Dear Comrade Tissot,
We received your letter of March 6.
Regrettably, it does not address a single historical or political issue raised
in my letter of March 5.
Instead, you claim that the content of
my letter “is largely false.” In fact, my reply was based on a verbatim
transcription of what you said during the discussion held on February 28. There
were no “false characterizations” or “misrepresentation” of your arguments.
If you want to withdraw, correct or
clarify your positions, you will be provided the opportunity to do so. But do
not begin this discussion by claiming that what is cited in my previous letter
is not what you said.
In response to your request for time
to clarify your position, the National Committee will postpone for one week its
scheduled meeting until Sunday, March 17. We request that you provide the NC
with your written clarification by March 14. We believe this is sufficient time
for you, as an individual member, to formulate your views in a politically
coherent manner.
However, the non-negotiable condition
for holding this discussion is that you provide, in writing, the following
assurances and undertakings:
1. You accept the Constitution and political discipline of the PES.
2. You have not been, and will not be, in communication with political
tendencies, organizations or individuals outside the PES.
3. You have not distributed or made available in any way, and will not
in the future, documents and information related to internal party matters (of
either the PES or ICFI) with Steiner, Brenner, Batta, Ross and their various
political allies and affiliates (Savas, Altamira, etc.) or with any other
tendencies and individuals outside the ICFI.
We request that you affirm in writing
your unequivocal acceptance of these conditions no later than tomorrow, March
8.
If you agree to this, we will give you
political leave until March 14 to prepare your reply.
Fraternally,
Alex Lantier, for the National
Committee of the PES
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