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^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^™ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ FLAG ORGAN |£J, OF THE ANARCHIST BLACK CROSS VOL V No. 7 20p WHO ARE THE REAL CONSPIRATORS? In the "Persons Unknown" conspiracy case — to which we refer on another page — a blanket of silence has surrounded the charges which are being swapped around all the time. Many of our friends have been bewildered by the events and asked for an explanation which nobody outsi the police (or at least, a sinister section of it) has been able to give. We are able now to expose the bizarre trutr, behind the alleged conspiracy to cause explosions that never existed outside the minds of the "Anti" Terrorist Sqoati or which (as Insp. Bradbury said in court) were "unfortunately — I mean fortunately" prevented by too early an arrest. There have been no terrorist-type crimes in England, or anything which could conceivably have been described as such, within the lasi five years other than Iris Mills (Black Box Photos) specifically I.R.A. or Arab nationalist These attacks include the bomb at the courts. To save tace, certain charges arc attacks, the perpetrators of which have Conservative Party headquarters (proved quietly being dropped and other more been clearly defined, or the attacks made long since to be an obvious dummy and a plausible ones substituted, like robberies by fascist organisations upon leftist harmless hoax and probably for publicity) which apparently no-one saw happening. premises and persons, which the Anti- the burning down of the Socialist Workers On this we can't comment. But who are Terrorist Squad have previously denied was Party headquarters by fascist elements, the the conspirators moving in secret, who their responsibility and on which the arson and damage do;ie to various trade tried to get the fascists off the hook, who police force as a whole have not acted. union and Communist Party premises, the are part and parcel of the effective It may seem incredible but it seems the parcel bomb at Peace News, and maybe government of t.iis country? While Mi's Anti-Terrorist Squad were contemplating other attacks of a racial nature (tho.igh and bishops protest against racialism, has trying the trick of the Italian secret police these have not been mentioned by the the National Front walked into the halls in the case of Valpreda. Certain elements police) might have been brought in. of government - in classical fascist thought it would get the fascists off the The political police, Special Branch, fashion — by the back door? hook if tney could pin tie blame for these did not agree with this line. Politically This is not to play at 'cops and fascist attacks upon anarchists. The lies wiser they refused to give support to the robbers' despite the detractors. It is part and political contortions of the prostitute "Anti" Terrorist squad in such a frame-up. of a 'game' of Anarchists and Fascists press make it certain that a large part of Individual statements by SB officers in that has been going on now for sixty years, the public would be conditioned to accept private suggests that they are highly a 'game' that is being played by the so- automatically that libertarian socialists called security services everywhere and a embarrassed by the antics of the would be capable of any crime. The 'game' in which no holds are barred on brute-force and ignorance squad. But , absence of motive doesn't matter when their siile. they're the dreaded anarchists! the case has already gone forward to the \jr~~' State of Play as at Nov. 11 1978 (Anarchist Day) VOL V No. 7 20p We now hope to open a bookshop and Printing & typesetting 250.01 centre before the end of the year. This Postage 60.00 Published by Black Flag, Over the Water, will cost us £1,300, we have already Stationery 3.00 Sanday, Orkney KW17 2BL. raised £520 within the group but we need 313.00 Printed by Anarchy Collective, London. £510 by the end of January We are Sales & subs 211.00 asking the international anarchist move- Donations* 15.00 226.80 '*'•".. - • We're still having trouble over our mail ment for aid. If you or your organisation deficit on issue 86.20 (yes, the address in Orkney is right; no can help us, please do so. Please make all brought forward 1473.42 we don't all come from there), some monies payable to: total deficit - £1559.62 mail going to long since abandoned Alan MacSimoin, 49a Leinster Road, addresses, to Anarchy Collective, Centro Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland. Donations* JG (Woolwich) £5: MS (HMP) £3; R.McG Iberico etc. •^..:..^ Our apologies for the delay in getting (Orkney) £2; TM (Devon) £5. Total £15. NEWS FROM CIENFUEGOS this issue out. but we having trouble once Prisoners/Resistance Fund again with the Cienfuegos typesetting Would all Cienfuegos subscribers please SB (Cosham) £6; SS (Guam) £4.08; machine which looks like it's now going note that the latest issue of the CPAR Total £10.08. i/h £30.72, Total £40.80 down the road for the last time. It's (Nov . 4) is due to be mailed out to them British L ibertarian Prisoners trial £94 - going to set us back a few bob to replace during'the first fortnigllt of December. We ^£8_3 Austrahan ABC, £11 Dublin) passed must apologise for the lengthy delay in it - approximately £8000 - with one ANARCHO-QUIZ whi:h will do the work efficiently and getting this issue out, but we assure you we.i. so if you have any spare cash which that it has been due to circumstances way 1. The tale of Dick Whittington (and his \ ; think would be well spent by anar- beyond our control. We are sure, however cat) has delighted generations of children. chists acquiring a word-processing that when you see it you'll feel the wait But the real Sir Richard Whittington machine please send your donation to was worthwhile. Every attempt is being (while "thrice Lord Mayor of London") Over the Water. Sanday,.Orkney marking made to make sure that the next issue left a far more sinister legacy. What? 'Typesetting Fund' — all contribu comes out by March 1979, and quarterly 2. We all know about Anarchists who will be acknowledged. after that. With your continued help tried to kill off the Tsars in the struggle and solidairty this should be less of a against terror in Russia but was there November 11th as Anarchist Day - atfer problem than it was last year. (just possibly) one Romanov whom an so many years of neglect - got off to a Forthcoming Titles: We had hoped to Anarchist saved from death? quiet start. But the idea should spread have a further three titles out before Xmas. 3. As there is a religious maxim that the for next year. Some comrades had, we but. again due to problems beyond our Church does not shed blood (Ecclesia nan learn from one regional bulletin "quite control, this is unlikely to be the case. novit sanguinem) how did Pope Innocent a heated discussion about whether we A New World In Our Hearts : Tl.e Faces II get over it. and how (as shown in should celebrate Nov. 11th instead of Of Spanish Anarchism, edited by Albert the Bayeux Tapestry) did Bishop Otho May Day." This is a misunderstanding. Meltzer (£1.75 + 25p p+p) is in fact printed get over it? One is not a substitute for the other. but bound copies will not be avilable 4. Which English novelist is more than May Day is traditionally workers' day, until late January. Towards A Fresh anyone responsible for the newspaper the day of the red flag. November 11th Revolution, The Friends Of Durruti (75p caricature of the Anarchist - and for was (from 1886 until it died out when it + 20p p+p) and An Anti-Statist Communist which contrasted stereo-typed caricature coincided with Armistice Day) the day Manifesto, Joseph Lane (75p + 20p), the was he later responsible? of the Anarchists, the day of the black first two titles in our New Anarchist 5. The first Chief of the Cheka and flag. The two are complementary not Library series, are being printed during later head of Ogpu was not originally a opposites. December and should be sent out to Bolshevik. From which party did he come There is always a conflict about having subsciibers together wth A New World and why was he chosen by the Bolshevisk? an anarchist demonstration on May Day In Our Hearts at the beginning of February. 6. Why, if Fagin is supposed to be a anyway — usually one wants to go off The Guillotine At Work by Gregory Jew, did Charles Dickens give him a on a union procession and propagandise, Maximoff: Zapata of Mexico by Peter typically Irish name? it's the one day one doesn't want to hive Newell; Charlotte Wilson On Anarchism, Subscription rates for one year: £12.00/ off — though the lead given by London 1886; An Anarchist Manifesto by Anselm Anarchists on the idea of a social May $24.00. Bellegarrigue; Scientific Socialism and Remember that we can only continue our Day is a good one. There are no such Anarchism by Bukharin, Fabbri and publication programme with your direct clashes on November 11th. We will give Rocker; The Red and the Black: Anar- support, commitment and solidarity. If earlier notice about November 1 llh chism Against Fascism In Italy, 1920-45; you are not already a CP subscriber please 1979. Next year it will be internath> lal.