V. I.

Lenin

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To:   V. A. KARPINSKY AND SOPHIA RAVICH

Dear Friends, Things are going well. The plan, of which Comrade Minin knows, is being
carried out. Platten takes everything upon himself. Below I am giving you a
copy of the conditions which Platten has submitted. Apparently they will be
accepted. Otherwise we shall not go. Grimm is still trying to persuade the Mensheviks, but we are acting entirely on our own, of
course. We think we shall leave on Friday, Wednesday and Saturday. And now
this. We want a detailed protocol to be drawn up about everything before we
leave. Platten, Levi (of Berner Tagwacht , representing the press)
and others will be invited to sign it. French participation would be highly
desirable. N.B. Talk it over immediately with Guilbeaux, explain the
situation to him, show him the terms, and if he sympathises, ask him to
come at a wire from here (expenses defrayed). This would be very
important. It is highly probable that we shall also invite Charles Name
(Platten will talk it over with him on the telephone).

Still more important: if Guilbeaux sympathises, perhaps

N.B.

he could get Romain Rolland too to sign. Extremely important :
there was a paragraph in Petit Parisien that Milyukov has
threatened to prosecute everybody who comes in through Germany. Tell
Guilbeaux this. French participation, in view of this, is especially
important. Answer immediately. Sincerely yours.

4/IV—1917

We have received a telegram from Perm: “Salut fraternel Ulianow,
Zinowieff. Aujourdhui partons Petrograd etc. [1]

Signed: Kamenev, Muranov, Stalin.”

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Notes:
[1]

“ Fraternal greetings to Ulyanov, Zinoviev. We are leaving to day for
Petrograd.”— Ed .