The following points vere discussed:

* Methods end forms of activity of oultutal and youth,

organisation* for the'^spreading of culture and cul­

tural education of young people.

* Study of the generol trend in the activities of organ­

isations and cultural groupn.

* Interactional cultural exchanges among young people,

and preparation for the Vltfc Festival.

The Education Department of UNESCO, the International Confedera­

tion of People's Music Societies, the European Cultural Centre, as veil ss

other national cultural organisations greeted this event.

nI can stBte the*: the most {important problems concerning the

cultural activities of young people will be debated. It is certain that

such work can be of immense help to youth organiactions," that is pert

of the message from Hr. Pierre Francois, Director of the Education De­

partment of UNESCO.

The seminar participants vere pleased with the helpful discus­

sion cf problems confronting the cultural activity of young people, and

the exchange of methods and wf-.ye of organising the spreading of culture

among the sections of young people.

It was also considered that further international meetings

would be able to study the various specific themes brought up during

th<*se debates, notably, the role of folklore in tne formulation of na­

tional culture, problems cf the creation or expression of national cul­

ture in colonial and dependent countries ae well ss other cultural prob­

lems of interest to young people.

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FEDERAL GERMAN REPUBUC

Fron August 11th to 20th ther*' will c~ an intern* ii'^ai beat

trip along the Rhine, organised by youth organisations frcn the Federal

G'jnan Republic, together with organisation? of different countries.

This event ie very nurh appreciated by the young people of the

countries participating - Germany, Switzerland, Luxetabourg, Pelgiuro,

Holland, and France, and Is supported by many well known people who

agreed to font an Internat1 onei. Patronising Committee, such 8; Kr.

d'Astierd*- In Vigerie, French me: er of Parllanent, Kr. Andr^ Bonnard

from Geneva University, Mr. Bru iier, Barrister lr Pari a , 3ud;>lf Daur,

priest froa Stuttg&rt, Kr. Doneoach, Chief Editor of the newTjpaper

"Esprit", Mr. Hens Erni, painter, fvon Zur.ch, -Sew. Clara y*a5*ie Fa*a-^

binder Dr. from Bonn, Mr. Leonard Frank, author *' :oa Munich,, V i ’ 3'

Heintieler, prieat frenr Stuttgart, Mr. Buio 'f Isotayr, liyirpi : ax&i-

on from Augetourg, Mr. No£l Platreijw troU | ^ belgian Ua.ior.o

ciliation Union, Mr. Jules Baskin, l*wyer f$>m Ltittlfctr, "Professor

Rivet from Paris, the Rev. 3ose- from Franc*, I>n»5 Sehroeder, Nation-il

CflRCHOSLtVAKZA

Young tourtatr from E 1 --.rtc Norvey, '.g'ura er.l At.Atria spent

tht- last fortn ■ gM. of J«l} !; 3c.V«rsla antf S io 'sk ;* . .’h*»y r**i* »sny con­

tact.* with you».g Czechs duTir.i v -its to i' r'inrer - r^tone.

During the auraier, ' youn^ cov.rirts from abrca> v-l' u<*» •

stayed 1.- Czec-ioalovakia, arid 2,9'.'0 your.g Csache • .1^ hevt j other

countries.

A delegation of’ Cfcechcalov'jJwan youth recently vtaited runisie

to attend the Congresj of the National Students Ortthieation.

The cultural group "Lucnica", comprising members of tne Slovak

Youth Committee ha« been in 'Jrugua> since mid-July. t.“̂ y have given a num­

ber of performances at Montevideo snd in the provinces, with much success.

The group will later visit other Latin American countries.

This ia the fir9t t.me that such 9 group from Czechoslovakia

ha8 been to Latin Ac*erica.

saipr

A Chinese you*!; delegation is In Egypt f>r the moment at the in­

vitation of the Internet: onai Coigrf-es of M.ieslrr Youth.

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EURJFEAN GIKl£ MelSTINGaimiaaa|saKsi«ii«aaaat

ITALY

The girls of thi9 couritij are a hive of activity fcl the uiooer.t’ .

After many events in the different provlm-er., s :ch as Girla Uee*a, the

circulation of a refsreodua in preparatton for the Wutaer.'a Congress, ta:.;-

activities in cinema halls, and local Spring Gatherings, there has Juet

taken place "The Gather!^ of the Strait*" organised by the girls of

.Heaaina and Reggio Calabria, during which there waa"a r V b prfc, aauae of

recreational activities. In the Southern regionc, vr. important celebra­

tions arc being prepared: the Meeting of G •.c±r. from the South which will be held in the town of Salerno with a £-r»nd Girlr Sports Pft.rBde: and

the Regional Meeting of Giria from Puillea in the town of Tarente, These

two eventa will take place during the fiijfct week of 8epteirt>er.

An important event h '* Just taker; 2> e e in Ml^an. Girx pup.la

,t dre.amaking courses ran b> the local comparative- org«*i*eu a pro­

vincial rtte. During the fSte there was a fasoion parade, an

of tbe girl* work *na an artistic program*. There w « " lM .f the f«te and prize6 vere giver, to girls vho nad distinguished . b »

aelve. at their work. More than *00 girl, vereaonalities from the fields of culture, cinema and the Radio and tele

vision.

Further events which deserve mention are the local Meetings

in the provinceB of Sienna, Modena, Regtf-Emili., Bologna, n ° » n c e ,

libonme, P'ae, Naples, Triecte, Ravenna, etc.A ’^ ... i r.r vii. pi ant -t LaV e Cerreto. Acrricclol nwetin£j.

' j - 4 i fr«.rR v “th a view to t.ie *4a.tionel Meet- are c^ing or^aninea in several tcn.ns * ^ n a

lr;g in Septeotber. .

During all t h * * a c t ivjfijy&heasages have been sent to girl*

of other countries, a n d presents, t J ^ K l of the different provinces,

have been on shov for the P^fis Meeting.

FRANCE

In the province of Bouches du RhSne, there was s ™*ting of

Olrl Famvorkera, with many girls taking psrt. Thej *working conditions, their hopes and their rate of work. .

cusaion showed most of all the disaatrous effects of the war

Algeria, which takes lade away from the village. <***“ " * " ^

in agricultural work, ar.d threatening the fat,re. Abort o f t * de

minds of girl farm work*-™ has bee i drawn up and v il. be -aken to un

Paris Meeting. During this meeting two girls ware elected to x^rea*..

their friends at Paris in Octooer. | f

The General Confederation of Labour fcj.G.T.) 1*

support to preparations for the Meeting. At Grertobie, ^ .C a t e r in g

Tride Union has elected a 19 year old girl to represent them. In the

province of Rhona, the trade union of the biscuit factory at Aapuis,

where 12*0 girls out of the 150 who work there belong to the union, h

elected a 17 year old worker to represent them.

IN DEFENCE OF RIGHTS

PANAMA

In t he town sf Du.vis, the first assembly of Panama *outh vas

celebrated at the end of April. This M ’rly «*t under the slogan -

For Democratie Unity cf Young People", 125 a number of fraternal delegates and observers. The delegates diacuase

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problem* which concern the youth of Panama today, such aa: culture and

education, social, economic and politic.] question, and questions of inter-

national affairs, It waa decided to celebrate the 2nd Youth Assembly next sumraer with a youth carnival.

GREAT BRITAIN

„ T;/* thlrt ° ‘ the co'fere.icee at the Jt̂ rgr George j .lie-- Trust ro* °rt C:*.Irena of Tomorrow" took piece fit the Seymour Htll, London on the 2.5rd June. ' '

Representatives of 41 London organisations heal'd a stimulating opening address by Mr. T .G . Jeffreys Jor.ee (Lecturer in Education, Swan­sea University).

T..e interesting discussion that followed concentrated very much

on the queution of day release, county colleges, evening classes and con­scription.

Of course, there was disagreement, on some question*.But the

statement was adopted without opposition. The statement welcomed the re­

port and called for the implementation of the 19W» Education Act partic-

’-j.arly regarding county colleges. It supported the idea cf a National

Youth Advisory Council with TUC participation and called for the necessary

finance and leadership tc improve the yout| service. Finally it urged the abolition of conscription.

Amongst the organisation* at the Conference were the 31st Ham

Youth Committee, the British Federation of Young Co-operators, Woodcraft

‘■oik, St. Paul's Youth Fellowship, Oxford and St. George's Club, Fellow­

ship of Reconciliation, North London Young Christian Workers, Chelsea and

Fulham Young Liberals, N. St. Pancfas Labour Party, Young Communist League,

Amalgameted Union of Bakery Workers, the London areas of the Foundry Work­

ers, ASSET, Clerical Workers Union, Women Teachers, National. Society of

Pointers, trades councils and branches of other unions and co-operativea guiIde.

The meeting waa cheired by Kr. Horace Richardson' (Secretary,

London Ares, Clerical and Administrative Workers Union) and messages to

It came from Mr. F.A. Pargiter M .P., Sir Fred Messer M .P ., Wilfred Pickles, S.W. London Boys' Brigade and others.

SENEGAL T

During Juno, the meeting cf the Leading Committee of r.k,e As­sembly of African Democratic Youth took place at Thiee.

The diacuaslon ahtwed the importance of activicie supporting

contact between different organisations and section* of yc*/.ig people,

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nuci' a* tea Feptlv»l organ!«ed at Dakar on Vttj 19tt>, £<Jth aad r. lit) where

you rig people fro* all over Senegal ar*t and took, part in llffeTcnt cultural,

nrtlatie «rvi sporta activities laeting for three days.

*» Preparation* for the Vlth Festival were also gone ir.to thor­

oughly ir order to eneure the brcadeat possible participation from organ-

iaatione and personalities.

There was also discussion calling on the atrengthening of activ­

ities for girlB, and n meeting of girls from the Asembly of African Demo­

cratic Youth was called for November 11th 1 ^> at Saint Louis.

Special attention was paid to the 'R atio n of? Algeria where, the

Senegalese said infantry was sent to trfke part’ in colonial repression and

to wage a Tratriciaal war against their Algerian brothers. The AADY ex-

prrsing the unanimous feelings of the African youth and people ia protest­

ing strongly against the sending of African soldiers to Algeria end demands

the emmediate satisfaction of the legitimate demand* of the Algerian people

that is for the proclamation of Algeria as a free, independent and fully

sovereign state.

INDIA

A Pan-Indian meeting of the Congress of Working Youth vas held

at Hyderabad from June 9th to 11th, convened by the Indian Congress Party.

500 delegates from different parts of the country took part.

The aim of this meeting vea to promote an echar.ge of experiences

of past yearn and to study the present 8nd future problems of confronting

the Indian youth.

There vas discussion on discipline among young people and stu­

dents, the national etrergtnenlng of unity, the five year plan, and the

development of young people’s knowledge of world Hffaira. The President

of the Indian National Congress, Mr. U.N. Dhebar, addressed the young

people as well os several Indian government leaders.

During this meeting several recommendations were made notably

concerning the organisaLicn of youth csT.pu and co-opertitives, and the

participation cf young pecple in the development of local and rural Vork,

On the question of nuclear veaponB the meet inf considered that at this

time when humanity lived in a decisive age, the Indian youth rm>at accom­

plish their mission for the appreciation anu acnievement of thr * prin­

ciples of peaceful co-existence, and that a first step towards a,

is the convening of a conference the Congrea'i forth of yo ir ; e- ; le

from countries who have, accepted ^he cj principles. The mee* ing bj.v o re­

commended that Augu3t. 9'.n be eelebrated esch year as C^ngreas 'w / i Da-*.

CANADA

, The CO-ope rati v.e loutf Movement ■ the t>f "LcJal organ:! at i or.

of young Socialists in Canada - recent 1. called a fleeting-of aore^.tyan

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youth organisations. During the discussion, decisions w e« taker in

support of the right to vote at 18.

‘iC'V A'i

In Onlo, the capital of Norway, * youtf r-omn.i ssi^ n taa been set

j wit} M»ir i-:ip*i C-. uic.l '’he cowrie on ’ * first demand s "or

zi f.,;er me setter peeting pieces for young people's activity.

GOLD COAST

The Msnya-Krobo Youth Movement find the Anlo Youth Crgar.isstion

have fonoea the Federation of Goldkoaat Youth Organisations. During the

recent elections which vere held il that country, the your* people gave

considerable support to the youth candidates, and more than 10,000 votes

vent to the lederation of Youth Organisations.

HUMANIA

The Ilnd National Congress of the Union of Working iouth of -he

People ■ s Dernocroc> of Rumania vm held at Bucharest fror June ,?7th t o Vtn.

After hearing the report, of the past year s activity the Congress dec.

on the new tasks confronting all Rumanian yo ;th for continuer! inproveme..

in their living conditions and the cultural, social and economical li.e o.

their country. The Presides of the WFDY, Bruno Bernini attended the Con­

gress, as veil as 2? for-ign delegations, frcr. Norway, Finland, the . ed-

#-ral German Republic, France, Italy, Brazil, Indonesia, China, the ISSR ...

A delegation from the People’s Youth of Yugoslavia, in greeting the Con­

gress, expressed the feeling of friendship which the Yugoslavian you....

have towards young people in ail countries ol the world.

Y O U T H A N r

H i r e Intern at ions 1 Frl :nd * c- t h ■" _ -a^ii

The Olympic Cornitt*'* of the Soviet Union has informed the

International Fpor*!» Federal'one of Bcv'ng, Canoeing, Ught At hie t • e,

Sviwing, Gymnastics, Boxing Wre^ - v , Cyulint, Modern Pentatraor ,

Football, Voiey-Be.ll, Table Ter...la. t-wMne, Vet£ht-iming, iCrini“ » Cras. aochey, ar.d B a s k e t -Bail, about I U r . International Friendly

Youth Sports Games ir. Moeccw in i.9l

The USSR Olympic Committee h»R w 1- invitations to 86 coun-

triea to taKe part In the 11 Ini ^port* Otnrr at Mcscow.

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The International Volley-Ball Federation bar announced that they

bave already included tf.e conpet * - ions for the Ilird Sports james ’ i» the4.r

official 1957 diary, ^nd that they have pppoir.ted their President , Mr.

Libaud to the board of the -Appeal Jury.

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Many interesting eventa are being undertaken by different organ­

isations in the framework of frryarstiono for sports activities with e view

to the Vlth Festival.

Ai th<* request of n number of upcrt, 3 clu're, the Jtnlian Union

of People's Sports is proposing that, e R o m e-Mos cow motorcyclist rally be

organised during preparations for the Festival, with the pertIcipetion

of a number of the best motorcyclists. This event would have at the same

time s tourist and sports attraction and is capable of interesting the

broadest sections of n o torcyclists b e well b p the Italian youth.

1HQIA

Different sports teams will be passing ^hrough Calcutta on the

way to India, and in their honour the Kalikata Yot*b| Banghn youth organ-

iaationj forecasts for November-December 19!>t the organif-etioft of athle­

tic competitions, as well as different exhibitions o f games, meetings and

recept i ons.

The Formation of the Committee of fouth OrganlaatIona of the U .S .S .R .

On the initiative of the S8viet Anti-Fasciat Youth Committee

repreaentattves from different youth organisations of the Soviet Union

met in Moscow on July ^th.

The meeting woo attended, by representatives from the Leninist

Young Communist League of the USSR, the V .I . Lenin Pioneer Organisations,

Sporta Societies, Youth Committees from Unions of Soviet authors, psint-

ere, composers, architects, etc., es well as youth representatives from

the Federal Republics and numerous towns and regions of the country.

The following problems were examined: the further participation

of Soviet Youth and its organisations in the World Youth Movement, the

consolidation and strengthening of bonds of friendship between the Soviet

lads and girls and the rising generation of other countriea.

At the end of the diecue«ion, it waa unanimously decided that

the Soviet Anti-Faa-xst Youth Comr-lttec which wa? set up during the years

of the last war, had conrffcted its work. That is why the neeting deeded

that its further existence was not useful %ad fomed tne wcomit’-ee of

Youth Organisations of the Soviet Union, at the same time adopting its

constitution. I

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Conforming with tbia conatltfJtion, the Co-aittee of Soviet Youth

Organitatione has the following aim: to -co-ordinate the activity of org.iv

isationa belonging to the m l t t e e on questions of coa.cn interest, to

contribute bv all mr.ns to the etrengthening o. ,r.enrtah.p tin. co» -

Uon between the Soviet youth and the youth of other countries, to i n c M .e

contacts between natioral ani international youth andtion., youth aoveaente and groups, to contribute towards ^ c - t in g Soviet

youth in the spirit of internationalism, and to mobilise then to the figs.

for peace and friendship among people.. The Comr.ittee alao aim. at assur­

ing young people’6 participations in different events of an internal.onal

character abroad, and to prepare and organise In the USSR international

youth and students celebrations.

A Committee of 80 members, a Presidium and an Audit Comnittee

were elected to carry out the practical work.

AUSTRIA

On July 22nd there was held In Vienna a conference of represent­

atives from the Free Austrian Youth and the Socialist Working Youth, whare

it was decidea to eoaigamate the two organisations Into one single ody

under the naa^ of the Free Austrian Youth.

A T T E S T n | *Jjj^

THE 1957 YOUIB DIARY, PUBLISHED BY THE VYttt,

WILL HE READY IN THE SECOND FORTNIGHT OF

OCTOBER.

The cost of one di.ry is J international

postal coupons. Youth organisations wbo wish to

receive it , should send in their orders.

F&r all information, write to the JORIi)

F23KR/.TI0W OF DEMOCRATIC YOUTH, 5** Benczur utcfc,

BUDAPEST, (Hungary).

C O N T E N T S

* Statement by the WFDY Secretariat

* Meosage from the WFDY to the I.U .S .Y . camp at Tampere

* WFDY Executive Committee and . flouncil meeting at Sofia

* The Vlth Festival

* Friendship Summer Campaign

* Youth and Disarmament

* Europear Girls Meeting

* In defence of rights

* Youth and Sport

July-AugustBudapest 1956.

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8TATOBOT BY THE VTOY SECRETARIAT

Csnsl hss h * ™ u ! ^ £ c ^ . ‘ ? 0OV™ *» the Suez

It an s - J ^ r f t J ^ S E E ^ S . T * in

for lnt .„ Blfyln8oft, : ? ' i s . * » r poBsibuiti-for develop^ th. lr countJ, , nd for en<urlng ̂ ^

« » - . j e s “ : : r , i the - **

E “ V 3 r S i = — •

s r w S i r ^ ~ ^ - " - . r • •

th».t . * „ S‘ Cr* U r l ,t ° r ‘ He V r m expresses It . concern over the

S S L V S i S 5 *2 ^ e n t , u - In * ° d01ne n k" - « w * u .recourse to aim T o r t .r ^ 7 “ " ' ° f ,0 “th * h° , U 1 n° ‘ PO™Jt

»ho hope that s pesceful aolut lon'ulll b T ’f ^ ^ l n T ’1'? , ‘ f , “ “ P M t *nd

respect of th . principle, of the Un t i l X t ^ ' ,nd ln tbe

& 5 » “ • rieht to

w t s r . louth of lts * um m O ^ n e s .ho support the % £ ? Z t l u '

t‘ -t

trtj£ “ ' ° f ooa friendship betvesn the p e o p le s " '.^

MESSAGE_FROM_THE WFDY TO IASTICIPANTS AT THE

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SOCIALIST YOUTH' CAMP

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T A M P E R E

The World Federation of Democratic Youth aends its warm greet­

ing® to all. young Sociali8ta taking part in the HEY camp ut Tampere.

There are many problem* confronting the IUSY, the WFDY and their member

organisations. We believe that exchangee of viewpoints and experiences

would-be to mutual advantage. The slogan for the Xth anniversary of the

IUSY "Let's build a new world" is a worthy one. We believe that the solu­

tion to the different problems facing the youth of today lies in co-opera

tion with different youth organiaations baaed on mutual respect and con­

fidence. Strength and experience combined with different youth orgsnise-

tions would be able to accomplish many things. In fact, a new world could be built.

We appreciate the fact that in the young aoclalists' programme there can be found activitiea which lead our members towards peace snd

against colonialism, support for the youth of under-developed countries

and in defence of young workera’ righta. We believe that co-operation in

these fields would be of immenee benefit to the youth of the world.

It la in this spirit that we propose that international youth

organiaations Jointly conduct their efforts towards the United Nations

and its specialised agenciea on questions affecting younc people. It is

in thiB apirit that we invite all youth organiaations to organise to­

gether the World Youth Festival In Moacow during the summer of 1957.

We hope that your camp will contribute towards strengthening friendship between the youth of different countries.

With our best wishes,

For the Secretariat

Jacques DENIS,

General SecretaryBruno BERNINI,

President

WFDY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

IN_AUCUST

AT_SOFIA

The Council vhich will meet from August 20th to 2}rd at Sofia

will be diBcussiong particularly preparations for the Congress and for

the Vlth World Festival of Youth and Students.

There will be many member organisations present ot this meet­

ing, and also manyyguestB and observers, notably representatives from the

following organisations: Denmark Organisation of Danish Youth, Y.M.C.A.

France Ligue de l ’Enseignement, F4d6ration Franchise des Maisons de Jeunes,

German Federal Republic Deutsche JugendgemeinBchoft, and the President of

the Organiaation of Opponents of Military Service; Great Britain the Rev.

Marcus James, member of Christian Actionj Honduras Federntion of Univer­

sity Students; Indonesia Democrat Fesudat. The Youth Section of the Indian

Congress Party will be attending as an observer.

The Executive Committee, which ia called for August l8th, will

atudy the principal documents to be presented at the Council Meeting, the

plan of work, as well as a report on the meeting between the WAY and the

WFDY, and events for 1957.

The Council dcbatea which look like being effective will be

followed with much attention by the most different youth organ!sotions.

BUDAPEST

After the floods which recently devastated Iran,

the WFDY Secretariat sent the following message to

the Prime Minister of Iren:

"We express our sympathies with the flood vic-

itims and ask you to acceptjthese 200 dollars as a

aodeet contribution towards their help."

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Mf ^ tlng of the International Preparatory - mraittee .or the Vlth Festival, August H»th,llith,l6th

at Moscow ' '

t a c o , d u r ^ r t S f ' " ' etIng " Mch v U 1 te he“ >"

orysnioatlons and peraonalltle^ in°dlff!£ent f" ? ‘ " I " C°t ' " rl' d ,outh

seating the variou, n e M s or culture, a p o n / ^ ’ a l ^ " ° rld

r s r s s r “

Mexico, the Council - ° f

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B e n , of the 0rMk Athletlc Feder.tl';';i^ C ^ 8 ’Mr " T * “ * Bendaranaike General Secretarv of L n >. t ' •S ,D * of Parliament; from Malaya S K I S*rllanka Youth League, member

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! 3 K T ? 0 u H ^ n m r S ” Local'

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^£H!)e-£r_^P?rtB_for_the_Pe6tivar8_Cultural

Programme

■< '»■*■■ ■&+'"' \- ‘ v-*. a' j,.-

/->#• ^ 0® August 12th to lUth In Moscow there will he aof experts to study the FeRtiv«i-a i meeting

= . v » r j = ; ; ' : s r , r „ ' ; s ; r

drawn up b f t h ^ o r ^ Pr08r?"“ and tbe rul« 5 r°'' the co»petltlona P y h. working commission of experts will be DreBent^d tn f

.plenary session of the IPC constitutive meeting.

national P r e p a r a t o r r ^ 't t 'e a r e : " ' etVlnS thelr suPPort l° the Inter-

Mr.. « , » « « „ , b u , d peoplel< artut ^

soviet Union

Mr. David 01STRAK, and peQple,e ^

Soviet Union

n r ., z i m ® , World chsnplon oiynpic recortholder

MUr.IITROVSia, academician, Rector of the Moscou University

Mr- V Z W S n , and people ,b >rtut ^ * “ »

Socialiet Republic of Russia

Mr. ROMANCVSJd, President „

Organisations ° f S° Vlet

Mr. CHELIEPINB, Secretary of the Komsomol (Leninist Young

Communist League of the Soviet Union)

SWITZERLAND

Changes l / n o f j ^ p ^ n g forTheAMosc™tFeatfvri‘ nr rn0ti0"'‘ :l y°“ th ' X‘ grsphers is preparing an exhibition on t h ^ U e o f t f ° “P Ph0t°-

Bienne in the fields of sport, education and vorK *’e° Ple ° f

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POLAND

P*liah youth X ^ T ^ v o t e H J E ^ r E ’ " 5' ° f “ * Vth F' Stl'">1' the

la giving mush apsce^to different prenaratM T " * 3 ° f thl”rerent preperationa for the Vlth Festival.

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the poaltlOT*ofByoung"people q'Jestlon ° f 11uan.ar.ent and

among ^ P « p L Z T £ o ^ l a . S l " *■ ,rousI^ “ * * * interest

Madsgascar, Japan end JM C h in g ua from young people in Poland, the Indies,

Uasie of «pn!T t o Cr I^ u ei ^ 1th' C* " 0Cr‘ tlC *“ »

was . i g n e ^ ^ ^ . IZ lT lllZ l̂ T Z t°e"nsi™”

more relaxed, this would have immense bearing on the life and future of

young people. We know that all young people's hopes and dreams can only

be realised in a world of peace. The Japanese people can never forget the

experience of living three times through the launching of atomic and

hydrogen bomba. The Japanese people also can never forget the history of

Japanese militarise., and its continual arms drive, which together with that

of fascist Germany started off the 2nd World Wer and threw the peoples of

Asia and our country into indescribable horror.

If there was general disarmament, including a ban on the manu­

facture, testing and use of the A and H bombs, this would mean the lessen­

ing of international tension, the perspective if peace, wMrh is the dear­

est hope of Japanese youth for the assurance of their hop; ’sg, would be

still more strengthened. Disarmament would make it possible to reduce the

burden of military «cpenoe .oji the nation’ 6 economy. In Japan if the re­

construction of one submarine wae’,̂ ?rtHI***fchis would allow 15,228 young

men and women to get married and have homes. *' ■

We believe that the actions of the Japanese youth can befffwttbrr

developed and that together with all Japanese people the movement for

banning the A and H bombs, against the extension of atomic and hydrogen

bases and against the importing of atomic arms of Japanese Boil and in the

Okinawa Isles, can contribute to strengthening world opinion on the ques­

tion oil disarmament.

At the moment we want to develop our activity In order to en­

sure the aucceS8 of the 2nd World Conference for the banning of the A and

H bomba (August 6th at Tokyo, August 9th, 10th, 11th, at Nagasaki) and by

this to strengthen the ]inks between the desire of the Japanese people

for the banning of the A and H bombs and world opinion on disarmament.

Nearly all representative yough and students’ organisations in

Japan are members of the Preparatory Committee for this conference and

together with trade unions, intellectuals and well known people represent­

ing different sections, they sre developing the preparations. Thus the

Japanese youth organisations can contribute to the achievement of an agree­

ment on dismarmament."

CERMAN_FEDERAL^REPUBLIC

In Federal Germany there is a huge protest movement growing

among young people after the adoption of the compulsory military service

law by the Bonn parliament.

In Bavaria there haa JUBt been aet up on new boses a section of

young people opposed to compulsory military service, a member of the In­

ternational Resistance. In a letter to the WFDY, the Preaident, Dr. Walter

Lidl propoaea that a contacts and linka ehould be establi8hed between Weet

German organisations and organisations in other countries who have an ac­

tive aa well as a Juridical experience againet conscription. Amongst other

things, he says, it would be good to get to knew the pointa of view and

ideas of the youth of other countriea.

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FRIENDSHIP SUMMER CAMPAIGN

During this campaign many Beminers have been organised by the

OTDY in co-aperation with member organisations in the countries where

they were held. These Initiatives have aroused unmistakable interest

among young people, especially the seminars for Young Workers, Rural

Youth, Young Sportsmen, and the cultural seminar, about which we give

you some information.

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RUMANIA

The International Seminar for Young Worke.-s, organised within

the framework of the 195& Summer Friendship, by the World Federation of

Democratic Youth and the Union of Working Youth of the People's Democ­

racy of Rumania, met with much success.

Young workers, apprentices and leaders of youth, trade union,

economic and social organisations from France, Czechoslovakia, Great

Britain, Bulgaria, Italy, German Federal Republic, German Democrotic

Republic, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland and Rumania

took part in the seminar.

The seminar emphasised the problems which confront the working

youth today in the modern factory and particularly the influence on young

workers of the mechanisation and automation of the meatiS of production,

instruction in their trade, wages, hygiene end protection ot work, medi­

cal assistance, holidays, unemployment among young people, problems of

disarmament and working youth, friendly relations and exchanges between

young workers of different countries.

The seminar participants recognised the fact that meetings snd

exchanges of social, technical ana professional expt-riences between youth

organisations, trade unions and young workers of different countries can

only serve to be useful for the mutual knowledge of problems facing young

people today, all over the world, for the strengthening of friendly re­

lations between the youth of the world in the fight for peace and friend­

ship.The seminar participants also expressed p lively interest in

preparation for and participation at the international trade meetings

during the World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow.

It was proposed that there should be further events in the

future such as the international seminar for young workers.

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ITALY I

On the invitation of the World Federation of Democratic Youth,

a cultural seminar was held in Rome from July 3rd to 11th, at which young

intellectuals, artiBts and militants took part from the youth movements

of Italy, Brazil, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Greece, Poland, the German

Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic, Rumania, Sudan and

Czechoslovakia. /a a a / • • •

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The following points were discussed:

* Methods and forms of activity of cultural and youth

organisations for the spreading of eulture and cul­tural education of young people.

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* Study of the general trend in the activitiee of organ­isations and cultural groups.

* International cultural exchanges among young people,’ and preparation for the Vlth Festival.

, « ThG Educntlon Department of UNESCO, the International Confedera­tion of People's Music Societies, the European Cultural Centre, os well as

other national cultural organisations greeted this event.

* C0n 8t®te that the most important problems concerning the cultural activities of young paople will be debated. It is certain that

such work can be of immense help to youth organisations," that is pert

of the message from Hr. Pierre Francois, Director of the Education De­partment of UNESCO.

The seminar participants were pleased with the helpful discus­sion of problems confronting the cultural activity of young people, and

the exchange of methods and ways of organising the spreading of culture among the sections of young people.

It was also considered that further international meetings would be able to study the various apecific themes brought up during

ese debates, notably, the role of folklore in the formulation of na­

tional culture, problems of the creation or expression of notional cul­

ture in colonial and dependent countries as well as other cultural prob­lems of interest to young people. V..

FEDERAL_GERMAN REPUBLIC

• From August 11th to 20th there will be an international boat

trip along the Rhine, organised by youth organisations from the Federal

German Republic, together with organisations of different countries.

This event is very much appreciated by the young people of the countries participating - Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium,

Holland, and France, and is supported by many well known people who

agreed to form an International Patronising Committee, such as Mr.

d ’Astierde la Vigerie, French member of Parliament, Mr. Andrt Bonnard

from Geneva University, Mr. Bruigier, Barrister in Paris, Rudolf Daur,

prieat fron Stuttgart, Mr. Dooenach, Chief Editor of the newapaper

v.7*£rlt^ Mr* Han" Ern1' P la te r , from Zurich, Mae. Clara Marie Faaa- binder Dr. fro* Bonn, Mr. Leonard Frank, author from Munich, Willi

e ntzeler, priaat from Stuttgart, Mr. Rudolf Ismayr, Olympic Chamii-

AU8®bOUrg, Mr* Eo&1 P1*treuw from the Belgian National Recon­ciliation Union, Mr. Jules Raakln, lawyer from Luttich, Profeaaor

Rivet from Paria, the Rev. Roaer from France, Ren<* Schroefcer, National

Sports Master of Luxembourg, Siegmund-Schultze, professor and doctor from Dortmund.

CHECHOSLOVAKIA

. Young tourists from Holland, Norway, Belgium and Austria spent

the last fortnight of July in Bohemia and Slovakia. They made many con­

tacts with young Czechs during visits to.different regions.

During the summer, 2,900 young tourists from abroad will have

stayed in Czechoslovakia, and 2,900 young Czechs will have visited other countries.

A delegation of Czechoslovakian youth recently visited Tunisia to attend the Congress of the National Students Organisation.

The cultural group "lucnica", comprising 60 members of the Slovak

Youth Committee has been in Uruguay since mid-July. They have given a num­

ber of performancea at Montevideo and In the provinces, with much success.

The group will later visit other Latin American countries.

This is the first time that such a group from Czechoslovakia has been to Latin America.

EGYPT

A Ohineae youth delegation la in Egypt at the moment at the in­vitation of the International Congrea8 of Muslem Youth.

EUROPEAN GIRLS MEETING

ITALY—

The girla of this country are a hive of activity at the moment.

After many eventa in the different provinces, ouch aa Girls Weeks, the

circulation of a referendum in preparation for the Women'r Congreas, many

activities in cinema halla, and local Spring Gatheringa, there has Just

taken place "The Gathering of the 8traits" organised by the girla of

Messina and Reggio Calabria, during vhich there vaa a rich programme of

recreational activities. In the Southern regions, tvo important celebra-

tiona are being prepared: the Meeting of Girla from the South which will

be held in the town of Salerno with a grand Girla Sports Parade: and

the Regional Meeting of Girla froa Puillea in the town of Tarente. Theae

tvo eventa vill take place during the firat veek of September.

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An important event has Just taken place in Milan. Girl pupils

at dressmaking courses run by the local co-aperatives organised a pro­

vincial f€te. During the fete there vas a fashion parade, an exhibition

of the girls' work and an artistic programme. There was wine^ in honour

of the f£te and prizes were given to girls who had distinguished them­

selves at their work. More than UCO girls were present as well as per­

sonalities frcm the fields of culture, cinema and the Radio and tele­

vision.

Further events which deserve mention are the local meetings

in the provinces of Sienna, Modena, Regjfca-Emilia, Bologna, Florence,

Libourne, Pisa, Naples, Trieste, Ravenna, etc.A Tuacany-Emilia inter­

regional meeting will take place at Lake Cerreto. Provincial meetings

are being organised in several towns with a view to the National Meet­

ing in September.

During all these activities, messages have been sent to girls

of other countries, and presents, typical of the different provinces,

have been on show for the Paris Meeting.

FRANCE

In the province of Bouches du RhSne, there wan a meeting of

Girl Farmworkers, with many girls taking part. They discussed their

working conditions, their hopes and their rate of work. But the dis­

cussion showed most of all the disastrous effects of the war in

Algeria, which takes lads away from the villages creating difficulties

in agricultural work, and threatening the future. A book of the de­

mands of girl farm workers hss been drawn up and will be tsken to the

Paris Meeting. During this meeting two girls were elected to represent

their friends at Paris in October.

The General Confederation of Labour (C .G .T .) 16 giving its

support to preparations for the Meeting. At Grenoble, the Catering

Trade Union has elected a 19 yesr old girl to represent them. In the

province of Rhona, the trade union of the biscuit factory at Ampuls,

where 120 girlo out of the 150 who work there belong to the union, have

elected a 17 year old worker to represent them.

IN DEFENCE OF RIGHTS

PANAMA

In the town of Davis, the first assembly of Panama Youth was

celebrated at the end of April. This Assembly met under the slogan -

"For Democratic Unity of Young People” . 125 delegates participated aiu

a number of fraternal delegates and observers. The delegates discusBed

problems which concern the youth of Panama today, such as: culture and

education, social, economic end political question, and questions of inter­

national affaire.rlt vaa decided to celebrate the 2nd Youth Assembly next

summer with a youth carnival.

GREAT_BRITAIN

The third of the conferences oil the King George Jubilee Trust

report "Citizens of Tomorrow'’ took place at the Seymour Hall, London,

on the 23rd June.

Representatives of 1*1 London organisations heard a stimulating

opening address by Mr. T.G . Jeffreys Jones (Lecturer in Education, Swan-

sea University).

The interesting discussion that followed concentrated very much

on the question of day release, county colleges, evening classes and con­

scription.

Of course, there was disagreement on some question^.But the

statement was adopted without opposition. The statement welcomed the re­

port and called for the implementation of the 19UU Education Act partic­

ularly regarding county colleges. It supported the idea of a National

Y<?uth Advisory Council with TUC participation and called for the necessary

finance and lesdership to improve the youth service. Finally it urged the

abolition of conscription.

Amongst the organisations at the Conference were the Mat Ham

Youth Committee, the British Federation of Young Co-operators, Woodcraft

Folk, St. Paul's Youth Fellowship, Oxford and St. George's Club, Fellow­

ship of Reconciliation, North London Young Christian Workers, Chelsea and

Fulham Young Liberals, N. St. Pancras Labour Party, Young Gommuniat League,

Amalgamated Union of Bakery Workers, the London areas of the Foundry Work­

ers, ASSET, Clerical Workers Union, Women Teachers, Notional Society of

Painters, trades councils and branches of other unions and co-operatives

guilds.

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Horace Richardson (Secretary,

London Area, Clerical snd Administrative Workers Union) and messages to

it came from Mr. FJV. Pargiter M .P ., Sir Fred Messer M .P ., Wilfred

Pickles, S.W. London Boys' Brigade and others.

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SENEGAL

During June, the meeting of the Leading Committee of the As­

sembly of African Democratic Youth took place at Thies.

The discussion showed the importance of activities supporting

contact between different organisations and sections of young people,

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such 88 the Festival organised at Dakar on May 19th, 20th end 21st, where

young people from all over Senegal net and took part in different cultural,

artistic and sports activities lasting for three days.

Preparations for the Vlth Festival vere also gone into thor­

oughly in order to ensure the broadest possible participation from organ-

isations and personalities.

There vas also discussion cslling on the strengthening of activ­

ities for girls, and s meeting of girls from the Asembly of African Demo­

cratic Youth was called for November 11th 195^ at Saint Louis.

Special attention vas paid to the question of Algeria vhere, the

Senegalese said infantry vss sent to take part in colonial repression and

to vage s fratricidal var against their Algerian brothers. The AADY ex-

presing the unanimous feelings of the African youth and people is protest­

ing strongly against the sending of African soldiers to Algeria and demands

the emmediate aatisfactlon of the legitimate demands of the Algerian people

that is for the proclamation of Algeria as a free, independent and fully

sovereign state.

INDIA

A Pan-Indian meeting of the Congress of Work'ng Youth vas held

at Hyderabad from June 9th to 11th, convened by the Indian Congress Party.

300 delegates from different ports of the councry took part.

The aim of this meeting vas to promote an echange of experiences

of past years and to study the present and future problems of confronting

the Indian youth.

There vas discussion on discipline amonr young people and stu­

dents, the national strengthening of unity, the five yesr plan, and the

development of young people’s knowledge of world affairs. The President

of the Indian National Congress, Mr. U.N. Dhebar, addressed the young

people as well as seversl Indian government leaders.

During this meeting several recommendations were made notably

concerning the orgsnlaation of youth campa and co-operatives, and the

participation of young people In the development of local and rural work.

On the question of nuclear weapons the meeting considered that at thi9

time when humanity lived in a decisive sge, the Indian youth must accom­

plish their mission for the appreciation and achievement of the 5 prin­

ciples of peaceful co-exlstence, snd that a firat step towards this aim

is the convening of s conference by the Congress Youth of young people

from countries who have accepted the 5 principles. The meeting slso re-

connr-ended that August 9th be celebrated eal»h yesr as Congress Youth Day.

CANADA

The Co-operative Youth Movement - the official organisation

of young Socialists in Canada - recently called a meeting of more t^an^

30 youth 'organisations. During the discussion, decisions were taken in

support of the right to vote at l8.

NOWAY

In Oslo, the capital of Norway, a youth commission has been set

up within the Municipal Council. The commission's first demand is for

higher and better *eeting places for young people's activity.

GOLD COAST

The Manya-Krobo Youth Movement and the Anlo Youth Organisation

have formed the Federation of Gold Boast Youth Organisations. During the

recent election, which were held In th.t country, the young people gave

considerable support to the youth candidates, and more than 10,000 votes

went‘to the Bederation of Youth Organisations.

RUMANIA

The llnd National Congress of the Union of Working Youth of the

People's Democracy of Rumania was held at Bucharest from June 27th to 30th.

Irter hearing the report of the past year’ s activity the Congress decided

on the nev teaks confronting all Rumsnlsn youth for c° f in their living conditions and the cultural, social and economical 1-

their country.The President of the VITO, Bruno Bernini sttended the Con­

gress, ss well as 22 foreign delegation, from Norway, F* " } 'nd'1 German Republic, Trance, Italy, Brazil, Xndones s, Chins, 1the USSR...

A dtflecstlon from the People's Youth of Yugoslsvis, in greetine the Con

gress, expressed the feeling of friendship vblch the Yugoslsvlsn youth

have towards young people in all countries of the wor

Y O U T H A N D S P O R T

Illrd International Friendly Youth Sports Games

The Olympic Committee of the Soviet Union h.a lnfor^d the

international Sports Federstlon. of Rowing, “ K“ „“ “ tonSwimming, Oymnsstlcs, Boxine, Wrestling, Cycling,

Voley-Ball, Table Tennie, Fenclne, Weight-lifting, Tennl ,

Grass^ochey^ snd^ Basket-Bsll, shout the Illrd Internal on. 1 Friendly

Youth Sports Games in Moscow ir 1957.

The USSR Olympic Con.-- ■* has sent invitations to 86 coun

tries to take part in the Illrd Sports Games at Moscow.

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