[illegible — the greater part of this article on scan pages 8, 9 and 10 is heavily column-merged and largely unrecoverable. The recoverable fragments concern a proposed public debate between the Young Communist League and the Keep Left Young Socialists, and are set out below.]
[illegible] whole world [illegible] has [illegible] incomplete and important part of [illegible] between [illegible] the ideological methods of Stalinism, their [illegible] role in silencing opposition to Stalin's [illegible] error [illegible] members.
With this in mind it might therefore seem that [illegible] Stalinism, [illegible] when the Young Communist [illegible] says the [illegible] of the KEEP LEFT [illegible] that an extremely [illegible] valuable discussion could [illegible]. This, however, was not to be. The reasons for the failure of this [illegible] were revealed in the April, 1969, issue of KEEP LEFT, which printed various letters [illegible] between Sheila Torrance, of the KEEP LEFT Young Socialists, and [illegible].
[illegible] to discuss arrangements for the debate, [illegible] fruitful results provided [illegible] breakdown of negotiations. [illegible] KEEP LEFT [illegible].
Sheila Torrance (National Secretary):
[illegible] "Stalinism" [illegible] discussion at [illegible]. [illegible] before [illegible] that the YS delegation [illegible] and would contact the YCL in a few days.
[illegible] Then [illegible] the following letter [illegible] to the YCL's door [illegible] January [illegible] who have instructed me to write [illegible]:
"1. It must be understood that the debate must be [illegible] and Stalinism" since it is absolutely [illegible].
"2. The speakers must represent their respective organisations and be prepared to speak on their behalf. Although the debate is being organised [illegible] under the auspices of the Young Socialists, [illegible].
"3. Healy for the Socialists [illegible].
"4. Johnstone for the Communist Party.
[illegible] Yours fraternally, Sheila Torrance."
[illegible — the intervening exchange and the International Marxist Group's comment, continued on scan pages 9 and 10, are heavily degraded and only partly legible]