See the sequel to this letter, Ecumenical Patriarchate Hurtles Toward Implosion of Assembly of Bishops.

This letter was handed over to Orthodoxy in Dialogue by a source who wishes to remain unnamed. It seems that it was never intended for public view.

For background see the court filing for Belya v. Kapral et al., the up-to-date article on Wikipedia, and this article at Credo Press. (Non-Russian speakers can use the translate function for the latter two links.) See also the two official statements here and here from ROCOR regarding canonical action take against Belya for his misdeeds.

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