Two detectives from Cannon Row Police Station visited the premises of the Goodwin Press in Fonthill Road, London N.4. on July 4th, in connection with leaflets the press had printed for the London Committee of 100. The leaflets, on which is reproduced Bertrand Russell's had-writton appeal to join him in a civil disobedience demonstration at the Air Ministry on Sunday, September 9th, were printed a few weeks before the incident.
So. far sixty thousand have been distributed throughout the country. They outline a sit-down demonstration in Yhitehall at 3 p.m. involving a mininun of 7,000 Committee supporters. "If we don't get 7,000 pledged demonstrators," says the leaflet, "we shall postpone the action until we do. This will be the most powerful protest against nuclear war we have ever held." A spokesman for the Committee of 100 explained that the purpose of the Sept mber 9th demonstration was to challenge people whether they would "press the button" The leaflets quote an extract from the Official Secrets Act trial of six Committee members at the Old Bailey 1ast February in which the Crown's principal witness, Air Commodore Magill, Director of Operations at the Air Ministry, replied when asked this question: "If the circumstances demanded, I would."