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No. 728 (Unruled)
METROPOLITAN POLICE

   

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Ra TRADE DISPUTE 
GRUNWICK PROCESSING

With reference to my report dated 14.6.77. relating to previous
events

They were told
that when employees or vehicles wished to enter they could not be
allowed to completely obstruct them. At this time there was an
absence of any organiser*and those present comprised wholly of young
white persons of both sex?si

At 7355 a.m. a car carryigg employees was not allowed to enter.
The group which was now 70 strong, after refusing to comply with
PoJice requests, were moved to*either side of the gate by Police
under the direction of Ch.Supt. The gate here is a sliding
gate, andewas found to be jammed with bricks. After the bricks had
been remoyed, the car entere It was banged by fists, kicked by
one person, and its entry was accompanied by foul abuse.

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. A well known personality?Peter HAIN was?present at this time, but
wag quite passive. 

By 7.30 a.m. 75 people had assembled anaiagain blocked the gate
despite Police efforts to disuade them. No organiser was present.

Soon afterwards, an organiser who refused his particulars,
arrived. 

responsibly.
females, entered the gate. They were only able to do so by Police
physically restraining the demonstrators from jostling and threatening

Verbal abuse was rife.

the gate opening.
made. No organiser was present at this time.
left and was later seen at the Chapter Road entrance.



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From 8.00 a.m. a crowd of about 100 remained and were clearly
excited by the use of a coach used to bring groups of about 20
employees into the factory. The crowd reduced to about 50 from

9.00 a.m.

allowed the coach to discharge its passengers. The demonstrators
were again foul in their abuSe of both Police and employees. Five

A similar incident occurred at 6.00 p.m. Most demonstrators

then left, some going to Cha ter Road. Five remained until
7-30 p-m- 

At Chapter Road 7.00 a.m.
Councillor SHAW and

 
   

good behaviour. gave valuable assist
marshalling and directing demonstrators, assisted 
,Secretar of APEX. This approach was welcomed by P0 ice as such
co-operation requested by Police on 13th June had not been
forthcoming. Police agreed to 20 pickets provided they did not
wilfully obstruct persons or vehicles entering the gates.

By 7.30 a.m. numbers were increasing rapidly and reached
approximately 350. Requests were made by and two
Asian strikers for some of the demonstrators to go to Cooper Road
and Cobbold Road, and about 100 complied.

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One of these was the arrest of a demonstrator who used
threatening behaviour toward during his efforts to
obtain responsible behaviour. The van entered, after which
six pickets only were allowed to maintain a position at the gates.

Up to 10.30 a.m. there were no further incidents, there being
a gradual reduction in the number of demonstrators to a final
figure of approximately 10 persons plus six pickets.

By 1.30 p.m. there had been no change, several deliveries
having been made_without incident, other than meeting verbal abuse.

At 5.00 p.m. a build up of demonstrators began, and by 5.15 p.m.
totalled approximately 75. No incidents occurred, and appeals
were made for demonstrators to go to COOper Road. Many complied
and at 5.30 p.m. 30 remained. By 6.00 p.m. they had reduced to 20.
There were no organisers present during this period.

Numbers then
until 8.25 p.m. when a coach arrived to convey remaining employees

home. This left at 8.30 p.m. without incident.

From 7.00 a.m. 14.6.77. demonstrators began to assemble at both
front and rear entrances of the Cobbold Road premises. At this
time there were 25 to 30 at the front and 8 at the rear. These
were comprised of 75% white young people. The remainder were
mainly Asian womenJ who are normal pygkets. The whole group at
the front took position on each side of the roadway, with six

pickets in the centre. They all behaved moderately, attempting
quite reasonably to peacefully pickets A similar situation was
maintained at the rear, but with much more foul language used
toward Police and employe3s entering the premises. Many
demonstrators were warned by Police but no arrests were made.

Up to 9.30 a.m. this situation maintained both back and front
with an increase at the front to 40 persons. 

At l0.45 a.m.s Supt. who was supervising and
controlling Police at Cobbold Road was called to the steps of the
main entrance to the factory premises by a Director
of Grunw;ck Processing Ltd. to Secretary of APEX
who was with three other persons. One of these was a
of APEX, the other two being photographers who were taking
photographs of bearing a placard displaying Union
advice. alleged trespass. (The whole of Cobbold
Road is private property, part owned by Grunwick.) Supt.

explained to both parties the law of trespass and

departed.

Until 4.30 p.m. the numbers present were 7 Asian women in
Cobbold Road who are the normal pickets. They were then joined
by two Asian males one of whom became hostile to the driver of a
GRUNWICK vehicle, shouting and banging on the roof of the vehicle.
He was warned by Police and desisted. No other incidents occurred.

During the whole day no recognisable organiser other than
was seen at Cobbold Road.

At 6.05 p.m. 5 female pickets were present when employees left,

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without incident. There were no pickets at rear. 

The most noticeable feature of the 14th June as compared
with 13th June, was the co-operation and efforts of organisers

to persuade demonstrators to act peaceably. Despite their
efforts, it was apparent that the vast majority present in the