419. To E. M. SKLYANSKY AND I. T. SMILGA

Written in the summer of 1919 · First published in 1945 in Lenin Miscellany XXXV. Printed from the original. · page 280

Comrade Sklyansky and Comrade Smilga,

I know perfectly a certain comrade, who is a man of absolutely exceptional loyalty, bravery and energy ( especially as regards explosions and daring raids).^[1]

I direct:

(1) that he be given an opportunity to learn command practice (all speed-up measures to be taken, particularly for the reading of lectures and the like), 

what can be done?

(2) that he be charged with organising a special demolition, etc., squad to operate behind the enemy’s lines.

Notes

[1] This refers to Kamo (S. A. Ter-Petrosyan).—Ed.