Yesterday I learned that you were unable in the Council of People’s Commissars to correct this error. You intend, according to your words, to leave it for the time being. Having thought the matter over, I find this course extremely dangerous, unreliable, fundamentally wrong and in all respects inconvenient.

I propose that we meet today, Monday, at my place, either from 1 to 2 or from 6 to 7, together with Stalin (Zinoviev and Molotov) and arrange a convocation of the Politburo, I think, today itself.

We must immediately revoke the decision of the Council of People’s Commissars and censure Pyatakov. Otherwise we will get tangled up for a long time; I very much apologize for my proposal (which is belated), but I cannot act otherwise.

I am sending a copy to Comrade Stalin*.

With communist greetings,
Lenin