581. TELEGRAM TO L. B. KRASIN

Written on January 12, 1922 · First published in 1959 in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI. Printed from a typewritten copy. · page 430

Krasin
Soviet Government Delegation
London

The People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade announced in December that 8 million poods of grain had been purchased but not shipped. Having received new credits, the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade has undertaken the obligation to deliver 15 million poods of food grain by April 1, at five million a month. In January so far, not a single pood has been received, and there is no news of any ships sailing or of proposed shipments. In view of the extremely grave food situation, I propose that you inform us within two days: first, how much grain has been purchased; second, how much has been shipped, on which ships and to which ports; third, how much and when is to be shipped shortly; fourth, plan for meeting obligation to purchase 15 million poods.^[1]

Lenin
Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars

Notes

[1] See Document 593 of this volume.—Ed.