To Mr. Sklyansky: Trotsky's illness is a misfortune at this moment.

It is necessary 1) to speed up sending 2 divisions from under Perm as much as possible and 2) to keep an eye on the South, talking to Gusev 2 times a day.

Hello! Lenin.

Published - The Trotsky papers. 1917-1922. V. 1, p. 588-590

Fund 2, op. 1, d. 11070 - autograph.