V. I.

Lenin

745

To:   J. V. STALIN FOR MEMBERS OF THE R.C.P.(B.) C.C. POLITBUREAU

Urgent

Secret

To Comrade Stalin with a request to circulate all Politbureau members
(being sure to include Comrade Zinoviev)

On the strength of this information from Comrade
Reinstein, I am giving both Armand Hammer and B.  Mishell
a special recommendation on my own behalf and request all C.C. members to give these persons and their enterprise
particular support. [1] This is a small path leading to the
American “business” world, and this path should be made
use of in every way . If there are any objections, please
telephone them to my secretary (Fotieva or Lepeshinskaya),
to enable me to clear up the matter (and take a final decision through the Politbureau) before I leave, that is,
within the next few days. [2]

24/ V. Lenin

P.S. 27/V. I have held this back pending a reply from
Comrade Zinoviev. The reply came in on 26/V.

Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
A reference to B. I. Reinstein’s report giving detailed
information about Dr. J. Hammer and his son Armand Hammer,
and their Allied Drug and Chemical Corporation. See also this
volume, Documents 503 and 690.

[2]
Lenin’s proposal was adopted by the Politbureau on June 2,
1922.