In furtherance of the Decree on Commodity Exchange dated April 2, 1918,* it is hereby established in bread‑rich rural areas ** a mandatory ***
system for the allocation of manufactured goods ****
exclusively ***** in exchange for grain and other foodstuffs.******
[Note] This system of commodity allocation shall be extended [simultaneously with cooperatives] without delay to
cooperatives as well as to all state, public, and private institutions.
This decree is brought into effect for the provinces of Penza, Saratov, Simbirsk, Kazan, Ufa, Perm, Vyatka,
((1918)) was inserted by Lenin into the original; in the printed text and in the C1IK protocol, it was omitted. Ed.