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116) - mostly scientific cadres of the "Deutsche Kommunistische<br />

Partei" (DKP - "German Communist Party") and the "Partei des<br />

Demokratischen Sozialismus" (PDS - "Party of Democratic<br />

Socialism").<br />

Together with the "Marxistischer Arbeitskreis zur Geschichte der<br />

deutschen Arbeiterbewegung bei der Historischen Kommission<br />

der PDS" ("Marxist Working Panel for the History of the German<br />

Labour Movement, of the Historic Commission of the PDS") and<br />

the "Geschichtskommission der DKP" ("History Commission of<br />

the DKP"), MES organized two conferences in Berlin on the<br />

subjects of the "50 th Anniversary of the Foundation of the FRG<br />

and of the GDR" (27/28 February) and "After the End of the Two-<br />

States Era - Where is Germany going?" (18/19 September).<br />

Other discussion forums organized at the MES headquarters<br />

dealt with "Ecology and Marxism" (26 June, organized jointly with<br />

the group of editors of the DKP’s theoretical organ "Marxistische<br />

Blätter") and with "The Twentieth Century - a Century of Wars.<br />

How will be arrive at peace?" (25/26 September). In addition, the<br />

MES was able to continue its "scholarly" co-operation with the<br />

university/college Bergische Universität/Gesamthochschule Wuppertal,<br />

where on 13/14 November it staged an event on the subject<br />

of "Late Capitalism without Ideology? Social Awareness in<br />

Our Days", in which more than 100 persons took part.<br />

1.3 " Bundesausschuss Friedensratschlag"<br />

("Federal Committee Peace Consultation")<br />

Founded: 1996 (as ""Arbeitsausschuss Friedensratschlag<br />

- AFriRA ["Working Group Peace<br />

Consultation"])<br />

Headquarters: Kassel (Hesse)<br />

Members: 50<br />

Publications: "Friedenspolitische Korrespondenz"<br />

(FRIKORR - "Peace Policy<br />

Correspondence");<br />

"Friedens-Memorandum" ("Peace<br />

Memorandum"),<br />

yearly<br />

The "Bundesausschuss Friedensratschlag" ["Federal Committee<br />

Peace Consultation"] (until the turn of the year 1998/99: "Arbeitsausschuss<br />

Friedensratschlag" - AFriRa ["Working Group Peace<br />

Consultation"]) is decisively influenced by left-wing extremists. The<br />

majority of its leading functionaries and initiators come from the<br />

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