6 January 1921

It is necessary
1) to have it translated into German (good)*.
*
V. I. Lenin is referring to the draft reply to the Swedish Red Cross
concerning the latter's letter requesting permission for Academician I. P. Pavlov
to travel to Sweden for scientific work.
Lenin Miscellany
2)
to check (with Semashko and M. N. Pokrovsky, or through
them) whether it is possible to add that Pavlov did not ask to leave (is it true that he did not wish
to go abroad?), that he was granted such-and-such privileges.
In view of the fact that my letter may be published, it is very
desirable to add this.
Lenin

P.S. Return all these documents to me.