V. I.

Lenin

82

To:   M. G. BRONSKY

Comrade Bronsky, And so, it is precisely agreed between us that (1) at tomorrow’s meeting with the Germans you will be
the first to speak ( none of the Russians before you), [1] (2) you will first read the theses (afterwards make a
speech, or a report, or a commentary), (3) you will show me the theses tomorrow before the
meeting (i.e., in the morning before 2 o’clock ; I shall be leaving
after that).

This is extremely important. It is a directive of the C.C.
and the C.P.C. It is obligatory!

Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
This refers to a meeting of the Russo-German Commission held
in Moscow on May 15, 1918, to discuss the conditions for resuming
economic relations between Russia and Germany. The report at
the meeting was made by M. G. Bronsky, Deputy People’s
Commissar for Trade and Industry. The main propositions in his
report had been vetted by Lenin.