IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

POMPIDOU: OPEN LETTER

· Red Weekly No. 10, 1973 · p. 4 of the scan · 242 words

The scan: rw-no10-supplement-communist-league-1973.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 4 of the scan

To:

M. Georges Pompidou, President, Republic of France, Paris.

Dear M. President, We are writing to you to protest against the action of your government in "dissolving" the While many of us would not agree either with the polities or the actions of the Communist League, we should like to point out that the working class movement in Europe cannot afford to be neutral on the question of racism or fascism. It has suffered too much in the recent past in a number of countries of Europe at the hands of fascism to ignore the danger We would therefore like to associate ourselves with the Socialist and Communist Parties, the C.G.T. and the C.F.D.T. and all other defenders of civil liberties in France, and urge you most strongly to withdraw the ban imposed on the Communist League, Phillip Whitehead, MP for Derby North Eric Heffer, MP for Liverpool, Walton Norman Atkinson, MP for Tottenham Michael Foot, MP for Ebbw Vale Frank Allaun, MP for Salford We would like to urge militants from all parts of the country to take an active part in the defence of the Communist League. Actions will be taking place in every area. Michael Foot Eric Heffer Frank Allaur I am interested in participating in the defence of the Communist League Name Telephone Tenclose E to aid the international defence campaign.

Send to: I.M.G., 182 Pentonville Rd., Landon N.1

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