,*APT] #e ,F\ND+ ,AIMS ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE ,TEXT 3 #e3 ,F\ND+ ,AIMS ,! RAISON D'ETRE ( ! MEET+ WAS3 TO AGGREGATE1 =MALLY1 9TO ONE P59SUL> ASSOCIATION1 ! AN>*I/ AFF9ITY GR\PS ( ! ?REE P>5T ORGANIZATIONS1 ! EXIL$ & DISP]S$ AN>*I/ GR\PS ( ! ,IB]IAN P59SULA -- ,SPA9'S ,NATIONAL ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,GR\PS1 ! ,F$]ATION ( ,SPANI% ,SPEAK+ ,AN>*I/ ,GR\PS 9 ,FRANCE & ! ,PORTUGUESE ,AN>*I/ ,UNION2 & ALSO TO PROPAGATE AN>*I/ IDEAS AMONG ! PEOPLE4 ,BUT MO/ IMPORTANT ( ALL1 = ! MAJORITY ( ?OSE PRES5T1 WAS ! NE$ TO PROMOTE1 ?R\< ! ,C,N,T1 ! P>5T BODY TO :I* MO/ ( ?OSE AT ! MEET+ BELONG$1 ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ VISION ( SOCIETY & ! ANTI-POLITICAL & DIRECT-ACTIONI/ PR9CIPLES ADOPT$ AT ! ,LA ,COM$IA ,CONGRESS ( #a#i#a#i2 & TO DEF5D !SE FROM ! RE=MI/ ?REAT PRES5T$ BY UNION LEAD]S SU* AS ,PE/ANA4 ,AL?\< IT WAS NEV] REF]R$ TO DIRECTLY 9 ! M9UTES ( ! ,VAL5CIA ,CONF]5CE1 ! HA/E ) :I* ! ,F,A,I WAS E/ABLI%$ )9 LITTLE OV] A YE> ( ! 9ITIAL DISCUSSIONS REFLECTS ! UNEASE ) :I* ! ,C,N,T ACTIVI/S :O F\ND$ ! ,F,A,I VIEW$ ! PUBLIC & PRIVATE /ATEM5TS1 &1 ULTIMATELY1 ! 9T5TIONS1 ( ! RE=MI/S1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE 9 ! ,CATALAN ,REGIONAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,C,N,T4 ,! !SIS ?AT ! ,F,A,I WAS A CONSPIRACY BY AN AN>*I/ ELITE TO DOM9ATE & CONTROL ! ,C,N,T1 AS SOME HI/ORIANS HAVE SUGGE/$1 DOES NOT /& UP TO ANALYSIS4.<#c#c.> ,! *RONOLOGY ( EV5TS LEAD+ UP TO ,JULY #aibg 9DICATE1 RA!R1 ?AT ! ,F,A,I DEVELOP$ AS A DIRECT RESPONSE BY RANK-&-FILE MILITANTS TO MANEUV]S BY ! NATIONAL LEAD]%IP ( ! ,C,N,T TO OV]TURN ! REVOLUTION>Y OBJECTIVES & CON/ITUTION ( ! ,C,N,T APPROV$ BY ! #aiai ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS & REAFFIRM$ AT ! #aibb ,Z>AGOZA ,CONF]5CE4 ,! ,C,N,T MILITANTS :O SET UP ! ,F,A,I 9 #aibg HAD NO NE$ TO 'P5ETRATE'.<#c#d.> OR SEIZE P[] )9 ! /ILL CL&E/9E & DISP]S$ UNION1 !Y W]E ! HE>T & SPIRIT ( ! ,CONF$]ATION4 ,IT WAS !IR VIEWS :I* HELD SWAY AMONG MO/1 IF NOT ALL1 ( ! CONF$]AL CADRES :O HAD SU/A9$ ! ORGANIZATION ?R\<\T ! YE>S ( CL&E/9ITY2 !IR SOLE OBJECTIVE 9 RELATION TO ! ,CONF$]ATION WAS TO PREV5T IT BE+ HIJACK$ BY ANY P>TY-POLITICAL GR\P+1 CORPORATI/1 SOCIALI/ OR COMMUNI/1 & TRANS=M$ 9TO A PURELY ECONOMIC UNION COMMITT$ TO WORK+ )9 ! LEGALLY DEF9$ P>AMET]S LAID D[N BY ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM4 ,! ALLEGATION ?AT ! ,F,A,I HAD BE5 SET UP TO 'PROVIDE A NUCLEUS ( D$ICAT$ & DET]M9$ REVOLUTION>IES TO 9SPIRE & CONTROL ! :OLE MOVEM5T'.<#c#e.> WAS DISMISS$ AS TOTALLY FALSE BY F\ND] MEMB] ,PROGRESO ,F]N&EZ :O FELT !RE WAS NEV] ANY REAL DANG] ( ! ,C,N,T FALL+ 9TO ! TRAP ( REVISIONISM3 ',! ONLY PROBLEM WAS ?AT ATTEMPTS W]E BE+ MADE TO LEGALIZE ! ,C,N,T TO COMPETE ) ! ,U,G,T4' ,HE ADD$3 ',NOR IS IT TRUE TO SAY ?AT ! ,F,A,I WAS CREAT$ TO MA9TA9 ! ,C,N,T'S IDEOLOGICAL PURITY4 ,IT IS1 ( C\RSE1 POSSIBLE ?AT 9 C]TA9 REGIONS LIKE ,CATALONIA ! ,F,A,I'S ROLE WAS CONCEIV$ LIKE ?AT1 BUT IT WAS NOT ! CASE 9 ,VAL5CIA4'.<#c#f.> ,DESPITE ,F]N&EZ'S ASS]TIONS TO ! CONTR>Y1 !RE SEEMS TO BE LITTLE D\BT ?AT ! ,F,A,I HOP$ TO SUCCE$ 9 REVITALIZ+ ! ,C,N,T1 A /RATEGY :I* HAD TO MEAN COMBAT+ RE=MISM4 ,ANO!R 9DICATOR ?AT ! ,F,A,I DID NOT SET \T TO CREATE A HOMOG5\S & COHESIVE ORGANIZATION TO CONTROL ! ,C,N,T1 OR EV5 ITS [N AFFILIATES1 IS REFLECT$ 9 ! FACT ?AT ! CLOSE/ IT CAME TO PUBLI%+ A /ATEM5T ( AIMS & PR9CIPLES WAS ! MANIFE/O ',TO ,EV]YONE' PUBLI%$ BY ! ,AN>*I/ ,LIAISON ,COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ITS =MAL F\NDATION4 ,COORD9AT+ OPPOSITION TO ! DICTATOR%IP & PROVID+ A FOCUS = AN>*I/ PROPAG&A W]E OBVI\S MATT]S TO BE DISCUSS$1 BUT ! DIFF]5T GR\PS 9 EA* REGION REMA9$ FREE TO PURSUE !IR [N PRIORITIES 9 ! MANN] !Y FELT BE/ SUIT$ TO !IR CAPABILITIES4 ,9 ,PROGRESO ,F]N&EZ'S VIEW1 ! AIMS ( ! ,F,A,I W]E3 ',TO COMBAT ! DICTATOR%IP1 :5EV] ?IS MI*ISM MORE WIDELY KN[N -- ?R\< NEWSPAP]S & RATIONALI/ S*OOLS4 ,WE SUPPORT$ A LABOR MOVEM5T ( AN>*I/ 9CL9ATIONS1 :AT IS N[ KN[N AS AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,AS WE SAW IT1 CLASS COLLABORATION HAD FAIL$3 :AT WE HAD TO WORK = WAS AN>*I/ UNITY4' .<#c#g.> ,! M9UTES ( ! ,VAL5CIA ,CONF]5CE %[ CLE>LY ?AT ! PRIME CONC]N ( MO/ ( ! DELEGATES WAS TO 5SURE ?AT ! LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES LAID D[N AT ! #ahgb ,SA9T ,IMI] ,CONGRESS 7SEE ABOVE7 PR$OM9AT$ AS ! GUID+ SPIRIT ( ORGANIZ$ LABOR 9 ,SPA94 ,?IS VIEW ( ! ROLE ( ! UNIONS WAS TOTALLY AT ODDS ) ! GRADUALI/ CONCEPT ( ! IMPROV+ EFFECTS ON WORK+-CLASS VALUES & CONDITIONS ( LABOR ?R\< 9T]-CLASS H>MONY3 ',IT BE+ UND]/OOD ?AT CLASS H>MONY IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY1 ?AT SYNDICALISM1 9 PURSU+ IT1 HAS FRACASS$2 WE MU/ SEEK AN>*I/ UNITY4 ,! LABOR ORGANIZATION IS NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE ! CLASS1 IT HAS TO WORK = ITS EMANCIPATION4 ,AS ?IS IS ONLY POSSIBLE 9 ,ACRACY1 IT %\LD BE DONE BY MEANS ( AN>*ISM4 ,! WORK+-CLASS ORGANIZATION %\LD RETURN TO :AT IT WAS PRIOR TO ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,F,R,E4' .<#c#h.> ,MU* ( ! FIR/ SESSION ( ! ,VAL5CIA ,CONF]5CE WAS TAK5 UP 9 E/ABLI%+ :I* GR\PS W\LD BE ELIGIBLE = AFFILIATION TO ! ,F,A,I4 ,C\LD1 = EXAMPLE1 SPECIAL-9T]E/ GR\PS SU* AS NATURI/S1 VEGET>IANS1 ,ESP]ANTI/S1 ETC41 BE CONSID]$ = MEMB]%IP8 ,! CONS5SUS WAS ?AT ALL ?AT C\LD REASONABLY BE ASK$ ( ANY GR\P WI%+ TO AFFILIATE TO ! ,F,A,I WAS A COMMITM5T TO SEEK UNITY ( ACTION ) ! O!R GR\PS 9 ! /RUGGLE = SOCIAL LIB]ATION4 ,AS TO ! ROLE ( ! AN>*I/S 9 !IR SYMBIOTIC RELATION%IP ) ! ,C,N,T1 ! DELEGATES W]E UNANIM\SLY AGRE$ 9 ! NE$ TO RESUSCITATE ! UNION1 PUT 9TO COLD /ORAGE AS A NATIONAL BODY 9 #aibd BY A SOME:AT >BITR>Y DECISION ( ! ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE1 & TO REAFFIRM AN>*ISM AS ! 9SPIRATION & ORGANIZ+ SPIRIT ( ! ,CONF$]ATION4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,JOSE ,LLOP1 A DELEGATE ( ! ,NATIONAL ,F$]ATION ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,GR\PS ( ,SPA9 AT ! ,VAL5CIA GA!R+1 ! SOLE FUNCTION ( ! ,F,A,I1 = HIM1 AT LEA/1 WAS TO 5SURE AN AN>*I/ PRES5CE )9 ! UNIONS4 ',9 CONF]5CE1 ! GR\PS ORGANIZ$ !MSELVES 9 SU* A WAY ?AT TRADE UNION PROBLEMS W]E DEALT ) BY AMALGAMAT+ ! DIFF]5T VIEWS ( ! AN>*I/S :O W]E ALSO MEMB]S ( ! TRADE UNION ORGANIZATION OR ! CO-OP]ATIVES1 ETC4 ,! UNION QUE/ION PR$OM9AT$ 9 ! ACTIVITIES ( ! GR\PS4 ,?AT IS1 ! GR\P WAS SET UP = ! SOLE PURPOSE ( BE+ ACTIVE )9 ! UNION RANKS4' .<#c#i.> ,H[ W]E ! AN>*I/S TO 5SURE ! AN>*I/ CONT5T ( ! ,C,N,T1 AN AUTONOM\S & SOV]EIGN ORGANIZATION8 ,! ,F,A,I DELEGATES1 DESCRIB$ BY ,PROGRESO ,F]N&EZ AS ',C,N,T WORK+-CLASS MILITANTS'1 :O HAD SU/A9$ ! UNION DUR+ ITS YE>S ( CL&E/9ITY1 RESOLV$ ! ?ORNY PROBLEM ( H[ TO BYPASS ! RE=MI/ OR POT5TIALLY RE=MI/ ,NATIONAL & ,REGIONAL ,COMMITTEES & AT ! SAME TIME 5SURE ! AUTONOMY ( BO? BODIES4 ,! SOLUTION WAS ! CREATION ( AN ORGANIC BOND1 OR 'DOVETAIL+'1 ?R\< JO9T ,C,N,T-,F,A,I ,DEF5SE & ,PRISON]S' ,AID ,COMMITTEES AT LOCAL F$]ATION LEVEL4 ,!SE LOCAL COMMITTEES W]E TO PROVIDE ! 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