Thread by @tombfowler

The #spycopsinquiry starts with Summary of evidence for former #spycops officer HN 301 alias "Bob Stubbs" he was recruited for his "dark skin" he infiltrated the International Socialists / Socialist Workers Party 1971 - 1976

He says that HN343 alias "John Clinton" was like an informal mentor to him.
He was given a car and had a drivers licence in his cover name.
He got a job as a lab tech in order to improve his cover at the start of the employment as a Palestine activist also worked there.

This tactic was unsuccessful as he could not get close to the activist he was sent to target. So he quit the job and got a job as a handyman at a mechanics and started attending International Socialist meetings

He became Treasurer of the Paddington branch, though he claims he was treasurer of the Fulham branch. He says he was encouraged to take roles like this whenever possible.

"IS were primarily of interest because of the possibility of public disorder & violence, particularly during anti-fascist counter-protests. IS objectives were to support workers in their struggle for fair treatment, to bring down the government & establish socialism in the UK"

"Anti internment League's main objective was to stop the practice of imprisoning people in Northern Ireland without trial. I presumed there was cross-over between AIL & support the republican terrorism. I cannot remember the AIL posing any particular threat of public disorder"

He claims not to remember much about his time spying on the Troops Out Movement Although there are documents that show he was filing reports 1972-76 he has no clear memory of it.

He talks of the SDS meet ups:
"it was not uncommon that some of us would know the same activists. We would also have a general chat about our personal lives the usual things that you would discuss with colleagues."

"Thinking about it now, I think we gathered quite a lot of intelligence on behalf of the Security Service and could be described as 'their executive arm'."