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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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

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,HI<] ,9TELLIG5CE2 ,VELIKOVSKY2 ,WOND]FUL ,COP5HAG52 ,JIM ,ABRA2 

,C\NT] ,9TELLIG5CE2 ,! ,9=M] ,:O ,*ANG$ ,HI/ORY 

,HI<] ,9TELLIG5CE 

,I HAVE NEV] BE5 IMPRESS$ ) ! CONTRIBUTIONS ( LE>N$ WRIT]S1 PR(ESSORS & ACADEMICS TO POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC !ORY4 ,P]HAPS ?AT IS :Y ,I HAVE P]SI/$ SO LONG 9 ! SAME POLITICAL & ECONOMIC OP9IONS4 ,I HAVE SE5 EV]Y ONE ( !M ALT]+ !IR VIEWS1 SQUIRM+ :5 REALITY PROV$ !M WRONG & 9V5T+ LE>N$ APOLOGIES 9SI/+ !Y W]E RI<T ALL ! TIME NEV]!LESS1 BUT :AT HAPP5$ 9 REALITY WAS =ESEEABLE4 ,ANYONE :O EXP]I5C$ ! IMPACT UPON ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T BY ! PR(ESSORS' !ORIES 9 ! ,?IRTIES1 & LIV$ TO SEE ! COLLAPSE ( ,M>XISM1 HAS ! RI<T NOT TO TAKE !M S]I\SLY4 

,I AM PLEAS$ TO HAVE SE5 COMMUNISM COLLAPSE 9 MY LIFETIME4 ,LEAH REJOIC$ 9 H] LA/ DAYS TO HAVE LIV$ LONG 5\< TO SEE ,L59ISM OV]?R[N AS WELL AS ,CZ>ISM4 ,MY PLEASURE WAS NOT MITIGAT$ BY ! FACT ?AT ,MRS ,?AT*] & ,PRESID5T ,GEORGE ,BU% ?\<T !Y W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! COLLAPSE 7?\< ,9T]POL HAD PROPP$ ! ,SOVIET REGIME UP = YE>S71 & :AT !Y ?\<T !Y A*IEV$ DIDN'T SEEM MU* ( AN IMPROVEM5T4 ,A FEW MON?S LAT]1 !IR CAPITALI/ ECONOMY COLLAPS$ 9 ! ,WE/ TOO1 & !RE WAS NO LACK ( PUNDITS TO EXPLA9 ?AT ?IS WAS A WORLDWIDE PH5OM5ON4 

,AS !RE HAS NEV] BE5 A %ORTAGE ( MAT]IALS NOR LABOR NOR WILLP[]1 NOR ! DESIRE ( WORK+ PEOPLE TO BUILD !IR [N LIVES SECURELY ) DEC5T H\S+ & $UCATION & HEAL? C>E1 ONLY ECONOMI/S C\LD EXPLA9 :Y !Y >E UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE ( LACK ( BANKNOTES :I* ! PR9T]S C\LD EASILY PROVIDE4 ,! IDEA ?AT W> 7:I* NECESS>ILY IMPLIES DE/RUCTION ( PEOPLE1 CON/RUCTION & MAT]IALS1 & DISRUPTS :]E IT DOES NOT 5D LIVES & $UCATION7 BR+S PROSP]ITY1 :]EAS 'PEACE BEGETS POV]TY'1 IS TO ME1 AS IT WAS TO RADICALS ( A =M] ]A1 ! ECONOMICS ( ! MADH\SE4 ,! SCI5CES ( POLITICS & ECONOMICS1 A S(T OPTION DUO :I* HAS REPLAC$ !OLOGY AS ! QUE5 ( ! SCI5CES 9 ! UNIV]SITIES1 >E BAS$ ON EQUALLY BIZ>RE PREMISES AS IT WAS4 

,VELIKOVSKY 

,:ILE BE+ HEAL?ILY SKEPTICAL ( EXP]TS1 REALIZ+ H[ EASY IT IS = SAVANTS 9 DIFF]5T DISCIPL9ES TO CREATE !IR [N FIEFDOMS1 ,I HAVE BE5 MORE FLEXIBLE1 ?\< MORE PASSIVE1 9 MY ATTITUDES4 ,:5 9 ! ,FIFTIES ,I DISCOV]$ ,IMMANUEL ,VELIKOVSKY'S !ORIES ( PA/ 9T]-PLANET>Y COLLISIONS & H[ !Y W]E RECORD$ BY WORLDWIDE ANCI5T MY?OLOGY1 9CLUD+ ! ,OLD ,TE/AM5T1 ,I B\<T HIS BOOKS IMM$IATELY4 ,I WAS 5?RALL$ H[ HE PUT ! SELF-IMPORTANT SCI5TIFIC ,MAFIA TO R\T4 ,HE MI<T HAVE BE5 AS WRONG AS !Y SAID HE WAS1 BUT AS !Y FELL OV] !MSELVES ) MISREPRES5TATION ( :AT HE SAID1 ABUSE1 ACADEMIC CAT-CALL+ 7'COSMIC COLLISIONS1 HE MEANS COMIC COLLISIONS'71 C5SOR%IP & D[NRI<T BLACKMAIL TO SUPPRESS HIS !ORIES1 !Y GAVE LAY PEOPLE LIKE ME SOME REASON TO BELIEVE1 EV5 P]HAPS TO HOPE1 HE WAS RI<T AFT] ALL4 ,! MESSAGE ?AT WE W]E ALL SURVIVORS ( SURVIVORS ( CATA/ROPHES WAS DISMAL1 BUT ! CRITICISMS ( ! SCI5TIFIC E/ABLI%M5T 5C\RAG+4 ,IT WAS ODD ?AT MANY SCI5TI/S AGRE$ ) HIS CRITICISMS1 BUT ( SOMEBODY ELSE'S DISCIPL9E1 & HIS FIRME/ SUPPORT]S W]E CIVIL 5G9E]S ) SOME KN[L$GE ( :AT HE WAS TALK+ AB\T BUT NO HO/AGES TO =TUNE 9 ! WAY ( *ALL5G$ SCI5TIFIC EMPIRES4 

,! PACK AGA9/ HIM 9 ACADEMIC ,U,S,A WAS L$ BY ! A/RONOMY & GEOLOGY PR(ESSORS :O HAD REA*$ A TACIT CONCORDAT ) ! RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALI/S :O CONTROLL$ !IR F\NDATIONS1 & FELT ?REAT5$ IF S*OOLS & COLLEGES C\LD NO LONG] TEA* ONE ABSOLUTE TRU? 9 ONE LESSON & QUITE A CONTR>Y ABSOLUTE TRU? 9 ANO!R4 ,! ATTACK ?AT WAS MADE = ! B5EFIT ( ! LAY PUBLIC WAS L$ BY ,ISAAC ,ASIMOV1 A LEAD+ SCI5CE FICTION WRIT] :O K[T[$ TO ! SCI5TIFIC E/ABLI%M5T4 ,BUT HIS DILEMMA WAS ?AT EI!R ,VELIKOVSKY'S !ORIES W]E PHONY 9 :I* CASE HE WAS ! BE/ SCI-FI WRIT] ( ALL1 OR !Y W]E RI<T & ,ASIMOV WAS AN ASS4 ,HE C\LD NOT HAVE IT BO? WAYS4 ,9 ! CURI\S BATTLE ROYAL ,AM]ICAN SCI5TI/S WAG$ AGA9/ ,DR ,VELIKOVSKY1 ONE NOT$ EXCEPTION WAS ,VELIKOVSKY'S FRI5D ,ALB]T ,E9/E9 :O HAD BE5 ACCEPT$ BY ! SCI5TIFIC E/ABLI%M5T FROM ! FIR/1 H[EV] 9COMPREH5SIBLE HIS WORK1 & DESPITE HIS BE+ A HUMBLE PAT5TS CL]K AT ! TIME4 ,9 LAT] YE>S ,/EPH5 ,HAWK+'S WAY-\T !ORIES HAVE BECOME BE/-SELL]S 7HE SUCCESSFULLY APPEALS TO ! PUBLIC1 = :I* ,VELIKOVSKY WAS D5\NC$ AS A *>LATAN7 BUT :ILE MANY ( ,VELIKOVSKY'S !ORIES & PR$ICTIONS HAVE BE5 PROV$ RI<T1 HE (F5D$ TOO MANY VE/$ 9T]E/S = IT TO BE ADMITT$4 

,I CANNOT PRET5D TO HAVE ! KN[L$GE TO PASS JUDGM5T BUT ,I CAVIL$ AT A REM>K 9 ONE ( HIS BOOKS1 WRIT+ VIA AN ASSOCIATE ( HIS1 ,DR ,RALPH ,AMELAN4 ,I PUT IT 9TO A REVIEW ( ! BOOK 9 ! ,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS ,AN>*I/ ,REVIEW1 SMALL 5\< 9 9FLU5CE1 P>TICUL>LY SCI5TIFIC4 ,VELIKOVSKY MORE OR LESS ACCEPT$ MY >GUM5T & 9CORPORAT$ IT 9 ONE ( HIS LA/ BOOKS 0,MANK9D 9 ,AMNESIA04 

,?IS >GUM5T WAS ?AT ! P]IOD DESCRIB$ 9 ! ,BIBLE AS ! ,EXODUS RELATES TO A P]IOD ( WORLDWIDE DISA/] DUE TO COSMIC COLLISION4 ,HE ALSO ASCRIB$ ! BEG9N+ ( ANTI-,SEMITISM TO MI/AK5 ANCI5T *RONOLOGY 7E*O$ BY ,JOSEPHUS7 ?AT ! ,%EPH]D ,K+S 7,HYKSOS7 W]E ! ,ISRAELITES 5T]+ ,EGYPT1 :5 9 FACT 7HE SAYS7 !Y W]E ! ,AMALEKITES1 HAT$ BY EV]YONE AS AN 5EMY ( MANK9D4 ,HE %[S ?AT ! ,ISRAELITES 5C\NT]$ !M :5 FLEE+ ,EGYPT1 F\<T & F9ALLY DEFEAT$ !M BUT ! LAT] CONFUSION ) !M CAUS$ ! HO/ILITY ( ! NATIONS T[>DS ! ,HEBREWS4 ,SURELY1 ,I ASK$1 IT W\LD BE LOGICAL1 IF ! NATIONS ( ! WORLD SUFF]$ A UNIV]SAL CALAMITY1 & ! ,HEBREWS TRI$ P]SI/5TLY TO P]SUADE !M TO ! BELIEF IT WAS DIV9ELY /AG$ TO HELP ONE SMALL TRIBE ESCAPE SLAV]Y1 TO CAUSE UNIV]SAL ANTIPA?Y TO !M4 ,VELIKOVSKY AM5D$ HIS E>LI] /ATEM5T TO SAY !RE W]E TWO CAUSES1 LAT] F$ BY MANY O!RS1 & *>ACT]I/ICALLY ADD$ ?AT HIS S\RCES N[ REVEAL$ ! ,ISRAELITES TOO SUFF]$ CROSS+ ! ,R$ ,SEA4 

,HE HAD A QUICK ANSW] & A READY QUOTATION = EV]Y?+4 ,I F\ND HIS BOOKS M5TALLY ! SORT ( EX]CISE ,I HAD ONCE GOT PHYSICALLY FROM PUGILISM4 ,:5 ,I QUE/ION$ HIM 9 A LECTURE ,I HAD1 LIKE EV]YONE1 TO ADMIT TO MYSELF ?AT :]E HE DID NOT W9 ! >GUM5T ON A KNOCK\T1 HE WAS WAY AHEAD ON PO9TS4 ,! GREAT ?+ WAS ?AT AFT] ALL1 ! DECISION DID NOT MATT] SO F> AS ,I OR ! LAY PUBLIC G5]ALLY W]E CONC]N$4 ,!RE WAS PRECI\S LITTLE ONE C\LD DO AB\T A RETURN COSMIC COLLISION1 LET ALONE ONE ALREADY SUFF]$1 EV5 IF HE W]E RI<T4 ,ONE GOOD ?+ DID COME \T ( IT4 ,IT GOT MANY ?9K+ ALONG L9ES ( PRES]V+ ! ,E>?1 :OSE ABILITY TO SU/A9 LIFE WAS F9ITE1 & :I* C\LD P]I% LIKE O!R PLANETS HAD DONE1 ?\< IT TOOK ME SOME YE>S TO REALIZE ?AT4 

,AT ! TIME ,I ONLY ?\<T IT 5JOYABLE TO SEE HIS CRITICS GETT+ FLOOR$ & ALSO TO SEE HIM DUCK+ & WEAV+4 ,HAV+ GOT FAT & LAZY 7DESPITE 9VE/IGATIVE J\RNALI/ ,G]VASE ,WEBB :O ?\<T ,I WAS A HUNT SABOTEUR1 :I* W\LD AT LEA/ HAVE KEPT ME FIT7 IT WAS A LOT LESS /R5U\S ?AN BOX+4 

,WOND]FUL ,COP5HAG5 

,:5 ,I WAS 9 ,COP5HAG5 9 ! '#gS1 ,I HAD SOME UNEXPECT$ LOCAL PUBLICITY1 BO? BECAUSE ! ,5GLI% PR9T]S W]E NEWS & ON A DIFF]5T LEVEL SO W]E AN>*I/S4 ,I WAS 9VIT$ TO SPEAK BY ! ,DANI% ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/S1 :O W]E WELL ORGANIZ$ AT ?AT TIME1 ) AN IMPOS+ ,H,Q & A BOOK%OP1 & ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION V]Y ACTIVE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 9EVITABLY MO/ PUBLICITY W5T TO ! SQUATT]S' CITY 9 ,*RI/IANIA1 A DROP-\TS' UTOPIA1 F\ND$ BY A ,CALV9I/ CL]GYMAN4 ,IT PURPORT$ TO %[ ! BE/ FEATURES ( 0AN>*ISM0 BUT /RUCK ME AS A ,/ATI/ ALT]NATIVE1 MORE LIKE A <ETTO 7AT LEA/ ( ! ,CZ>I/ TYPE74 ,9 ?IS LITTLE T[N ! POLICE CONTA9$ DRUG-TAK]S 7?\< /ILL OCCASIONALLY RAID$ !M7 9 AN O!RWISE WOR?LESS AB&ON$ %IPY>D4 ,I WAS TAK5 >\ND LIKE A T\RI/ VISIT+ AN ,AFRICAN CAMP4 ,!Y MADE & SOLD H&ICRAFTS1 LIV$ & WORK$ COMMUNALLY & SO LONG AS !Y /AY$ )9 B\NDS C\LD SMOKE POT FREELY4 ,BIG DEAL4 

,IT WAS ! OLD /ORY ( FALSE CURR5CY DRIV+ \T G5U9E4 

,C\NT]-,9TELLIG5CE 

,GOMEZ1 TO :OM ,I HAD GIV5 COV] 9 MY ,GRAYS ,9N ,ROAD DAYS1 WAS ONE ( ! LA/ ( ! C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE S]VICE SET UP BY ! ,SPANI% MOVEM5T FIR/ 9 AN 5DEAVOR TO P5ETRATE ! V>I\S POLICE AG5CIES WORK+ AGA9/ !M BO? 9 ! ,MON>*Y & ! ,REPUBLIC1 :I* DEVELOP$ 9TO AN ANTI-,AXIS NETWORK DUR+ ! ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,!Y UNCOV]$ MANY 9TRIGUES AGA9/ !M & ALSO MILIT>Y 9TELLIG5CE1 SOME ( IT FROM ! HOMES ( WEAL?Y SYMPA?IZ]S ) ! FASCI/ CAUSE4 ,GRADUALLY1 AS ! 0MOD]ATES0 -- 9 !N CONTEMPOR>Y J\RNALESE1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY -- TOOK OV] ! ,REPUBLIC1 !IR WORK WAS REALIZ$ AS ESS5TIAL EV5 BY ?OSE PREP>$ TO COLLABORATE = ! SAKE ( UNITY4 ,H[EV]1 ! DIVISIONS 9 ! MOVEM5T EXT5D$ TO C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE & ,GOMEZ BROKE AWAY TO =M A SEP>ATE GR\P :I* WORK$ ) ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI & O!R 0IRRESPONSIBLES01 :I* WAS ! NAME !N GIV5 TO ONE ( ! MANY GR\P+S :O ACTIVELY RESI/$ ! DE/RUCTION ( ! COLLECTIVIZ$ 9DU/RIES & F>MS & ALL =MS ( REVOLUTION>Y CONQUE/4 7,LAT] ! NAME WAS MI/AK5LY ASCRIB$1 BY A ,TROTSKYI/ HI/ORIAN1 ,FELIX ,MORR[1 TO COV] !M ALL1 P]HAPS TO DIM9I% !IR NUMB]74 

,DUR+ ! WORLD W> ! C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE CONT9U$ TO EXI/1 SOMETIMES GIV+ 9=MATION TO ! ,ALLIES4 ,! AN>*I/ ,RESI/ANCE FI<T] ,POZNAN ACTUALLY GOT DECORAT$ BY ! ,BRITI% & ,FR5* GOV]NM5TS1 = :AT IT WAS WOR?4 ,LIKE ALL 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES ?IS ONE BR\<T 9 SOME DODGY *>ACT]S1 :I* IS ! OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE ( ! JOB1 & 9 ,LONDON P>TICUL>LY SO4 ,?IS WAS P>TLY BECAUSE ( ! DISABILITY UND] :I* ! ,C,N,T 9 EXILE WORK$ 9 ,5GL&4 ,:5 ! W> BROKE \T ! DECISION ( :AT TO DO1 C]TA9LY NOT ! LIFE1 WAS EASI] = !M ON ! ,CONT95T4 ,!Y C>RI$ ON ! /RUGGLE & W]E 9 ! FRONT ( ! ,RESI/ANCE FI<T]S 9 ,SPA91 ,FRANCE & ,BELGIUM4 ,!Y W]E HELD 9 SUSPICION BY ! ,ALLI$ COMM& ANYWAY1 :I* WAS F> FROM BE+ ANTI-FASCI/ SO F> AS ,SPA9 WAS CONC]N$ & DUBI\S 5\< SO F> AS ! ACTUAL 5EMY WAS CONC]N$4 ,!RE WAS NO *ANCE TO COMPROMISE EV5 = ?OSE :O HAD MADE COMPROMISES DUR+ ! CIVIL W> ON ,SPA94 ,NEI!R ! ,RESI/ANCE NOR ! AN>*I/ 9TELLIG5CE GOT1 NOR EXPECT$1 ANY ?ANKS FROM ! ,ALLIES = !IR WORK ( SABOTAGE4 ,ALL !Y EXPECT$ WAS ! *ANCE TO M>* BACK 9TO ,SPA9 BUT EV5 9 ?AT !Y W]E TO BE DISAPPO9T$4 

,SO F> AS WE W]E CONC]N$ H]E1 :AT TO DO WAS F> LESS CLE>4 ,IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION = ,BRITI% ,AN>*I/S4 ,SO F> AS ! ,SPANI% W]E CONC]N$1 H[EV] FEW ILLUSIONS !Y HAD AB\T ! ,BRITI% ,GOV]NM5T 7:I* SOME DID HAVE7 !Y W]E H>DLY 9 A POSITION TO EXPRESS !M4 ,DUR+ ! W> MO/ ( ! MALES W5T 9TO ! ,BRITI% ,>MY1 :]E SOME W]E 9 ! =EIGN SECTIONS ( ! ,PIONE] ,CORPS1 MANY 9 COMM&O UNITS 9 & BEYOND ! FRONT L9E4 ,!Y DID NOT HAVE ! *ANCE TO =M 9DEP5D5T OR ILLEGAL P>TISAN UNITS AS 9 ,FRANCE4 ,H[EV]1 SOME W]E 9 MORE =W>D UNITS1 ESPECIALLY IF !Y CAME DIRECTLY FROM ! ,FR5* ,=EIGN ,LEGION1 SOME = 9/ANCE 9 ,CRETE & ,NORWAY4 ,9 ?IS CASE ! ,W> ,(FICE ISSU$ !M ) FALSE ID5TITY PAP]S GIV+ !IR BIR?PLACE AS ,GIBRALT>1 9 CASE ( CAPTURE BY ! ,G]MANS4 ,ONE 0,GIBRALT>IAN01 A GOOD FRI5D N[ SETTL$ 9 ,5GL&1 WAS 9T]N$ AFT] !SE BATTLES 9 A ,G]MAN ,P,[ CAMP1 & WAS ABLE TO PASS OV] FOOD & CIG>ETTES TO ,SPANI% DEPORTEES FROM :AT ,PR( ,ALLISON ,PE]S AT ! TIME DESCRIB$ 9 0,! ,SPANI% ,DILEMMA0 AS !IR 'VOLUNT>Y EXILE'4 ,! DILEMMA WAS NOT ! ONE ! WOR?Y PR( ?\<T4 ,9 MANY CASES ?IS EXILE WAS T]M9AT$ 9VOLUNT>ILY & !Y W]E S5T BACK TO ,FRANCO TO BE %OT4 ,EV5 ?OSE 9 ,BRITA9 HAD TO WAT* !IR /EP 9 REG>D TO *OOS+ BETWE5 5LI/+ OR DEPORTATION4 ,9 ,G]MAN-CONTROLL$ T]RITORY1 9 ! ABS5CE ( A DIRECT REQUE/ = REPATRIATION1 !Y W]E WORK$ TO DEA? 9 ! CAMPS OR MURD]$ = NON-SUBMISSION4 

,IT WAS NATURAL 9 !SE CIRCUM/ANCES = ! C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE ( ! ,SPANI% MOVEM5T TO WORK DIFF]5TLY 9 ,5GL&4 ,A SMALL GR\P ( ,SPANI% PEOPLE1 SEP>ATE FROM ?OSE 9 ! >M$ =CES OR 9 9DU/RY1 W]E WORK+ = ! ,B,B,C AS TRANSLATORS & SO ON1 & FROM !RE IT WAS A %ORT /EP = ?OSE :O HAD BE5 CAU<T UP 9 ! WORLD ( 9TELLIG5CE & C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE TO PASS TO ! ,M9I/RY ( ,9=MATION1 AS ! PROPAG&A >M ( GOV]NM5T CALL$ ITSELF4 ,ULTIMATELY ?OSE :O MAY HAVE />T$ \T AS ANTI-FASCI/S BECAME ABSORB$1 AS !Y W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 9 ! ,FR5* SITUATION1 9 (FICIALDOM4 

,ONE SU* WAS ,G>CIA ,PRADAS1 A PR(ESSIONAL J\RNALI/ :O HAD $IT$ A ,C,N,T NEWSPAP] AT HOME1 & CONT9U$ TO WRITE FAIRLY 9ANE BOOKS 9 ,SPANI% AFT] ! W>1 9CLUD+ A DISCLAIM] ON :Y 0WE DES]V$ TO LOSE0 -- & 0WE0 ( C\RSE W]E HIS FIR/ LOVE1 NOT HIS NEW4 ,ONE ( ! C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE AG5TS1 CLOSELY ASSOCIAT$ ) ,SONIA ,CLEM5TS1 WAS ,PORT] 7=M]LY ,POLG>E7 :O WAS 9 FACT A ,C5TRAL ,EUROPEAN BY BIR?1 BUT ALWAYS 9SI/$ HE WAS ,SPANI% 7NOT ?AT ANYONE C>$ AB\T ORIG9S 9 ! ,SPANI% MOVEM5T74 ,HE WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ,BRITI% ,GOV]NM5T PROPAG&A & 9=MATION ON ,SPA94 ,GOMEZ1 :OM ,I MET AFT] ! W>1 WAS HI<LY SUSPICI\S ( HIM1 ?\< O!RS W]E NOT4 ,HE APP>5TLY REV]T$ AFT] ! W> & WAS 9 FACT QUITE USEFUL 9 UNCOV]+ ! /ORY ( H[ ,PREMI] ,JUAN ,NEGR9 HAD /OL5 ! 5TIRE GOLD ( ! ,REPUBLIC & CAUS$ ! LOSS ( ! W>4 ,IT WAS REVEAL$ F9ALLY YE>S AFT]W>DS & EXPOS$ ! ROLE ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 BUT HAD NO EFFECT1 NOT EV5 ELECTORALLY4 

0,GOMEZ0 WAS NOT ! REAL NAME ( MY FRI5D FROM ,GRAYS ,9N ,ROAD DAYS4 ,HE E>N$ A LIV+ WORK+ = A MULTI-NATIONAL CONC]N4 ,?\< ,I HAVE NOT HE>D FROM HIM = MANY YE>S1 IF /ILL ALIVE & 9 ! C\NTRY TO :I* HE EMIGRAT$ ) HIS SECOND WIFE1 REVELATION ( HIS NAME & PA/ ACTIVITY W\LD DO HIM H>M4 ,I BE/[$ ! NAME ON HIM 7A FRI5D ( M9E1 9 TYPICALLY ,5GLI% FA%ION1 CALL$ ALL ,SPANI>DS 0,GOMEZ07 :5 ,I WAS GIV+ HIM COV]4 ,HIS DAU<T] HAD BE5 %OT BY ,FRANCO'S ,FALANGE MORE OR LESS R&OMLY :5 !Y 5T]$ ,VAL5CIA1 HIS TWO SONS HAD BE5 KILL$ 9 PRISON AFT] ! W> 5D$1 & !IR MO!R DI$ 9 ! BOMB+ ( ,MADRID4 ,HE SP5T MANY YE>S WORK+ = REV5GE4 ,I DID NOT KN[ HIS HI/ORY UNTIL ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA CAME TO ,LONDON4 ,MIGUEL RECOGNIZ$ HIM IMM$IATELY4 ,MIGUEL SPOKE ADMIR+LY ( HIS ACTIVITY1 & AS HE R>ELY OV]-PRAIS$ ANYONE ,I DEEM$ IT S5SIBLE NOT TO ASK QUE/IONS :]E ! ANSW]S C\LD BE COMPROMIS+4 ,:5 ,I MET ,LAUREANO ,C]RADA 9 ,P>IS1 HE LAU<$ HE>TILY :5 ,I REF]R$ TO 0,GOMEZ01 BUT RECOGNIZ$ HIM 9/ANTLY & REM>K$1 0,HE'S ! ONLY ONE ( US :O ALWAYS /AYS \T ( PRISON1 & IF HE GOT 9 HE'D TAKE ! ONLY MATTRESS04 ,!Y CALL$ HIM 'EL MONO' 7! MONKEY7 AS HE /ILL CLAIM$1 BY VIRTUE ( HIS ,W> ,(FICE PAP]S1 TO BE ,GIBRALT>IAN4 

,IT AMUS$ !M ?AT EV]YBODY ELSE 9 ?AT CIRCLE 5T]$ ,SPA9 AT !IR P]IL1 LIKE ,SABAT] & MANY O!RS BACKPACK+1 OR AT BE/ ) A MULE1 OV] ! ,PYR5EES LIKE SMUGGL]S 7AS SOME W]E7 :]EAS HE TRAVEL$ AT EASE BY C> LIKE A T\RI/4 ,BO? ,MIGUEL & ,LAUREANO W>N$ ME TO BE C>EFUL :5 ,I SAID ,AUDREY & ,I HAD TAK5 HIM AS A PASS5G] SEV]AL TIMES 9TO ,FRANCO'S T]RITORY1 BUT ONE CAN H>DLY ACCEPT A CAUTION FROM PEOPLE AS AUDACI\S AS !Y4 ,F9ALLY ,MIGUEL DECID$ IT WAS ! LEA/ HAZ>D\S WAY ( RETURN+4 ,WAV+ ,BRITI% & ,AM]ICAN PASSPORTS SAW US ?R\<1 & SOMETIMES NOT EV5 TR\BL+ TO DO ?AT ) A ,BRITI% NUMB] PLATE1 9 ! DAYS :5 ! ,5GLI% W]E POPUL>4 ,AT ! TIME ( ,QUE5 ,ELIZABE?'S ,JUBILEE WE W]E EV5 SALUT$ BY ! ,GU>DIA ,CIVIL1 :I* PRODUC$ A R>E SMILE ON ,GOMEZ'S FACE4 

,! ,BRITI% POLICE1 & ULTIMATELY SOME J\RNALI/S1 SEEM$ TO ?9K ,I HAD SOME?+ TO DO ) ! ,SPANI% ,RESI/ANCE BUT IF SO1 ,I AM1 LIKE ! ,SPANI% POLICE1 UNAW>E ( :AT ,I DID4 

,JIM ,ABRA 

,IT IS NOT H>D TO KN[ :AT ,JAMES ,ABRA DID TO DES]VE YE>S 9 PRISON4 ,IT WAS LIT]ALLY NO?+4 ,HE WAS ! UNLIKELIE/ P]SON 9 ! WORLD TO BE EV5 A DISS5T]1 LET ALONE A SPY1 BUT HE HAPP5$ TO BE 9 ! WRONG PLACE AT ! WRONG TIME4 ,HE WAS A TE*NICIAN WORK+ AT ,PLESSEY'S1 S5T TO ,LIBYA TO WORK ON A ,GOV]NM5T CONTRACT4 ,HE HAD F9I%$ HIS CONTRACT & MADE A MAP TO F9D HIS WAY TO ! AIRPORT AS IT WAS UND]/&ABLY DIFFICULT TO FOLL[ ! ROAD SIGNS 9 ,>ABIC4 ,?AT & A COPY ( 0,JANE'S ,FI<T+ ,%IPS0 W]E ALL ! DOCUM5TS HE HAD ?AT W]E 9 ! LEA/ 'SUSPICI\S' :5 HE WAS /OPP$ BY GU>DS4 ,HE WAS IMM$IATELY TAK5 TO PRISON & TRI$ = ESPIONAGE1 !SE DOCUM5TS REPRES5T+ ALL ! EVID5CE4 

,JU/ AT ?AT TIME ! ,LIBYAN ,EMBASSY 9 ,LONDON HAD BE5 9VOLV$ 9 AN 9CID5T 9VOLV+ ! %OOT+ ( A WOMAN POLICE CON/ABLE4 ,AS ! ,BRITI% ,GOV]NM5T W]E COMPLA9+ AB\T ! MURD]1 ! ,LIBYAN GOV]NM5T1 ) ,ISLAMIC REASON+ & SOCIALI/ RHETORIC1 COMPLA9$ ?AT ! ,BRITI% HAD S5T ,JIM ,ABRA ON AN ESPIONAGE MISSION4 ,! TRIAL WAS 9 ,>ABIC :I* HE DID NOT UND]/& BUT ANY DEF5SE WAS USELESS1 AS ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T HAD DECID$ TO BOMB ! C\NTRY = O!R REASONS4 ,:5EV] ,WA%+TON TOLD ,MRS ,?AT*] TO JUMP1 %E ASK$ 0,H[ HI<80 & ?AT SEAL$ ,JIM ,ABRA'S FATE4 

,! PRESS KEPT MI<TILY COY AB\T IT & AP>T FROM A M5TION OR SO IT WAS DROPP$ FROM DISCUSSION4 ,HIS WIFE WAS TOLD ! SITUATION WAS DELICATE BUT ! ,=EIGN ,(FICE WAS ACT+4 ,9DE$1 !Y W]E ACT+ ! P>T ( ,PILATE & WA%+ !IR H&S ( IT4 ,= YE>S ?IS W5T ON4 ,O!R WIVES AT ,PLESSEY'S W]E 5RAG$ AT ! 9ACTION 9 SUPPORT ( ,JIM1 ONE ( !M BE+ A C\S9 ( M9E1 :OSE MANY PETITIONS W5T IGNOR$4 ,WE R>ELY MET BUT :5 WE DID1 %E RAIS$ ! QUE/ION ) ME4 ,I DID NOT KN[ AB\T ! CASE4 

,I SUSS$ IT WAS NOT MU* USE WRIT+ PETITIONS TO ! ,BRITI% OR ,LIBYAN ,GOV]NM5TS1 & DECID$ TO /RIKE AT ! S(T UND]BELLY ( ,GADDAFI4 ,HE WAS P\R+ MONEY 9TO 0! REVOLUTION0 ABROAD1 SOME?+ HE 9T]PRET$ V]Y LIB]ALLY1 9CLUD+ ,TROTSKYI/S1 ,BLACK ,NATIONALI/S1 ! ,I,R,A1 ! ,NATIONAL ,FRONT & ALL /ATIONS 9 BETWE54 ,?R\< ! ,BLACK ,CROSS WE EMB>RASS$ ! TROTSKYI/S1 P>TICUL>LY !IR !N DAILY PAP]1 ) PETITIONS FROM ,PLESSEY WORK]S 7FALSE ,I REGRET TO SAY1 BUT !Y NEV] PR9T$ !M ANYWAY71 & ALSO ,S9N ,FE91 SAY+ !Y W]E SUPPORT+ A REGIME ?AT UNJU/LY JAIL$ FELL[-,IRI%M54 ,I HOPE ,ABRA1 :OM ,I NEV] MET1 =GIVES ME BUT ,I *ANG$ HIS ALLEG$ AFF9ITIES MANY TIMES 9 ! C\RSE ( ! AGITATION4 ,ANYONE BACK+ ,GADDAFI GOT HASSL$1 9 ! HOPE !Y'D EXPLA9 ! REASON TO !IR PAYMA/]4 

,I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT WORK$1 BUT :5 ,ABRA WAS RELEAS$ UNEXPECT$LY AFT] SEV]AL YE>S 9 JAIL HE ?ANK$ MY C\S9 = ! CAMPAIGN ON HIS BEHALF :I* HAD L$ TO HIS RELEASE 9 ! MON?S AFT] %E HAD LONG S9CE ALL BUT GIV5 UP & ! SU/A9$ NATURE ( :I* %E KNEW NO?+ AB\T4 

,! ,9=M] ,:O ,*ANG$ ,HI/ORY 

  

,DUR+ ! YE>S 9 :I* ,ALB]OLA WAS REG>D$ AS ,PUBLIC ,5EMY ,NO4 #a4 BY ! ,FRANCO POLICE & CONNECT$ ) ! ,9T]IOR ,DEF5SE ( ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T1 !RE W]E 9NUM]ABLE DISA/]S4 ,9 ! EV5TS ( #aifb :I* PREC$$ ! D[NFALL ( ! ,FRANCO REGIME1 >RE/S & FRU/RAT$ PLOTS FOLL[$ ONE ANO!R AS VOLUNTE]S RALLI$ TO ! F9AL ?RU/ AGA9/ ! ,FRANCO REGIME4 

,! APP>5T IMMUNITY ( ! DICTATOR TO EV]Y ATTEMPT AGA9/ HIM GAVE RISE TO MANY SUSPICIONS4 ,GOMEZ KEPT HIMSELF ALO( FROM ! ,9T]IOR ,DEF5SE 7,D,I7 UNTIL ! 5D4 ,HE REM>K$ ?AT ,SABAT] & HIS BRO!RS1 AS WELL AS ,FAC]IAS & O!RS HAD ALWAYS GONE IT MORE OR LESS ALONE1 & IT WAS A LA/ RESORT TO *OOSE AN AFF9ITY GR\P4 ,HE ACCEPT$ ) EQUANIMITY ,MIGUEL'S DESCRIPTION ( HIM AS ANO!R HOLD+ 'RAN*O AP>TE'1 PO9T+ \T ?AT ,MIGUEL HIMSELF HAD DONE TW5TY-TWO YE>S 9 JAIL1 & :ILE HE RESPECT$ HIM = HIS RECORD1 C\LD H>DLY REG>D HIM AS AN EXP]T ON AVOID+ ! REPRESSIVE ME?ODS ( ! FASCI/ POLICE4 

,AFT] ! CAPTURE ( TWO D$ICAT$ COMRADES ,DELGADO & ,GRANADOS1 D\BTS W]E AGA9 RAIS$ & UGLY SUSPICIONS VOIC$ 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,?OSE 9 ! ,M,L,E :O DID NOT WI% TO DI/URB A COM=TABLE LIFE/YLE AS A FOSSILIZ$ NON-LEAD+ LEAD]%IP1 LEFT OV] FROM ! DAYS ( ! CIVIL W>1 D5\NC$ ! :OLE IDEA ( URBAN GU]RILLA ACTIVITY4 ,?IS ATTITUDE WAS =C$ ON ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S ,ASSOCIATION BY ! %E] PR$OM9ANCE ( ! ,M,L,E1 ?\< ! ,SW$I% SYNDICALI/S1 ! ,S,A,C ALWAYS GAVE ! FI<T]S ACTIVE SUPPORT1 IRONIC :5 ONE ?9KS ?AT ! ,M,L,E & ,I,W,A 7,A,I,T7 WAS AT ! SAME TIME ACCUS+ IT ( RE=MISM4 

,I AM SURE ! PASSIVE ATTITUDE W\LD HAVE BE5 E*O$ BY ! %AM-ANS CLU/]+ R\ND ! ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN SC5E1 :O NEV] LO/ A *ANCE TO SNE] AT RESI/ANCE1 IF ONLY !Y HAD KN[N IT EXI/$4 ,IT WAS A REACTION TO !SE ATTITUDES ?AT CAUS$ ME1 AT LEA/1 & MANY ABROAD TO PUT D[N TO %E] BAD LUCK :AT PURSU$ ! ,SPANI% RESI/ANCE ( ! FIFTIES & SIXTIES4 ,TIME & AGA9 ! ,SPANI% POLICE COV]$ UP ) RIDICUL\S /ORIES H[ !Y MANAG$ TO TRAP CONSPIRATORS1 SU* AS ! Y>N AB\T ,/U>T WE>+ A KILT :5 HE 5T]$ ,SPA91 = 9/ANCE4 ,! TRU? ( ! MATT] ONLY CAME \T 9 #a#i#i#c1 :5 IT WAS REVEAL$ ?AT ,ALB]OLA'S TRU/$ AIDE ,GU]R]O ,LUCA HAD OP5LY JO9$ ! ,SPANI% POLICE YE>S PREVI\SLY1 PRESUMABLY BE+ AN 9=M] BE=E BE+ TAK5 ON ! /R5G?4 

,! FACT ?AT 9 ! F9I% ,G5]AL ,FRANCO DI$ 9 B$1 ! ONLY P]SONS TO TORM5T HIS RE/ BE+ HIS DOCTORS1 WAS A GREAT] VICTORY = HIM ?AN #a#i#c#i4 ,HAD IT BE5 O!RWISE1 ,SPA9 W\LD HAVE ABOLI%$1 NOT LIB]ALIZ$1 ITS DICTATOR%IP4 

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