V. I.

Lenin

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TELEGRAM TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE 1st LABOUR ARMY

Revolutionary Council of Labour Army 1 , copy to Yermakov, Uposkom , [1]
Ekaterinburg

In reply to Yermakov’s telegram No. 25 concerning the existence of a huge number of all kinds of commissions,
organisations and authorised agents engaged in organising
fuel procurement—of military commissions alone there are
as many as twelve plus the Ekaterinburg military district
commission, the Ufa front-line commission, etc., newly set
up by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the
Republic—the Council of Defence decided: to instruct the
Revolutionary Council of the Labour Army to settle the questions raised in the telegram in a way which will restore
the greatest possible unity and co-ordination in the work
of cutting, sawing, transporting and floating firewood, with
the gubleskom and zheleskom [2] retaining the leading role. [4]

Report decisions and measures adopted. [3]

Lenin
Chairman, Council of Defence