15. X. 1919

Comrades Avanesov, Sklyansky, Rogov (Moscow Soviet), Syromolotov and Milyutin

The Central Committee instructed a commission consisting of Lenin, Trotsky, Krestinsky and Kamenev

"to prepare a report on the search for all property suitable for military purposes and military supply, with the imposition of severe penalties for failure to report it."

This commission resolved to create a sub-commission from the above-named comrades (from the Supreme Economic Council: Syromolotov

or Milyutin or someone from the Tramot* and the like, by agreement between us and the Presidium of the Supreme Economic Council) and to instruct it to draft a decree by Saturday (for submission to the Council of Defence) 50.

Chairman of the Council of Defence

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

P.S. If necessary, you can telephone me or Trotsky about the tasks of the decree.

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First published in 1933

in Lenin Miscellany XXIV

Printed from the manuscript