V. I.

Lenin

Decision of the C.P.C. on The Financing of Sugar-Beet Sowing Campaign [1]

Twenty million rubles is allocated to the Supreme Economic
Council to be advanced to the peasants-for sugar-beet sowing, the S.E.C. to
take all the necessary steps ensuring the proper expenditure of these sums and their timely repayment.

V. Ulyanov ( Lenin )

Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars

---
Notes:
[1]
The question of providing funds for financing the sugar-beet sowing
campaign was raised by the Chief Sugar Committee; this request was
supported by the Congress of Sugar Industry Workers, which was held jointly
with representatives of the land committees. The C.P.C. on April 17, 1918,
discussed the application tabled by the Supreme Economic Council for twenty
million rubles to be allocated to the Chief Sugar Committee and endorsed
Lenin’s draft decision in this connection.