727. TELEGRAM TO L. B. KRASIN, G. V. CHICHERIN AND V. V. VOROVSKY^[2]

Written on May 13, 1922 · First published in 1965 in Collected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 54. Printed from a typewritten copy. · page 546

Krasin, Chicherin and Vorovsky
Genoa

I attach enormous importance to such a treaty. I think we should offer the Italians a coal price lower than that which they pay to their usual suppliers. Please speed up reply.^[1]

Lenin

Notes

[1] See Document 733 of this volume.—Ed.

[2] This is an addition, headed “From Lenin”, to the telegram signed by A. I. Rykov. Rykov reported the difficulties in transporting coal from Donbas because of a shortage of rolling stock and locomotives and the bad state of the railway tracks. He asked that measures should be taken to conclude an agreement with Italian companies for the sale of coal to them at favourable prices.