[Between March 31 and April 9, 1921]

Comrade Chicherin! Please review this and call me on the telephone 1. Should I approve it? If yes, I will ask Lezhava 2, and it must be sent quickly. If no, what changes should be proposed? Since Vanderlip already made a mistake, and we ran into Harding's refusal. Wouldn't it be better to limit, narrow down his request even now? Let him first ask only for the admission to America with him, Vanderlip, of Russian "Russian technical assistants" *? Should we not add oil ** to the goods? Has it been explained to Vanderlip that we could lease enormous oil fields (Baku, Grozny, Emba, Ukhta) to the Americans as a concession, and thereby America would beat England?
Call me as soon as you read this.
With com. greetings, Lenin

* – "Russian technical assistants."
** – oil.