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

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

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,MY ,DISCOV]Y ( ,SW$52 ,! ,S*ISM2 ',NORDIC ,AN>*ISM'2 

,WEEK5D 9 ,MAC$ONIA 

,MY ,DISCOV]Y ( ,SW$5 

,IT WAS AS LONG AGO AS #ai* ?AT ,I FIR/ CONTACT$ ! ,SW$I% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,FROM #ai* UNTIL #aid ,I WAS ! ,LONDON CORRESPOND5T ( ,BR&1 !N UND] ! $ITOR%IP ( ,C4 ,J4 ,BJORKLUND4 ,I FULLY 9T5D$ TO LE>N ,SW$I% & KEEP 9 CONTACT4 ,I BROKE (F CONTACT = OBVI\S REASONS4 ,I PO/PON$ LE>N+ ! LANGUAGE UNTIL LATE #a#i#i#a1 QUITE A GAP = GOOD 9T5TIONS4 ,MAYBE BY ! TIME ,I SPEAK IT ,I WILL F9D AN ANGEL :O SPEAKS ONLY ,SW$I%1 OR BE ABLE TO CONV]SE ) ! DIV9E ,GRETA 9 H] [N TONGUE4 ,AT ! TIME !Y TRANSLAT$ ! >TICLES FROM ,5GLI% & P]SUAD$ ME TO LE>N ,ESP]ANTO 9/EAD4 ,I LE>N$ IT QUICKLY & =GOT IT QUICKLY4 ,I F\ND ?IS A BL9D ALLEY1 L+UI/S SPEAK+ TO L+UI/S RA!R ?AN NATIONS TO NATIONS4 

,:AT ,I LIK$ AB\T ! ,SW$I% MOVEM5T WAS ! WAY IT RECOGNIZ$ AN>*ISM C\LD /& ON ITS [N AS A REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S MOVEM5T & YET BL5D 9TO ! SYNDICALI/ UNIONS4 ,DUR+ & AFT] ! ,SPANI% W>1 ! SYNDICALI/ UNION1 ,SW$I% ,WORK]S ,C5TRALORGANISATION 7,S,A,C71 %[$ EXCEPTIONAL SOLID>ITY ) ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I4 

,I WAS TOLD A /ORY ( ! AFT]MA? ( ,FRANCO'S VICTORY1 :5 ! BANKS ROBB$ ! PEOPLE1 ! REASON PEOPLE LIKE ,FRANCISCO ,SABAT] ?\<T NO?+ ( ROBB+ ! BANKS4 ,ALL ,REPUBLICAN MONEY :E!R 9 CURR5CY OR HELD ON DEPOSIT1 BECAME WOR?LESS OV]NI<T4 ,WORK BECAME A PRIVILEGE ACCORD$ BY ! NEW RUL]S1 SOCIAL SECURITY WAS NOT DREAM$ (4 ,) EV]YONE IMPOV]I%$1 AS 9 ,G]MANY AFT] BO? W>S1 CIG>ETTES BECAME A NEW CURR5CY4 

,MIGUEL ,G>CIA TOLD ME & SOME ,SC&9AVIAN FRI5DS AT A PO/-,FRANCO GET-TOGE!R 9 A ,B>CELONA B> ?AT ALL DUR+ ! WORLD W> MANY A ,CATALAN1 HIMSELF 9CLUD$1 W\LD GO TO ! QUAYSIDE ) H&FULS ( G5U9E BUT N[ WOR?LESS ,REPUBLICAN CURR5CY & BUY CIG>ETTES FROM ,SW$I% SAILORS4 ,ON ! SALE ( TOBACCO1 ! SMUGGL+ ( :I* IS AN OLD-E/ABLI%$ TRADITION 9 ,SPA91 !Y SAV$ !MSELVES FROM />VATION4 ,BE>+ 9 M9D ! SOLID>ITY %[N BY ,SW$ES DUR+ ! CIVIL W>1 ,MIGUEL SAID HE FELT A%AM$ :5 HE MET ANY AFT] ,W,W,I,I BUT !RE WAS !N NO O!R WAY ( KEEP+ ALIVE4 0,\R MONEY WAS ONLY GOOD = PAP]+ !IR %IP CAB9S10 HE SAID4 0,?AT'S EXACTLY :AT !Y DID ) IT10 REPLI$ A ,SW$I% COMRADE4 0,AT FIR/ ! SEAF>]S MI<T HAVE BE5 FOOL$ BUT AFT] A FEW WEEKS EV]YONE KNEW H[ ?+S /OOD04 ,NOR!RN]S1 & SAILORS 9 P>TICUL>1 >E SELDOM CR$IT$ ) DELICACY & TACT BUT SU* WAS ! CASE4 

,DUR+ ! W> ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+M5'S ,ASSOCIATION 7IT LAT]1 ) ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ MOVEM5TS ADH]+1 *ANG$ ITS ,5GLI% NAME FROM ! HI/ORIC BUT >*AIC ,I,W,M,A TO ! LESS SEXI/-S\ND+ ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S ,ASSOCIATION1 BETT] KN[N BY ITS ,FR5* 9ITIALS ,A,I,T7 WAS SITUAT$ 9 ,/OCKHOLM4 ,! ,S,A,C WAS ! SECOND L>GE/ UNION C5T] 9 ,/OCKHOLM4 ,IT HAD BE5 GO+ S9CE ! E>LY DAYS ( ,SYNDICALISM PRIOR TO ,WORLD ,W> ,I4 ,9 SOME P>TS ( ,SW$5 7AS 9 ,SPA97 MEMB]%IP WAS A FAMILY TRADITION4 ,YET IT RETA9$ ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ IDEOLOGY ACQUIR$ 9 ! BITT] /RIKES ( ITS E>LY YE>S ?R\< ! MORE COM=TABLE TIMES ( PROSP]ITY ?AT CAME ) W>-TIME NEUTRALITY4 

,AFT] ! W> !RE WAS A BATTLE )9 ! ,S,A,C BETWE5 RE=MI/ BUREAUCRATS :O WANT$ TO NE/LE COM=TABLY 9 ,SW$5'S LIB]ALISM1 & ?OSE :O WANT$ TO RETA9 ! E>LY PR9CIPLES4 ,! ,/ATE ALL[$ TRADE UNIONS AN EXCEPTIONAL DEGREE ( FRE$OM1 & ! CONV5TIONAL TRADE UNION 7,L,O7 WAS A P>TN] 9 ADM9I/RATION4 ,! ,I,W,M,A ?R\< ITS 9T]NATIONAL COMMITTEE WAS DOM9AT$ BY ! CLIQUE REPRES5T$ BY ,S\*Y1 ,ROCK] & ,RUDIG]4 ,!IR ATTITUDES AFT] ! W> W]E ?OSE ( DISILLUSION$ OLD M5 CL++ TO LIB]ALISM & ! AVOIDANCE ( P]SECUTION4 ,!Y WROTE FULSOMELY ( ,AM]ICA1 ( ! COOP]ATIVES 9 ,ISRAEL1 ( ! NE$ TO DEF5D DEMOCRACY AGA9/ ,RUSSIAN AGGRESSION4 ,EV]Y ONE ( ! W>-TIME PLATITUDES WAS PRES]V$ BY !M & !Y ADD$ A FEW O!RS4 ,!RE WAS ALSO /ILL AN ELEM5T )9 ! ,C,N,T :I* ?\<T ! ,ALLIES NOT M]ELY %\LD BUT W\LD 'LOGICALLY' DE/ROY FASCISM'S LA/ BA/ION 9 ,SPA94 

,?IS BELIEF 9 IDEOLOGY AS AGA9/ POLITICS />T$ = !M 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 :5 IT SEEM$ 9CONCEIVABLE TO SOME ?AT1 BUT = C[>DICE1 ,BRITA9 & ,FRANCE W\LD NOT LEAP IMM$IATELY TO !IR AID1 & FREE ,AM]ICA WAS !IR NATURAL ,ALLY1 ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I W]E DE/ROY+ DEMOCRACY1 SO 'LOGICALLY' ! DEMOCRACIES W\LD RESPOND4 ,?IS WAS ! !ME ( ,SPANI% CIVIL W> PROPAG&A & EV5 ?OSE :O KNEW BETT] CAME TO BELIEVE IT4 ,!Y C\LD NOT GRASP ?AT ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T WAS ! =CE BEH9D ,FRANCO RA!R ?AN1 OR AS MU* AS1 ,HITL]1 :O W\LD NEV] HAVE D>$ AT ?AT /AGE TO %[ HIS H&2 & C]TA9LY NOT ,MUSSOL9I :O ONLY EV] FOLL[$ ! SAFE L9E LIKE A JACKAL4 

,AT ! 5D ( ,W,W,I,I ! ,BRITI% ,EMBASSY 9VIT$ ! LEAD]S ( ! V>I\S OPPOSITION GR\PS TO MEET TO DISCUSS AN 0ALT]NATIVE BUT ACCEPTABLE GOV]NM5T0 TO ,FRANCO'S4 ,CIPRIANO ,M]A COMM5T$ HE DID NOT SEE ! PO9T ( 9VIT+ !M TO SIT D[N ) ! ,MON>*I/S1 = 9/ANCE4 ,I TOLD HIM ,I DID4 ,IT IS A PROCESS KN[N TO G>D5]S 9 :I* ONE CULTIVATES ! WE$S SO ?AT !Y CAN BLOOM & BE DE/ROY$ ! EASI]4 

,BUT EV5 PEOPLE LIKE ,SABAT] 7C]TA9LY HIS ASSOCIATE ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA & O!RS ) :OM ,I DISCUSS$ IT7 :O W]E CYNICAL AB\T ,ALLI$ ACTIONS BELIEV$ ! LATT] W]E BL9D NOT TO SEE ?AT ,FRANCO DUR+ ! ,W> HAD BE5 ANTI-,BRITI% & PRO-,NAZI4 ,I ALWAYS RETORT$ !Y W]E NOT 'BL9D' -- ?AT SO W\LD ! ,BRITI% POLITICOS & F9ANCI]S !MSELVES HAVE BE5 HAD CIRCUM/ANCES DEM&$ 7& ! ,FR5* ,E/ABLI%M5T DID71 A REM>K :I* WAS PUT D[N BY MY ,SPANI% FRI5DS AS WOR?Y ( ,SAN*O ,PANZA4 ,! ,BRITI% RUL+ CLASS1 H[EV]1 W]E NOT SO QUIXOTIC AS TO HOLD AGA9/ ,FRANCO ! FACT ?AT HE HAD /AG$ ANTI-,BRITI% DEMON/RATIONS 9 :I* ?OSE :O HAD CONQU]$ ,SPA9 TRAMPL$ ON ! ,UNION ,JACK & CALL$ = CONQUE/ ( ,BRITA94 ,S9CE HE WAS ALSO 5GAG$ 9 RE/OR+ ,CITY 9VE/M5TS1 HE WAS RECKON$ TO BE 5TITL$ TO HIS FUN4 ,!Y W\LD HAVE SE5 HIM TRAMPLE ON !IR GR&MO!RS RA!R ?AN LOSE PR(ITS4 ,:O SUFF]$ FROM IT1 B> ESCAP+ ,ALLI$ S]VICEM5 9 ,FRANCO'S JAILS8 ,:AT IF BY !IR ACTIONS ,G]MANY GA9$ & SPUN ! W> \T A YE> LONG] & ! ODD MILLION EXTRA LIVES W]E LO/8 ,:AT MATT]$ WAS ,! ,ECONOMY4 

,JOHN ,&]SON1 = MANY YE>S ! SECRET>Y ( ! ,S,A,C & ( ! ,I,W,M,A1 F9ANC$ AN 9QUIRY BY A GR\P ( ,SW$ES 9TO ! 9VOLVEM5T ( ,BRITI% FIRMS & GOV]NM5T AG5CIES ) ,NAZI ACTIVITY 9 ,SPA94 ,?\< ,BRITI% MILIT>Y 9TELLIG5CE W]E WORK+ ) ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE 9 !IR FI<T AGA9/ ,FRANCO1 ASSI/+ ,ALLI$ SOLDI]S TO ESCAPE1 =G+ ,G]MAN RATION C>DS OR BURGL+ ! ,G]MAN ,EMBASSY1 H>D-HEAD$ COMM]CIAL 9TELLIG5CE WAS LOOK+ AHEAD TO A FUTURE FIT = BUS9ESS H]OES TO EXPLOIT4 

,BRITI% COMPANIES W]E TRAD+ ) ,G]MANY VIA ,SPA9 & ,SW$54 ,9 ! ,&]SON REPORT ?IS WAS DOCUM5T$1 ?\< ITS COMPIL]S TOOK = GRANT$ ?IS WAS DONE ILLEGALLY & NOT CONNIV$ AT BY ,:ITEHALL4 ,I HAD A TRANSLATION 9 ,5GLI%4 ,IT WAS SEIZ$ BY ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* 9 A RAID ON ME :ILE /AY+ 9 A FRI5D'S ,WE/ ,HAMP/EAD FLAT ONE DAY DUR+ ! W>1 & IT WAS CURI\SLY S*$UL$ 9 ! LI/ ( CONT5TS TAK5 AS 0A ,G]MAN PI/OL & MILIT>Y PASSBOOK04 ,I NEV] HE>D MORE ( ! MY/]I\S PI/OL & PASSBOOK NOR 9DE$ ( ! TRANSLATION4 ,P]HAPS IT HELP$ !M 9 !IR 9QUIRIES1 OR P]HAPS IT /OPP$ !M 9 !IR TRACKS4 ,( ONE ?+ ,I AM SURE4 ,! ,&]SON REPORT DID NOT TELL ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T ANY?+ !Y DID NOT KN[4 

,! ,S*ISM 

,IT WAS SAD ?AT 9 ! SIXTIES !RE GREW UP AN AS YET UNRESOLV$ S*ISM BETWE5 ! ,SW$I% AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S & ! ,SPANI%1 :I* ?REW A %AD[ ON ! 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T4 ,LONG AFT] ! RE=MI/ ELEM5TS 9 ! ,I,W,A HAD DI$1 ! REVULSION AGA9/ !IR POLICIES CONT9U$ 9 MANY ORGANIZATIONS1 ! P]SONALITY CULT !Y 5G5D]$ AMONG ! ACADEMIC P]IPH]Y KEEP+ !IR NAMES ALIVE & IT WAS ASSUM$ !Y SPOKE = ! ,S,A,C RA!R ?AN = A VANI%$ CLIQUE4 

,IT IS ALSO ! CASE ?AT ,L59I/S W]E UNABLE TO GET A FOO?OLD 9 ! ,SW$I% WORK]S MOVEM5T1 :]E ! WORK]S W]E 9 ADVANCE ( ! /UD5TS AS REG>DS POLITICAL UND]/&+1 & NO VANGU>D P>TY C\LD PRESUME TO TELL ! WORK]S :AT TO DO & EXPECT A MASS FOLL[+4 ,!Y !RE=E SPREAD ! /ORY ( ! ,S,A,C'S COMPROMISES :I* WAS GLEEFULLY PICK$ UP BY ANTI-SYNDICALI/S4 ,ONE NOTORI\S ONE WAS ?AT ! ,S,A,C APPO9T$ OMBUDSM51 :I* WAS ACTUALLY TRUE1 BUT IT WAS NOT UND]/OOD BY ,5GLI% SPEAK]S 7MYSELF 9CLUD$ UNTIL ,I W5T TO ,/OCKHOLM7 ?AT :ILE ?IS MI<T IMPLY ,GOV]NM5T COMMISSION]S 9 ,5GL&1 IT WAS A ,SW$I% WORD = SOCIAL WORK]S GIV+ ADVICE & C\NSEL+4 ,UNLIKE ?IS C\NTRY1 SU* ACTIVITIES1 & MANY O!RS ?AT W\LD HAVE BE5 RUN BY ! MUNICIPALITY OR ! ,/ATE1 W]E RUN BY ! UNIONS4 

,:AT ) ONE CONFUSION & ! O!R1 ! ,S,A,C & ,I,W,A P>T$ COMPANY1 BUT AS ! ,S,A,C WAS /ILL 9T]NATIONALI/1 IT RESPOND$ TO :AT IT ?\<T WAS A G5U9E SECTION ( ! ,SPANI% ,C,N,T1 ! 0R5OVADOS0 OR ,PHONY ,C,N,T1 & = ?IS WAS O/RACIZ$ ?R\<\T ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,:5 !Y HELD A CONF]5CE 9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#i1 ?REE ( US FROM ,BLACK ,FLAG W5T4 ,WE C\LD NOT EXPECT ! ,D,A,M1 AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,I,W,A1 TO ATT5D AS SU* ?\< WE W]E ALL MEMB]S ( ! ,D,A,M AS WELL4 ,WE W]E AMAZ$ AT ! HI< CALIB]1 ORGANIZATION & MORALE ( ,SW$I% AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 = :I* ,I WAS TOTALLY UNPREP>$4 ,!RE TOO WE MET MEMB]S ( AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ GR\PS FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD1 ?\< MO/LY ?OSE \TSIDE ! ,I,W,A4 ,I WAS GREATLY IMPRESS$ BY ! SYNDICAL ORGANIZATION ( ! ,S,A,C & F\ND IT BETT] ORGANIZ$ ?AN MU* ( ! ,T,U,C ( :I* ,I HAD EXP]I5CE4 ,IT WAS A PITY ?AT ,SW$5 WAS NO LONG] 9 ! ,I,W,A & WAS R$UC$ TO SUPPORT+ ODD LITTLE PSEUDO-SYNDICALI/ GR\PS H]E & !RE 9 ! WORLD AS ! RESULT ( ITS MI/AK5 ,SPANI% POLICY4 ,AS WE HAD PREVI\SLY MI/AK5LY ATTACK$ ! ,S,A,C 9 ,BLACK ,FLAG1 WE HAD PLEASURE 9 GETT+ UP & ADMITT+ WE HAD BE5 WRONG4 

,BUT :5 ,I ATT5D$ ! ,I,W,A CONGRESS 9 ,COLOGNE A C\PLE ( YE>S LAT] NOBODY WANT$ TO KN[4 

,NORDIC ,AN>*ISM 

,PREVI\SLY :5 ,I HAD BE5 9 ,COP5HAG51 :]E !Y HAD PROVID$ SOME GOOD ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS MEET+S1 ,I HAD BE5 UNABLE TO P]SUADE \R FRI5DS1 ALL ( :OM AMONG ! Y\NG] COMRADES SPOKE GOOD ,5GLI% ?AT ! WORD 0NORDIC0 HAD CORRUPT$ ASSOCIATIONS 9 CURR5T IDIOM4 ,!Y EXPLA9$ LOGICALLY :5 ! T]M 0,SC&9AVIAN0 %\LD NOT BE US$ & 0,NORDIC0 US$ 9/EAD4 ,MY ONE-P]SON CAMPAIGN AT LEA/ TO USE ! ORIG9AL T]M 0,NORDISK0 )\T TRANSLATION LEFT !M BAFFL$4 ,IT IS A PITY TO YIELD ! T]M TO ! ,NAZIS1 BUT REF]5CE TO A 0,NORDIC AN>*I/ CONF]5CE0 S\NDS ODD 9 ,5GLI% E>S TODAY1 & PRODUC$ AN UNWELCOME 9QUIRY FROM A BEMUS$ ,AM]ICAN FASCI/ GR\P4 

,9 ,/OCKHOLM ! ,BLACK ,CROSS DECID$ TO DISC>D ! 0CROSS0 ON SIMIL> SEMANTIC L9ES4 ,:5 WE FIR/ US$ IT1 WE W]E ?9K+ ( ! 0,R$ ,CROSS0 RA!R ?AN ! ,*RI/IAN ONE4 ,! ,SPANI>DS1 US$ TO 0CROSS0 9DOCTR9ATION 9 EV]Y WALK ( LIFE1 HAD %E]$ (F ! NAME FROM ! FIR/4 ,! ,/OCKHOLM ACTIVI/S US$ A MORE TRADITIONAL IF 0NORDIC0 NAME1 ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,HAMM]4 

,) ! BREAKD[N ( CONTROLS FROM ! =M] ,SOVIET C\NTRIES & ! TI<T] CONTROLS ON IMMIGRATION 9 ! ,WE/1 PEOPLE HAVE P\R$ 9TO ,SW$5 FROM ALL OV] ! =M] SATELLITE C\NTRIES1 FROM ,TURKEY & FROM ,AFRICA4 ,UNLIKE PREVI\S IMMIGRANTS1 H[EV]1 :O CAME TO WORK !Y >E ATTRACT$ BY SOCIAL SECURITY B5EFITS ?AT HAVE ALREADY BE5 OBTA9$4 ,?IS GIVES RISE TO A CLIMATE :]E RACIAL CONFLICTS >E CREAT$ ESPECIALLY AS MANY >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 LE>N+ ,SW$I% & WANT TO PASS ON TO ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ C\NTRIES4 ,?IS ASSI/S ! GR[? ( NEO-,NAZISM4 ,! ,NAZIS >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 SOLV+ PROBLEMS1 !Y >E 9T]E/$ 9 EXPLOIT+ !M4 

,MANY LIB]ALS 9 ,SW$5 AS ELSE:]E HAVE %RUGG$ (F ! ,NAZI M5ACE FEEL+ !Y W]E 5TITL$ TO FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION1 :I* 9 PRACTICE MEANS ! OCCASIONAL RACIAL MURD]1 >SON OR ATTACKS ON =EIGN]S OR PUNKS4 

,AS !IR ACTIVITIES W]E BECOM+ RESPECTABLE1 ! ,SW$I% ,NAZIS TRI$ = EV5 GREAT] FRE$OM ( REPRESSION BY HOLD+ AN ANNUAL MEET+ 9 ,/OCKHOLM'S ,KUNG/RADGAD51 BY ! /ATUE ( ,*>LES ,X,I,I1 ! ,SW$I% K+ :O SWEPT ACROSS ,EUROPE 7) A VICTORI\S >MY ( MO/LY ,TURKI% M]C5>IES74 ,! NEO-,NAZIS W]E ATTACK$ BY ISOLAT$ AN>*I/ & PUNK GR\PS1 BUT C\LD ALWAYS RELY ON HUGE POLICE PROTECTION & SO DEFEAT ALL SMALL ATTACKS VIGOR\SLY4 

,! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,HAMM] DECID$1 9 ! DE>? ( POLITICAL PRISON]S 9 ,SW$51 ON A *ALL5GE TO ! ,NAZIS4 ,!Y TOLD ! POLICE !Y W\LD BE HAV+ A MEET+ HALF AN H\R BE=E1 AT ! SAME SPOT4 ,NO D\BT *UCKL+ AT !IR NAIVETE1 ! POLICE AGRE$1 PROVID$ !Y F9I%$ 9 TIME = ! PATRIOTS1 & LAID ON AMBULANCES4 ,TO ! SURPRISE ( ALL ! ANTI-FASCI/ MEET+ BR\<T \T #a#f1 PEOPLE 7AN AMAZ+ FIGURE = ,/OCKHOLM74 ,! SYNDICALI/S BR\<T \T ! DOCK]S4 

,:5 ! SK9HEAD ,NAZIS TURN$ UP = !IR MEET+ >M$ ) CO%ES READY = CONFRONTATION BY A FEW 9DIVIDUALS1 !Y F\ND NOT ONLY A CR[D READY TO PROTECT !MSELVES1 BUT AN \TNUMB]$ POLICE =CE UNWILL+ TO FACE ! ODDS4 ,! FASCI/S RECEIV$ A REAL BA%+ & MANY SUP]M5 W]E H[L+ = M]CY4 ,:5 ! AMBULANCES >RIV$ !Y W]E TAK5 AWAY BLE$+4 

,:ILE ?IS WAS GO+ ON ! TROTS HELD A MEET+ NE> TO ! TUBE1 FROM :I* IT W\LD HAVE BE5 EASY TO DISAPPE> UND]GR\ND HAD ?+S GONE ! USUAL WAY4 ,?US !Y W]E ABLE TO ATTRACT A C]TA9 CR[D LEAV+ ! /ATION & ?9K+ ?IS WAS ! ALT]NATIVE MEET+4 ,TRUE TO ! MOD]N LEFT-W+ BELIEF ?AT IF Y\ *ANT A SLOGAN MANY TIMES IT WILL COME TRUE1 !Y CALL$ 0,FASCI/S \T60 & 0,BUILD ! REVOLUTION>Y P>TY60 & SCREAM$ CON/RUCTIVE SLOGANS SU* AS 0,FASCI/ SCUM0 AT ! AN>*I/S & SYNDICALI/S APP>5TLY /ROLL+ TO ! /ATUE ) /ICKS4 

,MANY ( !SE C>RI$ NO?+ MORE LE?AL ?AN GOLF CLUBS & MI<T WELL HAVE BE5 ON !IR WAY TO A QUIET GAME ) ! FASCI/S4 ,!Y W]E ! ,A,B,H & NOT ! ,G,B,H AFT] ALL4 ,IT IS REGRETTABLE ?AT A GREAT MANY TEE %OTS ?AT W\LD HAVE DONE CR$IT TO ,/4 ,&REWS ,ROYAL @& ,ANCI5T W]E SWUNG BE=E !Y REALIZ$ !Y HAD MI/AK5 ! GLEAM+ %AV$ HEADS = GOLFBALLS4 

,! SECRET>Y ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,HAMM] WAS NAM$ & HIS ADDRESS & PHONE NUMB] GIV5 BY ! ,NAZI NEWSPAP]4 ,DEA? ?REATS W]E MADE AGA9/ HIM4 ,FOLL[+ A RADIO 9T]VIEW MANY ( ! LAW-&-ORD] LOBBY RECANT$ SUPPORT ( ! ,NAZIS1 SAY+ !Y W]E AGA9/ IMMIGRATION BUT HAD NOT REALIZ$ !Y W]E BE+ TAK5 = A RIDE BY ! ,NAZIS4 ,IT SEEMS /RANGE ?AT !Y TURN$ AGA9/ ! ,NAZIS = !IR HOOLIGANISM ONLY :5 !Y W]E BEAT5 UP4 

,A YE> LAT] ONE SAW ! PO9T1 :5 ,BRITI% FASCI/I TRAVEL$ TO ,SW$5 = ! SOLE PURPOSE ( CAUS+ A S5SELESS FOOTBALL RIOT1 EXPLOIT+ ! ,BRITI% FOOTBALL FANS & ! ,SW$I% POPULATION ALIKE1 JU/ = ! FUN ( IT4 ,?OSE :O HOLD ! PR9CIPLE ( FREE SPEE* = ALL TO BE A M>BLE SA9T MI<T REFLECT ON ! PO9TLESSNESS ( GIV+ A PLAT=M = ,NAZIS4 ,! ,SW$I% POLICE1 TYPICALLY1 TRI$ *EAP] BE] & MUSIC4 ,?AT WAS NOT :AT !Y HAD COME =4 ,! :OLE PURPOSE IS TO CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* !Y CAN APPE> P[]FUL & GET SUPPORT4 ,9 DO+ ?IS1 RACE & IMMIGRATION >E M]ELY POOLS 9 :I* !Y CAN SWIM4 

,WEEK5D 9 ,MAC$ONIA 

,AFT] ,I CAME BACK FROM ,SW$51 ,I DECID$ ?AT1 DESPITE HOSPITALITY1 IT WAS SU* AN EXP5SIVE C\NTRY TO VISIT ?AT ,I C\LD GO ANY:]E SO LONG AS ! CR$IT C>D SY/EM PROVID$1 & BEGRUDG$ MYSELF NO RE/RICTION ON HOLIDAYS OR MEET+S1 SO LONG AS ! MON?LY M9IMUM PAYM5TS C\LD BE MA9TA9$4 ,SO IT WAS ?AT ,I CAME TO SP5D A WEEK5D 9 ,!SSALONIKI 7,SALONICA71 BUT SU* WAS ! HOSPITALITY ,I RECEIV$ ?AT 9 ! 5D ,I SP5T NO?+4 

,I /AY$ ) AN OLD COMRADE ,JOHN ,TXIANTIKIS1 A REM>KABLE MAN ( EI<TY-FIVE1 A SEASON$ FI<T] :O HAD BE5 EXPELL$ FROM ,ANATOLIA DUR+ ! ,TURKI% OCCUPATION & SP5T HIS *ILDHOOD 9VOLV$ 9 RESI/ANCE ACTIVITIES TO ! H>% ,TURKI% MILIT>Y OCCUPATION4 ,NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE WAS H]OICALLY F\<T = BY G5]ATIONS ( ,GREEK & ,BALKAN PEOPLE BUT1 AS ALWAYS1 DID !M LITTLE GOOD :5 IT CAME AS SOME :O F\<T ! H>DE/ HAD ALWAYS KN[N4 

,GR[+ UP 9 W>-TIME ,SALONICA1 OCCUPI$ BY DIFF]5T =CES AT DIFF]5T TIMES1 SCRAP+ A LIV+ = HIMSELF & HIS FAMILY FROM AN E>LY AGE1 HE HAD BE5 9 ALL ! LABOR /RUGGLES S9CE #a#i#a#d4 ,UP TO ! FIR/ WORLD W> ,SPANI%-SPEAK+ ,JEWS HAD1 AS NO:]E ELSE1 =M$ A L>GE P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T & W]E ! BULK ( ! DOCK]S4 ,H[EV] ) ! 5D ( ,TURKI% RULE !IR PROPORTION & !IR NUMB]S DIM9I%$ 7!Y F9ALLY DISAPPE>$ UND] ,G]MAN RULE 9 ,W,W,I,I71 BUT !IR TRADITIONS ( SOLID>ITY L+]$ ON LONG AFT] !Y HAD BECOME A FOLK MEMORY4 ,LOCAL MILITANTS ( ,JOHN'S G5]ATION /ILL REMEMB]$ !M4 

,REVOLUTION>Y ACTION WAS 5DEMIC 9 ! #bS & #cS ?\< ?IS TOO WAS BECOM+ A FOLK MEMORY & ,JOHN WAS ONE ( ! FEW SURVIVORS4 ,I WAS FLATT]$ ?AT ! LOCAL AN>*I/S BRACKET$ HIM ) MYSELF4 ,HE SPOKE ,5GLI% HAV+ SP5T A DOZ5 OR SO YE>S 9 ,AU/RALIA ) HIS WIFE1 :I* IS H[ !Y MANAG$ TO BUY A FLAT :5 HE RETURN$ HOME4 ,LIKE MANY WORK]S 9 ,SALONICA1 HE HAD AS A Y\NG MAN BE5 REPELL$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY :OSE ACTIVITY 9 ! ,BALKAN HAD MIRROR$ ,RUSSIAN =EIGN POLICY4 

,LIKE MANY O!R ,GREEK WORK]S1 HE ACCEPT$ ! ,TROTSKYI/ DEVIATION4 ,:5 ,TROTSKY SAIL$ 9TO EXILE1 LEAV+ ,RUSSIA 9 ! /YLE ( A RUL+ PR9CE1 HE PASS$ A ,GREEK PORT BUT WAS NOT ALL[$ TO 5T]4 ,! FALL5 DICTATOR /OOD AT ! DECK ACKN[L$G+ ! *E]S ( ! DOCKWORK]S1 ! LA/ TIME HE WAS TO RECEIVE A 0MASS WORK+-CLASS0 OVATION4 ,! MEMORY LIV$ ON = YE>S1 & HUNDR$S ( FOLL[]S ( ,TROTSKY1 ! ,R$ ,>MY F\ND]1 W]E R\ND$ UP BY ! ,GREEK GOV]NM5T & EXIL$ TO P5AL ISL&S 9 ! ?IRTIES1 ,JOHN AMONG !M4 

,?OSE ( ! DEPORTEES :O SURVIV$ ! ,GREEK NATIONALI/S W]E R\ND$ UP BY ! ,GE/APO DUR+ ! ,G]MAN OCCUPATION 9 ,W,W,I,I1 SITT+ DUCKS 9 ! ISL&S1 BUT MANY SURVIV$ TO FI<T ON1 TO BE SLAU<T]$ BY ! LOCAL ,/AL9I/S DUR+ ! ,CIVIL ,W> ?AT FOLL[$ ! DRIV+ \T ( ! ,G]MANS4 ,IT IS CURI\S TO WORK \T ! >GUM5TS ( ,TROTSKYISM BUT IT IS EASILY UND]/&ABLE H[ \TRAG$ ! SURVIVORS ( ?IS POLICY W]E AT ! 9SI/5CE ( ! ,F\R? ,9T]NATIONAL ?AT !Y %\LD BE LOYAL TO ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 :I* WAS /ILL A WORK]S' /ATE DESPITE ,/AL91 & SO F> AS ,GREECE WAS CONC]N$ !Y GAVE 0CRITICAL SUPPORT0 TO ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,IT IS UND]/&ABLE ?AT MANY LIKE ,JOHN ,TXIANTIKIS1 TURN$ TO AN>*ISM AS BE+ NOT JU/ MORE IDEALI/IC1 BUT MORE PRACTICAL1 & 9 MOD]N ,GREECE1 ) A REVOLUTION>Y PRES5CE BESIDES4 

,:5 LEAV+ ,!SSALONIKI AIRPORT1 ,I WAS CALL$ 9TO A PRIVATE ROOM BY ! ,GREEK AIRPORT POLICE & SE>*$4 ,I HAD BE5 9 ,GREECE F\R DAYS & ONLY HAD A WEEK5D CASE ) ! USUAL NECESSITIES1 PLUS AB\T =TY LEGALLY PR9T$ ,GREEK NEWSPAP]S4 ,IT TOOK !M A FULL H\R TO SE>* & QUE/ION ME1 SOME?+ ,I ONLY EV] EXP]I5C$ 9 C\NTRIES LIKE ! =M] ,SOVIET ,UNION & ,BRITA91 & ?AT GO+ 91 NOT COM+ \T1 BUT 9 ?IS CASE !Y WANT$ TO KN[ MY MO!R'S MAID5 NAME TOO4 ,%E HAD BE5 DEAD A ?IRD ( A C5TURY & HAD NEV] TRAVEL$ FUR!R FROM ,LONDON ?AN ,BLACKPOOL1 AP>T FROM ONE WEEK5D 9 ,FRANCE4 ,:AT CONCEIVABLE USE H] ID5TITY WAS TO !M ,I DO NOT KN[ BUT AS H] NAME HAD BE5 ,%ELLY1 IT WAS NE> 5\< TO ! POET & SO TOLD !M IT WAS ,BYRON4 ,IT WAS NE> 5\< = !IR PURPOSES & !Y LOOK$ SUITABLY IMPRESS$4 ,NO D\BT !Y W]E SATISFI$ ?AT IF ! FAMILY HAD BE5 9CL9$ TO 9T]V5E 9 ! AFFAIRS ( ,GREECE 9 ! PA/1 IT WAS = A PURPOSE ( :I* !Y C\LD H>DLY (FICIALLY DISAPPROVE4 

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