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The International’s English-language periodicals: World Outlook, Inprecor and their companions, 1958–1994

It's Aggression in Esperanto, Too

World Outlook Vol. 3, No. 27, 20 August 1965 · p 11 · 139 words

ESPERANTO, TOO .

At the fiftieth World Congress of Esperanto, a subcommittee of about 100 Esperantists from 14 countries adopted a draft resolution against "American aggression in Vietnam."

The subcommittee of experts in the synthetic international language met at Nikkei Hall in Tokyo August 3 to discuss "American aggression in Vietnam, provocation against Cuba and the Dominican - - Republic, and the problem of West Germany's nuclear armament."

The draft resolution said: "The United States is engaged in expansion of military activities and the crisis in Asia is deepening. We oppose America's aggression in Vietnam and demand the evacuation of U.S. bases. We also oppose the proliferation of nuclear weapons."

The Esperantists from 15 countries voted for the resolution. An American Esperantist cast an opposing vote. The action of the congress on the resolution has not yet been reported,

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