[26. X. 1921]

October 26, 1921
To Comrade Lomonosov
Copies to
Comrade Radchenko and Comrade Litvinov
I ask you to convene a preliminary meeting with Comrades Radchenko and Litvinov to clarify the Swedish loan (and concession) proposals and begin negotiations. When the necessity arises, I ask you to inform me about the formalization of the commission (you, Radchenko, and Litvinov) through the Council of Labour and Defence or through other bodies.
Chairman of the Council of Labour and Defence V. Ulyanov (Lenin)
1 Yu. V. Lomonosov — professor, authorized representative of the Council of People's Commissars for railway orders abroad, headed the railway mission for fulfilling orders in Sweden and in Germany for locomotives, railway, and other technical equipment.