[June 30, 1916]
Dear friend! Just now I made inquiries at the local German consulate. The relevant official was not at home. For the time being, I have learned the exact address in Munich: “Stellvertretendes Generalkommando in München” **.
Then, they say, one should apply here:
Reichsdeutsches
Generalkonsulat in Zurich.
Zurich.
Kaspar
Escherhaus ***.
I advise you to write here (not from Berne, but from Hertenstein, for instance, or from some other place) a registered letter and enclose a stamped return envelope, and in the letter ask whether one should apply to Munich for permission to travel through Germany to Copenhagen and back in 2–3 months. (Motives: (1) heart disease; (2) an émigré, lacking proper Russian papers; (3) purpose—visit with the children). I think one can write in French (to Zurich) and from Berne as well. They will reply.
Salutations amicales! **** Your Lenin