542. TELEGRAM TO I. T. SMILGA AND G. K. ORJONIKIDZE

First published in 1905 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 51. Printed from the original. · page 351

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3. III. 1920

Smilga and Orjonikidze
R.M.C., Caucasian Front

It is extremely important for you to work harmoniously with Ksandrov, who has been sent to the Donets Basin with special powers. Regarding coal, telegraph how matters stand. Is the rumour about Peters having been killed by the Denikinites in Rostov true? What in general is the military situation?

Lenin