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The truth about the relations between the Marxist-Leninist Party of the USA and the Communist Party of Canada (M-L)


Letter of the NEC of the Communist Party of Canada (M-L) to the NEC of the Central Organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists January 19,1980

To:
National Executive Committee
Central Organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists

Dear Comrades;

The National Publications Centre has forwarded to us a letter signed by the Chicago Branch of an organization calling itself “Marxist-Leninist Party, USA”, account F-388. Since the National Publications Centre only conducts business with the Chicago Branch of the Central Organization of U.S. Marxist-Leninists under this account number, they have brought this matter to our attention.

We consider this letter from the Chicago Branch of the “Marxist-Leninist Party, USA” to be a sign of the very inauspicious manner in which you are conducting the relations between our two organizations. Our letter dated December 5, 1979 remains without an answer which is highly irregular, to say the least, and we are informing you that neither the National Publications Centre, nor any of the Institutions associated with CPC(M-L) will have anything whatsoever to do with any “Marxist-Leninist Party, USA” until such a time as it is clarified what this organization is, what are its relations to COUSML and whether this “Marxist-Leninist Party, USA” is interested in establishing relations with us, or merely in receiving literature.

We urge you, once again, to pay serious attention to our proposal contained in our letter addressed to the National Committee of COUSML from the Central Committee of CPC(M-L), dated December 5, 1979 and that we be informed at the earliest possible time of the response.

National Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist)
January 19,1980.

The above letter was delivered to us on February 4 via rapid inter-party channels. For reasons of their own, the leadership of CPC(M-L) backdated it to January 19. As well, along with this letter we also received a form letter dated December 15,1979. This letter was a cover letter for their letter to the CC of the RCP of Chile, which was enclosed.