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South Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns

South Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 :  Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 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 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns

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Introduction Documents In Volume 2

Document 1 Letter from Negro Bureau to Eastern Secretariat, 1931

Document 2 Letter from J. Gumede to International Secretariat, League Against Imperialism, 1931

Document 3 Report by J. Ford to European Secretariat, RILU, 21 Feruary 1931 (extracts)

Document 4 Letter from ECCI to Central Commitee, CPSA, 20 June 1931 (extracts)

Document 5 Report of A. Nzula to ECCI on Situation in CPSA, 5 August 1931

Document 6 Resolution of Political Secretariat, ECCI, 18 October 1931 (extracts)

Document 7 Autobiography of M. Kotane (late 1931)

Document 8 Instruction for Eugene Dennis, ECCI Emissary to CPSA, 19 January 1932

Document 9 Letter from S.P. Bunting to ECCI, 10 February 1932

Document 10 Report of D. Wolton to ECCI, 7 April 1932 (extracts)

Document 11 Letter from ECCI to S.P. Bunting, 15 July 1932

Document 12 Minutes of Meeting of Political Commission, Political Secretariat of ECCI, 15 July 1932 (extracts)

Document 13 Letter from E. Dennis to ECCI, 16 July 1932 (extracts)

Document 14 Resolution of CPSA, July 1932 (extracts)

Document 15 Letter from E. Dennis to ECCI, 22 July 1932

Document 16 Letter from E. Dennis to Comintern, 22 October 1932

Document 17 Letter from S.P. Bunting to ECCI, 26 October 1932

Document 18 Report of Committee of Opponents of PB, CPSA to ECCI, 13 November 1932

Document 19 Minutes of Meeting of African CPSA Members, 13 November 1932

Document 20 Speech of A. Nzula at World Congress, International Red Aid (MOPR), 18 November 1932

Document 21 Letter from M. Kotane to Comintern, 30 November 1932

Document 22 Letter from M. Kotane to ECCI, 1 April 1933

Document 23 Report to Comintern, 8 June 1933

Document 24 Letter from M. Kotane to ECCI, 3 August 1933

Document 25 Letter from M. Kotane to Communist Party of Great Britain, 12 September 1933

Document 26 Letter from M. Kotane to ECCI, 9 January 1934

Document 27 Obituary of A. Nzula by J.B. Marks, 22 February 1934

Document 28 Letter from M. Kotane to Politbureau, CPSA, 23 February 1934

Document 29 Letter from a Group of Johannesburg Communists to PB, CPSA, 27 February 1934

Document 30 Letter from D.G. Wolton to ECCI, 13 March 1934 (extracts)

Document 31 Letter from D.G. Wolton to ECCI, 13 March 1934

Document 32 Letter from M. Kotane to ECCI, 11 April 1934

Document 33 Minutes of Special Meeting, Johannesburg Branch, CPSA, 24 May-2 June 1934 (extracts)

Document 34 Resolutions of Political Commission, ECCI, 3 June 1934

Document 35 Letter from Comintern to CPSA, 27 June 1934

Document 36 Letter from L. Bach to PB, CPSA, 9 July 1934

Document 37 Letter from M. Kotane to ECCI, 10 July 1934

Document 38 Letter from M. Kotane to ECCI, 30 October 1934

Document 39 Letter from J. Marks to ECCI, 1934

Document 40 Letter from M. Kotane to CCI, 20 February 1935

Document 41 Letter from J. Gomas to H. Haywood, 18 March 1935

Document 42 Letter from J. B. Marks to ECCI, 15 July 1935

Document 43 Letter from E. Roux to J. Gomas, 12 September 1935

Document 44 Telegram from M. Kotane, J. Gomas and E. Roux to ECCI, 14 September 1935

Document 45 Letter from J. Gomas to ECCI, 16 September 1935 (extract)

Document 46 Telegram from Five CPSA Members to ECCI, 17 September 1935

Document 47 Letter from Kuusinen and Marty to CPSA, [14-20 September 1935]

Document 48 Report of E. Mofutsanyana to ECCI, 20 September 1935

Document 49 Letter from E. Roux and Others Communists to ECCI, 20 September 1935 (extracts)

Document 50 Telegram from E. Mofutsanyana to ECCI, 22 September 1935

Document 51 Report of E. Mofutsanyana to ECCI, 25 September 1935

Document 52 Letter from E. Roux to ECCI, 12 November 1935

Document 53 Statement by E. Roux to ECCI, November 1935 (extracts)

Document 54 Statement of L. Bach to South African Commission, 23 November 1935 (extracts)

Document 55 Circular Letter - Invitation to a Meeting of Anglo-American Secretariat, 27 December 1935

Document 56 Report of M. Kotane to Anglo-American Secretariat, 31 December 1935

Document 57 Autobiography of J. Mpama [1936]

Document 58 Autobiography of L. Bach, 10 February 1936

Document 59 Draft Resolution Prepared by ECCI for Adoption by 9th Congress of CPSA, 25 February 1936

Document 60 A. Marty's Report to G. Dimitrov, 11 March 1936

Document 61 Address of A. Marty to South African Commission, 13 March 1936

Document 62 J. Mpama's Statement to South African Commission, 13 March 1936

Document 63 Resolution of Secretariat of ECCI on the Situation in CPSA, 17 March 1936

Document 64 M. Kotane's Statement to South African Commission, 19 March 1936

Document 65 Statement of J. Mpama to South African Commission, 19 March 1936

Document 66 Statement of A. Marty to South African Commission, 19 March 1936 (extracts)

Document 67 Programme of Action Proposed to CPSA, 19 March 1936

Document 68 Letter from M. Kotane to G. Hardy, 1 September 1936

Document 69 Minutes, Sixth Conference, CPSA, 5-6 September 1936 (extracts)

Document 70 Address of J. Mpama to Sixth National Conference, CPSA, September 1936 (extract from Conference Minutes)

Document 71 Letter from J.B. Marks to ECCI, [1936]

Document 72 Minutes of Politbureau, CPSA, 26 January 1937

Document 73 Report of G. Hardy to ECCI, 9 February 1937

Document 74 Address of A. Marty to his Secretariat, 11 March 1937

Document 75 Statement of A. Marty and Responses, A. Marty's Secretariat, 17 March 1937

Document 76 Decision of Secretariat, ECCI, 3 April 1937

Document 77 Letter from I. Wolfson to the Comintern, 15 April 1937

Document 78 Letter from I. Wolfson to the Comintern, 23 April 1937

Document 79 Letter from A. Marty to G. Dimitrov, May 1937

Document 80 Minutes of Meeting, PB to CPSA, 11 June 1937

Document 81 Minutes of Meeting, Politbureau, CPSA, 12 June 1937

Document 82 Report of I. Wilson to CPGB, October 1937 (extract)

Document 83 Letter from H. Pollitt to A. Marty, 1 November 1937

Document 84 Decision of Meeting in Paris, 4 November 1937

Document 85 Statement of H. Basner to A. Marty, 5 November 1937

Document 86 Report of R. Michel to A. Marty, 16 November 1937

Document 87 Letter from P. Kerrigan to ECCI, 17 November 1937

Document 88 Letter from R. Naumann to G. Dimitrov, 3 December 1937

Document 89 Minutes of Meeting, Central Committee of the CPSA, 31 December 1937-3 January 1938 (extract)

Document 90 Report of A. Marty to G. Dimitrov, 6 February 1938

Document 91 Report of P. Kerrigan to ECCI, [May 1938]

Document 92 Resolution of Central Committee, CPSA, 29 December 1938-2 January 1939

Document 93 Minutes of Colonial Committee, CPGB, 21 February 1939 (extracts)