Dominican Republic 1965
First Published: July 1965;
Source: Avante! Year 34-Serie VI-N°. 357, p. 3;
Transcribed: by Amaury Rodriguez;
Translation: for marxists.org by Amaury Rodriguez and Victor Miguel Castillo de Macedo, 2019.
Transcriber’s note: This message of solidarity with the people of the Dominican Republic appeared in Avante! [Onward!], organ of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP, for its Portuguese initials). It is possible that the proposal to draft this document was a result of talks between the Italian and Portuguese Communist Party delegations that met at the 1965 gathering in Brussels.[1]
The representatives of 19 Communist Parties[2] from the capitalist countries in Europe gathered at a Conference in Brussels
Brussels, 3 June 1965
1. “Uma delegação de Partido Comunista Português, constituída pelos camaradas Álvaro Cunhal, secretario geral do Partido, e Sérgio Vilarigues, membro do Secretariado do Comité Central, encontrou-se com o camarada Luigi Longo, secretario geral do Partido Comunista Italiano, e entrou em conversações com uma delegação de Secretariado e da Direcção do Partido; Renato Sandri, membro do Comité Central; Paolo Diodati, Irma Trevi e outros camaradas da Secção do Estrangeiro do P.C.I; tendo procedido a uma troca de opiniões e de informações.
“As duas delegações condenaram expressamente la guerra de agressão conduzida pelo imperialismo Americano no Viet-Nam do Sur e contra a Republica Democrática do Viet-Nam assim como a intervenção military dos Estados Unidos contra a Republica de S. Domingos.”
[A delegation from the Portuguese Communist Party – comprised of comrades Álvaro Cunhal, General Secretary of the Party, and Sérgio Vilarigues, member of the Central Committe Secretariat – met with comrades Luigi Longo, General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party, entering into talks with a delegation from the Secretariat and the leadership of the Party with whom they exchanged views and information: Renato Sandri, member of the Central Committe, Paolo Diodati, Irma Trevi and other comrades from the Foreign Section of the P.C.I.
The two delegations expressly condemned the war of aggression conducted by American imperialism in South Vietnam and against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam as well as the United States military intervention against the Republic of S. Domingos (sic).]
See: “Comunicado comum do P.C Portugues e do Partido Communista Italiano” [Joint Statement by the Portuguese CP and the Italian Communist Party] Avante! Year 34-Serie VI- N°.357, pg.4.
2. According to a statement published in Avante!, the June of 1965 gathering in Brussels brought together delegates from the following parties: German Communist Party, Socialist Unity Party (SED), Communist Party of Austria, Communist Party of Belgium, Progressive Party of Working People of Cyprus (AKEL), Communist Party of Denmark, Communist Party of Spain, Communist Party of Finland, French Communist Party, Communist Party of Great Britain, Communist Party of Greece, Communist Party of Northern Ireland, Irish Worker’s League (South), Italian Communist Party, Communist Party of Luxembourg, Communist Party of Norway, The Communist Party of the Netherlands, Portuguese Communist Party, Swiss Party of Labour. See: “Conferencia dos partidos comunistas dos países capitalistas da Europa: Comunicado.” [Conference of European Communist Parties from Capitalist Countries.] Avante!, Year 34-Serie VI- N°.357, pg.3.