I proposed a suitable exchange condition to Mr. Price. I told him that as long as he and his supporters did not join the rally on the Strand, we would not oppose any protests they held elsewhere and would ensure their personal safety during the gatherings. Mr. Price graciously accepted my request, and as a result, the number of demonstrators was already reduced by one-third before the rally on the Strand began.
Two hours before the rally on the Strand started, I had already ordered the police force to strengthen its deployment on all main roads leading to the Strand. Using tactics such as claiming road repairs were underway or traffic accidents had occurred, we aimed to persuade and redirect those demonstrators who intended to attend the rally. However, this method was not an innovation of Scotland Yard. Giuseppe, when you planned to launch an uprising in Genoa, the Italian police used the same tricks."
