V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v52; en:CW/CW45;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TO THE SOUTHERN FRONT

In cipher
By direct line
Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front
Copy to Trotsky

I have just learned of your proposal to Wrangel to surrender on the 8th. I am extremely surprised at the exorbitant leniency of the terms. If the enemy accepts them, we must ensure the actual seizure of the fleet and that not a single vessel is allowed to escape; if, however, the enemy does not accept these terms, then, in my opinion, they cannot be repeated and we must deal with him ruthlessly.

Lenin