Forum October 12 1952

As Premier Stalin and the members of the Politburo etered the Hall the delegates from the 16 republics which constitute the Soviet Union and the fraternal representatives from the Communist Parties of other countries rose to offer ovation to the leaders. [...] On the opening day (October 6) Depty Premier Molotov and the Secretary of the Central Comittee of the Communist Party Georgi M. Malenkov read dtailed reports the former stressing the tasks of the Party Congress and of the nation in advancing the country towards Communism and the latter emphasising the role of the U.S.S. [...] Under the sagcious leadership of the founder of the Party Lenin the country survived a Civil War at the intial years of the new Republic a wholesale boycott of the Western nations and lived through years of belligerent hostility of all the countries around. [...] MAXIM LITVINOV the diplomat Significance of the Coniiisi In one way the Congress 1 help the intensification.0t-tieace propaganda all over the world and on the other focus the atention of the public on the need of defeating the interntional conspiracy to supress the popular aspirations of the comon people for economic and political freedom. [...] In all honesty the Government of India trusted the bona fides of the French and hoped that the latter will make all preparations to hold plebescite and after the formal declaration of the result will hand over their possession to the rightful authority in the country.