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Memorable Day in Glasgow Hold in Cardiff This Year INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE MEMORIAL TRUST Patrons Ken Livingstone www.international-brigades.org.uk Prof. Paul Preston Charity no.1094928 Issue seven / February 2004 INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE MEMORIAL TRUST 37 Reginald Road, London E7 9HS Tel/Fax: 020-8555 6674 Email: [email protected] President: Jack Jones Secretary: Marlene Sidaway Treasurer: Peter Crome Committee Members: Sam Lesser, David Marshall, Richard Baxell, Tish Collins, Pauline Fraser, Katie Green Co-opted Members: Gerry Abrahams, Jim Jump, David Leach, Dolores Long, Manus O’Riordan It’s amazing to realise that this is our 7th Newsletter, and Pauline tells me our membership has grown to over 500 since we first decided to form the Trust in 2000. During that time, Jack has been a wonderful figurehead as our first President. His charm and Scottish veterans (from left) James Maley, Steve Fullarton and John Dunlop. “You can go diplomacy have won us many friends and supporters, proudly. You are history. You are legend. You are the heroic example of democracy’s solidarity and the committee felt that we should acknowledge and universality…” the great debt we owe him by awarding him the title of Honorary Life President. If this is agreed, we can ratify it at the Annual General Meeting, which we hope to Memorable day in Glasgow hold in Cardiff this year. I am writing to all our members in Wales in the hope that some of them will On a clear, crisp after- islands. The last three surviving Scotsmen, be willing to help in organising this, and Pauline has noon in October John Dunlop, Steve Fullarton and James volunteered to co-ordinate it – the provisional date is around 600 people Maley were joined by the last two Irishmen, 16 October. gathered at Custom Bob Doyle and Michael O’Riordan. From I can’t refer to the AGM without thanking Gerry and House Quay on the England came Jack Edwards, Jack Jones and all concerned with the organisation of the meeting in banks of the Clyde in Bernard McKenna. Unable to travel to Glasgow; it was absolutely splendid. The warmth and Glasgow to pay tribute Scotland, Alun Williams, the last surviving support which we received from the unions and the to the young men and Welsh volunteer, sent best wishes, as did Sol people of Glasgow was a testament to their women from Britain and Ireland who went to Frankel and George Wheeler from London. commitment to the memory of the volunteers and it Spain to fight fascism in the years 1936-39. The City of Glasgow and the Scottish was great to see Steve Fullarton, James Maley and La Pasionaria’s farewell address to the labour movement hosted the day and short, John Dunlop there, sharing their own vivid memories International Brigades echoed across the relevant and moving speeches were given by of Spain with us. steel grey waters, the words spoken by Councillor Charles Gordon, Leader of This year’s memorial gathering in Jubilee Gardens Dolores Long, daughter of Sam Wild, last Glasgow City Council, Jane McKay, will be on Saturday 17 July and we’re delighted that commander of the British Battalion in Spain, Secretary of Glasgow Trades Council and Ana Perez, President of the Asociación de los Amigos who named her in honour of the Republic’s Bill Spiers, General Secretary of the Scottish de las Brigadas Internacionales in Spain, has accepted great inspirational orator. Trades Union Congress, each speaker in dif- our invitation to be the main speaker. The social The recitation of La Pasionaria’s address ferent ways focusing on the extraordinary afterwards will be in the Travel Inn again and we hope served both to re-dedicate the Glasgow commitment made by young working people to have some music and dancing, with the catering International Brigade memorial, a represen- from around the world to defend Spanish arrangements improved, and friendlier seating tational statue of La Pasionaria atop a sym- democracy in its struggle against military arrangements; more details in the next newsletter. bolic girder of Scottish iron, arms out- rebellion. Details of the Len Crome Memorial Lecture in March stretched defiantly in the direction of Spain, Scotland contributed a disproportionately are on the back page. Richard Baxell’s book will be on and underpinned by her words: “Better to die high number of the volunteers from Britain sale, as will some of the latest titles from Warren & on your feet than to live forever on your and Ireland. Fifty-three men from Glasgow Pell. March is also the month when two more of our knees”, and to introduce a day of reflection alone were killed in Spain. This sense of sac- Brigaders will reach the grand age of 90 – George and celebration built around the Annual rifice was brought home to the banks of the Wheeler and Sol Frankel, so again we can celebrate General Meeting of the British and Irish Clyde on that autumn afternoon in three dis- with a special cake. Are there any more of you International Brigade Memorial Trust. tinct and poignant ways. reaching that grand age this year? Salud, Among those present were a number of Standing by a wooden board bearing the Marlene Sidaway International Brigade veterans from the two Continued on page 2 Brief notes loyalists…” Yes, it is laughable, but it was in ness to be interviewed for this project. Remembrance Day print, and some readers might be persuaded that Meanwhile, other people have asked if they can Recently there have been questions in the press it was a truth. Thankfully the editor printed my interview Brigade veterans, and I know you will and in Parliament as to why International reply the next week, but it shows how we must be helpful if possible. I will always ring you Brigades veterans have never been invited to all be vigilant about what appears in the public before making any arrangements, depending on take part in the Remembrance Day parade in domain – after all, one of the aims of the Trust is the part of the country the interviewers are Whitehall. I wrote to the Royal British Legion, to “educate the public in the history of the men working in. who organise the event. They replied that “the and women who fought in the International current guidelines on eligibility for the march Brigades and in the medical and other support past… that those marching as part of the ex- services in the Spanish Civil War”! Glasgow memorabilia Services contingent must have served in HM Armed Forces or have been under their direct We have several items to remind us of the command. After careful consideration with the Memorabilia Annual General Meeting in Glasgow: posters, Department for Constitutional Affairs, we have bookmarks and a video – these are free to mem- concluded that the inclusion as a contingent of Just a reminder about how careful we need to be bers, but donations would be welcome. We those who fought in the Spanish Civil War (on with memorabilia, books, letters and other doc- should also have IBMT members’ badges soon, either side) would not be in accordance with uments or artefacts belonging to Brigade veter- these will cost £2 each if you buy them at an these criteria.” The letter goes on to say that ans who have died, perhaps many years ago. event and £2.50 by post. those who fought previously or subsequently They are valuable. These things may have been under British or Commonwealth command kept by spouses/partners with great care, but would be entitled to march with their regimental those entrusted with “clearing out” a home may Article on Felicia Browne associations or as individuals. So, there we have not be so aware of their value and significance. it! Incidentally, the Trust did not write to seek It would be tragic if they were consigned to a Tom Buchanan published an article on Felicia permission for IB veterans to take part in the dustbin. There are several places where such Browne in the History Workshop Journal, issue parade, merely to establish what the position items can be taken to be properly catalogued 54, 2000, in which he draws on previously would be if enough of them wished to do so. and displayed in various areas of the country for unknown private letters to “show that the jour- What a shame, though, that the Royal British the benefit of researchers and for our collective ney to her death in Aragon was far more tortu- Legion apparently saw fit to equate the IB veter- memory. The Trust will be happy to give advice ous than has previously been imagined. In par- ans with those who fought with Franco’s fas- on this matter. ticular, it will be argued that it is impossible to cists and their Nazi German and Italian allies. discern in the latter part of Felicia Browne’s career any simple choice between art and politi- Essay competition cal action”. If you have no access to the journal, ‘Days of Hope’ production I can photocopy the 22-page article – cost £2.50 We are planning a schools essay competition, including p&p; contact Marlene at address on “Days of Hope” will be performed by students based around the International Brigades and the the front page. of the Italia Conti Drama School (020 7253 Spanish Civil War. The Scottish Executive 1430) at the Landor Theatre in Clapham, Council of the National Union of Journalists has London, between 10 and 20 March (but not on provided initial sponsorship. IB files from Moscow 17 March). As discussed at the Annual General Meeting, Oral history project we are in the process of acquiring these files Inaccuracy in the press from ALBA (Abraham Lincoln Battalion veter- An oral history project (Memory of the ans).
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