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With reference to your letter of 11 June 1947 requesting
information on policy matters discussed by Foster and certain
members of the Central Committee of the French Consumist
“in Paris, I should like to sumarise the action taken by
organization on Foster',
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conversations with foreign gemuntet cer
411 stations on Foster's
the British Entre Conference
contacts and the content of
The first reaction from Paris reported Foster's meeting with
Thores and Duolos on 7 March and a plamed meeting for the next
day with other members of the Central Committee (this information
mas distributed to you in IB-3658 on 4 April 1947). No adequate
follow up on this original report
fast to be accounted for prime
Nationale, for political reasons,
investigative attention (as
3947).
subsequently produced —
the hesitation of the Surete
rive Foster's visit adequate
you in B-1777 of 1 July
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however, included in a report from M.I.6, Heatiồn
(copy enclosed hurowith). Although urce of
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mentioned al specific topios
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The attention of our (Paris) station has been directed to the
actual conversations that took place in this Paris meeting, änd
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H 1.6 report will be obtainad kuah additional information will,
of course, be tranmitted to you immediately upon its rendipt.
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DATE OF INFO: As stated
DATE
May 15, 1947
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On 15.3.47, our representative in Rome reported that FOS TER
had arrived there on 14.3.47. for a stay of a few days.
"On 1.4.47., we heard from Belgrade that gocording to loqal
press reports of 25.3.47., FOSTER had left Jugoslavia on
24.3.47. No details were given regarding his destination,
but the press report mentioned that he had been accompanied
by Tim K, Lander of the Labour Progressive Party of Canada.
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"A report dated 1.4.47 from (Paris, stated that after the
British Communist Party Congress in London, several important
delegates had arrived in Paris among whom were William Z.
POSTER, Tim BUCKYLAHAUT, Chief of the Belgian Communist Party,
who had not been in London, and who arrived direct from Brussels
and Harry FOLLITT. At the same time several Communist delegates
who had been present at the W.I.D.F. Congross in Prague, had
also arrived in Paris, including Nina POPOVA, the U.S.S.R. dele-
gato, as well as delegates from Greece, Brazil, Cuba, and the
Viet-Nam. Our source, however, does not know names of any
axcept those mentioned.
"Several meetings were held at the Headquarters of the Central
Committee of the French Communist Party at 44, rue Le Peletier.
At one of these meetings the following were known to have been
present: William POS TER, Tim BUCK, Dolores IBARKURT, Nina
POPOVA, MauricZTROREZ, Andre BARTY, Jacques SOCLOS LAUVAIS,
CACHIN, BERLIORACHON, MONMOUSSEAUPAJON, Robert RENT, and
also George MILLIAIS GAICHAILOV, Comintern Delegato.
* "John PIT MAN, Paris correspondent of the American Daly Worker'
had acted as intérpreter. Although our source does not know
much of what happened at this meeting because great secrecy was
observed, he states that the meeting was concerned with uniting
of world democratic forces against international reaction. In
this connection, the French Communist leaders are said to have
very much regretted the difficulty of bringing about the union
between the American Federation of Labour, and the Congress of
Industrial Organizations in the U.S.A.
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Jacquet DUCLOS made a special report emphasizing that this was
one of the most important tasks to be carried out by the Communists
within the C.I.Ö.
"Bosidos the above, the question of Grocco and Turkey was discussed,
notably the question of boycotting of war materials sent to those
countries.
"Finally, the different speakers spoke of the necessity of defending
the U.S.B.R. by all possible means.
"Andre MARTY is said to have specially dealt with the question of
labour in the colonies, emphasising the necessity of bringing about
unity of action among the black, throughout the African Continent,
g., in Franch, British and Belgian possessionă.
"The above, according to our source, were the principal points
which had been studied during the various moetings of Communist
chiofa in Paris.
"We understand that all other details about FOSTER's arrival and
departure from this country have already been passed to you by
4. I. 5.
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