9.5. 10. 1 (Plain)



Special Report}

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1. The industrial' dispute at GrunwiCks is now
into its third week. The first day of this week was
quiet and that tranquility has now continued into
the second day when nofarrests took place and- only
a: total of as estimated by the police,
were "present at the gates at?Which confrontation
has occurred in the past. 

2. The Trotslqists, who have imflamed the whole
situation so far, were again?present.- Their
estimated? numbers were in the region of 50, and
they were seen to stand in their? own little cluster
in Chapter Road, close to the front entrance.

  
  
 

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foryea'rs has been close to the leader of he
Communist Party of Great Britain gives a communist
party complexion to the dispute and they, the CP,
best of all, could claim to be in control of the
Grunwick strike committee now. The Trotskyists

seem to have run out of steam and content themselves
with providing a mere presence, prepared, as always
to leap into any breach that can be exploited.

4. The Chairman of the factory-gate meeting which
is now art of the Gran icks pickets' pattern, was
i of the Brent ades Council. His speech
was confined to giving out announcements and re-
counting the history of the dispute. He introduced
SMITH who on a previous occasion had made a strong
speech in criticism of the . He
was understood to say that, er of the
Transport and General Workers Union, he would lead

a deputation to seeJan JONES. -General Secretary of
his union, at their headquarters. He invited any 
members present to accompany him to speak to JONES

at 12.30 pm, the time of the eeting.

5. The second speaker was Dave SEXTON of Wal??ield
Trades Council who claimed ththe was a member of
KPEX, the union involved in the dispute with Grunwicks.
He strongly decried GRANTHAM, the General Secretary

of APEX for his having undertaken to limit the

pickets at Grunwicks to 500. He said that he, like

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many others in his union, did not support the EXecutive
in the direction that had been taken in the Willesden
dispute. The need, he declared, was for a massive
Trades Union turnout on.Mbnday, 11.7.77, when coal?
miners from wales and from Yorkshire intended to
appear in force to make their point to the country.

He said that 36,000 people, strategically deployed,
encompassing the whole of the area, would persuade

the police to quietly pack up and leave.

6. His speech, which was strongly delivered, would
appear to be in accord with utterances from other
,trades unionists who promise a massive show on 11.7.77.

7. In the meantime, it seems reasonable to expect
no more than a holding operation by the militants
bearing inrmind that extra activity has been promisedby?tihmun
for Wednesday and Eriday of this week. Taking the first
two days of this week as a standard, the next three

days are unlikely to produce a turnout in excess of

700. The unknown quantity would be the presence of 
genuine trades unionsts at Grunwicks, but their
appearance, although causing members to fluctuate,
shou1d_not give rise.to the contrived disturbances of
_last week. . 

 

Detective Inspector

 

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