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Collected Works of V. I. Lenin - Vol. 26 - From Marx to Mao

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427DIRECT-LINE CONVERSATION WITH L. D. TROTSKY,CHAIRMAN OF THE SOVIET PEACE DELEGATIONAT BREST-LITOVSKJANUARY 3 (16), 19181<strong>Lenin</strong> here. I have just received your special letter. Stalinis away and I have not yet been able <strong>to</strong> show it <strong>to</strong> him.I think your plan is worth discussing. Can its final implementationbe somewhat deferred, and the final decision takenafter a special Central Executive Committee meeting overhere? I shall show the letter <strong>to</strong> Stalin as soon as he returns.<strong>Lenin</strong>.2I should like <strong>to</strong> consult Stalin before replying <strong>to</strong> yourquestion. A delegation <strong>of</strong> the Kharkov Ukrainian CentralExecutive Committee, which has assured me that the KievRada is on its last legs, is leaving <strong>to</strong>day <strong>to</strong> join you.<strong>Lenin</strong>.3Stalin has just arrived, I shall discuss it with him, andwill shortly let you know our joint reply.<strong>Lenin</strong>.4Please inform Trotsky. Request arrange adjournmentand return <strong>to</strong> Petrograd.<strong>Lenin</strong>. Stalin.First published in 1929in the magazine ProletarskayaRevolutsia No. 5Published according<strong>to</strong> the telegraph tape

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