REVOLUTIONARY COMMUNIST gen S a For the second time in 6 months members of the Revolutionary Communist Tendency (RCT) have been assaulted by the Revolutionary Communist Group (ROG), The most recent incident took place in Kilburn on 13 October 1979. ‘The RCT arrived at 10,00am to hold a meeting on Ireland in Kilburn Square. An hour later a group of RCG members arrived. RCG member David Yaffe approached the RCT telling them they had no right to hold street meetings in Kilburn and giving them five minutes to leave or face physical attack. In reply he was told that the RCT would not leave, but that it had no objection tothe REG holding its own street mecting in the square. Five minutes later the RCG group ~ now numbering 12 - turned on three male RCT mombérs. In the next few minutes these three were verbally abused, punched and kicked. One was knocked to the ground end given fa prolonged kicking; the other two were struck about the head with banner poles. This was witnessed by comrades from the National Abortion Campaign and the Socialist Workers Party. Faced with this completely unprovoked attack and fearful of police intervention, the RCT withdrew. The RCG sees physical confrontations as a legitimate means of resolving political disputes in the workers' movement. This approach simply sabotages all attempts to build an effective opposition to British imperialism's armed occupation of the North of Ireland. The Irish question is too important to be degraded to narrow sectarian ends. The Revolutionary Communist Tendency urges organisations in the workers’ movement to register their disgust at the activities of the RCG. At the same time the RCT wishes to make it clear that it will not stand by and see its members and supporters physically attacked by people who are unable to defend themselves politically. Political Conmittee Revolutionary Communist Tendency 15 October 1979 p&p RCT, BM RCT, London WCIV 6XX