Comrade Kamenev!

In my opinion, Chicherin is wrong. We should stipulate as a condition that grain goes only to our starving peasants; we must agree to this. In the Council of People's Commissars on 5/XI we decided to give gold only for 9 million puds (33 - 15 = 18. 18 : 2 = 9 11). We must help in every way possible, even if it means taking English rubbish in exchange.

As for security, we will stipulate it conditionally.

7/XI. Lenin

Written November 7, 1921

First published in 1959 in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI

Printed from the manuscript