V. I.

Lenin

Listok “Pravdy” of July 6 carried a detailed refutation of the foul slander spread by the Black
Hundred papers with regard to Lenin and others. A similar
refutation, in a briefer form, was published as a separate
leaflet on be half of our Party Central Committee.

In addition, we have only to answer the following question put
to us: are the rumours concerning the arrest of Lenin, Kamenev,
Zinoviev and others true? No, these rumours are untrue . All the Bolsheviks named here who are baited
with particular zeal by the vile and slanderous press are
members of the All-Russia Central Executive Committee of the
Soviets of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies. Once again we
request all fair-minded citizens not to believe these infamous
slanders and sinister rumours.

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