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,?REE ,FR5* MILITANTS VANI%$ )\T TRACE 9 ANO!R \T/&+ CASE4 ,!Y W]E3 ,RAYMOND ,LEFEVRE1 ,V]GEAT1 & ,LEPETIT1 DELEGATES TO ! ,CONGRESS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL :I* TOOK PLACE 9 ,MOSC[ 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#b4 

,RAYMOND ,LEFEVRE1 ?\< A MEMB] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 REPEAT$LY VOIC$ GLOOMY S5TIM5TS AT ?AT TIME1 & WAS FULLY AW>E ( ! FALSE R\TE HIS IDEOLOGICAL COMRADES HAD TAK54 ,& ,V]GEAT & ,LEPETIT1 BO? ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/S1 OP5LY DISPLAY$ !IR ANG]1 & DID NOT CONCEAL !IR CRITICISM ( ! /ATE ( ?+S 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE1 ,LEPETIT1 HIS HEAD 9 HIS H&S1 SAID1 :ILE WEI<+ ! REPORT HE W\LD HAVE TO MAKE TO HIS ,FR5* ,SYNDICALI/ COMRADES3 0,BUT :AT DO ,I WANT TO SAY TO !M80 

,! ,CONGRESS OV]1 ! ?REE WORK$ = SEV]AL DAYS & NI<TS GETT+ !IR NOTES & DOCUM5TS TOGE!R4 ,!N1 REPRESSIVE MEASURES AGA9/ !M BEGAN :51 ON ! EVE ( !IR RETURN TO ,FRANCE1 !Y REFUS$ TO H& OV] !IR DOSSI]S TO ! FUNCTION>IES ( ! ,SOVIET P[]1 :O CLAIM$ TO BE 9 *>GE ( C>RY+ ! DOCUM5TS TO !IR DE/9ATION4 ,LEFEVRE EV5 REFUS$ TO TRU/ HIS NOTES & PAP]S TO ! ,RUSSIAN MEMB]S ( HIS P>TY4 

,SO ! ,MOSCOVITE POLITICIANS DECID$ TO SABOTAGE ! DEP>TURE ( ! TRIO4 ,UND] FALSE PRETEXTS1 !Y W]E NOT P]MITT$ TO TAKE ! R\TE :I* ,CA*9 & ! O!R ,COMMUNI/ DELEGATES FOLL[$1 BUT = MY/]I\S REASONS ! ,SOVIET GOV]NM5T >RANG$ TO 0HAVE !M LEAVE BY WAY ( ! ,NOR?04 

,ANXI\S TO PROTECT !IR MISSION1 & BELIEV+ !MSELVES SUFFICI5TLY PROTECT$ BY ! PRES5CE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,LEFEVRE1 :O WAS GO+ TO MAKE ! TRIP ) !M1 ,V]GEAT & ,LEPETIT PLANN$ TO GO BACK TO ,FRANCE 9 TIME TO TAKE P>T 9 A CONF$]AL ,CONGRESS1 AT :I* !Y W]E SUPPOS$ TO PRES5T !IR REPORTS4 

,!IR ,CALV>Y BEGAN ) A LONG & DIFFICULT TRIP FROM ,MOSC[ TO ,MURMANSK 7,RUSSIA'S EXTREME ,NOR!RN PORT1 ON ! ,>CTIC ,OCEAN71 :I* WAS MADE UND] CRUEL CONDITIONS4 0,!Y >E SABOTAG+ US10 ,LEPETIT SAID ) REASON4 ,ON ! TRA91 TR\BL$ BY ! 9T5SE COLD1 & )\T W>M CLO?+ OR FOOD1 !Y APPROA*$ ! ,*EKI/S :O ACCOMPANI$ ! CONVOY1 ASK+ !M = :AT !Y ABSOLUTELY NE$$4 ,9 VA9 !Y REF]R$ TO !IR CAPACITY AS DELEGATES1 RECEIV+ ?IS REPLY3 0,WE >E COMPLETELY UNAW>E ?AT !RE >E DELEGATES ON ! TRA94 ,WE HAVE RECEIV$ NO ORD]S ON ! SUBJECT40 

,IT WAS ONLY AT ! REPEAT$ 9SI/5CE ( ,LEFEVRE ?AT !Y W]E GIV5 SOME FOOD4 ,?US1 SUFF]+ FROM MANY PRIVATIONS & EXPECT+ WORSE DIFFICULTIES1 !Y >RIV$ 9 ,MURMANSK4 ,!RE !Y TOOK REFUGE AMONG FRI5DLY FI%]M5 & AWAIT$ ! FULFILLM5T ( ! PROMISE MADE 9 ,MOSC[1 ! COM+ ( A BOAT :I* W\LD TAKE !M TO ,SW$54 

,?REE WEEKS ?US PASS$ = !M 9 RE/LESSNESS & A/ONI%M5T AT NOT SEE+ ! PROMIS$ BOAT >RIVE4 ,& !Y BEGAN TO D\BT ! POSSIBILITY ( !IR REA*+ ,FRANCE 9 TIME TO COMPLETE !IR MISSION4 

,!N ,LEFEVRE WROTE A LETT] TO A FRI5D 9 ,MOSC[4 ,NOT RECEIV+ A REPLY1 HE S5T A SECOND1 & A ?IRD1 ALL )\T RESULT4 ,LAT] IT WAS LE>N$ ?AT ! ?REE LETT]S W]E 9T]CEPT$ & S5T TO ,TROTSKY1 :O CONFISCAT$ !M4 ,9 ! ?IRD ONE ,LEFEVRE GAVE A POIGNANT DESCRIPTION ( !IR PLI<T & ANN\NC$ !IR DESP]ATE DET]M9ATION TO CROSS ! ,>CTIC ,OCEAN 9 A FI%+ BOAT TO GET \T ( ! L& ( ! ,SOVIETS4 0,WE >E GO+ TO \R DEA?10 HE WROTE4 

,!Y GOT TOGE!R 5\< MONEY TO BUY A BOAT4 ,& DESPITE ! PLEAD+ ( SEV]AL COMPANIONS & ( FI%]M5 ON ! COA/1 !Y EMB>K$ & W5T -- .<BEYOND D\BT.> TO !IR DEA?1 AS ,RAYMOND ,LEFEVRE HAD SAID4 ,= !Y W]E NEV] SE5 AGA94 

,DEF9ITE PRO( ( ?IS ASSASS9ATION COLDLY >RANG$ BY ,MOSC[ DOES NOT EXI/ -- OR ! P]SONS :O POSSESS IT KEEP IT SECRET1 = REASONS EASY TO UND]/&4 ,NATURALLY ! ,BOL%EVIKS D5Y IT4 ,BUT CAN ONE D\BT IT :5 ONE KN[S ! FIRM & 9TRANSIG5T ATTITUDE ( ,V]GEAT & ,LEPETIT :ILE 9 ,RUSSIA1 ! USUAL PROC$URE ( ! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T1 ! H&ICAPS PLAC$ ON !IR DEP>TURE8 ,& IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT ,CA*9 & ! O!R ,COMMUNI/ DELEGATES FROM ,FRANCE W]E ABLE TO MAKE ! RETURN J\RNEY )\T DIFFICULTY & >RIV$ 9 TIME TO REPEAT TO ! ,CONGRESS 9 ,T\RS ! LESSONS !Y HAD LE>N$ 9 ,MOSC[4 

,9 ANY EV5T1 WE HAVE RELAT$ FAI?FULLY ! AU!NTIC FACTS ( ?AT EPISODE :I* EV5TUALLY BECAME KN[N 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT !Y SPEAK ELOQU5TLY 5\< = !MSELVES4 ,! READ] CAN JUDGE4 

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