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South Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns

South Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns

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South Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns

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Introduction Socialist Ideals and Bolshevik Realities South Africa and the Archives of the Communist International

Document 1 Report of M. Wolberg to Comintern on 15 April 1920

Document 1a. Appendix to no. 1. Report of Informant of South African Police, 5 April 1919

Document 2 Report of J. Den Bakker and S. Barlin to ECCI, (Extracts from Minutes of Meeting, ECCI) 25 January 1921

Document 3 Letter from J. Den Bakker to ECCI, 12 March 1921

Document 4 Letter from J. Den Bakker to M. Kobetsky, [March–April 1921]

Document 5 Letter from W.H. Andrews to S. Barlin, 27 April 1921

Document 6 Report of S. Barlin to Comintern [April–June 1921]

Document 7 Letter from W.H. Andrews to G. Zinoviev, 17 May 1921

Document 8 Letter from D.I. Jones to L. Trotsky, 2 June 1921 (Extract)

Document 9 Letter from S. Barlin and D.I. Jones to M.V. Kobetsky, 11 June 1921

Document 10 Statement of South African Delegation to Comintern, 16 July 1921

Document 11 Letter from D.I. Jones to M. Rakosi, [July–August 1921]

Document 12 Official Report of First Congress, CPSA. 30–1 July–1 August 1921 (Extracts)

Document 13 Letter from W.H. Andrews to Comintern, 10 August 1921

Document 14 Report by D.I. Jones to Comintern, 13 August 1921

Document 15 Statement by D.I. Jones to ECCI, [September–October 1921]

Document 16 Minutes of Meeting, Presidium of ECCI, 10 January 1922 (Extract)

Document 17 Report of D.I. Jones to ECCI, 15 March 1922

Document 18 Letter from F., member of CPSA, to D.I. Jones, 16–20 March 1922

Document 19 Statement of D.I. Jones to ECCI, 25 March 1922

Document 20 Letter from D.I. Jones to O. Kuusinen, [April 1922]

Document 21 Letter from D.I. Jones to V.I. Lenin, 5 April 1922

Document 22 Letter from D.I. Jones to Comintern, 9 May 1922

Document 23 Letter from I. Amter to D.I. Jones, 10 May 1922

Document 24 Letter from D.I. Jones to G. Zinoviev, 11 May 1922

Document 25 Letter from D.I. Jones to M. Rakosi, 23 May 1922

Document 26 Letter from S.P. Bunting to General Secretary, Comintern, 1 January 1923

Document 27 Letter from D.I. Jones to ECCI, [8 January 1923]

Document 28 Letter from D.I. Jones to ECCI, 23 March 1923

Document 29 Report of EC to Second Congress, CPSA, 28 April 1923

Document 30 Report by S.P. Bunting on 4th Congress of Comintern, 29 April 1923 (Extracts)

Document 31 Letter from Provisional Secretary for Calling the Negro Conference to Executive Committee, CPSA, 23 July 1923

Document 32 Letter from Secretary for Calling Negro Conference to CPSA, 15 November 1923

Document 33 Minutes of Third Congress of CPSA, 27–30 October 1924 (Extracts)

Document 34 Documents of Fourth Congress of CPSA, 26–8 December 1925 (Extracts)

Document 35 Proposals of E. Sachs to Comintern, January 1926

Document 36 Letter from Head of All-Union Society for Cultural Contacts to Krestintern, 29 June 1926

Document 37 Letter from Krestintern to Eastern Secretariat, ECCI, 30 June 1926

Document 38 Letter from S.P. Bunting to Secretary, ECCI, 3 November 1926

Document 39 Report by J. La Guma to Anglo-American Secretariat, ECCI, 10 March 1927 [Extract]

Document 40 Statement of J. La Guma to Presidium, ECCI, 16 March 1927

Document 41 Remarks of N. Bukharin to Presidium, ECCI, 16 March 1927 (Extracts)

Document 42 Resolution of Presidium of ECCI, 16 March 1927

Document 43 Memorandum of D. Petrovsky to Presidium of ECCI, 17 March 1927

Document 44 Report of Meeting of Central Executive, CPSA, 7 July 1927

Document 45 Resolution of Politsecretariat of ECCI, 22 July 1927 (Extract)

Document 46 Minutes of Bureau Meeting, A-UCP(B) to ECCI, 25 August 1927 (Extract)

Document 47 Letter from S.P. Bunting to L. Gibarti, League Against Imperialism, [October 1927]

Document 48 Minutes of Meeting, Anglo-American Secretariat, ECCI, 1 December 1927 (Extract)

Document 49 Report of Discussion, Meeting of Anglo-American Secretariat, ECCI, 1 December 1927 (Extract)

Document 50 Draft telegram from ECCI to Sixth Congress, CPSA, 22 December 1927

Document 51 Letter from W. Demar to Secretariat, ECCI, 24 December 1927

Document 52 Report of Activities, Anglo-American Secretariat, ECCI, [late 1927 or early 1928] (Extract)

Document 53 Letter from J. La Guma to V. Demar, 10 January 1928

Document 54 Letter from D. Petrovsky to J. La Guma, 15 February 1928

Document 55 Letter from D. Petrovsky to CPSA, 15 February 1928

Document 56 Letter from V. Demar to J. La Guma, 22 February 1928

Document 57 Minutes of Meeting, Executive Committee, CPSA, 15 March 1928

Document 58 Minutes of Special Meeting, Central Executive Committee, CPSA, 17 March 1928

Document 59 Minutes of Meeting, Central Executive Committee, CPSA, 12 April 1928 (Extracts)

Document 60 Minutes of Meeting of the Central Executive Committee, CPSA, 10 May 1928

Document 61 Minutes of Meeting, Negro Commission, Sixth Congress, Comintern, 11 August 1928 (Extract)

Document 62 Letter from J. La Guma to D. Petrovsky, 22 August 1928

Document 63 Amendment to ‘Native Republic’ Slogan Proposed by CPSA Delegation, Sixth Comintern Congress, 25 August 1928

Document 64 Letter from J. La Guma to D. Petrovsky, 30 August 1928

Document 65 Minutes of Meeting, Central Executive Committee, CPSA, 20 September 1928 (Extracts)

Document 66 Resolution of Political Secretariat, ECCI, 19 October 1928 (Extract)

Document 67 Report of V. Danchin and W. Kalk to Anglo-American Secretariat, ECCI, [5 December 1928] (Extract)

Document 68 Letter from Anglo-American Secretariat, ECCI, to Central Executive Committee, CPSA, 14 December 1928

Document 69 Letter from T.W. Thibedi, 7 January 1929

Document 70 Letter from A. Nzula to R.P. Arnot, ECCI, 19 March 1929

Document 71 Report of B. Idelson to ECCI, August 1929 (Extract)

Document 72 Note by B.I. Idelson, 10 August 1929

Document 73 Circular of League of African Rights, 1 September 1929

Document 74 Report of D.G. Wolton to ECCI, 20 September 1929

Document 75 Report of B. Idelson to ECCI, 25 September 1929 (Extract)

Document 76 Letter from Maphutseng Lefela to Profintern, 9 October 1929

Document 77 Draft Telegram, Political Secretariat, ECCI to CPSA, 15 October 1929

Document 78 Coded Telegram from S.P. Bunting to Comintern, 25 October [1929]

Document 79 Letter from E. Roux to ECCI, 30 October 1929

Document 80 Statement of Executive Bureau, CPSA, to Colonial Committee, CPGB, 5 November 1929

Document 81 The Daily Mail about the Role of Comintern in Events in South Africa, 20 November 1929

Document 82 Draft telegram, CPGB to CPSA, 10–11 December 1929

Document 83 Letter from A. Nzula to ECCI, 11 December 1929

Document 84 Letter from Krestintern to Maphutseng Lefela, 2 February 1930

Document 85 Letter from J. Tsuene to D. Banderas, 25 March 1930

Document 86 Letter from Presidium, ECCI, to CPSA, 25 April 1930 (Extracts)

Document 87 Proposals of Eastern Secretariat, ECCI, to Political Commission, ECCI, 20 May 1930

Document 88 Letter from ECCI to CPSA, 10 September 1930 (Extracts)

Document 89 Report of E.S. Sachs to ECCI, 8 October 1930

Document 90 Minutes of Ninth Conference, CPSA, 26–8 December 1930 (Extracts)