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George Odger, Secretary of the London Trades Council, read a speech calling for international co-operation, to which Tolain responded.

The meeting unanimously decided to found an international organisation of workers.

The centre was to be in London, with a committee of 21 elected members.

It was instructed to draft rules and constitution.

Most of the British members of the committee were drawn from the Universal League for the Material Elevation of the Industrious Classes and were noted trade-union leaders like Odger, George Howell ( former secretary of the London Trades Council ( LTC ) which itself declined affiliation to the IWA ( although remaining close to it )), Osborne, and Lucraft and included Owenites and Chartists.

The French members were Denoual, Victor Le Lubez, and Bosquet.

Italy was represented by Fontana.

Other members were: Louis Wolff, Johann Eccarius, and at the foot of the list, Karl Marx.

Marx participated in his individual capacity, and did not speak during the meeting.