V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. M. KRZHIZHANOVSKY [2]

May 6

We received the letter. Wood, apparently, has been taken. It is essential that
Claire should save himself and therefore should go underground without
delay. The meeting with
Sasha [3] (Wood managed to write to us about it) led to the appointment of a committee for convening a congress in five
months’ time.

Our main task now is to prepare for it, i.e., to ensure that our own
reliable people penetrate into the largest possible number of
committees and try to undermine the Southern Central Committee of the southern
committees (=whirligig). This “whirligig”, which is manipulated by a
Genosse (someone has even accused him of being an agent provocateur ,
but that has not been verified yet), is the main obstacle
(besides St. Petersburg). Hence the immediate task—that both Kurtz and
Embryon join the committees at once. Next, that their example in one form or
another is followed by Claire and Brodyagin. This is the main task, for
otherwise we shall inevitably be ousted; subordinate everything else to this
task, bear in mind the major significance of the Second Congress!
Adapt... [1] to this end and think about an attack on the centre, Ivanovo and others, the Urals
and the South. The formal aspect is now acquiring special significance.

Brodyagin suspects provocation. There cannot be any here, we are already in
London. It is very likely that many threads have been picked up from some of our
arrested people—that explains everything. Look after yourself as you would the
apple of your eye—for the sake of the “main task”. [4] If we (i.e., you ) do not cope with
it—it will be a great calamity.

If it is confirmed that Wood has gone under, we must meet Claire or Brodyagin as
soon as possible or correspond in great detail, if there are good addresses
(?) for sending you all the details about Sasha (send an address for the bookbinding as quickly as possible).

Arrange the passport yourself, do not rely on us. Shouldn’t Claire and
Brodyagin change passports, since the former is already known to everyone?

Who will be the delegate from Moscow? Is he absolutely reliable? Has he a good
successor? And so: again and again: join the committees. Is Nizhni reliable?