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The undersigned, who established the Fourth Internationalist Caucus in the National Committee of the SWP in December 1981, hereby call for the formation of a Fourth Internationalist Caucus in the SWP, effective the date designated by the NC as the opening day of the preconvention period leading up to the coming national convention. The political line of the Fourth Inter nationalist Caucus in the SWP will be based on agreement with the general line of the documents listed below plus other positions that may be adopted by the Fourth Internationalist Caucus after it is organized. We urge all members of the SWP to read these documents carefully and objectively and, if in agreement with their general line, to join or support the FIC.
“Letter to NC December 23, 1981, with five-point platform of Fourth Internationalist Caucus in the NC“—see Attachment A
“Party Tactics in the Unions and Political Tasks,” FIC resolution submitted to Feb.-March 1982 NC plenum, plus appendix by Frank Lovell—see Attachment B
“Democratic Centralism and the Building of the Revolutionary Combat Party in the U.S.A.,” FIC resolution submitted to the Feb.-March 1982 NC plenum—see Attachment C
“Problems of the Middle Eastern Revolution,” edited text of FIC resolution submitted to Dec. 1982 NC plenum—see Attachment D
“The Revolution in Central America and the Caribbean and Its Place in the International Class Struggle,” FIC resolution submitted to International Internal Discussion Bulletin on April 9, 1983— see Attachment E
“Theses on the Workers’ and Farmers’ Government” plus “The Workers’ and Farmers’ Government and the Socialist Revolution” by Steve Bloom submitted to International Internal Discussion Bulletin on Nov. 3, 1982—see Attachment F
“The Cuban Revolution, the Castroist Current, and the Fourth International,” IEC resolution adopted May 1981—see Intercontinental Press, Oct. 19, 1981
“Poland, the Fourth International, and the Socialist Workers Party,” FIC . report by Steve Bloom to Feb.-March 1982 NC plenum, and “Revolution and Counterrevolution in Poland,” IEC resolution adopted May 1982—see IIIB,
No. 2, May 1982; see International Viewpoint, July 19, 1982, or IIDB, Sept. 1982
“The Iranian Revolution and the Dangers That Threaten It,” FIC resolution submitted to Feb.- March 1982 NC plenum, and “The Iranian Revolution Four Years After the February 1979 Insurrection,” United Secretariat report by Andre Duret adopted Jan. 1983—see IV, March 31, 1983
“The Debate Over the Character and Goals of the Russian Revolution” by Ernest Mandel—see Militant/ISR, April 9,1982 or IIDB, June 1982
We request that copies of this call and Attachments A, B, C, D, E, and F be sent to the members of the NC before the next plenum and be published in the preconvention discussion bulletin as soon as possible.
/s/Frank Lovell
/s/Steve Bloom
April 13, 1983
Copy to the United Secretariat
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