V. I.

Lenin

39

INSTRUCTION TO THE SECRETARY

Give this telegram to Chicherin and request him urgently
to send an inquiry and protest to the Swedish
Ambassador. [1]

Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
The instruction was written by Lenin beneath the text of a
telegram received from the Command of the Baltic Fleet. The
telegram stated: “A Swedish steamer, a cruiser and a destroyer flying the Swedish naval flag, arrived off the Öland
Island, landed 15 Swedish marines, and by threatening to use
their arms forced our communications personnel to retreat.”

Lenin simultaneously sent a telegram to the Finnish People’s
Government (see the document that follows).