TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC
August 5, 1919
I hereby order, in accordance with the relevant regulations and as a matter of urgency, that, given the acute crisis surrounding the issue of rations for prisoners of war and refugees, all supplies belonging to Centroplenbezhu—throughout the entire Republic—shall be deemed ineligible for disposal without the prior consent of Centroplenbezhu.
Chairman of the Council
of Workers’ and Peasants’ Defense
Lenin