V. I.

Lenin

525

To:   A. A. BELOV

30/XI.

Comrade Belov:

I agree with you on the idea.

Give this thing a push in practice , i.e., draft a decision
(perhaps it is better this way: first , select the personnel ,
and then write a draft decision).

I think there is no need to leave the Party. I object.

You should remain in the Department Store and get things
running on model lines. [1]

With communist greetings, Lenin

P.S. Concerning release from the Narrow Council, get
Kiselyov’s opinion.

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Notes:
[1]
Apparently written in connection with the question of giving
the State Department Store (GUM) permission to work together with foreign capitalists in export-import trade, and to set
up a joint-stock company for that purpose.

GUM was set up by a Narrow C.P.C. decision of October 3,
1921, on organising an inter-ministerial department store.