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1970—Internal Information Bulletins
No. 1, January 1970, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Reports And Discussion: 1969 and 1970 SWP Election Campaigns No. 1 in 1970
Report On Election Campaigns Panel [23rd National SWP Convention, 1969, by Jon Britton p. 3
Senatorial And Gubernatorial Races In 1970 p. 7
Report On the 1969 Swp Campaign For Mayor of Atlanta, by Dennis Edge p. 9
Appendix: 1969 Atlanta Mayoralty Campaign p. 12
Report On Plans For 1970 California Election Campaign, by Joel Britton p. 13
Report On the 1969 Cleveland Election Campaign by Syd Stapleton p. 18
Appendix: 1969 Cleveland Campaign p. 21
Report On the 1969 SWP Campaign For Mayor of Seattle, by Bill Massey p. 22
Appendix: 1969 Seattle Equal-time Fight p. 26
Report On Plans For 1970 Seattle Election Campaign, by Wendy Reissner p. 30
Toronto Campaign Brochure: “For Democracy in the Schools” Back Cover
No. 2, January 1970 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Organization Report [23rd National Convention of the SWP, by Jack Barnes] p. 3
Summary of Militant Subscriptions And Sales Panel [23rd National Convention of the SWP], by Bev Scott p. 12
1969 Summer School Report, by Joyce deGroot p. 17
Credentials Committee Report [23rd National Convention of the SWP] SWP p. 19
No. 3, February 1970 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Atlanta SWP-YSA Joint Women’s Liberation Fraction Minutes, January 26, 1970 p. 3
Austin Wonen’s Liberation Report By Laura Richardson p. 4
Certain Trends In the U.S. And their Inpact On the Traditional Role of Women By Evelyn Sell p. 5
Report On Detroit Wonen’s Liberation By Evelyn Kirsch p. 10
The "Wages For Housework" Slogan By Bob Langston p. 11
Report On Women’s Liberation Aspect of the New ‘York State Campaign By Terry Hillman p. 14
No. 4, April 1970 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Antiwar report to SWP National Committee Plenum by Gus Horowitz
Youth Report to SWP National Committee Plenum by Susan LeMont
No. 5, July 1970 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Political Report to the SWP National Committee Plenum February 27, 1970 by Jack Barnes p. 2
Political Report to the 23rd National Convention of the Socialist Workers Party by Jack Barnes p. 15
[NOTE: the general line of the political report (pp. 2-14) was adopted by the plenum of the National Committee on February 27,1970. the Political Resolution adopted by the 23rd National Convention of the Socialist Workers Party, The Course of U.S. Imperialism and the Revolutionary Struggle for a Socialist America is available in a special issue of the International Socialist Review which also contains the Transitional Program for Black Liberation and the convention resolution on the American antiwar movement. It is available from the national office for 50 cents. the political report, whose general line was adopted by the 23rd National Convention of the Socialist Workers Party, is reprinted from the now out-of-print Internal Information Bulletin No. 8 in 1969, as the second part of this bulletin (pp. 15-24).
No. 6, October 1970 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Key Documents Discussed by the IMG* Membership In Preparation for their March 1970 Conference
[Transcribers note: IMG stands for the International Marxist Group, British Section of the Fourth International
1971—SWP Discussion Bulletins
Volume 27, No. 13, October 1970 , SWP Discussion Bulletin:
On Women, Wages and Transitional Demands, by Gloria Albee
1971—Internal Information Bulletins
No. 1, April 1971 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Organization Report to the National Committee Plenum March 16, 1971 p. 2
the Sustainer System And the Finances of Branch Departments p. 9
Appendices p. 15
Convention Call to SWP National Committee Plenum March 16, 1971 p, 24
No. 2, April 1971 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Women’s Liberation Movement Report to Swp National Committee Plenum, March 14, 1971 by Betsey Stone p. 2
World Movement Report to SWP National Committee Plenum, March 13, 1971 by Joe Hansen p. 15
Youth Report to SWP National Committee Plenum, March 15, 1971 by Frank Boehm p. 23
No. 3, October 1971 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Report On Membership Policy Given to the Political Committee of the SWP By Jack Barnes, Friday, November 13, 1970 p. 3
Motion On Gay Liberation Movement Probe Passed By 1971 Convention of the Socialist Workers Party p. 5
Reports On Gay Liberation Movement Probe starting on p. 6
Kipp Dawson, New York
Evelyn Sell, Austin
Michael Maggi, Houston
Louis Proyed, Boston
Natalie Harary, Los Angeles
Art Gursch, Chicago
Betsey Simms, Minneapolis
Amy Lowenstein, Philadelphia
Rich Robohm, Washington, D. C.
Dean Hall, Atlanta
Mary Murati, Denver
Gloria Albee, Seattle
Bobby Deur, San Francisco
John Williams, Cleveland
No. 4, October 1971 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Trade Union Panel, 1971 SWP Convention
Frank Lovell p. 3
Carla Hoag p. 5
Visitor p. 6
Don Paul p. 6
John Peters p. 8
Charles Sherman p. 9
Rachel Towne p. 10
Ray Martin p. 11
Mike Lind p. 11
Tom DeSilva p. 12
Debby Leonard p. 13
Jim Cummings p. 14
Jeff Maxton p. 14
Jeanne Lawrence p. 15
Allen Harris p. 16
Tom Leonard p. 17
Jack Steel p. 17
Morris Chertov p. 18
Nat Weinstein p. 19
George Baxter p. 19
Howard Williams p. 20
Dave Jenkins p. 21
Mary Martin p. 21
Norman Holdane p. 22
Pat Olson p. 22
Roger Sheppard p. 23
Roland Sheppard p. 23
Tom Cagle p. 24
Marty Albertson p. 25
Herman Kirkpatrick p. 25
Walter Litton p. 26
Frank Lovell p. 26
No. 5, November 1971 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
PALESTINE DEFENSE PANEL, 1971 SWP Convention
Peter Buch, Brooklyn
Eloise Linger, Washington, D. C.
Russell Block, Seattle
Berta Langston, Brooklyn
Dave Frankel, YSA National Office
LITERATURE WORKSHOPS, 1971 SWP National Convention
Marta Reinhart
Louise Armstrong
Julius Snipper
Sara Gates
APPENDIX
Top Ten Pathfinder Titles From January through July 1971
Top Ten Pathfinder Titles in 1970
Yearly Printing of New Titles
Sales Broken Down into Categories
Bookstore Debts to Pathfinder, July 31, 1971
YSA Sample Literature Order- Fall 1971
Classroom Adoptions – January 1970 through February 1971
Classroom Adoptions – March through July 1971
No. 6, November 1971 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Minutes Of the 24th National Convention Of the Socialist Workers Party, Ohio, August 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1971 p. 3
Convention Schedule p. 12
Letter to Convention From Pierre Frank p. 13
Credentials Report, 1971 Convention p. 17
Report For Nominating Commission, presented by Peter Seidman to the 1971 SWP National Convention p. 18
No. 7, November 1971 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Organization Report to 1971 SWP National Convention, by Barry Sheppard p. 3
Appendices
Results of National Membership Survey
Results from Branch Functioning Forms
Finance Panel, 1971 SWP National Convention
1972—Internal Information Bulletins
No. 1, January 1972 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Correction to Internal Information Bulletin No. 7 in 1971 p. 3
Report to SWP National Convention On the Evolution Of the Political Debate In the World Trotskyist Movement, by Mary-Alice Waters p. 4
No. 2, May 1972 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Report Of the Fact-Finding Commission Of the United Secretariat On the Internal Situation Within the International Marxist Group, British Section Of the Fourth International March 12th, 1972
No. 3, October 1972 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Perspectives Document, (International Marxist Group/ Spartacist League Fusion Conference), submitted by A. Jones and C. Howard p. 3
Tasks And Perspectives Of the IMG, submitted by the Tendency p. 67
No. 4, November 1972 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
SWP Trade Union Policy
The material in this bulletin is mostly trade-union reports at the Socialists Activists Conference in Oberlin, August 13-19, 1972.
Part I is a class on SWP Trade Union Policy by Frank Lovell at the conference.
Part II is reports given at the first session of the tradeunion panel.
Part III is reports at the second session of the tradeunion panel.
Part IV is a report, some sidelights, and an appraisal of the AFT Vietnam Caucus by delegates to the American Federation of Teachers convention in St. Paul, August 20-25, 1972.
No. 5, November 1972 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documentation on Latin America
1. Report on Bolivia and Argentina, by Sabado and Enero p. 3
2 Additional Material on Bolivia
a. Manifesto of the Frente Revolucionario Anti-Imperialista p.8
b. Statement of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International, February 6, 1972 p.9
c. Resolution by the POR( Combate) on the Frente Revolucionario Anti-Imperialista p.10
d. Translation of Resolution from Bolivia p.10
3. Additional Material on Argentina
a. Revolutionists and the Democratization of the Country,
Editorial from EI Combatiente, May 1972 p.11
b. Manifesto of the PSA p.13
c. Basis of Unification of the PSA-PRT(La Verdad) p.17
d. Armed Struggle Is the Only Road to the Liberation of Argentina: Santucho Interview from Punto Final p.21
e. Answers to Five Questions, by Mario Roberto Santucho Juarez p.24
4. Material on the Sallustro Kidnapping-Public Statements
a. Statement of the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party, April 3, 1972 p.28
b. Press Release Issued April 13, 1972, by the Gruppi Rivoluzionari, Italian Section of the Fourth International p.29
c. Statement of the Political Committee of the League for Socialist Action-Ligue Socialiste Ouvriere p.29
d. Argentina: Increasing Support for Armed Struggle in Working Class, from the April 17, 1972, issue of the Red Mole p.30
e. Statement from Was Tun, April 1972 p.32
f. Class Struggle and Armed Struggle in Argentina, from La Gauche, April 21, 1972 p.33
g. Neither Peron’s Restraints nor Isolated Guerrilla Action-For a Fighting Program and a Socialist Pole, from Avanzada Socialista, March 29, 1972 p.36
5. Material on the Sallustro Kidnapping-Documents
a. Excerpts from Minutes of the United Secretariat, April 15-16, 1972 p. 39
b. Motion Passed by SWP National Committee Plenum p. 40
c. Statement by Ghulam, Livio, Petersen, Pierre, Sandor, Walter, May 30-31, 1972 p. 41
1973—Internal Information Bulletins
No. 1, April 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Editorial Note Inside Cover
The Latest Discussions and their International Significance p. 3
I. Following the Debate on Workers’ Commissions p. 3
II. A New Crisis in the Far Left p. 3
III. What is the Significance of the Transitional Program? p. 5
IV. to Each His Own Program p. 6
V. But, is it Just the Comrades of the ‘En Marcha’ Tendency? p. 10
VI. What Did Adopting a Policy of Initiatives in Action Mean for the LCR? p. 11
VII. ‘Get them to Learn the Need for a Revolutionary Marxist Organization Through their Own Experience’ p. 13
VIII. Our ‘propagandism’ Versus their ‘Correlation of Forces’ p. 14
IX. the Place of the Ninth Congress in the History of the Fourth International p. 16
Building the LCR, Spanish Section of the Fourth International p. 21
I. the LCR, Spanish Section of the Fourth International 21
II. Party Building, Program, and Intervention in the Movement 25
III. the Dialectical Construction of the Party 27
IV. the Tactic of Constructing the LCR 29
No. 2, June 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents From the Discussionin Sections of the Fourth International
Canada: Two Documents From the 1972-73 Pre-Convention Discussion in the LSA/LSO
(League for Socialist Action/ Ligue Socialiste Ouvriere)
1. the LSA Attacks on the Argentine Section and the Response of the Revolutionary Communist Tendency, League for Socialist Action
(reprinted from LSA/LSO discussion bulletin, No. 8, August 1972) 32. Terrorism, Guerrilla Warfare, and the ‘Strategy of Armed Struggle’: the Leninist View, by Ian Angus
(reprinted from LSA/LSO discussion bulletin, No. 19, December 1972) p. 7
No. 3, June 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents From the Discussion in Sections of the Fourth International
BELGIUM:
1. the International and Its Tenth World Congress, By Marc, Martine, Walter, Rudi, Tantalus p. 32. Contribution to the International Discussion, By Marcel p. 5
GERMANY:
1. Why We Have Joined the International Majority Tendency, By Mintoff and Sonja p. 92. Why We Did Not Sign the International Majority’s Tendency Declaration, By Karl, Nico, Albert, Heinrich, Emanuel, Hartmut, Karew, Juan, Oskar, Richard, and Werner p. 12
FRANCE:
the Axes of the International Debate, By Jebrac p. 17
BRITAIN:
On the Disputed Questions in the Fourth International: A Brief Summary, By C. Howard p. 24
No. 4, November 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
TRADE UNION PANEL BULLETIN: August 1973 SWP Convention
No. 5, November 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents From the LSA/LSO
Splitters from Canadian Section Join Revolutionary Marxist Group 3
Open Letter of Leaders of Split 15
Comment on the Open Letter 19
Political Committee Position on Unity with the Revolutionary Marxist Group 23
The material in this bulletin is reprinted from Vol. 1, No. 2 (November 1973) of the Internal Information Bulletin of the League for Socialist Action/ Ligue Socialiste Ouvriere, the Canadian section of the Fourth International. It is published for the information of the members of the Socialist Workers Party.
No. 6, November 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
The 1972 Debate in the Ligue Communiste
I. the Internal Debate In the Ligue Communiste
II. Rouge Articles Concerning Terrorism
III. the Legislative ElectionsI. THE INTERNAL DEBATE IN THE LIGUE COMMUNISTE
1. Is the Question of Power Posed? Let’s Pose It! By Anthony, Arthur, Jebrac and Stephane (Bulletin No. 30, June 1972)
2. Contribution to the Debate After Document No. 30, By Roger (Bulletin No. 33, July 1973)
3. A Contribution to the Debate, By Clelia, Radot, Sterne (Bulletin No. 34, September 1972)
4. Excerpts from the Resolutions of the Bolshevik-Leninist Tendency for Proletarianization (Rouge, Nov. 11 and 18)
5. Introduction to Internal Bulletin No. 36 (September 1972)
6. 22 theses on the Construction of the Party, Adopted by the Third National Convention of the Ligue Communiste, December 10, 1972 (Quatrieme International, No. 6, March-April 1973)
7. Explanations of Votes, By Roger and Jebracq (Bulletin No. 36, September 1972)
8. One Point, That’s All! By Jebracq, Anthony, Stephane, Arthur (Bulletin No. 38, October 1972)
9. Delphin’s Document, By Delphin (Bulletin No. 41-42, October 1972)
10. Build the Party! What Party? By J.F. Dumas (Bulletin No. 43, November 1972)
Part II. Rouge Articles Concerning Terrorism
1. Terrorism and Revolution: after the attempt at Lod and the arrest of Andreas Baader, By Daniel Bensaid (Rouge, June 10, 1972)
2. the Olympic ‘Masquerade,’ Ligue Communiste press release (Le Monde, September 7, 1972)
3. After Munich and the Israeli Reprisals: Resolution of the Ligue Communiste Political Bureau (Rouge, September 23, 1972)
4. Terrorism and Class Struggle, By Daniel Bensaid (Rouge, September 30, 1972)
Part III. the Legislative Elections
1. Political Resolution, Adopted by the Third National Convention of the Ligue Communiste, December 7-10, 1972 (Rouge, December 16, 1972; reprinted from International, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 1973)
2. What is a Class Vote? Report on the debate at the Third National Convention (Rouge, December 16, 1973; reprinted from Intercontinental Press, January 15, 1973)
No. 7, December 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Minutes of the 25th National Convention of the Socialist Workers Party, Ohio, August 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1973 p. 3
Greetings Received p. 12
Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores of Uruguay; Attica Indictees; Revolutionary Communist Group of Lebanon and Revolutionary Communist League of Iraq; Socialist Action League of New Zealand; Venezuelan Trotskyist Group (Voz Marxista); Revolutionary Marxist League of Switzerland; Gruppe Revolutionare Marxisten of Austria; Internationalist Communist Group of Mexico; Socialist Workers League of Australia; League of Revolutionary Marxists of Sweden; Provisional National Committee of the Revolutionary Party of China; Liga Comunista of Spain, Sympathizing Organization of the Fourth International
Other Greetings Sent p. 17
to the United Farm Workers Union; to James P. Cannon
Report From the Nominating Commission, presented by Wendy Reissner p. 19
Organization Report to 25th National Convention of the Socialist Workers Party, Approved August 10, 1973, by Lew Jones p. 22
No. 8, December 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents From the Liga Comunista of Spain
Letter to the Comrades of the Liga Comunista Revolucionaria (Sympathizing Organization of the Fourth International), By the Political Bureau of the Liga Comunista (Sympathizing Organization of the Fourth International) p. 2
Appendix: Self-Defense and Revolutionary Violence in the Twilight of Francoism (Combate (LCR) No. 16, May 1973, organ of the LCR (En Marcha tendency) p. 18
Regarding the Positions Taken By the Ligue Communiste In the Legislative Elections of March 1973, Letter of the Central Committee of the Ligue Communiste (French Section of the Fourth International from the Central Committee of the Liga Comunista p. 21
Letter to the Political Bureau of the French Ligue Communiste, By the Central Committee of the Liga Comunista p. 29
APPENDIX: Greetings from the Ligue Communiste to the Convention of the En l\t1archa Faction of the LCR, December 1972 p. 32
No. 9, December 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents From the LSA/LSO
Splitters From Canadian Section Attempt to Justify their Walkout: Walter Davis’ Response to LSA/LSO Political Bureau p. 3
LSA/LSO Leadership Calls On Splitters to Rejoin The Canadian Section: Statement adopted by the Political Committee of the LSA/LSO, December 15, 1973 p. 18The material in this bulletin is reprinted from Vol. 1, No. 3 (Dec. 1973) of the Internal Information Bulletin of the League for Socialist Action/ Ligue Socialist Ouvriere, the Canadian section of the Fourth International. It is published for the information of the members of the Socialist Workers Party.
No. 10, December 1973 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents From the Discussion In Sections Of the Fourth International
BELGIUM:
Call for the Formation of a Tendency in the LRT (Belgian Section of the Fourth International) in Support of the Leninist-Trotskyist Faction on the Essential Questions p. 3
GERMANY:
1. Declaration of the Compass Tendency p. 11
2. Motions Presented by the Compass Tendency p. 13
3. For a Process of Political Clarification in the GIM: A Contribution on Our Position in the International Discussion, by supporters of the Leninist-Trotskyist Tendency p. 15
ITALY:
Call for the Formation of the Revolutionary Marxist Tendency in the Gruppi Comunisti Rivoluzionari, Italian section of the Fourth International p. 22
VENEZUELA:
1. the International Undermined by Reformism, by J. Montero p. 23
2. Ultraleftism and Sectarianism in Our Ranks, by Miguel Fuente p. 26No. 1, January 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Why We Support the Leninist-Trotskyist Faction, By Mona, Hugo, and Guillaume (Wallonia) p. 3
PRoposed Amendments to the IEC Majority Tendency Resolution (On the Question of Armed Struggle In Latin America,) By the Leadership of the Majority Tendency of the Walloon Section p. 10
Proposed Amendments to the IEC Majority Tendency Political Resolution, By the Leadership of the Majority Tendency of the Walloon Section p. 13
Proposed Amendments to the Iec Majority Tendency Resolution ‘The Building Of Revolutionary Parties In Capitalist Europe,’ By the Leadership of the Majority Tendency of the Walloon Section p.19No. 2, January 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents from the Discussion In Sections of the Fourth International
WALLOON:
1. Concerning the Debate on Latin America, By the Leadership of the Majority Tendency of the Walloon Section p. 3
2. Platform of the Against the Stream Tendency in the Walloon Section
3. Against the Stream: A Contribution to the International
Debate, By Krasno, Reiner and Lemalouf
JAPAN:
On ‘The Building of Revolutionary Parties in Capitalist Europe,’< By the Japan Revolutionary Communist League
No. 3, January 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Remarks On World Movement By Compass Tendency Representative At SWP Special Convention p. 3
The New Vanguard With Mass Character: A Really Phenomenal Phenomenon, By Albert, Compass Tendency p. 10
On the Compass Tendency’s Critique of the European Perspectives Document—A Reply and a Request for Clarification of Differences, by E. Germain p. 13
Against the Danger Of Reducing Our Present Task to Political Propaganda, the Compass Tendency’s Position on Comrade Germain’s Critique p. 21No. 4, April 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Preliminary Report to New York Caucus Of the Leninist-Trotskyist Faction On Fourth World Congress Since Reunification (Tenth World Congress), by Joseph Hansen p. 3 Appendix: Agreement on Measures to Help Maintain Unity of the Fourth International p. 11 Report on the Tenth World Congress, by Bill Massey and John Barzman (Internationalist Tendency) p. 13
No. 5, June 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents from the LSA/LSO
Ross Dowson Leads walkout from ‘Canadian Section p. 3
Statement of the Eighteen" Splitters p. 19
The material in this bulletin is reprinted from Vol. 2, No. 6 (May 1974) of the Internal Information Bulletin of the League for Socialist Action/ Ligue Socialiste Ouvriere, the Canadian section of the Fourth International. It is published for the information of the members of the Socialist Workers Party.No. 6, June 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Materials Related to the Split of the Internationalist Tendency from the Socialist Workers Party
Report Of The Control Commission of the Socialist Workers Party, Submitted to the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party, July 2, 1974
Motions Adopted By The Political Committee Of The Socialist Workers Party, July 4, 1974 With Attached Letters
Call For A Special World Congress Of The Fourth International, Statement Adopted by the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party, July4, 1974
Attachments To The Report Of The Control Commission Of The Socialist Workers Party, Submitted to the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party, July 2,1974
No. 7, August 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Secret Factionalism—A Threat To The Unity Of The Fourth International, World Movement Report
Adopted by the August 1973 Convention of the Socialist Workers Party, by Jack Barnes p. 3
Appendix I: Material Pertaining to the Domingo Letter Affair p. 19
Appendix II: Material Pertaining to the Letter of the Six Affair p. 31
Appendix III: Material Pertaining to the Barzman Letter Affair p. 37
Appendix IV: Material Pertaining to the Organizational Principles of the SWP p. 46
Appendix V: Internationalism and the SWP, by James P. Cannon p. 89
No. 8, August 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Spain, France And Portugal—The Evolution of the Political Debate in the Fourth International, Report to the National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party, by Mary-Alice Waters, June 23, 1974 p. 3
Appendix I: Two Articles from the Bourgeois Press in Spain p. 15
Appendix II: Report on Armed Struggle in Latin America, by Roman, adopted by the Fourth ‘World Congress Since Reunification ( Tenth World Congress), February 1974 p. 17
Appendix III: Armed Struggle in Latin America, Counter report for the Leninist-Trotskyist Faction, by Joseph Hansen, presented to the Fourth World Congress Since Reunification (Tenth World Congress), February 1974 p. 23
Appendix IV: United Secretariat Majority Resolution on the Electoral Tactics of the FCR, May 30, 1974 p. 26
Appendix V: Correspondence—The Publication of World Congress Documents and the Course Followed by the Majority Since the World Congress p. 28
Appendix VI: Correspondence- Resources of the Socialist Workers Party and the Finances of the Fourth International p. 37
Appendix VII: Minutes-Post-World-Congress Meeting of the International Executive Committee of the Fourth International p. 38
No. 9, December 1974 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Report On Recent Developments Concerning The Internationalist Tendency Party
I. Report on Recent Developments Concerning the Internationalist Tendency Party, by Barry Sheppard p. 2
II. October 17, 1974 Letter from the Internationalist Tendency Party to the National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party p. 7
III. Correspondence with the Bay Area Revolutionary Marxist Collective p. 10
IV. Correspondence with the Los Angeles Socialist Union p. 13
V. Correspondence with the B,altimore Marxist Group p. 18
VI. Letter from Jim Collins to the Internationalist Tendency Party Political Committee p.20
VII. Letter from Russell Welch and Cheryl Clark to the Kompass Tendency p. 21
VIII. Letter from Russell Welch and Cheryl Clark to the IMT Bureau p. 24
No. 1, August 1975 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Selected Articles on Portugal from the International Press
Argentina:
1. Portugal: The Revolutionary Process in an Hour of Decision, By Luis Valle (Avanzada Socialista) p. 3
Britain: 1. Krivine Hides Stalinist-Bonapartist Treachery, By Cliff Slaughter (Workers Press) p. 7
2. United Front to Defeat Stalinist Splitters, By Cliff Slaughter (Workers Press) p. 10
France:
1. Portugal: The Permanent Crisis, By C. Michaloux (Iprecor) p. 12
2. The Long March of Dual Power Being Born, (Rouge) p. 17
3. Portugal: The Revolution at a Turning Point, By P. Robs (Rouge) p. 20
4. How to Understand the Events in Portugal, (Informations Ouvrieres) p. 21
Germany:
1. Portugal: The Uproar over Republica, By Franz Spreidtler (Was Tun) p. 30
2. Soviets in Lisbon? (Was Tun) p. 31
Portugal:
1. For the Unity of the Workers For For Revolutionary Power! (leaflet) p. 33
2. The MFA and the Revolution in Portugal (Combate Socialista) p. 34
3. Against Capital and Reaction: Proletarian Unity (Rouge) p. 36
U.S.A.:
1. Portugal’s July Days, By Sam Marcy (Workers Worlel) p. 38 2. Portuguese Revolution in Danger, By Sam Marcy (Workers World) p. 40
No. 2, October 1975 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Minutes of the 27th National Convention Of The Socialist Workers Party p. 3
I. Organization of Convention
II. Political Resolution Report
III. Black Struggle Resolution Report
IV. Tasks and Perspectives Report
V. Youth Report
VI. World Political Situation Report
VII. Credentials Committee Report
VIII. World Movement Report
IX. Election of National Committee
X. IEC Recommendations
XI. Ralph Levitt Appeal
XII. Constitution Committee Report
Appendix p. 13
Greetings Received
Other Greetings Sent
Correspondence on Ralph Levitt Appeal
Report on Ralph Levitt Appeal, by John Powers
Nominating Commission Report, by John Studer
Credentials Committee Report, by Terry Hardy
Tasks And Perspectives Report, by Betsey Stone p. 23
No. 3, November 1975 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Selected Documents And Articles On Portugal
S.U.V.—Revolutionary Answer to M.F.A., reprinted from Red Weekly, October 16, 1975 p. 2
A Letter from Two Former Members of the SWP, by Murry and Myra Tanner Weiss p. 5
A Letter from Pierre Frank to Murry and Myra Tanner Weiss p. 5
A Discussion on Portugal, reprinted from the Internationalist Tendency Newsletter, July 30, 1975 p. 15
Report from Chicago, reprinted from the Internationalist. Tendency Newsletter, August 12, 1975 p. 19
The Republica Affair, by Siegfried Kreischer, GIM, German Section of the 4th International p. 22
To All Revolutionary Militants Attending Tonight’s Vanguard Forum, by the Revolutionary Marxist Group of Canada p. 25
LCI Internal Circular Concerning the August 25 Unity Accord p. 26
LCI Commuique on the Colonialist Refugees from Angola, August 8, 1975 p. 27
Against the Rise of Reaction in Portugal: Power to the Workers! reprinted from La Gauche July 17, 1975 p. 28
Portugal: Towards Workers Councils, reprinted from La Gauche, July 17, 1975 p. 29
Communication from the United Secretariat Bureau on Portugal Solidarity Campaign, September 9, 1975p 31
No. 4, November 1975 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Winning New Members to the Socialist Workers party, edited transcript of the presentation and discussion at the workshop on winning new members held at the SWP national convention, August, 1975. p. 3
Women’s Liberation Workshop, edited reports and discussion from the Women's Liberation workshop held at the SWP national convention, August, 1975. p. 14No. 1, February 1976 , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Critical Notes on "The Building of Revolutionary Parties in Capitalist Europe" (EPD-European Perspectives Document), by Wilcox (International Marxist Group, British Section of the Fourth International)
On the International, by Sakai (Japan Revolutionary Communist League, Japanese Section of the Fourth International) We, the Post-Trotsky Trotskyists . . . by Sakai
Appendix: An Exchange of Correspondence Between Comrades Sakai and Caroline Lund, and Sakai and Barry SheppardNo.2 In 1976, February, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
World Movement Report, by Mary-Alice Waters, adopted January 4, 1976, by the National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party
Appendix I: Correspondence between Walter and the LSA/LSO Leadership
Appendix II: IMT Steering Committee Statement
Appendix III: LTF Coordinating Committee Position on the February 1976 IEC
Appendix IV: Correspondence and Documentation Concerning the OCRFI and the Commission to Investigate the Varga Affair
No.3 In 1976, March, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents Concerning the Split in the Liga Socialista (Mexican Sympathizing Organization of the Fourth International)
Part I: Statement by the Steering Committee of the Leninist Trotskyist Faction on the Internal Struggle in the Uga Socialista
Part II: Documents of the Militant Tendency
Part III: Platform of the Bolshevik-Leninist Tendency
Part IV: Articles from Intercontinental Press, EI Socialista and Bandera Raja
Part V: Documents Concerning the Electoral Strategy of the Liga Socialista
No. 4 In 1976, March, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents and Articles on Portugal
Portugal, by Tariq All, a letter to the editor that appeared in the October 25, 1975, Economic and Political Weekly
Everything for the Construction of Workers Power, Resolution adopted August 30-31 by the Central Committee of the LCR, French Section of the Fourth International
Resolution on the Portuguese Revolution, by Nemo and Krasno, presented to the August 30:-31 meeting of the LOR Central Committee
Text by Nemo and Krasno, reprinted from Internal Bulletin No. 35 of the LCR
The Tragic Division of the Working Class, by Matti, editorial rejected by editorial board of Rouge
Text on the Situation in Portugal, by Matti, reprinted from Internal Bulletin No. 35 of the LCR
Brief Commentary After the Central Committee Debate: On the Governmental Question. Let's Not Be Reduced to Propaganda by Matti, reprinted from Internal Bulletin No. 35 of the LCR
Lessons of the Defeat, reprinted from December 4, 1975, Red Weekly
Never Play at Insurrection, An Open Letter to the International Socialists on Portugal, reprinted from December 4, 1975, Red Weekly
Social Democracy and Fascism, by Alan Jones, reprinted from January 1, 1976, Red Weekly
Winning the Masses, by Alan Jones, reprinted from, January 8, 1976, Red Weekly
The PRP, the Communist Party, and the AFM, by Alan Jones, reprinted from the January 15, 1976, Red Weekly
Release Carvalho, reprinted from January 29, 1976, Red Weekly
Portugal: What Prospects Are There for the Working Class After the Events of November 25, reprinted from January 1976 Class Struggle, published by Lutte Ouvriere
Portugal: The Fight for Socialist Revolution Implies the Fight for Workers Democracy, reprinted from October 1975 Class Struggle
The OGI, the Ligue Communiste, and Portugal reprinted from October 1975 Class Struggle
From Cuba to Portugal: the United Secretariat and the Classical Model of the Revolution, reprinted from October 1975 Class Struggle
The Portuguese Revolution in Danger, Resolution adopted by Central Committee of German Spartacusbund)
Portugal Moves On to Revolution, by John Docherty, reprinted from October 1, 1975, Socialist Press, published by Workers Socialist League
Problems of the Portuguese Revolution, by John Docherty. Reprinted from October 15, 1975, Socialist Press
No. 5 In 1976, April , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Political Report, by Jack Barnes, Political Report and Summary Adopted by SWP National Committee Plenum, January 2, 1976
Appendix: Materials relating to Steelworkers Fight Back and campaign of Ed Sadlowski for president of United Steelworkers of America
1. An Insurgent's View, by Edward Sadlowski, reprinted from The Nation, September 6. 1975
2. Old Fashioned Hero of the New Working Class, by Joe Klein, reprin'ted from Rolling Stone, December 18, 1975
3. The City Will Have a Labor Party Mayor, by Sidney Lens, reprinted from Chicago, January 1976
4. Three items from a mailing sent out by Steelworkers Fight Back in late 1975
The Fight For Democratic Rights and the Party's Campaign Against Government Harassment by Syd Stapleton, February 1976
No.6 In 1976, April, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
The February 1976 Plenum of the International Executive Committee of the Fourth International, by Barry Sheppard
An Evaluation of the February 1976 Plenum of the International Executive Committee of the Fourth International, by
John Barzman
Minutes of the February 1976 Plenum of the International Executive Committee
Attachment A: letter from Peng Shu-tse
Attachment B: Letter of resignation from IEC, from Bill Massey; Letter from John Barzman
Attachment C: Amendment to IMT resolution on Portugal
The Expulsions in the Portuguese Revolutionary Workers Party, by Barry Sheppard
Appendix I: We Must Stop Unprincipled Antiparty Factionalism
Appendix II: Letter from Hugo Moreno to the Portuguese PRT
Report on GSTQ Convention, by Caroline Lund
Two Statements sent to Various Organizations In the World
Trotskyist Movement by Lutte Ouvrlere, Spark, Combat Ouvrler and the African Union of Internationalist Communist Workers
Reply to Lutte Ouvrlere, by Jack BarnesNo. 7 In -1976, July, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Documents and Articles on the 1976 Mexican Elections
Articles from the Liga Comunista Internacionalista (LCI)
Articles from the Liga'Soclalista (Bolshevik-Leninist Faction)
Articles and Report from the Liga Socialista (Militant Tendency)
Joint Electoral Platform of the Mexican CP, MOS, and LS, from the January 16-31, 1976, Issue of £1 Socialista
Interview with Mexican CP Leader,' from the May 5, 1976, issue of Revists de Revistas
Motions on Mexico at the May 22-23, 1976, Meeting of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International
Correspondence Between Joseph Hansen and United, Secretariat on Position of Comrade Ricardo on Mexican Elections
Letter from Barry Sheppard to Joe Hansen
"Reply to an Essay on Sectarianism," by Ricardo Hernandez
No. 8 In 1976, July, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
French Trotskyists Debate Strategy in Portuguese Elections:
1. “The Only Possible Working-Class Vote” by Gerard Filoche
2. “Pato-Otelo, Two Working-Class Candidates” by A. Artous, D. Bensaid, F. Lourson, A. Robs, and , Salesse
3. “Take Advantage of a Working-Class Vote to the Left of the Communist Party” by Alain Krivine
“On Unity With the Reformists,” from the February 5, 1976, Issue of Rouge —“What Kind of Unity With Revolutionaries?” from the February 13, 1976 issue of Rouge
“After the’PH' Article That Was Reproduced In Rouge,” discussion article by Matti from LCR internal bulletin No. 43
“France: Revolutionaries and the Problem of Unity Eight Years After May 1968,” from the May 1976, issue of Class Struggle/Lutte Ouvriere
No. 9 In 1976, July, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
“Relations With Trotskyist Organizations, or Groups Claiming to be Trotskyist, Which Are Outside of the Fourth International” (Two motions adopted by United Secretariat Majority at July 3-4, 1976, meeting of the United Secretariat)
Statement of the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party on the Objections Raised to Inviting the OCRFI to Observe the 1976 Convention
Appendix I: Translation of a letter from Michel Pablo to Ernest Mandel, dated February 1, 1976
Appendix II: Excerpts from minutes of Political Committee of the International Marxist Group, February 19. 1976
Appendix III: Garcin resolution on unity relations approved by a majority of the Central Committee of the Ligue Communiste Revolutionnaire, June 26-27, 1976
Appendix IV: Motion passed by majority of the LCR Political Bureau July 23, 1976
Appendix V: Reply by Matti to LCR Political Bureau motion of July 23
Appendix VI: “A Few Observations on Comrade Barzman's ‘Evaluation’ of the February 1976 IEC Plenum,” by Joseph Hansen,
from SWP Discussion Bulletin Vol. 23, No.3, June 1976No. 10 1976, September, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Minutes of the 28th National Convention of the Socialist Workers Party
I. Organization of Convention
II. Political Resolution Report
III. Desegregation Struggle Balance Sheet Report
IV. Chicano Liberation Report
V. The Emerging Puerto Rican Struggle In the United States and Its Perspectives
VI. Special Report on Solidarity Against Repression in Argentina
VII. Tasks and Perspectives Report
VIII. Youth Report
IX. Key Issues of the Portuguese, Italian, and Mexican Elections
X. Credentials Committee Report
XI. Special World Movement Point
XII. Election of National Committee
XIII. Constitution Committee Report
Appendix:
Greetings Received
Messages Sent
Greetings From the United Secretariat of the Fourth, International
Greetings From Lutte Ouvriere
Greetings From the Organizing Committee for the Reconstruction of the Fourth International
Welcome to Convention, by Betsey Stone
Schedule
Campaign Against Repression In Argentina, by Judy White
Credentials Committee Report, by Bill Peterson
Constitution Committee Report, by Dave Wulp
Nominating Commission Report, by Mac Warren
Tasks and Perspectives Report, by Larry Seigle
No. 11 In 1976, December , SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Steelworkers, edited transcript of the Steelworkers Workshop held at Socialist Workers Party convention, August 1976
Appendix I:
"Our Aims and Tactics in the Trade Unions," by James P. Cannon. A speech delivered at the Party Conference of Coal Miners at St. Louis, Mo., July 27, 1924
Appendix II:
"It Is Time for a Bolder Policy in the Unions," by James P. Cannon, excerpts of remarks on trade-union policy. Taken from main political report and summary at SWP’s October 1941 Plenum-Conference
No. 12 In 1976, December, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Introductory Note
The Abortion Struggle: What We Have Accomplished Where Should We Go From Here? By Betsey Stone and Mary Alice Waters
Concerning the Draft Resolution "Women's Liberation Work and the Fourth International," or, The Illumination of Other Debates, by Tamara and VerlaNo. 13 In 1976, December, December, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Edited transcripts of workshops at Socialist Workers Party convention, August 1976:
Party Education Plans
Producing Politically Attractive, Regular Forums
Report to the Party Finances Workshop
Soviet and Eastern Europe Defense Activities
Speakers Bureau Perspectives
Correction for IIB, No. 10
Article and Correspondence Concerning Proposed "Bulletin for Auto Workers"
Discussion on Gay Liberation in LSA/LSO
No. 14 In 1976, December, December, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Reports and transcripts of discussion from workshops at Socialist Workers Party convention, August 1976: Report on the Party's Involvement in the Women's Liberation Struggle
Party Participation in the Struggle for Black Women's Liberation
Party Participation in the Coalition of Labor Union Women
No. 15 in 1976, December, December, SWP Internal Information Bulletin:
Report on October 16-17, 1976, Meeting of the United Secretariat, by Jack Barnes and Joseph Hansen Appendices:
I. Memo concerning the international internal bulletin
II. Motion on preparation for a democratic world congress, passed unanimously at October 1976 United Secretariat meeting
III. Correspondence between Pierre Lambert and Jack Barnes. and Jack Barnes and John Barzman
IV. Motion on OCRFI passed unanimously at October 1976 United Secretariat meeting
V. Letter from the OCt to the LCR
VI. Statement of the Organizing Committee for the Reconstruction of the Fourth International
VII. On the 1973 legislative elections in France: May 28, 1973, letter to the Political Bureau of the Ligue
Communiste from the Political Committee of the Socialist Workers Party