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The Twenty-Third National Congress, 1954

The Twenty-Third National Congress, 1954

Collection: The Political Culture of British Communism, 1920-1991    Volumes    The Twenty-Third National Congress, 1954

This volume hosts material from the Communist Party of Great Britain’s (CPGB) Twenty-Third National Congress. This was the first congress since the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

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Reports from the Empire Conference, 1954

This contains the official report from the Empire’s Conference, established to bring international Communist parties together to fight against British imperialism. The document also contains a draft political report to...

Date:1954-1954
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-01

Discussions on the composition of the new Executive Committee, 1954

This document contains files related to deliberations about the composition of the newly elected Executive Committee (EC), including correspondence to and from Harry Pollitt, a list of EC members, and...

Date:1954-1954
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-08-11

Papers of Max Egelnick, 1954

This document contains a report on ‘London after the Party Congress’, a syllabus on the Twenty-Third Congress, handwritten notes on Congress discussions, and a press guide for journalists reporting on...

Date:1954-1954
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-08-10

Transcripts of Congress proceedings, 1954

This document contains transcripts of the proceedings from the Twenty-Third National Congress, including speeches from various delegates.

Date:1954-1954
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-08-09

John Gollan’s report to Congress, 1954

This document contains transcripts of John Gollan’s Congress speech reporting on the political situation.

Date:1954-1954
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-08-08

Papers of James Klugmann, 1954

This document contains James Klugmann’s file from Congress. It contains a copy of the “British Road”, a table of Congress preparations, memorandums sent to party organisations about Congress preparations, a...

Date:1954-1954
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-08-07

Official Congress documents, 1954

This document contains the report of the Executive Committee to Congress on party activity, a bulletin from the London District, the fourth draft report to Congress, and memorandums sent to...

Date:1954-1954
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-08-06
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