723. To LYDIA FOTIEVA AND V. A. SMOLYANINOV^[1]

Written on May 11, 1922 · First published in 1965 in Collected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 54. Printed from the original. · page 543

  Fotieva and Smolyaninov

Have this translated for you both, read it; make note of Armand Hammer and in every way help him on my behalf if he applies.

11/V. Lenin

Notes

[1] Written by Lenin on a letter from Arm and Hammer, representing the American Allied Drug and Chemical Corporation (see also Note 424). Hammer said B. Mishell, a director of the company, and he himself were going to Petrograd, and requested a letter of introduction. See also next document.