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XeAel4e August 5 ° - page two Three puzzling manifestations and two revealing decisions e Last December 13th, a large meeting was held under the auspices of the Movement against Racism, against Anti-semitism and for Peace, Maitre André Blumel, Avocat de la Cour, was presiding. | The main speakers were the Great-Rabbi Fuchs and the Nditor-in-Chief | of the Christian review "Esprit", Jean-Marie Domenache Leaders and ‘representatives of extreme-left groups and of the communist Labor Unions (CGT, "Confédération Générale du Travail") attended ana side-by-side with them a number of outstanding intellectals, a Catholic priest, a Protestant minister and three rabbise A resolution | was adopted, protesting against German re-armament. It was decided to submit that detkaration to the French government, to the representatives of the Big Four ana to UNO. Two months later - at the occasion of the interdiction of a communist manifestation - a similar group of Christian intellectuals | signed a declaration of solidarity that was published by the 1 leftist newspaper "L'Humanité" in its issues of February 9th and 10th. | | S : : And again, early in June, a declaration appeared on Paris | walls: it was a protest against the dismissal of 400 employees of workers, followed the strike order issued by the leftist Labor Union, cot, This appeal of solidarity, onee more, was signed by both outstanding marxists and by well-known intellectuals, such as artists, professors, judges, writers, professionals. Soe of the | names figuring on the manifest were: Benoit Frachon Secretary General of the CGT, Raymond Guyot communist deputy of Paris, Maurice Cukerman secretary of the leftist Popular French Help; and side-by-sid with them: Dominican Father Chenu, Mr.Didier President of the Court of Appeals, Mr.Domenach Chief-Hditor of "Esprit", Mr.Adamart member of the "Institut", Emile Labeyrie ex-govemor of the Bank of Fraace, Father Hollande Superior of the "Mission de Paris" (replaced in the meantime) and several others. § This certainely seems tö be the most amazing coalition and its repetition proves that it is ot purely accidental. Two recent communist moves however help to c arify the picture and explain its backgrounde In the month of February, an intemational study and training course was held in Viennd under Cominform auspices. It was devoted to the formation of "specialists" in the atheistic fights about fifty carefully selected communists, designated to work in Catholic or Catholic-governed Luropean countries - Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain ana Western Germanys Some of the conclusions reached after the two weeks! discussions, were of far-reaching consequences, Although Communism remains fundamentally and totally opposed to @hristianity, it was decided that for tactical reasons, religion should not be openky attacked in the countries concerned, at least for the time being. Initiative in any anti-religious moves should be outwardly left to liberals and to socialists; while communist activity on these issues should not relax, but remain hidden. As to the Christians - especially the members of the clergy - they should be cleverly induced to participate MeMDersS eni and economic fighting fronts, especially along 55.
