399. To THE ORGANISATIONAL BUREAU OF THE R.C.P.(B.) C.C.

Written on September 22, 1921 · First published in 1960 in the magazine Voprosy Istorii KPSS No. 2. Printed from the original. · page 308

C.C. Orgbureau

I have personally known Comrade Shapovalov for a long time, in exile at the end of the 19th century, and in the early 20th abroad. I hereby certify that he is a thoroughly loyal and honest representative of the best men in the old Party guard. I therefore consider it my duty to support his request for a chance to go abroad to receive treatment and work for the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade.

Ulyanov (Lenin)

22/IX.