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 Belgium met with a fraternal and enthusiastic welcome, we found waiting for us the letter that has been sent to us by the Executive Committee of the Soviet between the 1st of May and the 13th of June. Your point of view in what concerns the preparation for, and the aim of, the International Conference could be summed up in the following terms:

In our former letters we have already stated our agreement with this formula, on the express condition, of course, that it does not exclude either the integral resti-