Socialist Challenge on rail.
wing provocation tions about where exactly he worked. secretary, in the leaflet when he got back.' be desianed to do preciselv that Mr Dudley's action against the paper members the members of the union.
viously thought the visit worthwhile LAST week a Mr Dudley visited the offices of to obtain back copies of the paper that had featured articles Later he phoned asking for a copy of the 'Rank and File' leaflet which had been exposed two weeks previously as being a right Claiming to be a member of the National Union of Railwaymen working in London, Mr Dudley was reluctant to answer any quesWhen asked if he did in fact work for the NUR itself at Unity House, the telephone conversation came to an abrupt end. Mr Dudley. it appears, heads up the NUR's Organisation Department and is considered to be general Sid Weighell's, right hand man Mr Dudley phoned the next day to say that he was sure "Mr Weighell would be interested We explained that we felt sure he would - notto expose une rigat wing and lascisi elements operating inside the union but to further witch hunt the left. The leaflet was We suggested to Mr Dudley that when Mr Weighell returned, he should contact us.
reaction was that Mr.
Weighell might be interested in taking some •presumably for quoting his vigorous defence of the right for National Front to Although coming along to pick up back copies of a paper is generally considered too demeaning for the likes of him, Mr Dudley obIn the meantime, the whole labour move ment should take up the defence of militants inside the NUR who are being hounded by the leadership, in particular by Mr. Sid Weighell.