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Lenin

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TELEGRAM TO L. B. KRASIN, G. V. CHICHERIN AND V. V. VOROVSKY [2]

Krasin, Chicherin and Vorovsky Genoa

I attach enormous importance to such a treaty. I think we should offer the Italians a coal price lower than that
which they pay to their usual suppliers. Please speed up
reply. [1]

Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
See Document 733 of this volume.— Ed.

[2]
This is an addition, headed “From Lenin”, to the telegram
signed by A. I. Rykov. Rykov reported the difficulties in
transporting coal from Donbas because of a shortage of rolling stock
and locomotives and the bad state of the railway tracks. He
asked that measures should be taken to conclude an agreement
with Italian companies for the sale of coal to them at favourable
prices.