21. To K. A. MEKHONOSHIN

Written on January 7 (20), 1918 · First published in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV. Printed from the original. · page 54

7. I. 1918

Comrade Mekhonoshin

The bearer, Comrade Rahja, is an old Party functionary, personally known to me and absolutely trustworthy. It is extremely important to help him (for the Finnish   proletariat) by supplying weapons: some 10,000 rifles with cartridges and 10 three-inch guns with shells. Please fulfil this without reducing the figures.

Yours,
Lenin