V. I. Lenin

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Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek deepseek-v4-pro) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TELEGRAM TO THE NIZHNI NOVGOROD REGIONAL
WATER TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION*
[July 12, 1919]

According to available information, 394,911 poods of grain have been loaded on barges in the Kama and Byelaya area, but the barges have not been dispatched.

At the same time, a report has been received that one of the oil tankers dispatched by order of the Chairman of the Defence Council to the Kama and Byelaya has been lost. I order you to proceed immediately with the dispatch of the loaded barges and to locate the lost oil tanker. Any delay in the delivery of grain threatens complications harmful to the cause of the revolution. Strain every effort and keep us informed more frequently and with complete accuracy. [731]

Chairman of the Defence Council, Lenin

People's Commissar for Food, A. Tsyurupa