 A merger would give the party an appreciable youth section for the first time in a decade.While the merger was hotly debated at the SP-SDFs convention in May 30 -June 1, 1958 and then voted upon by the membership that summer, the YPSL and YSL merged in convention in late August.The ISL itself however was dissolved, its properties bequeathed to the SP-SDF and its members requested to join as individuals.