(30? 53 Kmii ?i'f Copies to Mr. Weddell Mr. FitzGerald Mr. McCaffrey Sir Philip Allen Aliens: Immigration Demonstration on 27th October We spoke about Mr. EitzGerald?s minute attached. 2e Mr: MeCaffrey will be dealing with the Daily Telegraph along the lines of paragraph 2 of Mr. FitzGerald's minute. 3. As regards paragraph 6 I am not advocating any change in the practice whereby we have traditionally interpreted "records of violence? to mean records involving convictions for a breach of the peace. My point was that we should make it clear to So of S. that this is how we are in fact interpreting his instructions and that it would be very difficult, in practice, to proceed on any other basis. A. S. of 5. should also know, however, that, on this basis, not many people are likely to be kept out. Mr. Cohn~Bendit will be one beCause we know that he has been convicted but, in general, Special Branch will not know whether or not there have been a good.many student agitators are likely to be admitted, if they present themselves, some of them passibly with convictions of which we are unaware. For example Diettrich Wolfi, who is probably a tougher Customer than thn-Bendit bu}4 so for as we know, has not been convicted of any offence, wodld not automaticaily be excluded. The difficulty lies in deciding erex-e to draw the line if we go beyond the fact of a court conviction. I shall be asking Mr. FitzGeraid to include some of thegmore well known names-amongst those he will be putting uB?Tor decision. W. D. FILE ilth October ?in 'x Hm. cc. hr. Weddell Mr, Macdonald Ross hiss Castes Hr. Chinchen Mr. McCaffrey Aliens: Lamigzgtion Demonstration on 2Zth October Introduction 1. This note sets out the action taken, and to be taken, by the Immigration and Rationality Department in connection with the demonstration to be held on 27th October. Miss Coates' minute of 11th October sets out the background comprehensively. The one point on which we need an immediate decision is whether to admit Mr. Cohanendit, who has just told us that he is arriving tomorrow for a visit of one month. I am sending an immediate message to Bonn, to advise him not to set out until he knows whether he will be admitted to the United Kingdom; but we cannot rely on him acting on this message, and it would.be helpful if the decision whether to admit him or not could be telephoned to Princeton House. Subsequently, we need decisions on whether to admit Mr. K. D. Wolff; what precisely is meant by a "known record of violence"; and whether the immigration service should be instructed to refuse admission to parties of alien identified at the ports as coming here to take part in the demonstration. Ali no a 31 co vict in the United Kingdom gar taking cart in demonstrations 2. There is first the question whether we should take any further action with regard to aliens already in the United Kingdom, who have been convicted for offences in connection with previous demonstrations. The schedule to Miss Coates' minute' sets out the cases, and the action we have taken. Most of the offences Were committed by aliens here in employment or as students, and were minor offences which were yunished by a fine. All these people were sent a letter after their conviction informing them that a further conviction for a similar offence would necessarily put in jeopardy their continued stay in this country. This seems a sufficient warning, Those who committed serious offences either left the country, or are now in prison; and they have been gated, or will be gated as they leave. I agree with Miss Costco that any of thosu who committed minor offences, and who have since left the co ntry, should not be admitted.before 27th October if they are coming solely on a visit - but they should be rs-admitted if they are in emgloyment here or returning for some purpose other than a visit. Apart from this, there seems no action that we can appropriately take in the individual cases; but there may be an opportunity for the Secretary of State, before 27th October, to make it clear that we expect aliens to observe our laws, and that they must take the consequences if they choose not to do so. Aliens coming to the?United Kingdom to take war; in demonstration 3. There is next the question of aliens not previously convicted in this?count ?arrive berg 27th October for a visit. Some ?ill?br' ?of their record ?/overseas 7- - 14161? overseas or their previous behaviour lore examples are Dutochkeg Knuth and Fiohter. The one case I am doubtiul about is that of K. D. Wolff. He is leader of an extreme section of German students. We know of no convictions, nor can I.traoe a written request from the metropolitan Police to keep him out. he can in in June for a few days, in company wit? Hr. Coha- Bendit and others, to take part in the television prograame. He is known as an extremist, and it is the Germans who are most likely to cause trouble; but unless fresh infoxmation comes to light before 27th October there do not seem to me to be adequate grounas for refusing ?amisaion. Under existing instructions his case is to be referred to heaaguarters for a decision. The purpose of this instruction was so that we could decide whether tc admit him or not, hearing in mind the purpose for which he would be coming. We know that if he arrives before 27th October it will be to take part in the aemonstration, an? it would be better to decide now whether to admit him or not, since to hold him at the airport Wile the case is referred to headquarters may lead to a disturbance at the airport. On present information, I think that the proper course is to aamit him; but we can re-consider if further information comes to light before the 27th. Ought admisaion to be refused to parties of aliens coninc to take part in the demonstration? 5. It may be argued that, apart from the requirement of at conviction in particular cases, we ought to refuse admission to parties of aliens arriving after, say, 2hth October, with the obvious intention of taking part in the demonstration; for example, should we refuse admission to a group of German students carrying crash helmets? It would be possible to refuse admiSsion in such cases (although we should have to make arrangements for police reinforcements to be available at short notice at the main ports to deal with the likely disturbances that would result); but short of offensive weapons being found at the ports it does not