This letter was published in J.A. Dawson's Australian bulletin "Southern Socialist International Digest" no.26 of December 1946, p. 11-12.
The letter is part of the communication leading to the first English edition in 1948/1950 of Pannekoeks "Workers' Councils" published by Dawson's small publishing house 'The Socialist Foundation of the Workers' Literature Bureau' in Melbourne, Australia.
Further information on the context of this letter can be found in
'Left Communism In Australia: J.A. Dawson and the "Southern Advocate For Workers' Councils".
Anton Pannekoek to J.A. Dawson - Letter from October 12, 1947
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