My GOOGLE search : " What was the Alan Gelfand case all about on the Trotskyist Left ? - I have no idea what TRUTH is these hopelessly sectarian Marxist party quarrels on the Left

[ "The Alan Gelfand case was a struggle within the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, sparked by Gelfand's questioning of the leadership's response to government documents. These documents showed that SWP leader Joseph Hansen had meetings with the Soviet secret police (GPU) and the FBI shortly before Leon Trotsky's assassination. Gelfand was silenced and expelled for his actions, which focused on exposing alleged security lapses and the complicity of top leadership in the infiltration of the Trotskyist movement by government agents. Key aspects of the case Discovery of documents: The case began after declassified government documents revealed that SWP leader Joseph Hansen had met with the FBI and the GPU shortly before Trotsky's assassination. Security and infiltration: Gelfand's challenge highlighted the SWP's apparent indifference to security, as FBI agents had been able to infiltrate the party's offices with little resistance. The case revealed the existence of a vast network of GPU agents involved in the plot to kill Trotsky. Expulsion of Gelfand: When Gelfand questioned the leadership's actions, he was silenced and eventually expelled from the party. Legal and political struggle: The case became a legal battle, with Gelfand suing for the right to question the SWP leadership. Vindication of Gelfand: The case was seen by supporters as a vindication of their struggle to expose government agents within the leadership of the SWP. The evidence presented in the case helped establish the extent to which the Trotskyist movement had been infiltrated and compromised by both the GPU and the FBI. " ]