CIPHER

Immediately purchase and ship to Petrograd up to two million poods of wheat.

Urgent delivery is the most essential condition. Partial delivery of flour is permissible, as is rye. Every three days notify by cipher regarding the status of this priority assignment.

An official requisition for the necessary foreign currency will be obtained separately.

May 7. Lenin*

First published in 1960

Published according to a photocopy of the text written in the hand of L. B. Krasin in the book "Documents of the Foreign Policy of the USSR." Moscow, vol. IV