V. I.

Lenin

September 16, 1905

Dear Comrade, Allyour letters proposing that the International Socialist Bureau intervene to
reconcile the two groups in our Party have been forwarded to the Central
Committee in Russia. I am now in a position to inform you that the Central
Committee is prepared to take part in the conference referred to, on condition
that it will be confined to a preliminary exchange of views. I hope the
delegates of the Central Committee will arrive in Geneva or Berlin in the very
near future, probably in September.

However,I must inform you that the Central Committee is preparing to conclude
an agreement with the Organising Committee in Russia, which is the executive
body of the Minority in the Party. Preliminary negotiations have already taken
place, and both parties have arrived at an understanding concerning sums
contributed to the cause of the Russian revolution by organisations abroad. The
text of this agreement was forwarded to you a fortnight ago.

Sinceonly full understanding between the comrades in Russia can guarantee a
lasting reconciliation, it would be advisable to await the outcome of these
negotiations before calling the conference you mention in your letter to us.

Vladimir Ulyanov (N. Lenin)

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