THE (British Section of the Fourth International) has mittee in December 1981 and by the IMG at its Central Committee of 20/21 February.
The fusion a political importance although will result in a significantly larger organisation. takes place on the basis •T Ca agreement com monly to build the Fourth International Britain and to fight for the O laliC programme of revolutionary Marxism.
The fusion also the healing TebieSCliLs of a seven year old split. The the orreiis League for Socialist Action lav in a number members leaving the International Marxist Group in 1975.
In the period there has been agreeHAWeCAMe Nwo groups the imporLance of building an organisation praclicaly internationalist outlook, of rooting such an organisation in the industrial unions and of the centrality of the Labour Party for revoluMARXIST GROUP tionary politics today. Both organisations are committed the building of an independent revolutionary youth organisation. These BOSITORS were reaffirmed at the recent Conre ences organisations.
The fusion of the two organisations will SOCIALIST fusion are Socialist norm in result in trene ing the process building the British Section of the Fourth International and will also act as a greater pole of attraction for wider and larger forces that are moving towards revolutionary Marxism.
In particular In the last two years there has been a recomposition of forces calling themselves Trotskyist bolnin bruain anelstar nationally. Internationally a split trom the United Secretariat of ne roum nemetona led to the formation of CHALLENGE 'Declaration of Fusion' which announces the Group and the League for Socialist Action. We also publishing a statement from Roberts on behalf of the LSA on why it has decided now to fuse with the IMG.
Challenge has, period, published articles which take up the basis on which revolutionary should fuse. These positions reflect the views of the IMG as do many of the paper's articles The IMG will continue to take up any differences that may exist between the comrades from the two fused organisations, the IMG, within framework of building the party.
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mittee'. This formation original component parts. In Britain the Workers Socialist League and the International Communist League have TUSC• under the name of the Socialist WOKES League. They have no ner ain tus tional affiliations.
The choice for all those groups calling themselves Trotskyist and who are committed to building the • Fourth is publishing the Marxist Tony over the past organisations as is the the Particularly important is the need to fight for a clear internationalist class outlook. This means takWing up issues such as Poland and - most important of all Central America.
It is in Central America that the fight between our class and the imperialists has reached its sharpest point. Reagan and his International is clear;
the forces United Secretariat exist as a national for- that is not as Trotskyist organisaoul ol dl The fusion between the LSA and the ING is a step towards a strong united organisation which in the years ahead can intervene in the workers radicalisalink tionally and internationallv with all those forces moving towards Marxist revolutottary positions.
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fused with the League for Socialist Action. The fusion was agreed by the LSA Steering Com-