V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. Y. ZINOVIEV FOR MEMBERS OF THE POLITBUREAU OF THE R.C.P.(B.) C.C. [1]

Comrade Zinoviev; I think we should agree, as an exception, with the
exception strictly specified. Please have this put through
the Politbureau by telephone right away .

Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
Written on G. V. Chicherin’s letter of July 9, 1921, reporting the proposal of Fridtjof Nansen, representing the International

Red Cross, to send food to the population of Petrograd, provided its distribution was supervised with the participation of a foreign representative (see Note 229).