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    "ocrText": "ECRE\n119\nARTHUR HORNER-Communist. General\neral Workers' Union representing the Bus-\nSecretary, National Union of Mineworkers.\nmen's branch. Director, Council of Manage-\nOnce considered one of the strongest and\nment of the Daily Worker.\nmost respected of trade union leaders. In re-\nJAMES GARDNER-Communist. General\ncent months his unwavering support of Com-\nmunist tactics, despite the TUC's anti-Com-\nSecretary of the National Union of Foundry\nWorkers. On Executive Committee of the\nmunist campaign, has made him a suspect\nwith the labor rank-and-file. Was defeated\nCommunist Congress in London, February\nfor reelection to the General Council of the\n1948. Rejected government's Wage Stabiliza-\nTUC in September 1948.\ntion Policy. Maintains his first loyalty is to\ntrade union and then to Communist Party\nJACK TANNER-President, Amalgamated\nand that the two do not conflict.\nEngineering Union. Member TUC General\nCouncil. A consistent follower of the Com-\nJAMES BOWMAN-Vice President of the\nmunist line until 1948, when he headed an\nNational Union of Mineworkers. Member\nAEU drive against Communist inspired unoffi-\nTUC General Council. Has great power over\ncial strikes. Member of the Anglo-American\na trade union audience. Is spoken of as \"the\nCouncil on Productivity.\nErnest Bevin of today.\" May become the\ndominant personality in the TUC General\nTOM WILLIAMSON-General Secretary,\nCouncil.\nGeneral and Municipal Workers' Union, the\nsecond largest union in Britain. Member,\nSAM WATSON-Secretary of the Durham\nTUC General Council. Former Labor MP and\narea miners and member of the Executive\nactive in Party until his resignation as MP in\nCommittee of the National Union of Mine-\n1948, for purpose of devoting full time to his\nworkers. Elected Chairman, Labor Party Ex-\ntrade-union duties. Has always been a firm\necutive Committee, June 1949. Responsible\nanti-Communist.\ntrade union officials regard him as promising\nJ. M. FIGGINS-General Secretary, Na-\nprospect for eventual union leadership. Has\ntional Union of Railwaymen. Resigned from\ntaken an active part in the TUC Anti-Com-\nCommunist Party several years ago but still\nmunist campaign and has been given a large\nconsidered fellow-traveller. Member, TUC\npart of the credit for the Durham area miners'\nGeneral Council but exerts small influence\nsuccessful record of cooperation in the drive to\nthere. Regarded as a rather incompetent op-\nincrease production.\nportunist by responsible trade-union leaders.\nABE MOFFAT-Communist. Chairman of\nLINCOLN EVANS-General Secretary, Iron\nthe Scottish Miners' Union which has con-\nand Steel Confederation. Member TUC\nsistently opposed the policy of the National\nGeneral Council. Member, Anglo-American\nUnion of Mineworkers. Under Moffat's lead-\nCouncil on Productivity. Interested in trade\nership the Scottish mineworkers have rejected\nunionists in British zone in Germany. Early\nthe Government's Wage Stabilization Policy;\nin 1948 was reported in favor of making the\ncondemned TUC withdrawal from the World\nMarshall Plan the issue on which to split the\nFederation of Trade Unions; and generally\nWorld Federation of Trade Unions.\nsupported Communist-led strikes in Europe.\nTOM O'BRIEN-General Secretary, Na-\ntional Association of Theatrical and Kine Em-\n10. UK Officials Prominent in Western Union.\nployees. Member TUC General Council. Ro-\nman Catholic. Violently anti-Communist.\nUK member of Consultative Council: Sec-\nAggressive. Together with Deakin and Tew-\nretary of State for Foreign Affairs ER-\nson make up the three-man delegation to the\nNEST BEVIN\nERP Trade Union conference in London in\nUK representative on Permanent Commis-\nMarch 1948.\nsion: Sir GLADWYN JEBB\nA. F. PAPWORTH-Communist. On Exec-\nUK member of Defense Committee: Minis-\nutive Committee of the Transport and Gen-\nter of Defense A. V. ALEXANDER\nSECRET"
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