Re: Cochran & Pablo

["Einde O'Callaghan" <einde.ocallaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Louis Proyect wrote:
>
> >I've been doing some reading about the development of teh Fourth
> >International after the war until the split in 1953. One of the articles
> >I'm reading mentions that Cochran in the USA and Lawrence in Britain
> >were allies of Michel Pablo in the split. I know that Lawrence ended up
> >joining the British CP but from what Louis has said at various times
> >about Cochran he doesn't seem to have shared this approach.
> >
> >So what exactly was the relationship between Cochran and Pablo, other
> >than the fact that they were both in conflict with Cannon?
> >
<snip>
>
> Cochran was not that involved with Pablo politically, as opposed to George
> Clarke who after becoming the SWP representative to the FI decided that
> Pablo's perspectives made sense. (The three main leaders of the Cochranite
> group were Cochran, Clarke and Braverman.)
>
Thanks to both Louis and Alex for their informative replies.

Einde O'Callaghan



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