V. I.

Lenin

614

MARKINGS ON P. V. BUKHARTSEV’S TELEGRAM CONCERNING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN CORPORATION, AND AN INSTRUCTION TO THE SECRETARY [2]

In the course of the next 36 hours, sanction the agreement
with the representative of the American Corporation, which
has the hacking of America....

... Orders, with delivery within 20 days, for twine, machinery, technical equipment; not later than three months—
no less than 200 locomotives with tank-cars, trucks, etc.
Principal points of agreement: the Corporation, on orders from
the agent, undertakes in exchange for raw materials to supply
from abroad miscellaneous commodities, materials, machinery,
instruments, medicaments, etc., excepting munitions; perfumery and luxury goods, with delivery at one of the Black Sea
ports, as indicated by the agent. Second, for the supply of goods
the agent pays the Corporation in raw materials ....

... Besides the sums indicated in point 2, the agent pays
the Corporation in raw materials also a commission amounting
to ten per cent of the value of the goods supplied.
too much!

Fourth, the raw materials:
tobacco, wool, oilcakes, etc., delivered by the agent in exchange for the goods supplied, are valued at the
prices ruling on the world market at the time of delivery....

Urgent

1) Telephone Lezhava (and Scheinman, if he is still here)
and the members of the Politbureau.

2) In principle I am for it: (a) bargain: reduce the
commission charges; (b) stipulate precisely: after delivery of
their goods, delivery of ours or exchange at our port . No
other way.

Lenin [1]

19/VI.