To all members of the Politburo
I am against the emphasized proposal 1. Such steps will
only create the impression of our weakness: as has always happened
in similar cases, the adversary will become insolent. I consider
Krasin's interview and the polemic in the press to be sufficient. I ask
comrade Mikhailov to request my previous note to comrade Chicherin
on this matter from him and to circulate it to the members of the Politburo
as well 2.
Lenin
18/X [1921]