POLITBURO OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RCP(b)

To Comrade Molotov for all members of the Politburo (regarding Chicherin's communication about Bogdanov's letter to Urquhart)

In my opinion, it would be useful to appoint an investigation, but we should not disavow Bogdanov's communication—let us think about it; firstly, let the text of Bogdanov's letter be sent to all members of the Politburo, secondly, let us await the results of the investigation, thirdly, we still have sufficient time to determine our conditions after the resumption of negotiations. [This]* does not bind us to anything and to a certain extent will be useful to us 186.

Lenin

Dictated by telephone

January 3, 1922

Published for the first time, from a typewritten copy