urgent confidential TO The Presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International Comrades On the 6th of September I received special news from Vienna according to which comrade G Cristescu who participated here at the Sixth Balkan conference not long ago went to Paris The other delegates returned to the country No one knows if the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Balkan Communist Federation at which Cristescu is supposed to participate will still be hold in Vienna in accordance with what was decided here I do not want to insist on the fact that Cristescu’s trip to Paris without the centre’s knowledge will determine or not new personal quarrels From my point of view I want to highlight the following as Cristescu expressed his desire to stay in Paris for a longer period it is necessary for a representative of the Communist International to come to Bucharest during Cristescu’s absence in order to ensure that all decisions are implemented With Communist wishes The Representative for the Balkans Al Badulescu Moscow 27 XII 23 1