V. I. Lenin

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Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

22 DECEMBER 1918

1

ON THE COMMUNICATION FROM J. V. STALIN CONCERNING THE SUMMARY OF REPORTS OF COMMISSARS SENT TO THE DIVISIONS BEING FORMED

Instruct the Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic to deliver to Comrade Stalin tomorrow the map of the disposition of the divisions being formed, which he has not received from the Bureau of Military Commissars.

Set Comrade Stalin's report for Wednesday.

2

ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND ARMAMENTS FOR THE DIVISIONS BEING FORMED

a) Instruct the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic to issue an order that no local military unit has the right to take property from local bodies without the permission of the central authority.

b) Instruct the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic to ask Weinberg to what extent the productivity of the factories producing greatcoats and footwear has increased, and propose that he bring it to a maximum.

c) Instruct the War Department, together with the Commissariat of Ways and Communications, to ascertain how the delivery of grey greatcoat cloth is progressing.

3

ON PROVIDING FOR THE FAMILIES OF RED ARMY MEN

a) Instruct the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic and the People's Commissariat for Food to submit to the Council of People's Commissars on Tuesday, 24 December, the question of transferring the families of Red Army men to the first category.

b) Instruct the representative of the Revolutionary Military Council to get in touch with Comrade Sverdlov's commission on the question of exempting the families of Red Army men from compaction and from rent, and to submit it to the Council of People's Commissars on Tuesday.

c) On the question of exemption from the extraordinary tax and of additional cash payments to the families of Red Army men, instruct the representative of the Revolutionary Military Council to come to an agreement with the People's Commissariat for Finance and also to submit this question to the Council of People's Commissars on Tuesday.

4

ON THE INQUIRIES OF J. V. STALIN

Instruct Comrade Lenin to send a telephone inquiry to the Commander-in-Chief on the following points: 1) when did he give directives to take Orenburg and why was this not carried out; 2) propose to continue the advance on Ufa more energetically; 3) request additional information about the surrender of 35 guns in two days by the Nizhny Novgorod Division; 4) demand a check, when and what military units were sent to reinforce Perm, to what degree of preparedness, and who checked their movement; 5) propose to stop any such advance of our troops on the Polish frontier as the Poles may lay claim to.

Instruct Comrade Stalin to formulate the inquiry on all points except the fourth.

5

ON THE COMMUNICATION FROM J. V. STALIN CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY LINES IN THE TEREK REGION

Instruct Comrade Stalin to draw up an order and authorise Comrade Lenin to sign it on behalf of the Council of Defence.

Chairman of the Council of Defence
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)