V. I.

Lenin

November 25

Dear Friend, Last night we read of the arrest of 11 people (including
5 members of the R.S.D.L. Duma group [2] ) near Petrograd,
and we sent a telegram to Branting today to help you ascertain (through the Finns le cas échéant [1] whether the
5 members of the R.S.D.L. Duma group have been arrested.

It will be a bad blow if it is true!

But all the more impermissible in that case will be your
departure for Denmark. In any case, I protest energetically
against such a departure. This is the time for you to be in
Stockholm personally, in order to establish better, more
frequent and more extensive contacts. This is a difficult
job, it requires an experienced person, with a knowledge
of at least one foreign language. It cannot be left just
to “anyone” to look after.

If you are pressed (by the police) in Stockholm, you should hide in some village near Stockholm (this is easily
done, they have telephones everywhere). I think Kollontai,
too, could soon easily come to Stockholm or to some suburban place, incognito.

We shall soon be issuing No. 34 of the C.O., and then
No. 35 as well.

Reply as quickly as possible. We have been getting all your letters. We have also received the
document [3] of the liquidators ( their reply to Vandervelde). Thanks.

All good wishes, and we are awaiting your news.

Yours, Lenin