Ufa
To the Chairman of the Gubernatorial Executive Committee

I request that you immediately convey to the peasants of the village of Bekeтovo, Bulgakov volost, Ufa district (36 versts from Ufa along the Orenburg tract) an invitation for Alexei Romanovich Shaposhnikov and Taras Grigoryevich Kondrov to come at once to Moscow for consultations on important matters concerning the peasantry and peasant economy. Duration of stay in Moscow—several days. Send for this purpose to Bekeтovo an efficient, capable person. In the event of their agreement, immediately arrange their journey in a Party Congress delegate car, provision them on the road with food and all necessities, show every possible attention and solicitude. Report on subsequent developments immediately by direct wire.

1/III. 21. Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Lenin*

First printed in 1959 in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI

Printed from the text written in the hand of A. D. Tsyurupa and signed by V. I. Lenin