July 17, 1918

I propose immediately removing the Kazan Provincial Food Collegium from affairs. Member of the Collegium under the People's Commissariat of Food Dmitry Malyutin1 has the authority to reorganize the Provincial Food Organization, in agreement with whom I request you to act. Immediately publish on behalf of the Provincial Soviet of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants' Deputies about the abolition of the military headquarters' resolution increasing the fixed prices for grain. Immediately restore the nationwide fixed prices. [603]

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Lenin/

1 D. Malyutin is a member of the Collegium of the People's Commissariat of Food.
The draft telegram of the Council of People's Commissars was reported at the meeting of the Council of People's Commissars
on July 26 by Lenin (protocol of the Council of People's Commissars M 465, July 26, 4948, archive
I. L, No. 44743); the final text of the telegram printed below hardly differs from the draft.
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