English Translation

7 - 24 In the year l92o the Communist Party of France was built up from splinter groups of the French socialist parties and as a section of the Third International corresponding to the organization of the Comintern centralist. When the economic crisis occurred in 1928/29, the KPF took advantage of the incipient dissatisfaction and poor social situation of the population for their communist propaganda work. It gained strength and political influence, which the foreign policy backsoil also contributed to a considerable part. In 1932 there were 31,518 members, in 1938 the number of members rose to 341,000 members, to which a large number of supporters in the sub-organisations and even a larger number of sympathizers are to be added in addition to lo0 Oo0 young communists. The Supreme Body of the KPF was the National Congress. His task was to approve the decisions of the Comintern and to elect the members of the Central Committee designated by Moscow.The significance of the National Congress was small in that it was practically merely a formal matter. The central committee, which had to manage the political and organizational tasks and monitor their implementation, is regarded as the most active body. It met at least twice a month, consisted of 46 members and formed the Polit-Bürò and the Org office as a special department. Of these two institutions, the Politburo was the CPF's political and executive organ, while the Org Bureau was tasked with