V. I.

Lenin

111

To:   Y. O. MARTOV, SECRETARY OF THE PARTY COUNCIL

To Comrade Martov

Duplicate
September 7, 1904

Comrade, In connection with the copies you have sent me, I have to state that the Council
need not have troubled to repeat its invitation, seeing that I have already
replied to it by a refusal. Never have I expressed a desire that investigation
of the “conflict” in the C.C. should be submitted to the Council. On
the contrary, I have plainly stated in letters to Comrade Glebov and to Comrade
Martov that only the C.C. members as a whole are competent to verify the
lawfulness of its composition. The Council is not authorised even by the Rules
to examine conflicts within the Central
Committee. [1]

Since the Bureau of the International Congress has accept ed the transference by
me of my mandate,
[2] I am no longer accountable in any way
to any Council. I shall willingly give explanations (in writing or in print) concerning definite issues to anyone who wants them.

N. Lenin ,

C.C. member