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ANNOUNCEMENT
The VIth World Congress of the Fourth In- On the second point — Stalinism - the report
FOURTH Number 12 ternational was held in Switzerland from 10 to 15 January 1961. More than a hundred delegates, fraternal delegates, and invited comrades, coming from about 30 countries of all the continents, participated in its labors.
In spite of the difficulties created by the repression which recently struck at the leadership of the International when, six months ago, its secretary, Comrade Michel Raptis (Pablo), was arrested as a result of his activities in aid of the Algerian revolution, the congress was highly representative of the strength of the Fourth In. ternational.
The large number of delegates from the courtries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa once more demonstrated the growth of the Fourth In. ternational and its increasing fusion with the colonial and semi-colonial revolution throughout the world. Four new sections (Cuba, Denmarki, Indonesia, and Mexico) were formally recognized.
The congress was placed under the honorary chairmanship of Comrades Michel Pablo and Sal Santen, both members of the leadership of the Im ternational, at present in jail in Holland for their courageous revolutionary activity in aid of the Algerian revolution. The following agenda was adopted: the world economic situation; the crisis of Stalinism since the XXIst Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; the colonial revolution, and the nature of the Cuban state; the international political situation; the activity of the International; the situation in Ceylon; election of the new International Executive Committee.
One the first point of the agenda - economic document — a report and a counter-report (International Secretariat minority) were presented.
OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL
Winter 1960-61 was followed by two counter-reports (one presenting additions by the IS minority, the other by the British section). On the third point - the colonial revolution — the report was folloued by a complementary report by the IS minority. The report on the activity of the IS was completed by a report on the activity of the Latin American Bureau.
In accordance with the democratic tradition of the International, the congress was preceded by a discussion lasting several months. At the congress extensive discussion took place in both the plenary sessions and in the commissions. After the inclusion of various amendments resulting from the discussion, the final texts were adopted almost unanimously. Resolutions were voted in support of the Cuban revolution, the Algerian revolution, and the strike of the Belgian proletariat. Greetings were sent to Comrades Pablo and Santen, and to Comrade Natalia Trotsky. The Congress elected a new LEC, which in turn elected a new IS. The World Congress decided to give, in both leading bodies of the International, a majority representation, broader than in the past, to the colonial and semi-colonial sectors of the world.
By its discussions and conclusions, the VIth World Congress of the Fourth International has armed our world party for wider intervention in the new phase of the world revolution characterized by: the colonial revolution, present centre and stimulus of the world revolution; economic, political, and cultural developments in the workers' states, preparing a new stage in the political revolution there; the deepening of the crisis of Stalinism throughout the world; the renewal of the struggles of the proletariat in the advanced capitalist countries.