1  
RESOLUTION ON A TELEGRAM FROM PENZA*  
December 4, 1918  
Call the Supreme Council of the National Economy and ask whether they permit it? Urgent.  

2  
TELEGRAM TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PENZA GUBERNIYA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, VOLKOV  
December 4, 1918  
The accommodation of prisoners of war in the unoccupied premises of the cartridge factory is approved, provided full guarantees are given for the uninterrupted operation of the active part of the factory and the safety of all property, with you and Tsentroplenbezh assuming responsibility.  
Chairman of the Sovnarkom  
Lenin  

*  
The Chairman of the Penza Guberniya Executive Committee requested the Sovnarkom to grant permission for the temporary use of the unoccupied premises of the cartridge factory under construction in Penza to accommodate prisoners of war.