V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v52;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

Comrade Molotov!

The business about premises is a shocking scandal. 243

I propose to decide, after polling the Political Bureau members by telephone immediately, for not a day can be lost (and today it must be put through the Council of People’s Commissars):

1) to reprimand Gorbunov for lack of energy and delay (he, and not Chicherin, should write to everybody about this and secure a decision of the C.C. in good time. It is disgraceful that Gorbunov shifts such matters on to Chicherin. This is incredible ineptitude).

2) to set up a responsible (both to the C.C. and the C.P.C.) trio with the assignment, at all costs and within the time-limit,

to obtain all the necessary premises (in my opinion, one hotel is more convenient politically than many mansions).

I propose:

(α) Gorbunov

(β) from the All-Russia Cheka, with personal responsibility, Unshlikht

(γ) 1 from Vladimirsky’s commission.

Extremely urgent!

Lenin