Note from the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Georgian SSR to the Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Yusuf Kemal.

 A source: USSR foreign policy documents. Volume 4. p. 249. Moscow. State Political Publishing House. 1960

July 31, 1921

The Soviet Government of Georgia accepts with deep satisfaction your proposal addressed to the Governments of Georgia and the fraternal Soviet Republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia to convene a conference. The Georgian government hopes that this conference will serve to further strengthen and develop friendly neighborly relations that already exist between the working masses of Georgia and the people united under the rule of the Grand National Assembly.

We are ready to delegate our plenipotentiary representation to the conference in the very near future. But we expect that the Angora Government will not insist on the election of the city of Angora as the place of the conference, this point so remote and not having reliable telegraphic communication with the residences of the other Governments participating in the conference. We are ready to choose the city of Kars according to your initial proposal, subject to providing our delegation with a direct wire to Tiflis, or we can, on our part, propose to hold a conference in the city of Batum, guaranteeing your delegation free use of wires and radio.

Pending your reply, please accept, Citizen Commissioner, the assurance of my utmost respect.

A. Svanidze