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Letter to Jan Frankel, April 27, 1933
| Author(s) | Leon Trotsky |
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| Written | 27 April 1933 |
A Nucleus Outside
Dear Jan:
I am enclosing an article on the SAP. The article is not intended for the press but for internal bulletins of any kind and for sending in to Germany.
We received two detailed letters from O. [SchĂźssler] in Prague. Your assumption that he was already in Germany thus proves to have been unfounded. My opinion is that he should not go to Germany until E. [Bauer] has come out. We should never for a minute lose sight of the fact that under the conditions of illegal work the nucleus of the political center must be in exile. If E. does not arrive in time for the plenum, obviously O. should substitute for him (or perhaps Anton [Frankel]?). Of course the German comrades themselves will decide this question. But we should insist on one thing firmly â that a small but stable political nucleus should always remain outside the country.
Your malaria disturbs me very much. Have you consulted French specialists? If you do not fully regain your ability to work, the Secretariat will not be able to function properly, and that will inevitably undermine its authority. Complaints have come from Czechoslovakia as well as from Austria already about not receiving replies from the Secretariat.
Has an exact date been set for the plenum? Donât forget that Swabeck should be allowed time to leave [from Prinkipo] for Paris.
Today is already the 27th, and there is still no telegram about the arrival of the Hamburg comrade. I await him with great impatience because my German correspondence has begun to pile up.
Other than that, everything is going along at a more or less normal pace. Today the first little red flowers appeared, and in vast numbers.
Get well immediately! Warm regards.
Yours,
L.T.
P.S. The Hamburg comrade just arrived! Everythingâs in order.