Fourth International Documents

Conferences, congresses and resolutions, in English

The Third World Congress and the split 1950-1952

59 documents

The debate before the Third World Congress

  1. Where Are We Going?January 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  2. What Must Be Modified and What Must Be Maintained in the Theses of the Second World Congress on the Question of Stalinism?15 January 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  3. Title: Where Is Comrade Pablo Going?June 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  4. On the Nature and Character of the Transition Period from Capitalism to SocialismJune 1951 · machine-assisted · français

The Third World Congress (16–25 August 1951)

  1. The Third World Congress of the Fourth InternationalNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  2. Title: Summary Minutes of the Proceedings of the Third World Congress16 August 1951 onward · machine-assisted · français
  3. Title: Delegates and Participants at the Congress (delegate and observer list of the Third World Congress of the Fourth International)16-25 August 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  4. Title: Manifesto of the Third World Congress to the Workers of All CountriesSeptember 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  5. Theses on Orientation and PerspectivesNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  6. World Trotskyism RearmsNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  7. Bleibtreu's ReplyAugust/September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  8. Title: Declaration of the Delegates of the French Majority (Bleibtreu, Marin)August/September 1951, Third World Congress · machine-assisted · français
  9. Conclusion of the RapporteurAugust/September 1951, Third World Congress · machine-assisted · français
  10. Title: Amendments and Resolutions Rejected or Not IncludedAugust/September 1951, Third World Congress · machine-assisted · français
  11. Amendment presented by the German delegates and supported by comrade Jacques (Switzerland)August/September 1951, Third World Congress · machine-assisted · français
  12. Title: Amendments Presented by the Austrian Majority16-25 August 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  13. Amendment on the assessment of the results of the Italian elections, proposed by the Italian delegates16-25 August 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  14. Declaration of the Vietnamese Minority16-25 August 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  15. Declaration of the Swiss delegates Pia and Jacques16-25 August 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  16. Contribution of the SWP Political Committee to the discussion on international perspectives6 June 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  17. Class Nature of Eastern EuropeNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  18. Evolution of Eastern EuropeNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  19. The Yugoslav RevolutionNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  20. Yugoslavia: Review and OutlookNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  21. Latin America: Problems and Tasks Fourth InternationalNovember–December 1951 · published translation · français
  22. Amendments Submitted by the Delegation of the Argentine POR to the Resolution on Latin America (rejected)Third World Congress, Paris, late August–early September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  23. Title: Declaration of the Argentine POR to the Latin American CommissionThird World Congress period, 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  24. Resolution on the Recognition of the GCI as the Argentine Section of the Fourth InternationalThird World Congress, Paris, late August–early September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  25. Title: Motion of the POR delegate on the recognition of the GCI (rejected)Third World Congress, Paris, late August–early September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  26. Title: Resolution on the Establishment of a Latin American BureauThird World Congress, Paris, late August–early September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  27. Title: Three Years of the New Course of Trotskyism — Activity Report of the IEC and the IS, presented by Ernest MandelThird World Congress, Paris, late August–early September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  28. Title: Declaration by the Swiss Delegates Pia and Jacques (Vote on the Report of the International Secretariat)August-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  29. Resolution on the Austrian SectionAugust-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  30. Title: Resolution on IndiaAugust-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  31. Resolution on the French PCIAugust-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  32. Declaration of the French Minority DelegatesAugust-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  33. Far EastAugust-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  34. Resolution on the Report of the Security CommissionAugust-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  35. Report on the Tactical Applications of the Line of the Third World CongressFebruary 1952 · machine-assisted · français

The crisis and split in the French PCI (1951–1952)

  1. Resolution on the General Orientation of the French Section30 September 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  2. Title: Declaration of the Majority of the Central Committee on the Vote on the Orientation ResolutionSeptember 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  3. Resolution of the IS on the Question of the Newspaper l'Unité15 November 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  4. Title: Letter from the International Secretariat to the Political Bureau of the PCI, enclosing the "Resolution of the IS for the reorientation of our trade-union work in France"Letter dated 7 December 1951 · machine-assisted · français
  5. Letter from the International Secretariat to the Central Committee of the PCI14 January 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  6. Resolution adopted by the Central Committee of the PCI, 19-20 January 195219-20 January 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  7. Title: Letter from the International Secretariat to All Members of the PCI21 January 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  8. Title: Resolution of the Political Bureau appointed by the IEC, on the framework of the discussion preparatory to the congressShortly after the 10th Plenum of the IEC, February 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  9. Title: Declaration of the Bleibtreu-Lambert Tendency on the Agreements Reached at the Tenth Plenum of the IECcirca February 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  10. Title: Letter from Daniel Renard to James P. Cannon16 February 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  11. Title: Reply from J. P. Cannon to Daniel Renard29 May 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  12. Letter from Comrade Albert (E. Mandel) to the Bleibtreu-Lambert Tendency22 April 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  13. Resolution of the Political Bureau of the PCI3 May 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  14. Title: Resolution adopted by the conference of the PCI majority3 June 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  15. Title: Resolution of the 11th Plenum of the IEC on the PCI7 June 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  16. Title: The Unity of the Party Must Be Saved Within the International!7 June 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  17. Title: Everyone stand up for the defence of Trotskyism! (Letter from the PB to all members of the party)26 June 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  18. Title: Resolution of the Central Committee (majority tendency)29 June 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  19. Title: Declaration of the Central Committee of the PCI (majority tendency) to all militants and leaders of the Fourth International30 June 1952 · machine-assisted · français
  20. Title: Resolution of the IS [International Secretariat]1 July 1952 · machine-assisted · français

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