Stuk 191 - 7 February 1956-13 February 1956

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Typed report on CPI and KO activities. George Jeffares gave a lecture on “The Crisis of Imperialism”, arguing that Imperialism symbolized aggression and injustice to weaker peoples. He quoted the present situation in Cyprus. He said that the Americans were furthering the cause of Imperialism by giving help to the British Empire and that the only answer to Imperialism is the policy of the USSR. The members of the IWL were urged to press for wage increases at Trade Union meetings. The Left-Wing group decided at a meeting to publish a circular setting out the 12 points in the Labour Party programme and how these points have been neglected.