V. I.

Lenin

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INSTRUCTION ON ZALYGIN’S TELEGRAM

Urgent

Comrade Lenin, Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars
Moscow

Simakov, Chairman of the Bolkhov Uyezd Party Committee, was
married in church to the daughter of a capitalist hostage. At a general meeting of the Communists of the Bolkhov organisation I
proposed that for undermining Party principles Chairman Simakov should
be expelled from the Party. The proposal was adopted and Simakov
was expelled from the Party. Some members of the Party Committee
adhered to their own opinion and called in Comrade Pakun,
representative of the Orel Gubernia Committee. The decision of the meeting
was annulled. For putting forward my proposal I was arrested a few
days later and am now in prison. I ask for your assistance.

Zalygin
Head of the Uyezd Department of Education

The arrested man to be released at once. An explanation
giving reasons for the arrest to be sent by telegraph and
all the case papers to be mailed to the Central Committee.

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