566. TELEPHONE MESSAGE TO A. M. LEZHAVA

Written on December 26, 1921 · First published in 1933 in Lenin Miscellany XXIII. Printed from a typewritten copy. · page 420

Comrade Lezhava, People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade

The report of Comrade Yemelyanov, who can and must be regarded as absolutely reliable, concerning the stealing during the discharge at Revel, is a source of extremely great apprehension and raises a question of tremendous importance.^[1]

I draw the attention of the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade to this fact, for the purpose of taking the most vigorous measures, with check-ups through reliable men, informing me of the results of the check-up and the measures taken. Send the reply to Comrade Smolyaninov.

Lenin
Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars

Notes

[1] See Collected Works, Fifth (Russian) Edition, Vol. 54, Document 201.—Ed.