The Twenty-Fourth National Congress, 1956
The Twenty-Fourth National Congress, 1956
Collection: The Political Culture of British Communism, 1920–1991 Volumes The Twenty-Fourth National Congress, 1956
This volume hosts material from the Communist Party of Great Britain’s (CPGB) Twenty-Fourth National Congress. Much of the Congress dealt with the fallout from Khrushchev’s secret speech at the Twentieth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in which he denounced the crimes of Stalin.
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Official Congress documents, 1956
This document contains a guide to reporting on the Congress, a document on Congress resolutions, newspaper clippings, the official political report delivered to Congress by Harry Pollitt, a report from...
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-02
Draft speeches and reports, 1956
This document contains a draft speech by Arnold Kettle with related correspondence, a draft report on ‘The Communist Party and Young People’, draft speech titled ‘Problem of Unity’ by Harry...
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-03
Material on logistical arrangements, 1956
This document contains a small cache of pre-Congress circulars outlining and organising general Congress arrangements.
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-04
Congress lists, amendments and resolutions, 1956
This document contains a list of nominations for the Executive Committee, a list of nominations for the Appeals Committee, a list of trips run by the CPGB, a file on...
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-05
Transcripts of Friday, 1956
This document contains transcripts of the proceedings from Friday the 30th March 1956 at the Twenty-Fourth National Congress, including speeches from various delegates.
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-06
Transcripts of Saturday, 1956
This document contains transcripts of the proceedings from Saturday the 31th March 1956 at the Twenty-Fourth National Congress, including speeches from various delegates.
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-07
Transcripts of Sunday AM, 1956
This document contains transcripts of the proceedings from the morning session of the Twenty-Fourth National Congress on Sunday the 1st of April, including speeches from various delegates.
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-08
Transcripts of Sunday PM, 1956
This document contains transcripts of the proceedings from the afternoon session of the Twenty-Fourth National Congress on Sunday the 1st of April, including speeches from various delegates.
Date:1956-1956Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-09-09
