[illegible — the opening of this article on scan page 3 is heavily column-merged and largely unrecoverable] the streets can struggle for social justice [illegible] bring down the high and [illegible]. [illegible] no doubt that it was the May [illegible] which led to his downfall. However, there is every indication that sections of the French bourgeoisie who had on more than [illegible] hailed him as their saviour now [illegible] government. [illegible]
[illegible] for Britain, two immediate consequences follow. The instability (and possible devaluation) of the franc if found to effect the pound, still tottering because of the failure of the [illegible] Government [illegible] the balance of payments crisis; the question of Britain's entry into the common market may be resolved. Both these [illegible] no good for the British working class - either the former will lead to further attacks on [illegible] standards and the latter will lead to a strengthening of monopolies in Britain. However, the example of the French workers and youth is likely to be infectious; and the fall of de Gaulle is a reminder of the fact that the [illegible] of ordinary people is decisive.
THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL
[illegible] its inception in 1965, the Internationalist Marxist Group has struggled for [illegible] the Fourth International in Britain. [illegible] is to be an internationalist [illegible] congress and its deliberations in future issues of INTERNATIONAL, but in the meantime we [illegible] out that the decision was accompanied by [illegible] all members of the Fourth International in Britain to join the IMG immediately. Moreover the IMG points out that all [illegible] in Britain [illegible] be part of the Fourth International [illegible] of socialism founded by Leon Trotsky, [illegible] discussions [illegible] with a view to [illegible].
The IMG, despite the inexperience of its cadre and the difficulty of operating in a country with larger forces calling themselves trotskyist, has [illegible] in this respect and has managed to improve its organisation, numerically and [illegible]. However, the Fourth International takes the [illegible] of a section very seriously. It has a well-tried procedure for [illegible]. At the last world congress of the [illegible] question was thoroughly [illegible] British section. [illegible] IMG is proud to achieve this position at the moment [illegible] the entry into the Fourth International [illegible] League of France (the direct successor of the [illegible]), which has brought in [illegible] real [illegible].