The Politbureau approves the proposal of Comrade Chicherin
on the question of the trade agreement with Britain and particularly
emphasises:

that Krasin, without the special and explicit consent of the Central
Committee, should on no account go beyond the text and letter of our Note
of 29.VI on the questions of propaganda and

debts[2];

all details to be dealt with at special talks on a peace treaty.

In motivation, reference to be made to their aid to

Wrangel.[3]




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Notes





[1]

This draft was adopted at a meeting of the Politbureau on December 4,
1920. See also Collected Works , Vol. 52, Fifth [Russian]

[2]

This refers to the Memorandum dated June 29, 1920, which the Soviet
Government sent to the British Government (see Dokuinenty Vneshnei
Politiki SSSR [U.S.S.R. Foreign Policy Documents], Vol. II, Moscow,
1958, pp. 593-98).

[3]

The last sentence in the manuscript is crossed out. With reference to
negotiations with Britain for the conclusion of a trade agreement see
present edition, Vol. 31, pp. 492-931.




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