Certain programmatic differences remained unres.
the nature of the 'Stalinist states', causes or me ceo odicar «eceneraton anoorean isational disintegration of the Fourth International since the Second World War. vaa scientic duesuons 1o of Tactical differences between the two groups: attitudes to major rerormist party and to work within om A boarent acreement ex stee redevelop and Programme in relation to the new period of crisis seventies •anc leadership in the working class and its vanguard and internationally This was INE party, of building an anti-bureaucratic rank and file movement in the reforest party The leering movement in trade unions, claimed no differences existed on these questions. S agreed to produce draft call was serious criticism on the I-CL Political Committee and National Committee.
At this point what was to become a feature of the internal life of the I-CL first manifested itself. The PC members held private submittee Gnarces to us of unprincipled combin ationism over the action programme, of orchestrating 'a cry for perspectives, vengella dealso. Macanna. neourtine me char ges, we proposed a political debate on our view of the action programme and the manifesto that Matgamna Had roduced Such discussion was soured by new charges of 'catastrophism' and 'programme stocking and o. nunes produced vosion papolo or These were agreed as produced remained towards Work work in the Matgamna on une need to 1938 Transitional SInE seen as revolutionary brocess, Fees.
action promeeting and organising a personal mentioned above.
fetishism' fusion.
Two of them In the pre-conference perspectives discussion, differences emerged principally on the orientation to the reformist party and the priority of this work relative to work in the trade unions. Hugnes and stocking arguing position, M. Thomas produced a document weighted aimed retormist who was commissioned to write a document arguing for such a major turn, failed to produce differences between the two sides were political. The compatibility - or otherwise - of the positions within one organisation depended on a serious commitment from the ex-WF leadership to an honest and open debate without which no political tusion coug be acnever. Ine conterence when held, was to mark the end of the fusion the ironing out of common perspectives and the end or tederal relations on leading commit Less than three weeks before the conference, S Matcamna anara Homune oroduceo a slanderous document aimed at postponing the conterence on the grounds of the 'a-political factionalism, cliquism etc, of Hughes and Stocking and characterising them as set uter charges were made of wishing to t to turn the I-CL -ne -leane entere ma ormne yo kers reacue We agreed to postpone the conference to September on the condition that debates on the political Issues took precedence over charges however, did not occur.
Matgamna did not produce the document on the -orocuced reproducing most of the old charges. Only after this did our PC members reply in writing to the charges and express serious doubts as to the success of the attending a refused to do, Headers their -OUT TRE -TUSIOT party.
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League or the IMG were not invited • ISBIT London.
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