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[p076] ‘For information WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE Wie Cacite The Newsletter Council of Budapest, which appeared in 1961. to express my _ great extracts from my pamphlet on the Central Workers issue No. 18 of your magazine you reproduced long ently about it three years ago, but now, Institute, who published my pamphlet. As for my permission, I would have thought differ- that you refer to permission from the Imre Nagy win iat iy Att! 34 ant a ceetetbnebicee TH ceaTsleveliad) aati vit ait author’s permission before printing a text. astonishment at your attitude in not going through the generally acknowledged procedure of asking the sur. must make it clear to you that I made a def. However, I itaiaile pati a Uae 2 Copy of a letter to International Socialism, 47 My attention has just been drawn to the fact that in break with this institute in autumn 1961 because of its have given you this permission even if, in accordance The said institute has thus no right It is true initive I would not 3 TGWU conference cool on Wilson’s re wil Hu i il these “WAGE FRFFZE’ THRE rari li sleet EE ul erie He pitts iether] sitet Capitalism’, with your opinion about the character, so-called ‘State 4 also with you. have broken with the revisionists and consequently ‘concepts which and the lessons of which are living proofs of , . FOR GUARD hit sulla! ia A Bp J f e __— (eSB RALGTE Hee ft tid ita? ‘fs Ppp . Eel MASSIVE POLICE “ORNERIKA of the USSR. actions are as much I trust, Mr. Editor, that you will agree. Yours, etc., pamphlet as you have already promised to do. to please refrain from printing the entire text of my support of the Hungarian councils, For these reasons I ask you to publish my letter and ‘concepts’ and actions are close to the experiences and of i . lait . zs Lert BEM 1) ee DT Hi ee) And wh only the Socialist Labour League and not you. that organisat with normal procedure, you had asked me for it. prise and do not evoke the Hungarian Revolution, the course of of “imperialism” and Trotsky’s of “permanent revolu- tion” ... are no longer adequate’—be consistent and Hungarian workers’ councils is inconceivable along (page 3, No. 18 of your magazine) that ‘Lenin’s concept ‘concepts’ as with the Hungarian workers’ counctls. And if there is in England an organisation whose The point is, the experience of the Your opinion and your practival in contradiction with these en you writie BALAZS NAGY zon 1S I

[p077] For information Copy of a letter to International Socialism, 47 Fitzroy Road, London, N.W.1, dated 2lst October, 1964. To the Editor, Dear Sir, My attention has just been drawn to the fact that in issue No. 18 of your magazine you reproduced long extracts from my pamphlet on the Central Workers’ Council of Budapest, which appeared in 1961. Allow me to express my great surprise and astonishment at your attitude in not going through the generally acknowledged procedure of asking the author’s permission before printing a text. It is true that you refer to permission from the Imre Nagy Institute, who published my pamphlet. However, I must make it clear to you that I made a definitive break with this institute in autumn 1961 because of its revisionist position which arose from its dependence upon capitalism. The said institute has thus no right of any kind to dispose of my writings—above all now that it has been dissolved. As for my permission, I would have thought differ- ently about it three years ago, but now, I would not have given you this permission even if, in accordance CTP test The Newsletter WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE WEEKLY JOURMAL OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE with normal procedure, you had asked me for it. I have broken with the revisionists and consequently also with you. The point is, the experience of the Hungarian workers’ councils is inconceivable along with your opinion about the character, so-called ‘State Capitalism’, of the USSR. And when you wriie (page 3, No. 18 of your magazine) that ‘Lenin’s concept of “imperialism” and Trotsky’s of “permanent revolu- tion” ... are no longer adequate’—be consistent and do not evoke the Hungarian Revolution, the course of which and the lessons of which are living proofs of these ‘concepts’. Your opinion and your practical actions are as much in contradiction with these ‘concepts’ as with the Hungarian workers’ councils. And if there is in England an organisation whose ‘concepts’ and actions are close to the experiences and support of the Hungarian councils, that organisation is only the Socialist Labour League and not you. For these reasons I ask you to publish my letter and to please refrain from printing the entire text of my pamphlet as you have already promised to do. I trust, Mr. Editor, that you will agree. Yours, etc., BALAZS NAGY MASSIVE POLICE + GUARD FOR TGWU conference cool on Wilson’s ‘WAGE FRFYZE’ THRE cers 10 te 4 A oe te “PRDERIKA by iti "Tiebiby fil! Sti*e s ® f ii ball tf t t = ipl ells i HIS 4) H ll TT Starting out as a little news-sheet in May, 1957, it has fought its way up to a newspaper printed by the most modern techniques Please tear off and send to The Newsletter, 186 Clapham High Street, London, S.W.4. I enclose 8/6 for 12 issues (post paid) of The Newsletter. Peer Pe Biles PROGEORG So oi hw ce ees noe eos 8 6 @ jie, 32.9 Ss ¢ 8 © @.6.@€ 076 6 0 Opele be 6 0 6.408 8.6 8. 06 ee Please send me: The Newsletter/Book L‘sts/Information about The Socialist Labour League.

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