V. I.

Lenin

Draft Decision for the C.P.C. on The Order of Subordination of the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets [1]

Considering the wording of the note to § 51. to be inexact
or based on a misunderstanding, since the text, if taken literally, implies
a refusal to recognise the supremacy of the Soviet state authority, [2] the C.P.C. asks the Navy’s legislative organ to revise
the wording of this note.

The C.P.C. takes into consideration the statement by representatives of
the Navy that the note in question in no way signifies any repudiation of
the central Soviet authorities, and instructs comrades Proshyan and
Lunacharsky to draw up on behalf of the Council of People’s Commissars a
well-reasoned memorandum to the legislative organ of the Navy clarifying
the point of view of the Council of People’s Commissars.