Fourth International Documents

Conferences, congresses and resolutions, in English

India and Sri Lanka

30 documents

The Fourth International in the war 1940-1946

  1. To the Workers and Peasants of IndiaOctober 1942 · published translation · français

The Second World Congress and after 1946-1950

  1. The Struggles of the Colonial Peoples and the World RevolutionJuly 1948 · published translation · français

The Third World Congress and the split 1950-1952

  1. 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
  2. Title: Resolution on IndiaAugust-September 1951 · machine-assisted · français

From the splits to reunification 1952-1963

  1. The Colonial Revolution Since the End of the Second World War: ResolutionFourth International No. 1, Winter 1958 · published translation · français
  2. Documents: Draft Resolution for the Sixth World Congress of the Fourth International — The Colonial Revolution: Its Balance-Sheet, Its Problems, and Its ProspectsFourth International No. 10, Summer 1960 · published translation · français
  3. Documents: Declaration of the International Secretariat III: On CeylonFourth International No. 11, Autumn 1960 · published translation · français
  4. Documents of the Sixth World Congress: On CeylonFourth International No. 12, Winter 1960–61 · published translation · français

From reunification to the Tenth Congress 1963-1979

  1. Fourth International Backs Emergency Congress in Ceylon1964-07-10 · Fourth International Publications
  2. Documents: The Lessons of the Ceylon ElectionWorld Outlook Vol. 3, No. 13, 2 April 1965 · published translation · français
  3. Solidarity with the Bengali People!March 21, 1971 · Intercontinental Press · français
  4. Defend the Ceylon Revolutionists!April 19, 1971 · Intercontinental Press · français
  5. Victory to the Liberation Struggle in Bangla Desh!April 19, 1971 · Intercontinental Press · français
  6. Healyites Smear Bala Tampoe29 October 1972 · Intercontinental Press
  7. No Truce in Support for the Vietnamese Revolution!21 January 1973 · Intercontinental Press
  8. Free Rohana Wijeweera!1 June 1975 · Intercontinental Press
  9. End the State of Emergency in India!6 July 1975 · Intercontinental Press
  10. India: End the State of Emergency! Free All Political Prisoners!6 July 1975 · Fourth International Publications

From the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Congress 1979-1995

  1. Reactionary terror in Sri Lanka1 August 1983 · Intercontinental Press
  2. End anti-Tamil repressionJune 1987 · International Viewpoint
  3. No Soviet deals with imperialism21 March 1988 · International Viewpoint

From the Fourteenth to the Sixteenth Congress 1995-2018

  1. On the Tamil National QuestionFebruary 2007 · International Viewpoint
  2. Role and Tasks of the Fourth InternationalFebruary 2009 · International Viewpoint
  3. A merciless war that has brought no political solution18 May 2009 · International Viewpoint
  4. Report on the international situationFebruary 2010 · International Viewpoint
  5. Role and Tasks of the Fourth InternationalFebruary 2010 · International Viewpoint
  6. Climate chaos and the global ecological crisis23 February 2011 · International Viewpoint
  7. Solidarity with Mexican Electrical WorkersMarch 2012 · International Viewpoint

Since the Seventeenth Congress 2018-2026

  1. Solidarity with the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh2 March 2018 · International Viewpoint
  2. The climate emergency or the topicality of the slogan "Communism or barbarism"rejected at the 18th World Congress, 23-28 February 2025 · minority text, fourth.international