TELEGRAM TO A. G. SHLYAPNIKOV
[December 9, 1918]
Expedite the answer to my inquiries
 1.
Expedite the receipt of things and the departure of my messenger. Need money and everything else.
Give the appropriate instruction to Schmidt. He knows where to find the messenger. It is necessary to come immediately. Shlyapnikov *.
Astrakhan
To Shlyapnikov
I have already sent you a telegram. A commission from the Supreme Economic Council
has departed for Astrakhan

2.
We are preparing the messenger in the coming days.
Lenin