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Letter to Jan Frankel, July 5, 1933
| Author(s) | Leon Trotsky |
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| Written | 5 July 1933 |
Restructuring the IS
Dear Jan:
It is very difficult to give advice in matters concerning the IS. In any case, I would advise very strongly against calling a new plenum without pressing political or organizational reasons. It costs time and money. And when such an undertaking achieves no practical results, it only creates dissatisfaction with the Secretariat. If it is desired to change the composition of the Secretariat, have the comrades in question in Paris come to an agreement and secure the assent of the comrades abroad in writing. There are representatives of four national sections in Paris. The Belgian representative is quite close by. Erwin [Bauer] is traveling abroad and will probably go to Paris (he'll be here the day after tomorrow). That is completely sufficient for restructuring the Secretariat if it proves to be necessary. Perhaps it would be best to leave everything as is until Erwin arrives in Paris.
I do not mean to say that the situation is satisfactory. Quite the opposite. As far as I can judge by the correspondence with the various sections, it seems to me that the situation is very much in need of reform. But premature, unprepared reforms often make the situation worse.
I can understand Raymond's concern about the print shop very well. But one could proceed very cautiously and vouchsafe the undertaking in advance through an agreement with our Bohemian friends and with the German comrades (printers) who are inclined to invest a certain sum in the undertaking. Let us hope that Erwin will be able to give us definite word about this.
Yesterday, a telegram arrived concerning the granting of a French visa. Van went to the French consulate today. The business seems to be on more solid ground than the Czech visa, although I don't consider it to be settled once and for all. The journey will also involve considerable difficulties. But we hope these will be overcome in one way or another. So it is possible that we will see each other soon.
With cordial greetings.
Yours,
L. Trotsky