V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v46;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

To Grach

We have just received news from Nikolai (= Ernst) that he has transported and stored in a safe place 4½ poods; that is the first thing. The second is that he always has the possibility for our man to cross the border together with a smuggler, and that such people are needed. So, here is the proposal we make to you: go immediately to the place, travel with one of your passports to Nikolai in Memel, learn everything from him, then cross the border with a Grenzkarte* or with a smuggler, take the literature lying on this side (i.e., in Russia) and deliver it everywhere. It is obvious that for the success of the undertaking, another man is needed on the Russian side to assist Nikolai and to keep an eye on him, always ready

to secretly cross the border, but mainly occupied with receiving literature on the Russian side and transporting it to Pskov, Smolensk, Vilno, Poltava. We have completely lost faith in Nikolai and his company, have decided not to give them another kopeck, and only with the direct participation in the transport of a man fully ours can we hope to make use of this route. You would be suitable for this, because (1) you have already been to Nikolai once and (2) you have two passports. It is a difficult and serious matter, requiring a change of residence, but it is the most important matter for us. Think it over carefully and reply immediately, without delaying a single day. If you do not take this assignment upon yourself, we must immediately hand over this post to another. Therefore, we once again insistently ask you to reply at once.