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on a propaganda among the troops sent out against the Workers Republics, etc.
16. The Parties which up to the present moment have stood upon the old Social and Democratic programs within the shortest time possible, and to draw up a new Communist program in conformity with the special conditions of their country, and in accordance with the resolutions of the Communist International. As a rule the program of each Party belonging to the Communist International must be confirmed by the next Congress of the Communist International or its Executive Committee. In the event of nonconfirmation of the program of any Party by the Executive Committee of the Communist International, said party shall be entitled to appeal to the Congress of the Communist International.
17. All the resolutions of the congresses of the Communist international, as well as the resolutions of its Executive Committee, are binding for all parties joining the Communist International. The Communist International, operating under the conditions of most acute civil warfare, must be organised in a more centralised form than the Second International. At the same time the Communist International and its Executive Committee are naturally bound in all their work to consider the variety of conditions under which the different Parties have to work and struggle, and
