INSTRUCTION TO THE SECRETARY **
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March 19, 1920
That is sufficient. Please prepare an excerpt of Gorky’s points for transmission to him.
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We are speaking of L. B. Krasin, who at that time headed the Soviet mission in London.
* * The instruction was written on a telegram from the People’s Commissariat for Trade to Petrograd’s Petrocomtrade, addressed to A. E. Badayev (it is reproduced in the telegram from V. I. Lenin to A. M. Gorky, published below).

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TELEGRAM TO A. M. GORKY
PETROGRAD
March 19, 1920
In response to your letter dated March 5, I am forwarding a copy of the telegram sent to Badayev, the People’s Commissar for Trade: “You are hereby instructed, until the question of improving the situation of scientists is finally resolved by a special commission under the Sovnarkom, to continue providing supplies according to the plan you previously approved—that is, without reduction, in accordance with the latest directive from the People’s Commissariat for Trade.”
The Pokrovsky Commission contests the Petrograd list, deeming it unjust.
Sapozhnikov was released on March 9.
Manukhin must submit to the People’s Commissariat for Health, through Semashko, a detailed account of the proposed research methods—upon which the final decision will depend.
Chairman of the Sovnarkom
Lenin
Printed from the original, signed by
V. I. Lenin.