V. I. Lenin

Re Decision of the Council of Defence on Stepping Up Work in the Field of Military Defence {1}

Suspendfor 3 months or substantially cut down those departments in the central and local commissariats that are not absolutely
essential and that may provide useful workers for the army and the home
front for the conduct of war, for food collection, agitation and so
on.

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Notes:
{1}
On April 21, 1919, Lenin made a report “On Stepping Up Work in the
Field of Military Defence” at a meeting of the Council of Defence. The
document printed hero is apparently a rough draft of the concluding part of
the resolution on this question.