Bourgeoisie regroups

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But Laufenberg's leadership of the Presidium was hot decise cnough: The uld cily bureanc Tracy was not smashed, and the inven of copnomic and Enancial power in Hamburg were not taken out of the hands of che bourgeoisio. Very sooe, the Workers" Council faced an acute shorlape of funds, making dministration of the city differit. The Bourgeoisie seized theiz opportunity, Warburg. a representarve of the city's hanking interests bited Laulenberg al the City Hall and made him a proposition. Funite could be provided. caplaited the genial Warbing, but Hei: Lauteaberg would, of course, underland the necd to make some re-assuring gesture in return namely In re establish the old City Goverucien! Laulenberg greed-no douht fering the aignat probted was moncy: He reasoned that to expropriate the banks would create montinistrative disruption, and that a resur doctel bodigeon goverument would he maite The Senate became an org pismy centre lor the counter-revulntion Furchertios an Economic Advitory Count set up ly Wailing, monit by Habing busies men took over. tractivity, therefore, in the Soldiem Council Balimann, an ex-army officer, successfurity infiltrated the leadership of the Council und hegan climinating leti-wingers from positions of control over military and police matters. On 6 December, the local right wing paramilitary onanation, the freikars, attempled to arrest Che leitem al the Workers' Coancil The SPE Teader apparcally knewahmut this plotin ablynce, hit did not war the Councis The plot failed and the authority of the Council was temporarily enhanced. LatterBerg Having beca made sarply awoocol the weakness of his milltary organicition, set in motion pluns for the formerion of a Red Guan!, But this task was placed in la hands of Bai mann, who made site bal poll he was done te cstublishine frece Tide turns By ale December 191h: the lide was care coltretting the economy. Loafonber prover incapirble of denita seth the shoetages of tut and tood and nolar supportier i. Councis Desait lir weaker, The decision in Berlo to lost Oliver MacDonald Red Weekly 11 January 1974 Page 7

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For more than eight months now land with no