Assassination of Bill Forge

## Background

Bill Forge was the Secretary General of The Newport Communist Party from 1956 to 1959. The N.C.P.S saw Forge as the heir to the Communist Party and saw him as the most dangerous member. They believed he would one day have the power to enact a communist revolution.

## Operation Barcelona & Austin Carter

Operation Barcelona was to be enacted on the 7th of June, 1959, at 10 AM (EST). The operation was approved by Secretary Blackblockerfmb and put as the tactical devision’s first priority. The Assassin’s would use decoy police cars and taxis to blend in.

Bill Forge was scheduled to have a day out in Byron, visiting all the city’s famous landmarks. Other Communist Party members were expected to be in Bryon on the same day and a police warrant was put out for any party member spotted. Austin Carter was staying at the Byron Hilton Hotel that day. Zach Dawson was stationed outside the Hilton with his squad leader, Thomas Aurier with him, awaiting radio commands. They were waiting to depart in a decoy taxi, but they couldn’t leave without proper commands. Austin Carter & two unidentified party members exited the hotel lobby were Dawson & Aurier were standing. Aurier reported the sighting, but no one on the radio heard him. Aurier made a rash decision and ordered Dawson to take action. Dawson fired 3 shots at Carter. 2 shots struck Carter in the back and one struck a mailbox next to Carter. Aurier shoved Dawson into a decoy taxi and the car sped away down the road. Carter was buried underneath the two unidentified party members & 3 unidentified civilians. Carter was taken to the nearby hospital, he succumbed to his injuries 2 hours later.

## Assassination

The operation had to be delayed by 10 minutes due to the Carter incident. Forge was on his way to Byron Motor Speedway, he was reportedly travelling in a red Chevrolet Bel Air convertible. His personal bodyguard, Edward Graham was sitting in the front passenger seat. Carter was sitting in the back right seat with an unidentified female next to him. An unknown chauffeur was driving. At 10:11 AM, Forge’s vehicle was spotted by a squad spotter, heading north on Glastonbury Avenue heading towards the speedway. The vehicle turned onto Norman Street where one of the squads were stationed. At 10:12 AM, the shots begin to ring out. The events are captured by an N.C.P.S. camera mounted on a parked van on the other side of the green next to Norman Street. The first shot, fired from behind, strikes and shatters the right, rear taillight. Forge starts to look around as he hears glass shatter. Second shot is fired, strikes Forge in the shoulder, pulling him down & forwards. The chauffeur tries to turn around to see what’s happening, the car begins to make erratic movements as the driver struggles to concentrate. A fraction of a second later, third shot rings out, it misses Forge and takes his bodyguard, Edward Graham in the back. Graham yells out, “Oh my god, They’re trying to kill us all!” Multiple civilians hear noises on the street, some realising its gunfire. Around this time, a fourth shot is fired, it misses Forge, it ricochets of the trunk of the car and is launched into an adjacent tree. The fifth shot is fired from the front, proving there were 2 assassins on the street. It is the final & fatal shot. It takes Forge in the left-front side of the head. His head is launched back and to his left. The female occupant climbs out of her seat. The back of the car is covered in bone fragments and blood. The female occupant covers Forges skull with a blanket, it turns red from the amount of blood and brain. Instead of the hospital, Forge’s body is taken to a hideout controlled by the communists. The Party’s trained doctors declared him dead on arrival. Forges body was cremated in order to avoid it being taken by the assassins. Edward Graham is rushed to a hospital and recovers form his bullet wound. He is taken into custody and described the increase, saying that the fatal shot was so severe, fragments covered the windshield. Small pieces of blood and bone were found on the road where it happened. In total, 15 people testified in the inquiry. The N.C.P.S. confirmed it was a planned operation.