Letter to Vyacheslav Karpinsky And Sara Ravich, April 4, 1917

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Dear Friends,

Things are going well. The plan, of which Comrade Minin knows, is being carried out. Platten takes everything upon himself. Below I am giving you a copy of the conditions which Platten has submitted. Apparently they will be accepted. Otherwise we shall not go. Grimm is still trying to persuade the Mensheviks, but we are acting entirely on our own, of course. We think we shall leave on Friday, Wednesday and Saturday. And now this. We want a detailed protocol to be drawn up about everything before we leave. Platten, Levi (of Berner Tagwacht, representing the press) and others will be invited to sign it. French participation would be highly desirable. N.B. Talk it over immediately with Guilbeaux, explain the situation to him, show him the terms, and if he sympathises, ask him to come at a wire from here (expenses defrayed). This would be very important. It is highly probable that we shall also invite Charles Name (Platten will talk it over with him on the telephone).

Still more important: if Guilbeaux sympathises, perhaps

N.B.

he could get Romain Rolland too to sign. Extremely important: there was a paragraph in Petit Parisien that Milyukov has threatened to prosecute everybody who comes in through Germany. Tell Guilbeaux this. French participation, in view of this, is especially important. Answer immediately. Sincerely yours.

4/IV—1917

We have received a telegram from Perm: “Salut fraternel Ulianow, Zinowieff. Aujourdhui partons Petrograd etc.

Signed: Kamenev, Muranov, Stalin.”