“…Dear Comrade Tewson, SPANISH REFUGEE METAL WORKERS I have read with care the letter from Comrade Carrillo to the TUC, of which a copy is attached to your letter of the 23rd August, and I am afraid Carrillo is right in saying that the non-Communist Spanish metal workers do not find much - if any - support from the French Metal Workers' Federation. …”

“…The Spanish comrades are very keen to have as many visitors as possible from different countries, for the purposes of propaganda, but sometimes, as you know, delegations have been exploited by those bodies in Spain which are under very strong Communist influence and used to support Communist propaganda for the international unity slogan. …”

“…When I had informed Comrade Tomas who Pitcairn was and the abuse he made of his presence in the meeting for the Communist paper, Comrade Tomas was very concerned, and said that they would be much more careful in future and take all precautions to prevent the recurrence of such an incident. …”