"The only possible basis for getting agreement immediately": letter from Gerry Healy to Sal Santen, a leader of the Dutch section of the International Secretariat

Burns · July 12, 1957 · 146 words

From Towards a History of the Fourth International, Second series, vol. 3: How Healy and Pablo Blocked Reunification (Documents, 1956-58), Plus Documents on Algeria and Ceylon (Education for Socialists, Socialist Workers Party, New York, July 1978), pp. 65. Reproduced with the permission of Pathfinder Press. Scan: Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line.

77, Sternhold Avenue

London, S.W.2.

Dear Sal,

I saw your letter to Peter Fryer this morning and am taking the liberty to send you a copy of our "Review". If you can take out a subscription it will be appreciated. The rate is 14/-d for 6 issues post free. If you cannot, then we will in any case send it to you regularly on an exchange basis.

It would be very wrong for us to take for granted the question of unity. This will depend more than anything else upon basic political agreement. As a stage in this direction the J.P. Cannon proposals and our proposals here are the only possible basis for getting agreement immediately. I hope you will support us in these proposals. Where do you stand on Comrade Cannon's proposals for instance? If you have time, please let me know.

Comradely,

Burns [Healy]

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