIR?4 ,JU/ AT ! MOM5T ( LAUN*+ ! ,F,O,I1 ,FRANCO />T$ HIS L+]+ DEA? 9 B$ & :5 HE F9ALLY LET GO ( LIFE1 ! ,C,N,T ITSELF C\LD BE RE-LAUN*$ 9 ,SPA94 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ EXCIT+ MON?S AFT] ! ,G5]ALISSIMO'S DEA? IT SEEM$ AS IF ! OLD FLAMES W]E TO BE RE-LIT4 ,BUT1 9 A PREP>$ MOVE1 ! ,SPANI% ,GOV]NM5T MOV$ 9 TO E/ABLI% NEW PATT]NS ( LABOR RELATION%IP & TO M>G9ALIZE ! ,C,N,T4 

,! FASCI/ SYNDICATES HAD CONSI/$ ( EMPLOY]S & WORK]S DELEGATES APPO9T$ BY ! ,FALANGI/ UNION4 ,IT HAD CONFISCAT$ EV]Y UNION'S ASSETS4 ,N[ IT HAD BE5 P]MEAT$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY UND] ! NAME ( ! ,COMISIONES ,OBR]AS 7,C,C4,O,O -- ,WORK]S ,C\NCILS74 ,!Y HAD BE5 QUIETLY WORK+ ) ! EMPLOY]S' REPRES5TATIVES VIA ! ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATS1 NEI!R ,*RI/IAN NOR DEMOCRATIC1 & HAD UNITY ) A SECTION ( ! ,C>LI/S4 ,!Y ?\<T !Y W\LD GET AWAY ) ! M]G] & ANGL$ = ,BRITI% & ,AM]ICAN BACK+ ) ! ,SPANI% ,GOV]NM5T ACQUIESC+4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY W\LD ?US PROVIDE AN 0ANTI-FASCI/0 ALIBI = ! O!RS :ILE ! ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATS & ,C>LI/S W\LD PROVIDE A 0NON-,SOVIET0 ALIBI = ! ,C,P4 ,SOME (FBEAT ,TROT GR\PS FAVOR$ ADD+ /UD5TS & SMALL %OPKEEP]S TO ! COMMISSIONS1 SOME CLAIM+ IT ACTUALLY HAPP5$1 :I* W\LD HAVE MADE AN EV5 MORE BIZ>RE LABOR ORGANIZATION4 

,! PLAN H+$ ON ! ,BRITI% ,T,U,C1 :I*1 AFT] ,HITL]1 HAD SUCCESSFULLY REORGANIZ$ ! ,G]MAN UNIONS 9 ITS [N IMAGE1 & EXPECT$ TO DO ! SAME AFT] ,FRANCO4 ,SOME 9 ! ,T,U,C ,9T]NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE W]E ,COMMUNI/S & FAVOR$ ! ,COMISIONES ,OBR]AS PRET5D+ IT WAS ! 0,SPANI% ,T,U,C40 ,JOE ,?OMAS & ,I 7) ! AID ( A P]SON 9 ! HI]>*Y HE KNEW WELL7 EXPOS$ ! PLAN1 :I* KNOCK$ IT ON ! HEAD RI<T AWAY BY SC>+ (F ! ,LABOR ,P>TY SUPPORT]S ON ! ,T,U,C :O HAD EXP]I5C$ A BELLYFUL ( ,C,P 9TRIGUES4 ,WE W]E ACCUS$ 9 AN OLD CLI*E BY A /UD5T-L$ CLIQUE ( AN 0UNHOLY ALLIANCE0 ) ! RI<T W+4 ,IT SEEM$ TO US HOLY 5\< TO BLOCK ! BACK+ ( A COALITION ( ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRAT EMPLOY]S1 ,C>LI/S & ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY TO TAKE OV] A FASCI/ BODY4 

,! ,T,U,C !N ACCEPT$ ! NOTION ?AT !RE %\LD BE A 0,SPANI% ,T,U,C01 ONLY ONE1 ) A POLITICAL P>TY TO BACK IT1 JU/ LIKE !IRS4 ,!Y TOOK = GRANT$ IT W\LD BE ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY4 ,:5 !Y SAID ?AT 9 ,SPA9 TO AN ASSEMBLY ( TRADE UNIONI/S ! NOTION WAS MET ) D]ISION BY ALL BUT ! ,SOCIALI/S4 ,IT WAS EXCIT+ TO TRUMP ! ACE ( ?OSE :O WANT$ TO TELL ! WORK]S H[ TO ORGANIZE1 BUT ! POLITICOS HAD O!R TRICKS UP !IR SLEEVE4 ,! ,SPANI% ,GOV]NM5T CAME UP ) ITS [N =MULA :I* GOT ACCEPTANCE4 

,! NEXT DEAL WAS ! ,PACT ( ,MONCLOA1 :I* ! NEW ,GOV]NM5T P]SUAD$ LABOR LEAD]S TO ACCEPT4 ,! ,U,G,T1 !ORETICALLY EV5 ! ,C,N,T1 C\LD REORGANIZE )\T OPPOSITION AS SU*4 ,BUT ! ,C,N,T WAS H>ASS$ ) POLICE DIRTY TRICKS SU* AS1 LAT] ON1 ! 0,LA ,SCALA0 9CID5T 9 #a#i#g#h1 :5 DUR+ A /RIKE ! WORK]S ALLEG$LY BLEW !MSELVES UP 9 PROTE/1 & ! SURVIVORS W]E *>G$ ) ! CRIME4 ,! ,COMMUNI/-L$ ,C,C4,O,O WAS ALSO RECOGNIZ$1 AS WAS ANY O!R UNION BE IT M]ELY A POLITICAL P>TY ) AN 9DU/RIAL LABEL1 BUT ) A PROVISO4 ,!Y HAD TO SIGN ! ,PACT1 A GU>ANTEE ( CLASS PEACE1 TO NEGOTIATE4 ,FASCISM WAS DEMOCRATIZ$ 9 ?AT ! OLD CORPORATE ,/ATE C\NCILS ( EMPLOY]S & WORK]S REMA9$1 BUT ! WORK]S C\LD ELECT !IR DELEGATES FROM :I*EV] UNION !Y *OSE4 ,FALANGI/ RULE W\LD BE ELIM9AT$1 BUT O!RWISE ! SY/EM WAS 9 ESS5CE ! SAME4 

,! ,C,N,T WAS ?US FROZ5 \T4 ,?\< ?IS WAS NOT ! 9T5TION1 IT MI<T P]HAPS HAVE /R5G!N$ IT IF IT ?US BECAME ! ONE C5T] = UN(FICIAL ACTION4 ,!RE=E IT BECAME ! T>GET = ATTACK1 AS IT HAD EV] BE54 ,! N[ 9DISCRIM9ATE T]RORI/ ACTIONS ( ,CATALAN NATIONALI/S 7ALWAYS ! 5EMY ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM & ! WORK]S7 W]E BLAM$ ON ! ,C,N,T4 ,ITS FUNDS REMA9$ CONFISCAT$4 ,SOLID>IDAD ,OBR]A1 ITS DAILY PAP]1 ) ITS BUILD+ & PR9T+ PRESS1 HAD BE5 ! FASCI/ ,SOLID>IDAD ,NACIONAL S9CE ,FRANCO SEIZ$ ,B>CELONA4 ,! /OL5 HALLS1 PRESSES & SEQUE/RAT$ ASSETS ( #aicf V9TAGE 7NOT TO M5TION ! COLLECTIVIZATIONS ( ! CIVIL W> P]IOD7 MU/ HAVE ADD$ UP TO BILLIONS ( P\NDS /]L+ ON CURR5T VALUES4 ,! ,C,N,T WAS 9VEIGL$ 9TO ! TEMPT+ BUT HOPELESS TASK ( CLAIM+ !M BACK4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T W\LD OBVI\SLY NEV] AGREE TO F9ANCE A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION1 9 ?AT FA%ION1 EV5 ) ITS [N MONEY1 SO IT HAD TO SEEK A LEGAL =MULA TO REIMBURSE ! ,U,G,T :ILE REFUS+ ! ,C,N,T4 

,9 ! FIR/ HEADY YE> AFT] ,FRANCO'S DEA?1 NOBODY REALIZ$ :AT ?AT =MULA W\LD BE & OPTIMISM AB\ND$4 ,EXILES RETURN$1 BRAN*ES W]E RE-OP5$ EV]Y:]E1 MILITANTS CAME \T ( HID+4 ,!RE WAS AN UNPREC$5T$ 5?USIASM AMONG ! Y\NG4 ,ONLY AMONG ! /UD5TS1 9 O!R C\NTRIES !N UND]GO+ A RADICAL 5?USIASM = A MODIFI$ ,M>XISM 7H[EV] ! M$IA MI<T CONFUSE IT ) AN>*ISM71 WAS !RE A BEGRUDG+ ATTITUDE TO ! ,C,N,T 9SPIR$ BY ,TROTSKYISM4 ,?OSE :O SPOKE 5?USIA/ICALLY AB\T ! #aicf ,REVOLUTION W]E SNE]+LY REF]R$ TO AS 0LOS HI/ORICOS04 ,! MORE OP5 PHYSICAL ATTACKS BY ! FASCI/ GR\PS -- 9 REALITY ! SECRET POLICE 9 CIVILIAN CLO!S -- =C$ ,C,N,T SYMPA?IZ]S TO FI<T BACK 7& TREAT ! ,NEW ,LEFT MORE AS ALLIES ?AN 5EMIES74 ,RI<T W+ PROVOCATIONS EV5 TOOK ! =M ( ASSAULTS1 SOMETIMES SEXUALLY MOTIVAT$1 ON Y\NG WOM5 (F5D+ 0,CA?OLIC MORALITY0 BY DRESS+ & BEHAV+ 9 A MOD]N FA%ION TAK5 = GRANT$ 9 ,FRANCE OR ,ITALY4 

,NO?+ /OPP$ EXILES FROM ALL P>TS ( ! WORLD COM+ HOME4 ,I HAD KN[N MANY 9 ,LONDON :]E !Y HAD =M$ AN EXEMPL>Y COMMUNITY EV5 BY CONV5TIONAL /&>DS3 H>D WORK+1 & ?\< H>ASS$ BY ! POLICE = !IR ANTI-FASCI/ ACTIVITIES1 FREE FROM ANTI-SOCIAL CRIME4 ,9 ! CASE ( ! CONF$]AL MOVEM5T1 :OLE FAMILIES W5T BACK4 ,?OSE VET]ANS :O RETURN$ FROM ,FRANCE & ,BRITA9 HAV+ E>N$ ,5GLI% OR ,FR5* OLD AGE P5SIONS W]E ABLE TO LIVE WELL1 A CONTRA/ ) O!RS1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE W\ND$ 9 ! ,CIVIL ,W> OR ?OSE :O HAD S]V$ 9 ,SPANI% PRISONS OR LABOR CAMPS1 OR HAD BE5 BLACKLI/$ OR DISABL$1 :O EI!R W]E R$UC$ TO BEGG>Y 9 ,SPA9 OR SOMETIMES RETURN$ FROM EXILE FROM NO?+ TO NO?+4 

,!Y HELP$ EA* O!R4 ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA1 = 9/ANCE1 :O HAD NO P5SION 9 ,SPA9 & LEFT A ,BRITI% ONE BEH9D1 WAS SET UP BY SYMPA?IZ]S 9 A CAFE B> ( HIS [N1 0,LA ,FRAGUA0 7! =GE -- IT HAD =M]LY BE5 A BLACKSMI?'S %OP7 9 ! CALLE ,CAD5A1 A BACK/REET 9 ! SLUMS4 ,IT WAS NE> ! SPOT :]E ! EMPLOY]S' ORGANIZATION'S PI/OL]OS MURD]$ ,SALVADOR ,SEGUI1 ! ,C,N,T'S MO/ VIGOR\S SECRET>Y & ORGANIZ] 7KN[N AFFECTIONATELY AS 0,NOI DE ,SUCRE0 7,SUG>BOY7 EI!R BECAUSE ( HIS ADDICTION TO SWEETS OR BECAUSE HIS BABY FACE CONTRA/$ ) HIS T\<NESS -- ,I HAVE HE>D BO? /ORIES74 ,! B> BECAME A MECCA = MANY :O ALSO W5T TO HAVE A LOOK AT ! HI/ORIC SPOT :]E ,MIGUEL'S FA!R 7ONE ( ,SUG>BOY'S BODYGU>DS7 HAD ONCE N>R[LY MISS$ ASSASS9ATION TOO4 7,TODAY !RE IS A SQU>E NAM$ AFT] ,SEGUI1 9 HIS DAY HUNT$ & FE>$74 

,SOME ( ! CLI5TS AT 0,LA ,FRAGUA0 TURN$ UP TO HELP ,MIGUEL GET IT GO+ & CAME AGA9 & AGA91 DESPITE ! GROTTY B> & S]VICE = ! SAKE ( ! COMPANY ?AT GA!R$ !RE4 ,IF ,MIGUEL HAD LESS ( A TA/E1 AFT] SO MU* DEPRIVATION1 = HIS [N LIQUID W>ES1 IT MI<T HAVE DONE WELL4 

,HE ONE DAY TOOK ME ON A B> CRAWL R\ND ,B>CELONA & %[$ ME EV]Y HI/ORIC SPOT ASSOCIAT$ ) \R MOVEM5T -- ! OLD NO GO >EA 9 ! ,B>RIO ,*9O1 ! =M] AN>*I/ QU>T] :]E ,DURRUTI HAD LIV$1 ! ,TELEFONICA :]E !Y HAD RESI/$ ! ,COMMUNI/ TAKEOV] 9 ! ,MAY ,DAYS1 ! GRAVE ( ,F]R] AT ,MONTJUI*4 ,I MEANT TO RETURN ) HIM ONE DAY & TAKE A NOTEBOOK4 ,IT WAS A MISS+ SLICE ( SOCIAL HI/ORY & W\LD HAVE MADE A FASC9AT+ 'REVOLUTION>Y T\RI/'S GUIDE TO ,B>CELONA' BUT ,I LEFT IT = ANO!R VISIT -- TOO LATE4 ,AFT] HIS DEA? ,I WROTE UP HIS LIFE1 ) ! OMITT$ E>LY *APT]S ( ,FRANCO'S ,PRISON] 7! PUBLI%$ V]SION DEALT ONLY ) HIS #b YE>S 9 PRISON7 9 ! BOOK ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA'S ,/ORY4 

,! ,PHONY ,C,N,T 

,OV] ! NEXT YE>S ,I ATT5D$ SEV]AL ,CONGRESSES ( ! ,C,N,T1 9CLUD+ ! ,FIF? ONE 9 ,MADRID4 ,IT WAS HELD 9 AN EXHIBITION HALL 9 ! ,CASA DEL ,CAMPO1 A P>K :]E A FAM\S BATTLE 9 DEF5SE ( ! CAPITAL HAD ONCE BE5 F\<T4 ,AS USUAL1 !RE W]E SO MANY OLD FRI5DS TO GREET ?AT ,I SKIPP$ A LOT ( SPEE*ES1 & ORATORY BORES ME ANYWAY4 ,I ALSO MISS$ ! FIREWORKS AT ! 5D4 ,! GA!R+ HAD SEEM$ WELL ORGANIZ$ BUT CRACKS 9 ! /RUCTURE W]E APPE>+4 

,DESPITE ! AFFIRMATIONS ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 A T5D5CY EM]G$ CALL+ !MSELVES ! 0,IMPUGNADOS0 7,I NEV] DISCOV]$ :AT BE+ 0IMPUGN$0 WAS SUPPOS$ TO SIGNIFY74 ,I ?9K !Y W]E S9C]E 5\< & MANY ( !IR CRITICISMS ( ! PEOPLE :O HAD COMPROMIS$ 9 ! CIVIL W> & TAK5 A QUIETI/ ATTITUDE 9 EXILE W]E :AT WE HAD BE5 SAY+ = YE>S4 ,BUT :5 !Y F9ALLY BROKE AWAY FROM ! ORGANIZATION1 /ILL CALL+ !MSELVES ! ,C,N,T1 !Y W]E QUICKLY P5ETRAT$ BY ! NATIONALI/S1 ,TROTS1 ,MAOI/S1 ,CA?OLIC ,ACTION & ALL ! RIFFRAFF ( POLITICAL 5TRYISM1 AS ! ,C,N,T PROP] NEV] C\LD BE4 

,! 0,IMPUGNADOS0 RE-/YL$ !MSELVES ! 0,R5OVADOS0 & ! R5OVAT$ ONES BECAME A NEW ORGANIZATION4 ,IT WAS RUEFUL TO REFLECT ?AT HAD ! ,FIR/ ( ,MAY PEOPLE NOT BE5 SO RELUCTANT TO BE REG>D$ AS S*ISMATIC & =M$ ! ,F,O,I SOON]1 ?IS SPLIT W\LD NEV] HAVE HAPP5$4 ,EV5TUALLY ! ,C,N,T ,R5OVADA1 OR 0,PHONY ,C,N,T0 AS ,I DUBB$ IT1 HAD TO CALL ITSELF ! ,C,G,T1 CLAIM+ NEV]!LESS IT WAS HEIR TO ! OLD ,C,N,T4 

,!RE WAS A MANEUV] BY ! ,U,G,T TO TAKE IT OV] AFT] IT HAD SUCCESSFULLY LAID CLAIMS TO A P>T ( ! H]ITAGE ( ! OLD ,C,N,T1 BUT ?IS WAS )HELD ANYWAY & ! ,U,G,T LO/ 9T]E/4 ,! ,C,G,T /ILL EXI/S AT ! TIME ( WRIT+1 PRET5D+ TO BE AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ BUT 9 FACT TAK+ P>T 9 0UNION ELECTIONS01 9 O!R WORDS ! DEMOCRATIZ$ FASCI/ CORPORATIONS SET UP UND] ! ,PACT ( ,MONCLOA4 ,ONE CAN UND]/& SOME ,SPANI% WORK]S WANT+ TO TAKE P>T 9 ! ,MONCLOA SY/EM1 :I* IS AN ADVANCE ON ,FRANCOISM1 BUT NOT ONLY IS IT F> FROM ,SYNDICALISM1 IT IS NOT UP TO ,BRITI% TRADE UNIONISM AS IT HAS ALWAYS OP]AT$4 ,IT MU/ BE ADMITT$ ,MRS ,?AT*]'S 0RE=MS0 HAVE R$UC$ TRADE UNIONISM TO ?AT LEVEL BUT WE MAY REV]SE ?IS YET4 ,:AT MAKES ME SUSPICI\S ( ! ,C,G,T IS ?AT IT IS BUSILY HANK]+ = 9T]NATIONAL APPROVAL AMONG SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS1 :I* W\LD MAKE IT NOT A /EP AWAY FROM ,FRANCOISM BUT A /EP BACKW>DS TO IT & !Y KN[ ?AT P]FECTLY WELL4 

,! ,ORKNEYS 

,AFT] HAV+ SP5T SOME EI<TE5 MON?S AWAIT+ ACQUITTAL1 ,/U>T W5T 9 ! SPR+ ( #aige TO ,HUDD]SFIELD BECAUSE IT WAS !N ONE ( ! LA/ FEW PLACES 9 ,5GL& :]E ONE C\LD GET A H\SE AT AN UNREASONABLE BUT AT LEA/ ATTA9ABLE PRICE4 ,HE PAID = IT L>GELY ) ! PROCE$S ( ADVANCE ROYALTIES FROM ,! ,*RI/IE ,FILE1 :I* 9 ! 5D ! LEAD+ & RESPECT$ PUBLI%] WAS AFRAID TO PR9T1 & IT CAME \T F9ALLY UND] ! IMPRIMATUR ( AN ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ PUBLI%+ H\SE4 

,HE HAD NOT HE>D ! LA/ ( POLICE H>ASSM5T4 ,ONE HI<-RANK+ (FIC] EXPRESS$ ! VIEW TO ME ?AT !Y W\LD NOT OBJECT TO ! ,BLACK ,CROSS IF WE EXPELL$ ,/U>T6 0,WE DON'T OBJECT TO *>ITIES = \R [N PRISON]S1 SO :Y %\LD WE OBJECT TO AID = ,SPANI% PRISON]S01 HE SAID1 MISS+ ! :OLE PO9T ( :AT WE W]E AB\T4 

,ANO!R TIPP$ HIM (F HE W\LD BE FRAM$ AS HE HAD NOT BE5 =GIV5 = BE+ ACQUITT$ AFT] SO MANY WOR?Y PEOPLE MU* MORE IMPORTANT ?AN A COMMONS5SE JURY HAD DECID$ IT %\LD BE O!RWISE1 & SO HE MOV$ TO ,S&AY1 A LITTLE ISL& ( ! ,ORKNEYS1 & SOON MADE HIMSELF AT HOME4 ,JOE ,?OMAS JOK+LY ASK$ ME IF ,/U>T HAD ADVANCE 9=MATION ?AT ALL DISSID5TS W\LD BE BANI%$ TO A ,GULAG 9 ! ,ORKNEYS & HE HAD MADE SURE ( GETT+ ! BE/ H\S+ GO+ !RE4 ,I REM9D$ HIM ( ! JE/ LAT]1 :5 WE READ ( ! PREP>ATIONS = JU/ SU* AN EV5TUALITY 9 ! EV5T ( A MILIT>Y TAKE-OV] HAD ! ABORTIVE C\P AGA9/ ,WILSON'S ,GOV]NM5T BE5 SUCCESSFUL4 

,SOON AFT]1 !RE WAS A HOLDUP 9 ,LONDON :5 A MAN WALK$ 9TO A BANK & %OT ! CA%I]1 APP>5TLY )\T W>N+4 ,IT WAS 9 ,WIMBL$ON1 :]E ,/U>T HAD BE5 LIV+ BE=E GO+ TO ,HUDD]SFIELD1 NOT TOO MANY MILES FROM ,/REA?AM4 ,! LOCAL ,C,I,D APP>5TLY AT FIR/ DECID$ IT WAS A C]TA9 *>ACT] :O HAD BE5 9 PRISON AT ! SAME TIME AS ,/U>T HAD BE5 ON 0REM&0 & !Y WOND]$ IF HE HAD CONFESS$ ALL TO HIM4 ,IT SEEM$ SOME?+ ( A LONG %OT & MAKES ME WOND] IF IT WAS A W\LD-BE REPLAY ( ! ,HA9 9CID5T NOT F> AWAY4 ,! ,WIMBL$ON POLICE HAD NO IDEA :]E ,/U>T WAS & UNLIKE ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* HAD NOT ! EXP]TIZE TO KN[ H[ TO WALK 9TO A BOOK%OP & ASK = ! LATE/ ,BLACK ,FLAG1 :I* W\LD HAVE GIV5 ! ADDRESS4 

,! S]GEANT PHON$ HIS SOLICITOR :O PROMIS$ TO PASS ON ! MESSAGE BUT W\LD NOT GIVE HIS CLI5T'S ADDRESS4 ,!Y 9=M$ HIM HELPFULLY !RE WAS A REW>D ( SEV]AL ?\S&S (F]$ BY ! BANK4 ,AFT] ,B5$ICT ,BIRNB]G'S1 ,/U>T M5TION$ IT TO ,BR5DA & H] FA!R1 :O WAS /AY+ ) !M4 ,/U>T REMEMB]$ SIGN+ A PETITION :5 HE WAS 9 ,BRIXTON PRISON ) ?IS MAN'S NAME ON IT1 BUT AS A POLITICAL DISSID5T HE WAS 9 A HI< SECURITY W+1 & ! MAN SUSPECT$ ( MURD] 9 A NORMAL W+ SO HE HAD NEV] MET HIM4 ,BR5DA'S FA!R COMM5T$ ?AT HE HAD S]V$ 9 ! ,NAVY ) SOMEONE ( ! SAME NAME AS ! DETECTIVE S]GEANT CONC]N$4 

,DESPITE !IR SC(F+1 HE SAID IT MI<T BE ! MAN'S SON4 ,HE LIV$ 9 ,WIMBL$ON & HIS SON WAS GO+ 9TO ! POLICE4 ,:5 ,/U>T PHON$ BACK HE ASK$ CONFID5TLY1 AFT] EXPLA9+ TO ! DETECTIVE S]GEANT HE HAD NEV] MET ! SUSPECT 7:O TURN$ \T EV5TUALLY TO BE A FALSE LEAD7 IF ! ,D,S'S FA!R HADN'T S]V$ 9 A C]TA9 W>%IP DUR+ ! W>4 ,ONE C\LD IMAG9E ! POOR MAN'S JAW FALL+4 0,H[ ON E>? DO Y\ KN[ ?AT80 0,OH1 WE HAVE \R FILES TOO1 Y\ KN[1 LIKE Y\ DO -- EV5 UP H]E04 

,IF Y\'VE GOT ! NAME4 Y\ MI<T AS WELL HAVE ! GAME4 

,!RE WAS NO H>ASSM5T ON ,S&AY1 NO POLICE & NO CRIME4 ,T,V FILM$ AN 9T]E/+ 9T]VIEW ) ,/U>T 9 ! ,ORKNEYS TALK+ AB\T AN>*ISM & PO/+ (F ,BLACK ,FLAG >\ND ! WORLD4 ,IT LOOK$ AS IF HE HAD A PRIVATE PLANE1 :I* MI<T HAVE /IRR$ MEMORIES 9 ,DAILY ,EXPRESS READ]S1 BUT IT WAS ! S*$UL$ FLI<T FROM ! ISL&1 :OSE AIRFIELD REALLY WAS A FIELD4 ,! 9T]VIEW WAS ONLY SPOIL$ BY ! ,T,V'S 9VE/IGATIVE CREW PUTT+ 9 A BIT ( BACKGR\ND1 NO D\BT FROM 9=MATION SUPPLI$ BY !IR HI/ORICAL EXP]TS1 9 :I* IT SEEM$ ,G5]AL ,FRANCO'S ,LOYALI/S HAD ?W>T$ AN AN>*I/ REBELLION4 

,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS 

,/U>T CEAS$ TO BE AN $ITOR ( ,BLACK ,FLAG A YE> OR SO AFT] HE W5T TO ! ,ORKNEYS4 ,HE CONT9UES TO BE REG>D$ BY ! PR(ESSIONAL WRIT]S & 0HI/ORIANS0 AS $ITOR TO ?IS DAY1 & = YE>S ! PRESS REG>D$ ME AS HIS SPOKESP]SON4 ,WE W]E AS 9DELIBLY JO9$ AS ,M>X & ,5GELS1 OR P]HAPS MORE APPROPRIATELY ,LAUREL & ,H>DY4 

,HE /ILL DI/RIBUT$ ! ,FLAG R\ND HIS 9T]NATIONAL CONTACTS1 BUT IT WAS PR9T$ & $IT$ 9 ,LONDON EXCEPT = A FEW ISSUES 9 ! E>LY DAYS4 ,9 ! 9T]V5+ YE>S !RE HAVE BE5 MANY $ITORIAL TEAMS4 ,AS ,I WAS ! MO/ REGUL> CONTRIBUTOR & WAS NEV] A PR(ESSIONAL WRIT] 7MY >TICLES NE$$ $IT+71 ,I WAS NEV] SOLE $ITOR EXCEPT 9 EM]G5CIES4 ,!RE MU/ HAVE BE5 FIFTE5 O!R $ITORS BUT !Y NEV] GET A M5TION 9 ! 0HI/ORIES04 

,/U>T />T$ A PUBLI%+ H\SE CALL$ ,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS4 ,IT WAS A REM>KABLE A*IEVEM5T 9 AN>*I/ PUBLI%+ :I* ATTRACT$ ATT5TION R>ELY EV] RECEIV$ BY A SMALL PUBLI%+ H\SE4 ,F9ANCIALLY IT />T$ FROM NO?+ & 5D$ 9 DISA/]4 ,9 ! DECADE IT WAS GO+1 IT />T$ ) AN AN?OLOGY ( ! ,AM]ICAN J\RNAL ,MAN6 & ,SABATE3 ,GU]RILLA ,EXTRAORD9>Y1 F9ANC$ ) MONEY RECEIV$ FROM PO/-TRIAL 9T]VIEWS1 TRANSLATIONS & DONATIONS1 PLUS P>T ( ! ROYALTIES ON ,FLOODGATES ( ,AN>*Y4 ,F9ANCIALLY1 ALAS1 IT WAS ALWAYS *AS+ ITS [N TAIL4 

,ANO!R BOOK1 ,T[>DS A ,CITIZ5S ,MILITIA3 ,AN>*I/ ,ALT]NATIVES TO ,N,A,T,O & ! ,W>SAW ,PACT1 >\S$ A FUROR ( D5UNCIATION FROM S9I/] RI<T-W+ =CES 9 & \T ( ,P>LIAM5T4 ,! 9TRODUCTION MADE IT CLE> IT WASN'T 0A DO-IT-Y\RSELF GUIDE TO MILIT>Y REVOLUTION -- A LUDICR\S CONCEPTION = AN>*I/S ANYWAY -- BUT A GUIDE ON H[ TO ORGANIZE RESI/ANCE TO A =EIGN 9VASION1 ,SOVIET OR O!R1 OR TO A MILIT>Y C\P D'ETAT10 WROTE ,/U>T 9 A REPLY TO HIS CRITICS1 PR9T$ 9 ! ,TIMES ,LIT]>Y ,SUPPLEM5T4 

,IT DIDN'T /OP !M BAY+ = HIS BLOOD BUT IT DID GIVE ! BOOK AN 5ORM\S FILLIP ?AT 5ABL$ ,CI5FUEGOS TO C>RY ON ) MORE PUBLICATIONS4 ,! SUCCESS WAS SO GREAT ?AT ! F>-,RI<T PHILOSOPH] ,ROG] ,SCRUTON PUBLI%$ AN ALLEGATION 9 ! ,TIMES ?AT ,/U>T HAD WRITT5 ! ,AN>*I/ ,COOKBOOK1 A COMM]CIAL ,U,S CULTURAL REVOLUTION PRODUCT PRET5D+ TO BE A GUIDE TO ,AN>*ISM1 ABSURDLY HYP+ DRUGS & ) MISLEAD+ RECIPES = BOMBS4 ,!RE WAS NO CONCEIVABLE CONNECTION BETWE5 ! REASON$ >GUM5TS ( ,T[>DS A ,CITIZ5S ,MILITIA & ! ABSURDITIES ( ! ,COOKBOOK1 BUT ?IS TYPE ( MISREPRES5TATION1 TYPICAL ( B\RGEOIS FASCISM1 WAS MADE RESPECTABLE BY 0PHILOSOPH]S04 ,FROM !RE IT P]MEAT$ ! POLICE1 & DUR+ ! RIOTS ( Y\NG ,BLACKS 9 ,BRIXTON A Y\NG ,ITALIAN WOMAN WAS RAID$ BECAUSE %E LIV$ 9 ! >EA AFFECT$ & ONLY1 BECAUSE ( BOOKS LIKE ,CITIZ5S ,MILITIA F\ND 9 H] POSSESSION1 WAS >RE/$ & S5T5C$ = DEPORTATION4 ,! PRESS REF]R$ TO 0! ,ITALIAN CONNECTION06 

,AS ,/U>T PO9T$ \T1 ONE C\LD SAFELY ASSUME ! POLICE W\LD HAVE F\ND LITTLE TO OBJECT TO HAD !Y F\ND ESSAYS ON MONET>ISM1 ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 OR EV5 DISCUSSIONS ( ! RELATIVE M]ITS ( ,ZYKLON ,B GAS AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO REPATRIATION4 ,:AT GOT UP !IR NOSES & ?OSE ( ! ,E/ABLI%M5T G5]ALLY WAS ?AT ! BOOK US$ 9=MATION AVAILABLE FROM MANY O!R RESPECTABLE S\RCES1 & DIRECT$ IT TO ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,! IDEA ( A DEF5SE ALT]NATIVE CO/+ NO?+1 UNLIKELY TO BE US$ = AGGRESSIVE PURPOSES & AVAILABLE TO ALL WAS ANA!MA TO ?OSE :O W]E SP5D+ ,G,B,P#a#c BILLION ALLEG$LY = ! SAME JOB & RISK+ ! EXI/5CE ( ! WORLD 9 DO+ SO4 

,MANY O!R PUBLICATIONS FOLL[$1 9CLUD+ ,FLAVIO ,CON/ANT9I'S ,>T ( ,AN>*Y1 ,ZAPATA & ! FIR/ F\R ISSUES ( ! ,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS ,AN>*I/ ,REVIEW1 BUT V>I\S FACTORS ULTIMATELY =C$ ,/U>T TO GIVE UP ! V5TURE & TO LEAVE ! ISL&4 ,ONE WAS ! GRADUAL FRI<T5+ (F ( PR9T]S & B9D]S1 AS WELL AS BOOKSELL]S1 BY FE> ( LEGAL ACTION :I* NEV] MAT]IALIZ$4 ,ANO!R WAS A DISA/R\S & MY/]I\S FIRE 9 A TRANSPORT CONTA9] 7PLUS WAT] DAMAGE7 ADD$ TO :I* AN EXP5SIVE $ITION1 A BEAUTIFUL REPRODUCTION ( A WORK ON ,JAPANESE AN>*ISM1 SET & PR9T$1 WAS LO/ BY A PR9T] :O DECL9$ TO COMP5SATE4 ,! /RAW ?AT BROKE ! CAMEL'S BACK CAME 9 #a#i#h#a1 :5 ,BR5DA WAS RETURN+ FROM A VISIT TO H] SI/]-9-LAW AT A ,BRITI% BASE 9 ,G]MANY4 ,%E WAS >RE/$ AT ! AIRPORT1 =CIBLY SEP>AT$ FROM H] *ILD1 & PUT ON TRIAL = SOME?+ ?AT HAPP5$ !RE YE>S BE=E1 ?\< IT WAS ! FIR/ TIME %E HAD BE5 9 ,G]MANY4 

,IT WAS A %REWD MOVE BY ,9T]POL ( :I* ITS F\ND]1 ,HE9RI* ,HIMML]1 W\LD HAVE BE5 PR\D4 ,! EXP5SE 9 DEF5D+ H]1 & TELEPHON+ >\ND ! WORLD 7,/U>T HAD BE5 REFUS$ 5TRY7 = PROTE/S TO BE MADE1 RU9$ ,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS4 ,! EXAM9+ JUDGE1 LIKE ONE 9 ,FRANCE OV] A SIMIL> CASE 9VOLV+ ,JEAN ,WEIR1 DECL>$ HE WAS SUBJECT TO SO MU* IRRITATION HE HAD A N]V\S BREAKD[N AS A RESULT ( H] BE+ IMPRISON$ N9E DAYS1 & HE & ! CASE COLLAPS$4 ,BUT AS A RESULT ! :OLE /RUGGL+ BUT ?RIV+ LITTLE 5T]PRISE ,/U>T HAD BUILT 9 ! ,ORKNEYS HAD A F9ANCIAL BREAKD[N1 9 ! C\RSE ( :I* HE HAD TO PUT HIS HOME ON ! L9E & LO/ ?AT TOO4 

,BUT ( C\RSE IT W\LD BE A 0CONSPIRACY !ORY0 TO IMAG9E ?AT ALL ?IS WAS 9T5D$4 ,IT IS NOTABLE ?AT :5 ,/U>T APPLI$ = A GUN LIC5SE TO %OOT RABBITS 7A /APLE DIET & PURSUIT 9 ! ,ORKNEYS7 HE WAS REFUS$ ON ! GR\NDS ( HIS CONVICTION = T]RORISM 9 ,SPA94 ,! ,SPANI% AU?ORITIES D5I$ !RE WAS ANY RECORD ( A CONVICTION1 :I* HAD BE5 IMPOS$ BY AN UNCON/ITUTIONAL C\RT M>TIAL & SUBSEQU5T TO MILIT>Y RULE HAD BE5 EXPUNG$ FROM ! RECORDS4 ,9 ,SPA91 ?AT IS1 :]E FASCISM WAS DECL>$ ILLEGAL4 ,9T]POL W\LD HAVE NONE ( ?AT4 ,G]MANY LIKE ,BRITA9 DID B[ TO COMMONS5SE NOT TO RECOGNIZE ! VALIDITY = CRIM9AL RECORDS ( ,G]MAN ,PEOPLE'S ,C\RT DECISIONS S5T5C+ (F5D]S TO CONC5TRATION CAMPS4 ,BUT ,9T]POL /ILL NO/ALGICALLY PRES]VES ,SPA9'S FASCI/ PA/ AS VALID :5 EV]YONE !RE WANTS TO =GET IT4 

,! ,WOOD5 ,HORSE 

,DUR+ ! ,SEV5TIES ,I HAD BE5 CONTACT$ BY A SO-CALL$ 0AN>*I/ P>TY0 :I* HAD BE5 SET UP 9 ,/OCKTON 7,NOR!RN ,CALI=NIA7 BY ,R$ ,W>?AN1 :O CALL$ IT ! 0,WOOD/OCK ,AN>*I/ ,P>TY01 AFT] A MASS RALLY AT ,WOOD/OCK ?AT H]ALD$ ! ,Y\?1 ,MUSIC & ,DRUGS HIPPIE-PEACE-&-LOVE SC5E ( ,AM]ICAN %AM-AN>*ISM4 ,I WAS ACT+ SECRET>Y ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BLACK ,CROSS & GOT FRI5DLY LETT]S FROM HIM4 ,HE NEV] ASK$ = ANY?+ BUT H[ TO CONTACT ALREADY PUBLICIZ$ GR\PS4 

,HE SEEM$ FROM ! CORRESPOND5CE G5U9E 5\<1 & ,I ?\<T HE MI<T BE WON FROM HIS HIPPI5ESS TO SOME?+ MORE CONCRETE4 0,SURELY NO AN>*I/ W\LD OBJECT TO AN ALL-NI<T POT P>TY10 HE REPLI$ 9 NAIVE RESPONSE TO MY SAY+ NO AN>*I/ W\LD =M A P>TY4 ,HE EFFUSIVELY 9SCRIB$ A BOOK TO ME1 ! CLASSIC ,FAT ,CITY :I* FEATUR$ ,/OCKTON 7,CALI=NIA71 AFT] HE LE>N$ ,I'D BE5 A 0BOX]01 ?\< H>DLY ( ! TYPE DEPICT$ !RE4 

,I FELT A BIT A%AM$ ( MY 9ITIAL D\BTS UNTIL HIS /ORY F9ALLY CAME \T4 ,IT SEEM$ ?AT AS A BOY HE HAD BE5 A ,KU ,KLUX ,KLAN MEMB]4 ,:5 HE WAS ?IRTE5 HE HAD MURD]$ A T5 YE> OLD1 BUT AT HIS TRIAL GOT ACQUITT$ 0BY REASON ( 9SANITY04 ,HE MADE FRI5DS ) ,NAZI PRISON]S & DRIFT$ BACK 9TO ! ,KLAN4 ,! LATT] GOT HIM RELEAS$ BY LEGAL PRESSURE1 & ASK$ HIM TO 9FILTRATE ! ,NAZIS4 ,HE C\LDN'T OR W\LDN'T SO !Y ASK$ HIM 9/EAD TO 09FILTRATE ! ,AN>*I/S04 ,AS HIS & !IR DEF9ITION WAS EV5 WOOLLI] ?AN USUAL1 HE SET \T QUITE CLEV]LY TO 9FILTRATE 9 ! ONLY WAY POSSIBLE1 BY =M+ HIS [N PACIFI/-AN>*I/ P>TY & RELY ON DISLIKE = SECT>IANISM = IT TO BE ACCEPT$ ON FACE VALUE4 ,H[EV]1 ! ONLY HIPPIE GR\P HE SUCCE$$ 9 PROP]LY 9FILTRAT+ WAS H>DLY AN>*I/4 ,IT WAS ! ,MANSON HIPPIE MURD] CULT1 & AS IT TURN$ \T HE'D P5ETRAT$ SOME?+ NE>] TO ! ,NAZIS4 

,:5 ,MANSON WON ,W>?AN'S CONFID5CE 7OR VISE V]SA7 HE MANAG$ TO P]SUADE ,W>?AN TO SWIT* ALLEGIANCE FROM ONE SET ( NUTCASES TO ! O!R1 & FE$ ,MANSON BACK 9=MATION ON ,K,K,K OP]ATIONS4 ,HE DID ?IS BY L9K+ UP ) ! ,NAZI GR\PS & !RE SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 SOME CONFUSION AS TO :O WAS SPY+ ON :OM & TO :I* ( ! ?REE RI<T-W+ SET-UPS HE [$ ALLEGIANCE1 :ILE /ILL CLAIM+ TO BE AN>*I/4 

,ON ,MANSON'S 9/RUCTIONS ,W>?AN PUBLICLY R5\NC$ ! 'AN>*I/' CONNECTION AS TOO CONFUS+1 EXPLA9+ IT WAS JU/ AN ATTEMPT TO SPY1 BUT ?IS AL]T$ ONE OR ! O!R ,SUP]M5 TO HIS TRUE ROLE 9 ?IS COMPLICAT$ BUS9ESS1 RESULT+ 9 AN ATTEMPT$ KILL+ ( HIM1 & HIS KILL+ A SEV5TE5 YE> OLD 9/EAD4 ,( C\RSE ! ,U,S PRESS HAD IT ALL D[N A BATTLE BETWE5 'RIVAL AN>*I/ GR\PS'4 

,W>?AN HAD ! *EEK TO WRITE TO ME1 :5 ! *>GES W]E BR\<T1 ASK+ IF ! ,BLACK ,CROSS W\LD DEF5D HIM4 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT IT C\LD HAVE DONE ANYWAY4 ,HE SAID ALL HIS FASCI/IC FRI5DS HAD TURN$ AGA9/ HIM1 ?AT HE HAD NEV] DONE ANY DAMAGE TO ! AN>*I/S :ILE HE WAS SPY+ ON !M1 & ?AT IF HIS WIFE HADN'T BE5 RAP$ FIVE OR SIX TIMES BY DIFF]5T BLACK M5 HE W\LD NEV] HAVE RETURN$ TO ! ,KLAN4 

,I DIDN'T DO ANY?+ AB\T ?IS HE>T-FELT PLEA BUT ,I DID REPLY NON-COMMITTALLY1 EV5 DECEITFULLY1 QUE/ION+ SOME ( HIS /ATEM5TS & SO DRAW+ \T ! NAMES ( O!R SMALL-TIME ,NAZI AG5TS :I* ,I PASS$ OV] = O!RS TO *ECK4 

,?IS WAS ! ONLY CLOAK-&-DAGG] 9VOLVEM5T ,I EV] HAD1 IF AT ! DI/ANCE ( A FEW ?\S& MILES4 ,/ILL1 AS ! RESULT ( SOME DISQUIET OV] ?IS SOMEONE 9 ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS DECID$ TO DO A BIT ( 9VE/IGATION 9TO ! FASCI/ GR\PS TO SEE H[ F> ! M5ACE W5T OV] H]E4 ,A COMRADE 9 ,SCOTL& PUBLI%$ A FAKE ,NAZI PAP]1 AVAILABLE ONLY 9 REPLY TO ADV]TISEM5TS 9 FASCI/ J\RNALS4 ,HE UNE>!D A :OLE LI/ ( ADDRESSES4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E PR$ICTABLE1 ! OLD GANG ( SYCOPHANTS1 ! AG+ *AS]S AFT] ! R\< TRADE & ! V>I\S HANG]S-ON1 BUT !RE W]E SOME F9DS4 ,ONE WROTE FROM ,SPA9 PR\DLY ?AT HE HAD P5ETRAT$ BO? ,E,T,A & ! ,C,N,T1 SO WE PASS$ ! MESSAGE ON4 ,IT WAS EASY 5\< TO 0P5ETRATE0 ! ,C,N,T1 A UNION RECRUIT+ PEOPLE ON ! BASIS ( !IR WORK1 BUT C]TA9LY ! CL&E/9E ,E,T,A WAS 9T]E/$4 

,9 ,CANADA ,G>Y ,JEWELL HAD BE5 9 ! ,I,W,W & RAIS$ FUNDS = \R PRISON]S4 ,HE HAD DEF9ITELY *ANG$ SIDES BUT HAD NOT ?\<T FIT TO ANN\NCE HIS *ANGE TO HIS =M] ASSOCIATES4 ,HE VISIT$ ,5GL& 9 ! LATE ,SEV5TIES & MET MANY PEOPLE 9 ! OLD ,S,W,F & !Y F\ND IT H>D TO BELIEVE HE HAD R5EG$1 BUT WE HAD IT FROM HIMSELF 9 BLACK & :ITE1 TELL+ ! SPURI\S J\RNAL HE HAD BE5 A SYNDICALI/ & WAS N[ A 0?IRD POSITIONI/04 ,?IS WAS A L9E COM+ 9TO FAVOR FROM ,BRITI% FASCISM1 SUGGE/+ !Y WANT$ NEI!R CAPITALISM NOR COMMUNISM BUT A ?IRD POSITION1 & MIX$ ) ! NONS5SE ( ,DI/RIBUTISM & ,CA?OLIC-,FASCISM4 
,TO MUDDLE ! SITUATION FUR!R ,I WROTE A COD PAMPHLET PUTT+ =W>D ! CLAIMS ( ,CON/RUCTIVISM BUT NOT SAY+ :AT IT WAS4 ,IT WAS A !ORY 9V5T$ BY A FICTITI\S P]SON ,I ALWAYS REF]R$ TO AS ,! ,BELOV$ ,DR ,LUDWIG ,GANS OR ,! ,GREAT & ,LE>N$ ,DR ,GANS4 ,I HAD 9V5T$ HIM YE>S BE=E :5 AT ! 9VITATION ( SOME GR\P ON ! L9ES ( ,M5SA1 ,I GAVE A LECTURE 9 A S]IES ( O!RS 9 :I* !Y HAD TO GUESS :I* WAS DELIB]ATELY PHONY4 ,I PULL$ ONE OV] ON !M BY GIV+ IT ON ,CON/RUCTIVISM & ALL !SE ,C]TIFI$ ,9TELLIG5TS BELIEV$ IT1 NODD+ 9 AGREEM5T :5 ,I M5TION$ ,LUDWIG ,GANS' WORK ,! ,M5ACE ( ,ANTI-,CON/RUCTIVISM4 ,I DID IT AS A PURE JOKE ON ,GEORGE ,PLUME1 ITS SECRET>Y1 :O WAS ALWAYS KIDD+ SOMEONE4 ,HE EV5 PRET5D$ TO HAVE BE5 S5T5C$ TO DEA? DUR+ ! W> = 9CITEM5T BY SUPPORT+ A ,SCOTTI% ,NATIONALI/ 9 A BY-ELECTION1 ONLY BE+ REPRIEV$ BECAUSE ! SEAT HAD BE5 WON4 

,I AM TOLD ?AT ,CON/RUCTIVISM1 :ILE NEV] AS POPUL> AS ,DI/RIBUTISM ?\< EQUALLY MY/]I\S1 WAS S]I\SLY DISCUSS$ 9 FASCI/ CIRCLES = SOME TIME AFT] ,I QUITE 9ADV]T5TLY SLIPP$ IT 91 ?\< NOBODY EV] KNEW :AT IT WAS EXCEPT ! GREAT & GOOD ,DR ,GANS1 & HE NEV] EXI/$4 

,IT WAS A %AME TO LOSE HIM ALTOGE!R SO ONCE OR TWICE ,I PUT 9 QUOTES FROM HIM 9 ,BLACK ,FLAG AS A JOKE AGA9/ ,M>XI/S :O WROTE 9 ) EQUALLY PREPO/]\S QUOTATIONS4 ,SURE AS FATE ONE SU* WROTE 91 PROTE/+ AT ! NOTORI\SLY 0REACTION>Y PR(ESSOR0 CURR5TLY 9 FAVOR ) ! FASCI/S4 

,:ATEV] Y\ ?9K ( ,CON/RUCTIVISM1 SO F> AS ,I WAS CONC]N$1 IT BEAT ,GU/AV ,METZG] & HIS ,AUTO-,DE/RUCTIVE ,>T H&S D[N1 & WAS A *ANGE FROM WRIT+ S5SE1 ) NOBODY1 C]TIFI$ 9TELLIG5T OR NOT1 NODD+ 9 AGREEM5T4 

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