[Group of 22 documents related to the 1977 Birmingham Conference of Marxist-Leninists]

Birmingham, Glasgow, etc. 1977. A group of mostly mimeographed documents in various formats, generally around 8.25x11.5 inches, bound together with a metal clip. The conference marked an attempt to build unity between various M-L groups in the UK after the host organization, the Communist Workers Movement, had split from the Communist Party of Britain, Marxist-Leninist, and these documents include material from the organizers as well as from others in attendance, some generally supportive, others polemically critical. Somewhat thumbed and slightly grubby, but generally in very good condition aside from the perforation of the metal clip.

Contents include the following items:
- For Marxist-Leninist unity: on the Birmingham Conference, June (1977) (20p., from the Workers' Party of Scotland. Date in title is an error; the conference was in July.)
- Open letter to all Marxist-Leninist organizations (single sheet, from the Communist Workers Movement)
- The "absolute decline" of the Communist Party of Britain, Marxist-Leninist (23p., by members of three former branches)
- Proposals on the suggested conference of Marxist-Leninists (single sheet, Communist Workers Movement)
- [single page letter from the Communist Workers Movement announcing that invitation had been withdrawn from A. Manchanda and his group]
- Bourgeoisie vs Proletariat (10p., Communist Workers Movement)
- After the conference - towards unity (single page, apparently from the Communist Workers Movement)
- The Trade Union Movement (6p., unsigned, together with supplementary sheet)
- Submission on the National Question in the British Isles (3p., Communist Workers Movement)
- Draft notes for conference on the crisis (13p., unsigned)
- Points concerning Marxist-Leninist unity (single sheet, signed J.G., "CWM" penned at top)
- Notes towards a class analysis (7p., unsigned)
- The British road to socialism: a critique (15p., Coventry Workers' Association)
- Amendments to the thesis (4p., Coventry Workers' Association)
- Theses of the CFB(M-L) for the Conference of Marxist-Leninists (4p., Communist Federation of Britain, M-L)
- On "the way forward" (3p., submitted by M.D. in London)
- The present situation - our tasks (8p., from C.T. and R.B. in London)
- To serve the working class: Marxist-Leninist unity (14p., Joint Action Committee of Marxist-Leninists)
- Perspectives on the crisis in Britain (5p., unsigned)
- Some thoughts on fascism in Britain (3p., "Birmingham indep." penned in corner)
- Paper on "The international situation" (3p., "submitted by a comrade in Birmingham")
- [untitled paper on ideology, 6p.], together with an appendix on The Voice of the People newspaper, (7p., Richard and Jenny Turner).

Cat.No: 329566

Price: $175.00