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Letter to Joseph Vanzler, July 17, 1940
| Author(s) | Leon Trotsky |
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| Written | 17 July 1940 |
A Bed and a Plate Waiting
Dear Friend:
Natalia and I as well as the whole household were deeply disappointed that you could not come here. We hope that you will definitely settle your juridical situation and that your first trip will be to Mexico. You will find a bed and a plate waiting for you in our house.
We talked with Comrade Antoinette many times about you and Comrade Edith and Tyl and we are now a little better acquainted with your family.
You know possibly that El Popular, Futuro, both Lombardo Toledanoâs, and La Voz de Mexico of the Communist Party have filed suit against me for âdefamationâ because I affirmed in the court that they are paid by the GPU. Juridically the accusation is without substance and they can never win the case, but I wish to be armed as well as possible. I am sending you a copy of my letter to Comrade Goldman â possibly you have in your inexhaustible archives some interesting information.
With warmest greetings
from Natalia and myself,
Your Old Man [Leon Trotsky]