Kiev, Council of People's Commissars
To Rakovsky

* The text of the telegram, except for the first and last sentence, was underlined by V. I. Lenin and he wrote on the margin:
"In cipher." — Ed.

** This refers to the sending of money to Ukraine in millions of rubles. — Ed.

"Sent to Kiev and Kharkov three hundred each, tomorrow sending for Ekaterinoslav and Odessa one hundred each. Next week we will send a total of 500, subsequently 350 per week**. Krestinsky."