V. I. Lenin

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DRAFT DECISION OF THE DEFENCE COUNCIL

ON THE MOBILISATION OF SOVIET EMPLOYEES

§ 1. For four months (from June 15 to October 15) mobilise all male employees in Soviet institutions from 18 to 45 better to make it higher, for we shall exempt a part years, replacing them with women or temporarily curtailing a certain part of the work.

Note to § 1. Only the sick and the absolutely irreplaceable are exempted, not more than 10%, by permission of a special commission.

§ 2. The mobilised to be placed at the disposal of the military department. Reporting for duty ... date.

§ 3. The mobilised are jointly responsible for one another, and their families are regarded as hostages in the event of going over to the enemy, or desertion, or non-fulfilment of assigned tasks, etc.

§ 4. The mobilised are to form groups of a small number of persons, as far as possible of different specialities, so that each group may undertake, in the rear and at the front, various tasks relating to the formation, transport, and maintenance of troops, and the like.

§ 5. Each mobilised person is obliged to compile for himself a small library of the most necessary propaganda and agitation pamphlets and leaflets, which he receives from the book depots of the C.E.C., etc., for acquainting soldiers and the population with which the mobilised person is responsible, being obliged to submit a weekly report on how he is fulfilling this duty.

§ 6. Each mobilised person, immediately upon mobilisation, not later than ... days, is obliged to give detailed information about his education, previous service or previous occupations, about his former places of residence, about his knowledge of foreign languages, etc., according to a specially drawn-up programme.

Written not later than May 31

First published in 1933
in Lenin Miscellany XXIV

Printed from the manuscript

Written on May 31, 1919

Published on June 15, 1919
in the newspaper *Izvestia of the All-Russia Central Executive Committee* No. 128

Printed from the manuscript