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Dear Comrade Kerry,
We want to report to you on the unity of Japanese Revolutionary Communist League and Japanese Committee Of The Fourth International, and our opinion towards the coming Congress of the IS.
1. On the unity of JRCL and JCFI.
JCFI was formed by Ryu Ota who left JRCL in an utterly unprincipled way in 1958. Ota followed wholly the Pabloite's revisionism, used dirty organizational maneuvers, never stopping irresponsible slanders on JRCL, always wavering between utterly unrealistic ultra-left lines (calling for an armed insurrection during the struggles against the Security Treaty) and opportunism, arousing distrust and misunderstanding towards Trotskyism and 4th International among the radical workers. But young members of Ota's group, who realized the mistakes of Ota's lines and correctness of the policies of JRCL, keeping contact with the latter, fought with his faction. On June 23, they expelled Ota from JCFI and openly decided to unite with JRCL. JRCL naturally welcomed this call, and has continued political discussion with them. As the result, these 30 members of JCFI completely agreed to accept the policies of JRCL and formally joined the latter. In Ota's faction, now no more than 10 members are left. This shows the complete bankruptcy and defeat of Pablo-ism and the victory of real Trotskyism in Japan. The enclosed statement on the unity was drafted by JRCL and unanimously accepted by both organizations. We are sure that this unification has created one of the conditions which will make favorable the perspective of the struggle by the International Faction against the present IS.
2. On the coming world congress of the IS.
The new development of revolutions in Cuba and other backward countries, clear signs of new upsurge in some advanced countries, wavering within Social Democracies and Stalinism—these are creating very favorable conditions for a rapid development of Trotskyism. It is more and more clear that unless the 4th International recovers as quickly as possible its function of unified leadership, throws out the Pabloites from its leadership, the 4th International will fatally lag behind the situations.
In view of this fundamental appraisal, and the fact that at present Pablo is excluded from any activities, that the bankruptcy of Pabloism has been made clear by the objective situations, and lastly, that in Japan the unity of Trotskyist movements has been achieved as the direct result of overcoming the Pabloism—in view of these facts, JRCL considers it necessary to bring into the IS congress the theory and policies of the IC, and to strengthen the contacts with the Trotskyists in the world. Livio wrote to JCFI to come to Europe by December 25. We want to propose as follows:
1. The representatives of the IC sections should meet in Europe before the IS congress;
2. And there work out the conditions for the unification of IS and IC, and our program against the program of the IS;
3. Should present our joint proposal before the IS, to participate in the congress if the necessary agreement is reached.
We want to know your opinion on this question. JRCL is preparing its programs which criticise the draft program of the IS. We consider it proper for JRCL to regard the coming congress as the congress of the IS fraction (not as the one of the 4th International), and to participate in it even if the IC as a whole cannot participate in it.
Please let us know your opinion.
Yours fraternally,
Kyoji Niahi
National Chairman of JRCL