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By Executive Committee of the Communist International, ECCI (Executive Committee of the Communist International, Executive Committee of the 3rd International)

Enemies Within the Gates?: The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939

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Telegram from the ECCI Secretariat to the CPUSA and British CP on the political tasks in light of the January 1937 trial, 7 February 1937. RGASPI, f. 495, op. 184, d. 19. Special 1937. General Directives. Original in English. Typewritten with handwritten notations.

7.II.1937 13:30 [hours]

New York Trans. Nos. 68, 69, 70, 71

London [Trans. Nos.] 19, 20, 21, 22

New York—Browder, London—Pollitt

I. Basing on results of trial mobilize party, working class, democratic forces for entire smashing of trotzkyism, agency of German fascism Japan[ese] militarism, most vile enemy of the Soviet Union, fighter for restoration of capitalism, provocator of war, enemy of liberty and independence of nations.

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II. Give concrete picture of counterrevolutionary activities of trotzkyism in capitalist countries, of his fight against united front, peoples front for the purpose of splitting workers movement in interest of fascism especially in France, Spain and your country.

III. During the campaign demand in name of workers organizations, popular masses the expulsion of Trotzky from Mexico and to place himself to [before] proletarian soviet tribunal.

[Use] pressure of masses effect[ively], that organizations and persons influenced by Trotzkyism denounce solidarity with Trotzky and his criminal activities.

Organize meetings with reports on trial by comrades who were present on trial. Popularize in widest way resolution of presidium on results of trial, reports of trial and pamphlets on trial. More exact instruction follows.

Secretariat

To n. 6 New York, n. 32 London. zam. Dekebakh 7/II

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Document TitleTelegram from the ECCI Secretariat to the CPUSA and British CP on the political tasks in light of the January 1937 trial

AuthorExecutive Committee of the Communist; International, ECCI (Executive Committee of the Communist; International, Executive Committee of the 3rd; International)

RecipientThe Communist Party of the United States; (CPUSA); The Communist Party of England, The Communist Party of Great; Britain

RepositoryRGASPI

ID #f.495, op.184, d.19. Special 1937. General Directives

DescriptionN/A

Date1937 Feb 7

AOC VolumeEnemies Within the Gates?: The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939

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