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January 23, 1924

Trotsky calls Council of War to deal with emergency

LONDON, Jan. 23, 1924 (INS) - Leon Trotsky, people's commissar for war in the Russian government, summoned a council of war today to deal with any emergency which may arise from the death of Lenin, said a Central News dispatch from Copenhagen, quoting advices received there from Moscow.

Trotsky conferred with Leo Kamenev and Budenny and Sapronoff, three powerful leaders of the Communist party.

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It was decided to summon the chiefs of the army to meet the cabinet for a general discussion of measures to be taken if a counter revolution breaks out.

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