In accordance with the decisions of the Preparatory Committee made at the conference in Ljubljana, the Constitutional Congress of the European Jazz Federation was to take place in Warsaw, on October 16—19, 1968, during the annual Jazz Jamboree Festival (Look JAZZ FORUM 3).
The August events influenced a decision to change the date of the Congress. In a letter dated September 12, 1968, the Polish Jazz Federation which was serving as the coordinating Secretariate, informed, through its President, the members of the Preparatory Committee: "...In accordance with my letters sent to the members of the Preparatory Committee of the EJF I suggest to change the date of the Constitutional Congres to next year. At any rate, we invite all the members of the Preparatory Committee to Jazz Jamboree 68. I think that the Preparatory Committee should discuss in the course of its meeting in Warsaw the proper date and place of the Constitutional Congress.
"Surely we will find enough time to talk over all the problems concerned with the European Jazz Federation and I hope all the members understand the difficult and complicated situation and despite that fact we will find such a way which will save our achievements so far and the idea of the EJF..."
The great majority of members confirmed their participation in the meeting. Randy Hultin from Oslo, and Lilian Terry from Rome could not come for financial reasons. Only the Austrian Jazz Federation thought it fit not to attend the meeting because, in the words of its President Johan Fritz: ..."I firmly believe that this is not the time for such "minor" problems like E. J. F. Progress should be made whenever it is possible. But there are times when silence is better than activity. Therefore I hope all of you will understand that the Austrian Jazz Federation decided not to participate at the Warsaw Festival or at any meeting of EJF under the present circumstances..."
And so, on October 16, 1968, the Bristol Hotel in Warsaw hosted about thirty representatives, including nine members of the Preparatory Committee of the E.J.F., from twelve European countries. The Conference was opened by Jan Byrczek, the Secretary of the Preparatory Committee who also read letters from Johann Fritz (Austria), Randi Hultin (Norway), Lubomir Doruzhka and Stanislav Titzel (both from Czechoslovakia), and Mladen Mazur (Yugoslavia), explaining their absence. The President of the Polish Jazz Federation emphasized the necessity of continuing efforts for the creation of the E.J.F.: "...despite the complicated and difficult situation let's not allow our spirits to get down. We should stress what unites us and overlook what divides us. Inspiration for the creation of the European Federation was born out of jazz, so let us not forget our duty to the entire European jazz community, to the ordinary music lovers..." Jan Byrczek continued, saying that the Warsaw meeting should direct attention to the choice of the organizer, date and place of the Constitutional Congress, since other problems had already been discussed at previous meetings in Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, Ljubljana, and Montreux (look preceding JAZZ FORUMs). The Congress should be organized in a place where there would be a guarantee of no discrimination in any form against any member of the Preparatory Committee or any other country which might wish to join the organization.
During the discussion that followed three cities: Vienna, Warsaw, and Venice were suggested as the organizers of the Congress. A ballot was taken and Venice was chosen to host the Congress (with six votes for, one against, and two abstentions).
Further discussion considered the following matters: financial problems, the Education Center, the Library Center, JAZZ FORUM, the Festival Division, the broadcasting of jazz on radio and TV, and statute matters.

THE SECOND WARSAW RESOLUTION
Bearing in mind the resolutions passed at meetings of the Preparatory Committee of the European Jazz Federation in Warsaw and Prague in 1967, and in Vienna, Ljubljana, and Montreux in 1968, the participants of the conference of October 19, 1968, have passed the following resolution:
1. The participants of the meeting have once again reaffirmed that the European Jazz Federation should work to enhance the improvement of relations and contacts between all people in Europe connected with jazz, in all its forms, and should not in any way be influenced by political events.
2. The participants of the meeting have decided to accept Antonio Foresti's proposal that the Organizing Committee of the Venice Jazz Festival play host to the Constitutional Conference of the E. J. F., which will take place in Venice, on May 24—26, 1969.
3. It was agreed that until that time, i. e. May 24—26, 1969. preparatory work for the Conference would be carried out by the Polish Jazz Federation, in close cooperation with the Organizing Committee of the Venice Festival.
The following members of the Preparatory Committee of the E. J. F. and observers were present at the Warsaw meeting of October 19, 1968, (names written in order they were signed during the meeting):
Name Country Name Country
Robert Pernet Belgium Don Aldridge Great Britain
Janos Gonda Hungary Kari Sarpila Finland
Karoly Zsigo Hungary Matti Konttinen Finland
Karl-Heinz Dein G. D. R. Wesselin Nikolov Bulgaria
Arkady Pietrov U. S. S. R. Jan Byrczek Poland
Claus Schreiner G. F. R. Antonio Foresti Italy
Hannes Giese G. F. R. Francesco Lo
Bianco Italy
Vaclav Hokuv Czechoslovakia Roman Waschko Poland
Joe Viera G. F. R. Teddy Warrick Great Britain