TELEGRAM TO ALL GUBERNIA FOOD COMMITTEES
COPIES TO ALL CHAIRMEN OF GUBERNIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
19 July 1919
Circular

In connection with the mobilizations of the personnel of the food organs, many food workers have left and are leaving, which is leading to a weakening of the activity of the supply organs. In view of this, in order to strengthen the work of the food organs, the Council of People's Commissars and the Council of Defence have decided to grant the Food Commissariat and its organs the right to recall to their disposal the most valuable workers from other institutions. In cases of disagreement between the food organs and departments on questions of recall, disputes should be resolved by the chairmen of the gubernia executive committees, who must be guided by the special importance of the work of the food organs at the present moment. In cases where it is impossible to eliminate disagreements locally, one must apply to the Council of People's Commissars with reasoned reports. We propose to immediately implement the decision of the Council of People's Commissars and the Council of Defence and periodically, at least once a week, report to the Food Commissariat on the recalls that have taken place to the disposal of the food organs of workers from other institutions, as well as on the arrival or departure of food workers.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and the Council of Defence Lenin
People's Commissar for Food Tsyurupa

[Printed from the original signed by V. I. Lenin and A. D. Tsyurupa.]