V. I. Lenin

Source: en:CW/CW44; ru:PSS/v53;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TOV. CHICHERIN

Copy to TOV. UNSHLIKHT

Tov. Chicherin,

I have just finished a talk with Senator France. He brought me his resolution, introduced by him in the Senate as far back as 1920, IN FAVOUR of Soviet Russia. He told me how he spoke at big public meetings together with Tov. Martens IN FAVOUR of Soviet Russia. He says he is a “liberal”. He is for an alliance of the United States plus Russia plus Germany, to save the world from the imperialism of Japan, England, etc., etc.

He says he has come to see Russia and to refute the lies about her.

He says there is also, incidentally, one small matter. We have a woman, Harrison, in prison for espionage. He thinks she is guilty, she really did spy. He believes she is being tortured here, etc.

But he is Senator from the State of Maryland. He wants to be re-elected (the elections are next year). All his enemies are shouting: “What about our Harrison?” (she is from the same state) and her brother-in-law is Governor of the State of Maryland. If she suddenly dies, everyone will say: “Our Harrison” was killed in Russia.

He is not asking for her release; he is asking us to think whether something cannot be done.

I promised to give him an answer on Monday (he wants to leave on Tuesday) through Tov. Chicherin.

I request Tov. Unshlikht to give me his opinion and Tov. Chicherin’s conclusion by Sunday, and Tov. Chicherin to telephone me on Sunday evening about his, Chicherin’s, opinion. 42

Lenin