TELEGRAM TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE 5TH ARMY
May 12, 1919

Do you guarantee that the reports attributed to you about the
disintegration of the Kolchak forces and the mass transition
of them to us are not exaggerated? If so, what measures have been taken, firstly, to accelerate
the offensive and consolidate the victory, and secondly, to send to all units of both the Eastern and Southern Fronts
deserters from Kolchak capable of raising the spirit of our army,
who have experienced his atrocities?
Chairman of the Council of Defense
Lenin