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STALIN, Joseph (1878-1953). Russian political leader.
Typewritten Letter Signed ('J. Stalin' in cyrillic script in red ink), to Arthur John Cummings, 1 page 4to (paper-clip marks) [Moscow], 25 January 1933. In Russian, declining an interview.
'In view of my heavy burden of work I am sorry that I cannot accede to your wish.'
The recipient was the political editor of the News Chronicle and was in Moscow for the trial of the British engineers , on which he published a book in this year - The Moscow Trials.
[No: 24151]

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