MEPO-38-20, 23 and 24

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.023073

I note you seek access to the following information:

I'm particularly interested in viewing documents within the MEPO 38 section on extremism that are still held by the Metropolitan Police. I'd be grateful if I'd be allowed to view these files. The documents I'd like to look at are:

MEPO 38/11: National Council for Civil Liberties: Reports and Correspondence.

MEPO 38/20: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Seditious Conspiracy Prosecution.

MEPO 38/23: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Book Draft Programme YCI.

MEPO 38/24: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Arrest of William Gallagher and others.

MEPO 38/25: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Speeches for the Defence.

MEPO 38/27: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Documents seized in raid: Correspondence and Application for Property to be Returned.

MEPO 38/31: British Anti-War Council.

MEPO 38/32: Daily Worker: History and Organisation.

MEPO 38/37: Albert Inkpin: Communist: Record File.

MEPO 38/39: Palme Dutt: Communist: Record File.

MEPO 38/40: William Gallagher: Communist: Record File.

MEPO 38/41: Arthur Horner: Communist: Record File.

MEPO 38/42: Robert Stewart: Communist: Record File.

MEPO 38/43: William Rust: Communist: Record File.

MEPO 38/59: Harry Pollitt: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB): Record File.

MEPO 38/77: Doritt Press: Seditious Literature.

MEPO 38/78: Search of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) Headquarters, King Street: Reports.

MEPO 38/79: Foreign Influences on the General Strike: Telegrams to and from the USSR in relation to sympathetic strike action and other matters concerning events in Great Britain.

MEPO 38/80: Foreign Influences on the General Strike: Reports.

MEPO 38/81: Foreign Influences on the General Strike: Reports.

MEPO 38/82: Foreign Influences on the General Strike: Reports.

MEPO 38/83: General Strike: Emergency Regulations.

MEPO 38/84: Trade Union Law 1927.

MEPO 38/164: Wyndam Childs (Sir), Assistant Commissioner: Libel Action against 'The New Leader' 1928 Relating to Raid on the Russian Trade Delegation, the Zinoviev Letter and other matters.

You revised this request on 08/02/2022 to request the following files:

MEPO 38/20: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Seditious Conspiracy Prosecution.

MEPO 38/23: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Book Draft Programme YCI.

MEPO 38/24: Raid on Communist Party (1925): Arrest of William Gallagher and others.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.