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Lenin

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To:   A. I. RYKOV

Comrade Rykov, Presidium of the Supreme Economic Council

Please urgently settle the following Gidrotorf questions:

1. About bonuses in kind for factories making
equipment for Gidrotorf (see Gidrotorf letter to the S.E.C.
Presidium No. 1252 of 26/III);

2. On granting to Gidrotorf the right to appoint a
contractor for preparatory work for Gidrotorf’s establishment
at the Electroperedacha Station, as has already been sanctioned by the decision of the Council of Labour and
Defence for the Electroperedacha Station (see Gidrotorf
letter to the S.E.C. Presidium No. 1329 of 31/III);

3. About Gidrotorf’s complaint against the decision by
the Commission for supplying foodstuffs to responsible
S.E.C. workers of 22/III, under which the 100 rations allowed to Gidrotorf by the People’s Commissariat for Food
for Gidrotorf’s responsible workers were reduced by 27 rations (see Gidrotorf letter to the S.E.C. Presidium
No. 1347 of 31/III); in such a manner that, if required, they could be
brought up at the Council of Labour and Defence at its April 6
sitting. [1]

Lenin

Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars

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Notes:
[1]
The question of Gidrotorf (Administration for Hydraulic Peat
Extraction) was discussed at C.P.C. sittings. On April 5, 1921,
the C.P.C. heard reports by V. D. Kirpichnikov and I. I.
Radchenko on the progress of Gidrotorf operations, and adopted a
decision on the need to satisfy its requests in view of the
exceptional importance of these enterprises. A special commission,
consisting of A. Z. Holtzmann, A. B. Khalatov and I. I.
Radchenko, was given two days to determine in detail the volume
and priorities for meeting Gidrotorf’s requests. Its report was
heard by the C.P.C. on April 7. It was decided that Gidrotorf
should be allocated 25 million rubles for distribution of
individual bonuses to skilled technical personnel over a period of five
months.

On April 6, the C.L.D. discussed the general question of
measures ensuring the supply of food for the peat campaign.