633. To THE MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL BUREAU OF THE C.C., R.C.P.(B.)

Written on July 9, 1920 · First published in 1955 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 51. Printed from the original. · page 401

To all the members of the Politbureau:

I propose that Krasin and the entire delegation be given the directive:

“Be firmer, don’t be afraid of a temporary break of the negotiations.”^[1]
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Lenin

9/VII.

Notes

[1] This refers to the London negotiations between the Russian Trade Delegation, headed by L. B. Krasin, and members of the British Government (see Dokumenty vneshnei politiki SSSR, Vol. II, Moscow, 1958, pp. 695–705).