SIGNED BY SARTRE AND DE BEAUVOIR - ONE OF 100 COPIES.

REICH, EBBE + VANG SØNDERGAARD (edt.).

Til Vietnam.

(København [Copenhagen], 1967).

4to. Original illustrated self-wrappers. 36, (4) pp. (Containing 16 poems on 16 leaves and 16 full-page illustration on 16 leaves). Exceptionally fine and clean. 

Nr. 50 out of 100 numbered copies of this interesting, richly illustrated, publication that was issued in connection with the second International Tribunal on War Crimes, which took place in Denmark. The present copy is signed by Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir on front free end-paper

The International Tribunal on War Crimes was initiated by Bertrand Russell in 1966 in order to investigate the background for and art and nature of the American warfare in Vietnam. The tribunal was constituted by a number of internationally famous scientists, authors, and cultural personas; because of their status in society, their moral opposition against America's war-crimes in Vietnam was internationally very effective.

The first session of the Tribunal was planned to take place in Paris in April 1967, but when De Gaulle proclaimed that the French government would not allow the arrangement, the first session was quickly moved to Stockholm, where it took place from May 2nd till 10th. It was then decided that the second session should take place in Denmark, which contrary to neutral Sweden through NATO was an ally of USA, and where the press coverage would thus be more effective. Thus, in 1967 a "Danish Bertrand Russell Foundation" was founded - supporting the international war crime tribunal -, which included many of the leading Danish intellectuals of the time.

Russell was 95 at the time of the second session, and he couldn't participate, so Sartre acted as president of the jury instead. This session took place at the University of Roskilde, Denmark, from November 18th till December 1st 1967.

Another member of the Tribunal was Simone de Beauvoir, who was also present, together with Sartre, in Roskilde the last weeks of November 1967.

The present work was issued by the Copenhagen office of the International War Crime Tribunal and the Collection for Vietnam. The work is constituted by contributions by numerous famous Danish poets and artists of the period, who wished to express their solidarity with the International War Crime Tribunal.

The work was issued in 1500 copies, 100 of which were numbered.

Order-nr.: 61582