21870
INSTRUCTION TO THE SECRETARY
10/XI [1921]
Remind me if Beatty makes another request.1
Lenin
1 Bessie Beatty was an American journalist; she was received by V. I. Le-
nin at her request on December 3, 1921 (see this collection,
pp. 310, 327).

26523
BASIC TABLE FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION
TO THE POLITBURO ON THE GOLD FUND 1
[November 11, 1921]
Gold on Hand

F
To 1.X +

Sent Out — When (Date)
Where
And by whose
Resolution
Sent Out
Remains on Hand
To 15.XI.

1 This table was sketched by V. I. Lenin at the meeting of the Politburo
of the Central Committee of the RCP(b) on November 11, 1921, during the discussion of the report of the Commission
on the Gold Fund. The Politburo resolved: “Approve the proposed
form of the basic table for presenting information to the Poli-
tburo every two weeks by Comrade Lenin.”
Allocated
Gold

When, How Much, By Whose
Order
On Hand Less
Allocated

Spent
Abroad
Date—How Much— For What
Purpose

26524
RESOLUTION ON THE LETTER OF G. V. CHICHERIN 1
I am for adoption.
Lenin
6/XII [1921]
1 Refers to I. V. Stalin's proposal to create a Russian-
German company for trade in the East. There are underlines by Lenin in the text of the letter.

26525
NOTE TO G. V. CHICHERIN
I am also for Stalin's proposal. I advise to expedite and
verify the execution.
6/XII [1921] Lenin

24721
LETTER TO G. V. CHICHERIN
December 7, 1921
To Comrade Chicherin

It is possible to contact me, and for maximum speed it is better to send directly to Fotieva, she will arrange, if
necessary, a telephone conversation. I will react to events, at
least the most important ones. I am very afraid that the arrival of Ordzhonikidze at the Plenum of the Central Committee and at the Congress of Soviets may
create one-sided information on the issue of Persian policy.
Therefore, if you have decided to grant a delay to Rothstein,
it is absolutely necessary to demand from him by telephone the immediate dispatch by special courier of the most detailed
points of conditions, considerations, and evidence on the issue of
his conflict with the Baku people.2
Lenin
Dictated by telephone
Printed from the typewritten text of the secretary's record

1 From December 6, 1921, to January 13, 1922, V. I. Lenin lives in Gorki
(near Moscow).
2 On February 26, 1921, the government of Persia (Iran) concluded
with the RSFSR a treaty, the first equal treaty in the history of the country,
which was of great importance for strengthening the independence of Iran.
The Soviet government closely monitored compliance with the treaty.
The published letter was written by V. I. Lenin in connection with received
information about disagreements between the Plenipotentiary Representative of the RSFSR in Persia, F. A. Roth-
stein, and leading officials of Azerbaijan on the issue of conducting Soviet policy towards Persia.

18569
NOTE TO E. A. LITKENS 1
[1921]
Urgent

Comrade Litkens!
I am forwarding to you the note from Comrade Preobrazhensky.2
Politburo tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 p.m.
Arrange with Preobrazhensky and with Molotov in advance.
Lenin

1 E. A. Litkens is the Deputy People's Commissar of Education.
2 In a letter to V. I. Lenin, E. A. Preobrazhensky, Chairman
of the Main
Department of
Professional
Education of the People's Commissariat of Education, asked not to reduce, against the already reduced earlier, the ration for the Main-
Profobr.

22628
NOTE TO V. M. MOLOTOV 1
To Comrade Molotov for the Politburo
Regarding the trip of Comrade Larin2 to London at the request of Krasin.
In view of the request of Comrade
Krasin, it is necessary to put it to a vote in the Politburo.3 For my part, I would consider it possible to satisfy Krasin's request under 2 conditions: Larin should not be allowed near any negotiations, either directly or indirectly. Do not believe a single figure received only from Larin.
12/I — [19] 22
Lenin

Printed from the typewritten text of the secretary's record
1 Received by telephone by L. A. Fotieva on January 12, 1922.
2 Yu. Larin (M. A. Lurie) is a member of the Presidium of Gosplan.
3 On the copy sent to V. M. Molotov, there is a record of the voting
of the members of the Politburo after questioning them by telephone on January 12, 1922,
and at the meeting on January 17, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b) decided to satisfy
the request of L. B. Krasin "regarding the recall of Comrade Larin at his disposal."
V. I. Lenin made his additions to this decision regarding the treatment and nature
of Yu. Larin's work — in a letter to Krasin dated January 19, 1922 (see
Complete Works, volume 54, pp. 127–128).

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