V. I. Lenin

Comrade Molotov for Members of the Politbureau

Ithink the question of Genoa is clear after the memos of
Chicherin, Joffe, Krasin and Litvinov.

Ipropose a draft decision.

Plan:all members of the Politbureau attempt to come to an agreement
in writing . Failing this, all meet and sit for 1 hour alone (and without a secretary).

Then1 or 2 hours with the delegation and finis.

24.11. Lenin

Imove: That the Politbureau direct Comrade Chicherin to send a Note to
Italy, a longish, meticulously courteous Note, but with plenty of digs in
it hinting that it is not we who are violating one of the first
“conditions”, the 8.III convocation, that we propose

1) confirming 8.III; but if (2) the majority are against, we protest and
propose

15.111. {1}

Lenin

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Notes:
{1}
The same day the Politbureau adopted Lenin’s proposal, and Chicherin
sent a radio-telegram to the Italian Foreign Minister on the question of
the date for convening the Genoa Conference (see Izvestia No. 47,
February 28, 1922).