V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v34
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TO THE FOOD ARMY
(DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF DEFENCE, ADOPTED
ON V. I. LENIN'S REPORT, JULY 23, 1919)

(a) Instruct the All-Russia Central Council of Trade Unions to take the most energetic measures for mobilising 20,000 men for the food army. The All-Russia Central Council of Trade Unions is to report on the measures taken to the Council of Defence on Friday, July 25 of this year.

(b) Instruct Comrade Kursky to investigate the reasons for the poor fulfilment of the trade union mobilisation and the mobilisation for the food army.
Comrade Kursky's report on this question and on the measures to be taken to reinforce the food army is to be submitted to the Council of Defence on Friday, July 25 of this year.

Chairman of the Council of Defence
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

Printed from the
minutes No. 57 of the meeting of the Council
of Defence, July 23, 1919