V. I.

Lenin

399

To:   THE ORGANISATIONAL BUREAU OF THE R.C.P.(B.) C.C.

C.C. Orgbureau

I have personally known Comrade Shapovalov for a long time, in exile at the end of the 19th century, and in the
early 20th abroad. I hereby certify that he is a thoroughly
loyal and honest representative of the best men in the old
Party guard. I therefore consider it my duty to support
his request for a chance to go abroad to receive treatment
and work for the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade.

Ulyanov (Lenin )

22/IX.

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