I am not sending an express letter, since it would only needlessly wake you, by my calculation, without materially speeding up delivery.

I fully agree with you that we should call in the French and promise 50 frs.

Advise the Brest people to go through George: it is important that he first "intercept" them, and we [do so], rather than Grimm (if possible, the Parisians would be better this way as well 268).

I have still not been able to read the indictment 269. Be patient!

If you want, I will send you Sukhanov's new pamphlet, provided you promise me (even for 1/2 a day) the Junius'a** (get it from Radek, without mentioning me). Neither Platten nor Nobs has it.

It would be extremely useful for Alexander to work in England first, for the cause. Right now it is dangerous to go to Russia — we would ruin a capable man for nothing (both in Sweden and in Russia).

* One word in the manuscript could not be deciphered. Ed.

** The reference is to the pamphlet by Junius (Luxemburg). "Die Krise der Sozialdemokratie". Zurich, 1916 (Junius (Luxemburg). "The Crisis of Social-Democracy". Zurich, 1916). Ed.