V. I.

Lenin

To Comrade Molotov (for the members of the Politbureau)

I draw attention to the article “The Genoa Conference” by
Y. Klyuchnikov in No. 13 of

Smena Vekh , [1] and propose:

1. That the question of enlisting Klyuchnikov’s services as an expert
be discussed jointly with the members of the delegation.

2. That it be made incumbent upon the whole delegation to see to it
that several articles on the same subject as that dealt with in
Klyuchnikov’s article are published in our press, only at greater length
and in fuller detail so as to cover the ground thoroughly.

3. That every person who wishes to go as an expert from Russia or who
has been nominated for this post be made within 10 days to prepare an
article dealing in detail with Russia’s relations with foreign countries in
his selected field. Those articles (or such parts of them) which contain no
confidential matter should immediately be published in our press.

4. That Chicherin and Litvinov be made responsible for reporting the
distribution of subjects for the articles and the names of the writers
under Points I and 2 to the Politbureau within one, week.

Lenin