WORLD PEACE COUNCIL BERLIN RESOLUTIONS

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• Publication Date: March 7, 1951
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Text of the Eight Resolutions
Passed at the Final Session (26 Feb) of the World Peace Council at Berlin
I
On the Organization and Expansion
of the Peace Movement
At its meeting in Berlin in February 1951 the World Peace Council noted with
satisfaction the efforts which have been made for the execution of the decisions of the
Second World Peace Congress. It has been decided further to intensify these efforts,
The World Peace Council urges all national committees to spread and popularize
the address to the United Nations still more intensively in order to make all people
acquainted with its contents.
The World Peace Council notes with satisfaction the enactment of legislation for
the prohibition of any war propaganda in various countries. It calls on the national
committees ter frame draft laws for the defense of peace and against war propaganda which
are to be submitted to the parliaments of the various countries. In order to win the
sup ort of'the
pp population for these steps, it calls on the national committees to
organize an enlightenment campaign.
It further appeals to the national committees to call on the population of their
countries to observe vigilance, to brand and boycott all publications, printed news,
speeches, films,, broadcasts, etc. which incite to wars
It calls on the national committees to enlist the aid of thousands of friends of
peace in a great. enlightenment campaign which is untiringly to brand the lies serving
war preparations,
It recommends that the Bureau set up an information office with the Secretariat
which will have the task of collecting objective documentary evidence and reliable
inf orma'ti*n so as to combat distortions and mendacious reports aiming at furthering the
war psychosis.
The World Peace Council notes with satisfaction that, in the course of executing
the decisions of the Second World Peace Congress, contact has been established with
num,er?ous associations and societies, as a result of which the peace movement has been
further developed and broadened.
The World Peace Council adopts the following decisions-. (1) The negotiations with
the world-citizen movement in the various countries are to be continued so as to ascertain
points of agreement on which
p joint action is possible. Arrangements are to be made
which:]"], further a, joint participation in conferences and. congresses. (2) The pr?o-
posed meeting with the Society of Friends (Quakers) with equal representation by both
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sides could take place on the basis of suitable resolutions as conditions for joint
action, (3) It is important to inform the churches of the resolutions adopted at the
present meeting and to canvass their support for them. On behalf of the Bureau,
President Joliot-Curie has sent a letter to the highest church authorities to inform them
of the disarmament resolution of the Second World Peace Congress. Since then, several
replies have been received, providing evidence, of the great interest aroused by the
information. (4) Contact must be established and developed with the neutrality move-
ments in various countries so as to win the supporters of neutrality for positive
collaboration with the peace movement.. (5) Collaboration with all pacifist movements
and other groups as far as these contacts and this collaboration is likely to serve the
cause of peace..
The World Peace Council notes with satisfaction the proposals and suggestions for
the organization of international conferences which are to make it possible for suitable
representatives to exchange ideas from the point of view of various countries and
jointly to seek a 'solution for certain problems in the interest of world peace. Such
conferences will provide an opportunity for establishing new contacts and for further
broadening the peace movement.
In this spirit- (1) The World Peace Council approves the early convention of .a
conference in Paris or Brussels by the organization for French-Belgian relations
against Germanys remilitarization. This conference Is to be attended by the European
Atlantic Pact countries and Germany. It is to discuss action against remilitarization
and the peaceful solution of the German problem. (2) The World Peace Council also
approves the proposal for the convention of a conference in India of the Asiatic and
Pacific countries which is to deal in particular with the struggle against Japan's re-
armament and for the peaceful solution of existing conflicts. (3) The World Peace
Council calls on the Secretariat to support the organization of conferences a) of the
countries of the Middle East and North Africa, b) of the Scandinavian countries.
(4) The World Peace Council recommends that the Secretariat consider the convention of
like conferences a) for'the countries of Africa, b) for the countries of North and South
America. (This conference is to be held in Mexico in August,) The World Peace Council
appeals to the national committees of the countries in question to make every possible
effort to insure the success of these conferences.
The World Peace Council decides to convene a general. economic conference in the USSR
in the summer of 1951. Economists, scientists, industrialists, businessmen and trade
unionists of all countries will be invited to this conference in order to restore economic
exchange between the countries and to raise the living standards of the populations. The
agenda of this conference is to comprise: (a) the prospects for improving the living
conditions of the present generation, (b) the prospects of improving trade between the
countries.
In implementation of the resolution of the Second World Peace Congress concerning
cultural exchange, the World Peace Council recommends that the Secretariat support with
all its resources the organization of a medical conference for which outstanding French
and Italian doctors already have taken the initiative and which is to take place in
-Italy in the course of this year. This conference is to be devoted to the problem of the
baneful influep. eof war preparations and the protection of the health of the masses,
It calls on th. Secretariat to facilitate international conferences to discuss the
prospect of; developing national culture and international cultural collaboration from
.thepoint- of view of the preservation of peace--conferences of authors, actors,
scientists and,fiim experts, The World Peace Council also calls on the Secretariat to
consider and facilitate the organization of conferences of teachers, journalists,
sportsmen, etc. it calls on the Secretariat to study how it might be possible to support
the initiative of youth and students organizations with regard to the world youth
.festivals in'Berlin between August 5 and 19.
The World Peace Council decides to set up forthwith an international committee for
cultural exchange from among its members which is to meet periodically. It recommends
that all national committees immediately set up a special committee for cultural exchange
with the aim of facilitating mutual journeys for the purpose of strengthening peace and
furthering the exchange of cultural publications and exhibitions. It instructs the
Secretariat to study the question of the creation of a film center with the aim of taking
the initiative for the production and distribution of peace films and the condemnation of
and misuse' of the film in the service of war propaganda. It recommends that the
Secretariat a-taSlish the necessary. contacts so as to enable peace-loving scientists in
the international and national scientific organizations to adopt a program, The most
important point of this program should provide for the exclusive use of all discoveries in
the service of peace.
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The World Peace Council calls on the national committees to devote their full
attention to the collection of further funds for the world peace fund. The success of
this campaign will furnish new proof of the nations' love of the cause'of peace. It
will enable the peace movement to execute its mission more effectively.
All these steps will serve to broaden our movement; this broadening must be con-
tinued: (a) on the basis of the resolutions explaining our standpoint with regard to the
problems affecting peace; (b) with the aid of a broadly based enlightenment campaign
which must be conducted among all sections of the population of every country and which
will bring.about everywhere a free and loyal discussion as well as joint action.
On the Peaceful Solution
of the Korean Question
In order to bring about a peaceful solution of the Korean question the World
Peace Council demands the immediate calling of a conference of all interested countries.
We appeal;tp peace-loving people in all countries to urge their governments to support
the immediate calling of such a conference. The World Peace Council emphatically holds
the view that all foreigntroops must be withdrawn from Korea to allow the Korean people
to settle their domestic affairs for themselves.
III
On the Peaceful Solution
of the Japanese Question
In implementation of the resolutions of the Second World Peace Congress the World
Peace Council condemns with all the vigor at its command the remilitarization of Japan
conducted by the occupying power contrary to the Japanese people's will. The World
Peace Council considers it necessary that in Japan and in the countries interested in this
question in Asia, America and Oceania a plebescite should be organized on the question of
the remilitarization of Japan and the conclusion of a peace treaty with a demilitarized,
peace-loving Japan. The World Peace Council condemns any attempt at concluding a separate
peace with Japan. It believes that the peace treaty must be the subject of negotiations
among the Chinese People's Republic, the United States, the Soviet Union and Great
Britain, subject to the endorsement of the result by.all interested, countries. After the
conclusion of the peace treaty the occupation forces must be withdrawn forthwith. The
Japanese people must be afforded the guarantee of a democratic peaceful existence. All
overt and secret military organizations and institutions must be banned and the entire.
industry converted to peaceful production.
The World Peace Council appeals to the friends of peace in Asia and the Pacific
area, including the Japanese friends, to gather shortly for a regional peace conference
for the effective realization of a peaceful solution of the Japanese question, and thus
to eliminate the serious war danger in the Far East.
IV
On the'United Nations Decision
Unjustly Branding the Chinese People's Republic an Aggressor
The World Peace Council recalls the definition of aggression adopted by the Second
World Peace Congress, "Aggressor is any state which, no matter under what pretext, is
the first to use armed force against another state," and declares the resolution in which
the United Nations General Assembly brands the Chinese People's Republic as an aggressor
in Korea to be unjust and a perversion of the law, This resolution represents a serious
obstacle to the peaceful solution of the Korean question, and creates the.danger of an
extension of the war in the Far East, and thus the danger of a new world war. The World
Peace Council demands of the United Nations the repeal of that resolution.
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On the Struggle for Peace
in the Colonial and Dependent Countries
The United Nations Charter which is based on the nations' right to self-
detea.mwn-,1Vion has aroused tremendous hopes in the colonial and dependent countries In
this as i:n.ma..ny other points, however, the attitude of the United Nations has dis-
appointed these expectations because it lends its name to the cruelties which are being
perpetrated to keep the peoples in a state of dependence and colonial suppression. This
fact intensifies the danger of a new world war. The World Peace Council condemns the
mendacious propaganda which attempts to show a new world war as a course for achieving
the freedom and independence of the colonial and dependent peoples, It emphatically
stresses that a general and united action by all nations on behalf of peace represents a
decisive contribution to the struggle of the .colonial and dependent nations for the
right to self-determination. The proposals for the peaceful settlement of the Korean
conflict and other burning problems of Asia (Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaya) and for the peace-
ful settlement of the German and Japanese questions, and, equally, the endeavors of
certain Arab, Asian and other peace-loving countries serve to preserve peace and
recognize the nations' right to self-determination.
The growing resistance of the colonial and dependent peoples against aggression,
against suppression, against the stifling of their liberties, against the inclusion of
their countries in aggressive pacts, against the raising of military forces, against
the stationing of foreign troops in their territories, against the establishment of
strategic bases, against the robbing of raw material in their countries, against the
degradation of their national culture, and against racial discrimination: all this
represents an appreciable contribution to the preservation of peace.
The World Peace Council salutes the world-embracing solidarity of the nations in the
struggle against war which threatens the whole of humanity.
On the Peaceful Solution
of the German Problem
Disregarding the will of the peoples in whose name the treaties have been signed
which categorically decreed the disarmament of Germany, her militarist and Nazi forces
have been revived. The military and industrial rearmament of Germany constitutes the
greatest danger of a new world war.
The World Peace Council watches with interest the development of the peace forces
in Germany and notes with gratification the encouraging result of the Essen congress.
It congratulates the peace friends in Germany on the fact that they are preparing,
together with peace-loving men and women of all political affiliations, a referendum
which will express the will of the German people regarding the question of the re-,
militarization of their country and regarding the conclusion of a peace treaty which is
to put an end to the present dangerous and insecure situation.
The World Peace Council appeals to all directly threatened countries to join in a
powerful protest which, supported by millions of men and women, will force their govern-
ments to conclude in the course of this year a peace treaty with a peace-loving Germany,
a Germany which has restored her unity and whose demilitarization, guaranteed by inter-
national agreement, will be the best security for peace in Europe.
Concerning the Journal
of the World Peace Council
?.flki development of peace activities in the world makes it necessary for the journal
to be further developed in order to reach far wider circles. To achieve this object,
the World Peace Council requests Monsieur Pierre Cot to take charge of this journal in
which task he is to be supported by a committee of well-known international personalities.
The character of the journal is to be transformed so as to increase the number of readers
,and to make the journal into an effective organ for the spreading of the peace ideal.
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On the
International Peace Prizes
The following ruling has been adopted by the World Peace Council for the inter-
national, peace prizes.
Draft of the general resolutions for the international peace prizes.
Article 1 - The World Peace Council has decided to continue the award
of three international peace prizes of five million francs each which
have been granted by the first world congress of the Partisans of
Peace and which are being distributed annually under its patronage.
Article 2 - These prizes can be awarded for literary, artistic, film
and scientific works or activities which have made the most effective
contribution to the strengthening of peace between the nations.
Article 3 - The World Peace Council reserves the right, in addition to
these international prizes, to award one or more other prizes and gold
medals. The Council reserves the right to reduce the number of prizes
or, in the event that the works which have been submitted are in-
adequate, not to distribute any prize.
Article 4 - Admitted for selection will be works submitted by organi-
zations, by third parties or by the authors themselves. The Council
reserves the right to award one or other of these prizes for works or
activities for which no candidates have come forward.
Article 5 - Also admitted for selection will be those works forwarded
to the jury by the national juries formed in collaboration with the
World Peace Council.
Article 6 m The peace prizes are being distributed by the World Peace
Council. To work out the preceding proposals, the Council will set
up a 5ury,consisting of Council members of various nationalities which
will elect a president and two vice presidents. This jury will study
the works and will submit its proposals to the World Peace Council
which will decide by simple majority.
Article 7 - The Council will take all necessary steps to popularize
the works which have been awarded prizes.
Article 8 - The cost of mailing and the possible return of the works
which have been submitted are to be borne by the persons or organiza-
tions submitting them.
Article 9 - The secretarial work of the jury will be carried out by the
Bureau of the World Peace Council.
Article 10 - The jury, together with the Bureau of the World Peace
Council, may resolve any question not dealt with by the present regula-
tions.
In 1951, the jury for international peace prizes will consist of the following:
Italy, Pietro Nenni, President; France, Pierre Cot, Vice President; China, Mao Dun,
author, minister, Vice President; USSR, Mme. Vanda Vassilievskaya; Czechoslovakia,
Prof, Jan Muk:rowskcy; India, Prof, D. Kosambi; United States, Rev. Willard Uphaus;
Sweden, Arthur Lundquist; Mexico, General Jara; Germany, Frau Helene Weigel-Brecht;
Egrypt, Mohatried Kamew El Binbi Pasha; Great Britain, Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury;
Pcland, Jerzy Putrament; Central Africa, Gabriel Darboussier; Spain, Pablo Picasso.
The World Peace Council recommends that the various national committees award national
prizes in recognition of literary, artistic, film and scientific works and activities
which have made the-most effective contribution to the preservation of peace.
NOTE. The text of the WPC's resolution on the United Nations and of its appeal for a
peace pact among the five Great Powers may be found in the IBIS DAILY REPORT, 28 February,
pp. CC 9-10.
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