V. I.

Lenin

709

To:   THE NARROW COUNCIL OF PEOPLE’S COMMISSARS [1]

Narrow Council:

It should not be given at all, in my opinion, for
Headquarters of the R.M.C. of the Western Front can (and
should) be accommodated in other buildings , even if a bit
crowded.

Lenin

3/X.

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Notes:
[1]
This note was written on a copy of a telegram dated October 2,
1920, from E. M. Sklyansky, Deputy Chairman of the
Revolutionary Military Council, and M. F. Vladimirsky, Deputy People’s
Commissar for Internal Affairs, sent to the Revolutionary Military
Council of the Western Front in Minsk, stating that “Smolensk
University can be occupied only after the premises offered by
the Executive Committee have been utilised”.

On this subject see also the present volume, Document 741.