V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v21; en:MT;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

[April 5, 1918]

The Council of People's Commissars decrees:

1) Every Commissariat is obliged to inform the Commissariat of Internal Affairs of every appointment of any commissar or agent to the provinces.

2) An appointed commissar or agent may act only with the knowledge of the local Soviet and only through it.

3) The Soviets shall render every possible support to commissars furnished with proper powers, within the limits of those powers.

4) The Soviets shall render unconditional support to all extraordinary and other commissars if they are appointed by the Council of People's Commissars. Obedience to and execution of the orders of such commissars is obligatory for all local and regional Soviets.

5) .......................

6) .......................

Approved! with amendments to §§ 3 and 4.

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