[p. 16]
Dear Jim,
I have just received a copy of your letter to Farrell dated Feb. 25th. The fact is that even if we present the Toronto agreement to the Pabloites, they won't respond and the present state of affairs will continue. From a long term point of view, it would enable us to wage a campaign, but to achieve concrete results we still somehow or other have to break through to those in his ranks.
[p. 17]
The IC suggestions are the opinions of the comrades in Europe. My own section fully supports the Toronto decisions. If yourself and the comrades think that we should proceed without the others, then I am prepared to put it to the NC which meets on March 20th-21st, and recommend such procedure. Let me have your views and we shall give them immediate consideration.
Of course you are perfectly right about the IC suggestions going "over the heads" of Pablo, but the answer to that is that Pablo does not want unity and that somehow or other you have got to go over "his head." For instance we are inviting the Italians here during May, and they have accepted. This is an attempt to get round Pablo.
I cannot make any more progress in Europe. We will go ahead with yourselves and the Canadians if you think that is necessary.
We are still being witch-hunted out of the Labour Party, and for the last few weeks it has been one constant fight after another. Brian Behan is at the moment in jail serving his sentence arising from the Shell Mex strike.
Warmest Wishes,
/s/ Jerry
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