Mr Arthur Deakin, CBE, general secretary of the transport and Gen workers union, members of which are demanding a "close shop" at London's Smithfield meat market, went there today for a meeting of strikers, union officials and representatives of the London wholesale meat Supply Association. Later he called a private meeting between shop stewards are members of the Smithfield strike committee. On being questioned by reporters he said "we are in the middle of negotiations" 5 September 1946