LENIN’S SECRET ORDERS

Otago Witness, Issue 3510, 21 June 1921, Page 41

LENIN’S SECRET ORDERS

WORLD-WIDE SCHEME. B,v the trade agreement made with the British Government in March the Soviet Government at Moscow bound itself to abstain from all attempts at propaganda outside Russia, says The Times. The document published below, with its instructions to the trade delegations abroad for stirring up revolutionary movements, throws an instructive light on the view Moscow takes of its treaty’ engagements: INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE WORK OF POLITICAL TRADE DELEGATIONS. In aiming at the achievement of a world revolution and the destruction of the capitalist regime, the following instructions must be seriously and conscientiously observed : 1. Trade relations must always serve the interests of Communist propaganda of the Third international, unier the direct control of its Executive Committee. In connection with the above statement, we submit the following lines on which work is to be conducted ; The object, cf primary importance is the spreading of discontent amoflg workmen and soldiers and the preparation of strikes and disturbances. The Russian Soviet Government proposes to its foreign representatives to enter into negotiations with foreign firms on the question of gigantic commercial transactions In all these negotiations with representatives of firms or with manufacturers, the question of a State guarantee should always be raised before the order is acknowledged. Note. —This point should always be raised at the very end of the negotiations. Bearing in mind the fact that none of the Great Powers have recognised the Soviet Government, no guarantee could ever be given, and the foreign capitalists concerned would have to refuse the order. Simultaneously, special Communist comrades should agitate in the factories and among the employees of the firms concerned, explaining to them that their owners had refused large orders from the Soviets because their capitalist Governments did not want to trade with Russia Agitators should emphasise that, owing to such an uucompr< mising attitude, the friend of all the proletariat—Soviet Russia—is compelled to approach other firms cf iriendly btales to fulfil licr orders. The general work in connection with the above scheme should be directed by our comrade of the general stuff, Pogoryelov. After nco. airy preliminary agitation, it is essential to bring about a strike of protest, in of a favourable outcome of such a strike, the workmen participating should be granted a subsidy, permitting thorn to prolong the strike, and thus cause economic difficulties in every country, with a view to bringing about a social revolution-. The Tiade Delegation should always be repicsenI alive of a great nation, and no expense must be spared ill creating this impression. Office premises should be obtained in the centre of the commercial district; they should be luxuriously fitted up and furnished. The delegates themselves should always stay ot the best hotels, give large dinner parties and receptions to foreign representatives, and

should in general entertain on a large scale, ! always bearing in mind that, apart from i the world proletariat, the recognition of Soviet Russia depends mainly on the capitalists, as the present Imperialist policy cf the bourgeoisie is entirely influenced by capital. (2) All endeavours should be made to organise a Communist party. (3 Efforts should be made to buy the press. Note.— Experience has taught that, apart from the organisation of a proletariat newspaper, it is essential to have a press organ which does not openly display any political tendencies. (4) One of the important tasks o£ the delegation is tiie establishment of Com- : munist embryos among soldiers and! sailors, who would undertake energetic propaganda for ihe purpose of organising soldier and sailor Soviets, as well as unmerciful perse- j cution of the officer class. (Special atlen- : tion should be paid to work among the foreign legions.) (5) Tii© organisation of Workmen’s Soviets. These Soviets should be of ® militant character, and prenared to struggle for the dictatorship of the* proletariat and the usurpation of State control. The Soviets should control strikes and labour movements. 6. Special emphasis should be made on the idea of arming the workmen and forming fighting embryos. (7) Agitation among- demobilised soldiers. Propaganda on the lines ! of not giving up arms to the authorities. ; The following should be the watchwords o? tiie propogandists:—lnternational Soviet Republic, a war on the wars of the capitalists. ] Soldiers desert the front. Down with the bourgeois Parliaments. Long five the j Workmen's Soviet Government. Factories, ! works, mines, railways—to those who work them. Down with the managers and speculators. All economic organisation in the hands of the workmen. Election system in i the Army. Down with the gaolers and executioners. 8. The idea of concentrating all economic ; and industrial organisations in tiie hands of the working class should be widely spread, i .and the main propaganda should be based i on this. (9) New war scares should be in- , vented All measures should be taken to ; combat the organisations of White Guards. ! The application of terror is not excluded. ! (10) All denominations should be organised and centralised. On no account must any’ organisation be disunited. Secret revolutionary staffs should be firmly’ established. N. BUKHARIN, Y. BEREZIN, for the Executive Committee of the Third Inter- ! national. j PAVLOV-VELTMAN, Responsible Director of the Council of Action and Propaganda • in the Hast.