Comrade Marceli called on comrade Lenin, but comrade Lenin treated him with distrust because Marceli had no credential.

I know comrade Marceli, and he now asks me to have the International Bureau inform comrade Lenin that comrade Marceli is indeed authorized by the tanners of Vilna and that the money collected for the strikers should be sent to the address indicated by comrade Marceli to comrade Lenin.

The Union of Tanners of Vilna will send comrade Lenin a special power of attorney.

I enclose the seal of this Union.

With best wishes

Your N. Lenin

24, Rue Beaunier.

Wl. Oulianoff. Paris.

In the journal

Translated from the German

Sent to Brussels

First published in 1960 "Questions of the History of the CPSU," No. 5

Printed from the manuscript