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Eric also had a reputation at King's as an unorthodox Communist. As J. H. Money, an MI5 official, reported in October 1953:

        When I visited King's in June of this year I overheard one of the Fellows, named HARRIS, discussing HOBSBAWM. He said that HOBSBAWM was thoroughly out of date with his Communism and was still in the popular front era; that he would probably not survive if the Russians came' … On previous occasion another Fellow had remarked: ‘HOBSBAWM would shoot us with regret’.