V. I.

Lenin

145

To:   THE SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL

Top secret
August 10, 1918

M. D. Bonch-Bruyevich, personal

I consider it essential to reinforce the Eastern Front to the utmost. I direct the Supreme Military Council to
draw up a plan for the withdrawal of the greatest possible
number of units from the Western Front. This plan should
be carried out in the shortest possible time. All battle-worthy units should go. The railways will receive orders
to let through without delay all units already going to the
front, and will make every preparation for handling new ones.

I direct the Supreme Military Council to supervise the accuracy and speed with which the railways fulfil the
orders. The Chairman of the Supreme Military Council to
report to me about delays.

I place responsibility for the speediest fulfilment of the
plan on the Supreme Military Council.

V. Ulyanov (Lenin )
Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars