I request that voting be conducted immediately in the Politburo by telephone.

Show this note of mine to everyone and collect the votes.

Lenin

Germany and Norway should serve as models.

Reject any other approach with reasoning that is clear to all, and declare loudly to the whole world.

Hidden interventionists must be caught (enlist Unshlikht for assistance).

The Pomoshch apparatus* must be tightened (if there are insufficient forces, borrow for 2 months from the military).

In the coming days, collective work is especially important, since the political responsibility for this most difficult matter is enormous.

Lenin

P. S. Subtle maneuvering is needed. A series of measures, particularly strict ones. Hoover and Brown are scoundrels and liars.

Set conditions that are extremely stringent: for the slightest interference in internal affairs—expulsion and arrest.

Written August 11, 1921

Printed for the first time from the manuscript