STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 580, sig. 109-4327

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tz - oT - A large part of the supporters of the communist idea in France were not affiliated with the CPF or one of its sub-organisations, but were grouped together in other partly disguised or under communist influence often looser organizations. These include: *Women's Movement against War and Fascism, "Foundation of Friends of the Soviet Union", "Republican Front Fighter League" (ARAZ), "Association of Revolutionary Writers and Artists", "World Comité for the Fight Against War and fascist", "Comité for The Liberation of Thälmann", "Liga Against Imperialism and the Suppression in the Colonies", "Komité für die Anhaltung der Humanität", "Der Freundeskreis Pariser Emigrantenorganisationen", "Liga für Menschenrechte", "Union für Recht und Freiheit in Deutschland", "Weltvereinigung für den Frieden" (RUP). The central organ of the KPF, which had a common communist press, was the daily newspaper "L'Humanité", whose circulation varied between 2 and 300 ooo. The editor was the communist delegate Marcel C a c h i n. In addition, numerous provincial and weekly papers, magazines, factory and cell newspapers. III. The activities of KPF. in French politics. Due to the above-mentioned composition and firm orientation, the Communist Party of France