TELEGRAM TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF UKRAINE
Kyiv
May 22, 1919
The Central Committee of the RCP proposes that the Central Committee of the CPU not place for discussion before the Ukrainian Sovnarkom any crucial financial decisions—such as the issuance of new banknotes or the exchange of karbovantsy—without first obtaining prior authorization from the Central Committee of the RCP, since such measures can be adopted only on a nationwide scale.
Please provide a detailed response as to whether you consider it feasible to implement this directive*.
Lenin. Kalinin