Committee of Enquiry/Freedom of Speech Ref 39: Gordon

not for reviving interest in past events

Manfred Gordon’s response to Committee of Enquiry Chair Keith Trace’s memorandum (circulated 11th June) on freedom of speech at the University, and how the three-part statement of principles it contained might apply to the events of 7th May; Gordon proposes a reformulation of the third paragraph in Trace’s circular, and includes a practical test to gauge the sincerity of a protestor’s motivations